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New Delhi: The Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) directed the Karnataka government Tuesday to release 12,000 cusecs of Cauvery water per day to Tamil Nadu for the next 15 days, amid a dispute between the two southern states over the sharing of the river water....

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu Tuesday gave assent to a Bill that criminalises intentional disruption or prevention of the singing of the national song 'Vande Mataram', giving it the same legal protection currently accorded to the national anthem, a government statement said. With the President's...

New Delhi: Fitch Ratings Tuesday affirmed India's sovereign rating at 'BBB-' with a stable outlook and said the domestic economy remains strong, despite headwinds from the energy shock arising from the West Asia crisis. Fitch said it does not expect a durable risk to India's...

New Delhi: Ahead of assuming charge at the Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia, Ambassador-designate Vipul stated that the two nations share "historic and special ties" and expressed confidence that the relationship between the two nations will scale newer heights in the coming years. In an...

Chennai: The Tamil Nadu Assembly Tuesday adopted a resolution urging the Centre to abolish the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for admission to undergraduate medical courses, reiterating the state’s long-standing opposition to the centralised entrance examination. The resolution cited alleged irregularities in the conduct of NEET,...

New Delhi: The NDA and Opposition MPs came face to face Tuesday as both sides staged separate protests outside Makar Dwar of Parliament over various issues, ranging from the Opposition's selective outrage pertaining to the Jharkhand students' stir to the disruption of Parliament. While the...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday sought the response of the Centre on a plea seeking directions for bringing back the mortal remains of freedom fighter and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose from Japan to India. A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant...

New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 2 pm Tuesday after continuous sloganeering by Opposition members and retaliatory ruckus from treasury benches disrupted Question Hour, marking the second adjournment of the day. When the House reassembled after the earlier adjournment, Chairman C.P. Radhakrishnan firmly...

Jammu: Joint security forces Tuesday started a search operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district after noticing suspicious movement near a tunnel under construction. Officials said that a security guard on duty at the construction site noticed the suspicious movement and fired three to four...

New Delhi: Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke Tuesday condemned the alleged police lathi-charge on student protesters in Jharkhand and expressed solidarity with student leader Devendra Nath Mahto, who is undergoing treatment in hospital following the incident. According to a statement issued by the Cockroach...