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Chennai: Amid speculations that he was sulking in the BJP and that he may float a new political party, the saffron party leader from Tamil Nadu, K Annamalai, Monday said he would clarify his stand in two days. Asked about speculations that he may launch...

New Delhi: CBI Monday arrested a former Group Managing Director of Reliance Communications, Amitabh Jhunjhunwala, in connection with the loss of Rs 2,929.05 crore caused to the State Bank of India by the company in alleged loan fraud, officials said. Jhunjhunwala, who was already in...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday declined to direct the National Testing Agency (NTA) to conduct the NEET-UG 2026 re-examination in a computer-based test (CBT) mode, observing that such a direction could not be granted at this stage when authorities were already engaged in conducting...

New Delhi: Student organisations staged a protest outside the Ministry of Education Monday against alleged irregularities in national-level examinations, demanding accountability for repeated paper leaks and the resignation of Union Education Minister. The demonstration, organised by the All India Students' Association (AISA) and joined by...

Coimbatore: The political future of former Tamil Nadu BJP President K. Annamalai has become the subject of intense speculation after giant posters put up by his supporters across Coimbatore sparked rumours that he could be preparing for a significant political move, like launching a separate...

New Delhi: The southwest monsoon is expected to arrive in Kerala in the next two to three days, the India Meteorological Department said in its forecast Friday. Typically, the season begins around June 1. "Conditions are favourable for further advance of southwest monsoon into some...

New Delhi: Nominations for elections to 27 Rajya Sabha seats, including biennial and bye-elections, and to the State Legislative Councils in 3 states began Monday, with the ECI issuing a formal notification, an official said. In case of contested elections, the poll shall be held...

New Delhi: Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke Monday said he would return to India June 6 to launch a peaceful protest seeking the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over examination-related lapses. In a video released on Instagram, Dipke called on supporters and...

New Delhi: A Delhi court on Monday sent three accused, including a Latur-based doctor and a Pune coaching institute faculty member, to judicial custody till June 15 in connection with the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case being investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)....

Kolkata: A 70-foot-tall statue of Argentine football star Lionel Messi, which had become structurally unstable following recent storms, was removed from Lake Town Monday. According to Public Works Department (PWD) officials, the statue was dismantled from its pedestal and loaded onto a truck using a...