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New Delhi: After derogatory slogans raised against Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Congress' 'vote chori' protest escalated into a political storm Sunday, the party sought to downplay the controversy, distancing itself from the remarks and denying any link with the slogans. Congress workers and leaders...

Kolkata: Members of a committee, set up by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to inquire about the chaos during Argentine football icon Lionel Messi's event in Salt Lake stadium a day ago, reached the venue Sunday to carry out an on-ground inspection, officials said....

Kolkata: West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose was "denied" entry into the Salt Lake Stadium, after chaos and crowd trouble at the venue marred an event featuring football legend Lionel Messi. Bose described the denial of entry Saturday evening as an affront to the constitutional...

New Delhi: The CBI has filed a chargesheet against 17 people, including four Chinese nationals, and 58 companies for their alleged roles in a transnational cyber fraud network that siphoned off over Rs 1,000 crore through a sprawling web of shell entities and digital scams,...

New Delhi: Centre has asked states to nominate women officers and those from Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) for appointment in key posts on central deputation so that adequate representation can be provided to them. In a communique issued to the chief secretaries...

New Delhi/Colombo: Under Operation Sagar Bandhu, the Indian Army has intensified efforts to restore critical connectivity in Sri Lanka following the devastation caused by Cyclone Ditwah. An Engineer Task Force of the Indian Army, working in close coordination with the Sri Lankan Army and the...

New Delhi: The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) Saturday invoked the strictest measures under its air pollution control plan, GRAP, including a ban on all construction and demolition activities in Delhi-NCR after pollution levels rose sharply amid unfavourable meteorological conditions. The Sub-Committee on GRAP...

New Delhi: A thick layer of toxic smog blanketed Delhi Saturday, with the air quality index slipping into the 'severe' category at 431, the worst recorded so far this year. The 24-hour average air quality index (AQI) stood at 431, according to the Central Pollution...

Kolkata: The police Saturday detained Satadru Datta, the prime organiser of the Lionel Messi football event at Salt Lake stadium in Kolkata, following widespread chaos at the venue, which prompted the Argentine World Cup-winning captain to leave the field early. Datta was detained for alleged...

New Delhi: The Congress will step up its campaign over the "vote chori" issue with a rally at the Ramlila Maidan here Sunday and seek to put the government and the Election Commission in the dock for "colluding" to allegedly rig elections. Congress president Mallikarjun...