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Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam improved Wednesday as the number of affected people dipped to 87,000 in four districts, but the toll climbed to 103 as two more deaths were reported, an official bulletin said. According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA)...

Mumbai: At least seven people, including three children, were killed and four others injured after a massive landslide struck a residential pocket in Mumbai's Ghatkopar Wednesday following persistent heavy rains. The tragedy occurred at around 3:48 a.m. at Gaushiya Chawl in the Ashok Nagar area...

Kolkata: A division bench of the Calcutta High Court Wednesday cancelled all the Other Backward Class (OBC) certificates issued under the new rule in West Bengal during the previous Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government in the state. In its order, the division bench of Justice...

New Delhi: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Sasmit Patra Wednesday welcomed the government's decision to refer the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, to a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), saying the panel would provide an "appropriate forum" for a detailed examination of the proposed legislation...

Puri: The authorities of Shree Jagannath Temple in Odisha's Puri Wednesday urged the district collector of Jaipur in Rajasthan to stop the proposed celebration of Rath Yatra August 16, which is allegedly being conducted in a manner that deviates from the established traditions and scriptural...

Mumbai: Shares of Tata Group companies came under broad selling pressure Wednesday after N. Chandrasekaran decided not to seek reappointment as chairman of Tata Sons, wiping out more than Rs 68,000 crore in combined market capitalisation despite gains in a handful of group stocks. The...

Bengaluru: Ten days after expanding his cabinet, Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar Wednesday allocated portfolios to the newly inducted Ministers, while effecting changes in the departments assigned to a couple of Ministers who assumed office earlier. B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan has been given...

New Delhi: A meeting of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) volunteers in Delhi's Naraina was cancelled Wednesday, with CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke claiming that the banquet hall where it was to be held revoked the booking at the last minute due to "pressure" from the ruling...

New Delhi: Following over an hour-long discussion, the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the National Co-operative Development Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2026, by a voice vote. Minister of State for Cooperation Murlidhar Mohol replied to the debate. After a few minutes of sloganeering and demands for...

New Delhi: A panel set up by Lok Sabha Speaker to probe allegations of discovery of cash at the official premises of Justice Yashwant Varma has concluded that the charges of unexplained cash, disturbing evidence and evasive explanation against him "are proved". In its report...