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Mumbai: In a significant political transition, Sunetra Pawar was officially elected as the National President of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) at the party's national executive meeting held here. Party Working President Praful Patel proposed Sunetra Pawar's name and announced her unanimous election as the...

New Delhi: The CBI has registered a fresh case against industrialist Anil Ambani and Reliance Communications (RCOM) for allegedly cheating the Bank of Baroda during 2013-17 causing a wrongful loss of more than Rs 2,220 crore to the bank, officials said Thursday. The case stems...

New Delhi: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has revised its Civil Aviation Requirements (CAR) related to airline ticket refunds and introduced a 48-hour "look-in" period that allows passengers to cancel or amend their bookings without paying extra charges. In a statement, the aviation...

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...