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Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government has announced the withdrawal of all criminal cases registered against farmers and teachers who participated in peaceful protests between May 2021 and April 2026 in support of their livelihood, rights and other legitimate demands. Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay announced...

New Delhi: Essel Group Chairman Subhash Chandra Wednesday opposed the formation of a five-member bench by the NCLT to decide his personal insolvency case, contending that the tribunal does not have the power to constitute such a bench. Appearing for Chandra before the National Company...

Mumbai: Actor Sonu Sood, who is in Kathmandu with relief supplies for people affected by the devastating floods in Nepal, says his foundation will continue its assistance in the coming months. Sood, accompanied by the team of his Sood Charity Foundation, landed in the Nepalese...

New Delhi: Supreme Court Wednesday said the Bar Council of India (BCI) has to take any policy decision in consultation with the Attorney General for India and the Solicitor General. The top court was hearing pleas challenging the legality of Bar Council of India (BCI)...

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court Wednesday ordered a CBI investigation into the death of Disha Salian, former manager of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput, who died by suicide in June 2020. The court clarified that no individual should be treated as an accused unless the...

New Delhi: India Wednesday dispatched a fifth tranche of over five tonnes of essential medicines to flood-ravaged Nepal, alongside an 11-member rescue team. The death toll from last week's flash floods in Nepal has risen to over 1,000 after rescue workers recovered more bodies from...

New Delhi: Congress Wednesday cited former finance secretary Subhash Chandra Garg's reported remarks on GDP numbers to attack the Modi government, saying it must understand that "PR can polish the picture" of the GDP but not the economy itself. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam...

Washington: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has met IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and discussed the global economic outlook and India's evolving growth trajectory. Sitharaman met Georgieva on the sidelines of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) Meeting, in Asheville, Tuesday. "The discussion...

New Delhi: Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal Wednesday alleged that the SIR being carried out by the Election Commission is an exercise to manipulate the voters list and urged the Supreme Court to stop the bulk deletions taking place under it. The former Union minister...

Mumbai: Indian authorities have raided an illegal warehouse in Navi Mumbai that erased expiry dates and altered nutritional data on original products from PepsiCo, Nestle, Coca-Cola, and Hindustan Unilever to export them abroad. Food safety officers conducted a six-day investigation and seized goods worth nearly...