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Kochi: In a huge blow to the CPI(M) and former Keralam Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, the Kerala High Court Friday ordered registration of an FIR under the anti-graft law against him and others based on the ED report on the alleged CMRL bribery case. The...

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Friday refused to grant an urgent hearing on a plea of the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) seeking permission to protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar at Jantar Mantar over alleged irregularities in the SIR exercise. The plea was...

New Delhi: INDIA bloc leaders will meet President Droupadi Murmu at 8 pm Friday in connection with their demand for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. According to sources, the President's office confirmed the...

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Friday said that stockpiling missiles is important, but equally essential is staying upright and maintaining high standards of propriety, stressing that the nation’s true strength lies in both. Rajnath Singh said this while participating in a programme at Delhi’s...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday said it will hear October 16 pleas of voters deleted from electoral roll under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process in West Bengal for early disposal of their appeals against deletion. The voters said alternatively they should be allowed...

Mumbai: The All Indian Cine Workers Association (AICWA) has strongly condemned actress Tanushree Dutta’s ‘Evil Dead’ remark about late actor Nana Patekar following his demise Thursday. In a statement, the association described her comments as insensitive, objectionable and shameful, urging her to exercise restraint while...

New Delhi: INDIA bloc MPs will meet at the Central Hall of the Samvidhan Sadan at 3 pm Friday and could proceed for another protest against "vote chori", sources said. They also said the INDIA bloc has sought time from President Droupadi Murmu and if...

Kolkata: BJP candidates Hasirani Rath and Sakharav Sarkar were leading in Nandigram and Rejinagar assembly seats, respectively, as counting of postal ballots was underway for the West Bengal bypolls Friday, according to television reports. However, the EC is yet to come out with any official...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday orally remarked that due to its forgiving nature in commutation of death sentences, the country is witnessing an increase in crime and this has to “come to an end somewhere”. A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Sheel Nagu...

New Delhi: India’s benchmark Sensex slumped to its lowest in 32 months Thursday as surging oil prices, rising global bond yields and a weak er rupee heightened inflation concerns, adding to pressure from the central bank’s hawkish rate increase a day earlier. The Nifty 50...