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Bengaluru: Polling for seven seats of the Karnataka Legislative Council commenced at the Vidhana Soudha Thursday amid concerns over possible cross-voting by MLAs. The election to Legislative Council seats has turned into a high-stakes political battle, with the contest emerging as a matter of prestige...

New Delhi: The Congress Thursday came down heavily on the government after the US and Iran signed a peace deal, saying the pact being called the 'Islamabad MoU' shows the newfound regional standing and global influence of Pakistan, which is a severe setback to both...

Kolkata:  After ducking Bengal Police summons thrice for questioning in relation to alleged irregularities during Lionel Messi’s 'GOAT India Tour' event at the Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Salt Lake December 13 last year, former West Bengal sports, youth affairs and power minister Aroop Biswas, Thursday...

Ranchi: Police have intensified their investigation into the petrol bomb attack on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) provincial office in Nivaranpur, Ranchi, and have detained four individuals in connection with the incident. Those detained include the driver of the vehicle allegedly used in the attack...

Kolkata: The budget session of the West Bengal Assembly will start from Thursday amid the crucial verdict to be passed by a single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court on the petition challenging the decision of Speaker Rathindra Bose to accept expelled Trinamool Congress Legislator...

Kolkata: The Kolkata Police Thursday denied the allegations raised by two Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha members and one Lok Sabha member on Wednesday, accusing the West Bengal government of deliberately withdrawing the security arrangement to which former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is entitled. Wednesday night,...

New Delhi: The India-UK free trade agreement will come into force July 15 this year, the commerce ministry said Wednesday. The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) was inked July 24 last year. In a major stride for India's global economic engagement, India and the...

New Delhi: Aviation watchdog DGCA has asked operators of uncontrolled airstrips to immediately review the operational conditions of their facilities and rectify deficiencies that affect safety against the backdrop of accidents at such airstrips. Several uncontrolled airstrips across the country are being utilised for landing...

New Delhi: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor Wednesday slammed Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu for his criticism of the Opposition for defeating the Constitution amendment bill in Parliament and pointed out that southern states' chief ministers are concerned over losing out on political weight....

Narayanpur: In a significant breakthrough, security forces have recovered a substantial cache of weapons and ammunition from the dense Maspur-Gudrapal forest area in Narayanpur district during a special search operation conducted June 16, an official said Wednesday. The operation was carried out by the 'E'...