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New Delhi: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday laid the foundation stone for a new Odisha Bhawan at Kautilya Marg in Chanakyapuri. Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram, Odisha PWD Minister Prithviraj Harichandan, Bargarh MP Pradeep Purohit and senior officials, including Principal Secretary Sanjay...

Kochi: In a significant development that has sent ripples through the film industry and political circles alike, the Kerala High Court Thursday stayed the release of the controversial film Kerala Story 2 for 15 days, just a day before its scheduled theatrical debut. The film,...

Shimla:  A high-voltage standoff between the police teams of Delhi and Shimla came to an end after a dramatic 24 hours Thursday morning, after the Delhi Police team was finally cleared to head back to the national capital along with the three Youth Congress activists...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday imposed a blanket ban on class 8 NCERT book carrying a chapter on corruption in the judiciary, and ordered a seizure of all physical copies, along with takedown of its digital forms. The apex court ordered that the Centre...

New Delhi: India Thursday said the talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Canadian counterpart Mark Carney next week will provide an opportunity to advance a forward-looking partnership between the two nations. Carney will undertake a four-day visit to India beginning Friday, in his...

New Delhi: Reliance Group chairman Anil Ambani Thursday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate for a second round of questioning in connection with an alleged bank fraud-linked money laundering case. The 66-year-old businessman entered the federal probe agency's office in central Delhi around 10.30 am. Officials...

Bijapur: Two Maoists were killed, and a cache of arms and ammunition was recovered following an encounter with security personnel in the Indravati river area of Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh, officials said Thursday. According to officials, the operation was launched after specific intelligence inputs about...

Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has decided to depute one Central observer for each of the 294 Assembly constituencies to oversee the pre-poll nomination phase in West Bengal. Insiders from the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, said that all...

New Delhi: The European Union's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) will not see any exceptions despite the concluded India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA), but both sides have committed to technical discussions to find the best way forward, a senior German environment ministry official said. Jochen...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has surpassed the landmark figure of 100 million followers on Instagram, becoming the first serving world leader and politician to reach the milestone on the social media platform. Having joined Instagram in 2014, PM Modi has, over the past...