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New Delhi: The suspension of eight Opposition members of the Lok Sabha was revoked Tuesday after a proposal moved by Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, following an expression of "regret" from the Congress leadership regarding the conduct of some MPs. The suspended...

New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has told Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju that an all-party meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, should be convened at the earliest to discuss the modalities and roadmap for the implementation of the Women's Reservation Act. Responding to...

New Delhi: V Senthil Balaji, the DMK MLA from Karur, appeared before the CBI Tuesday for questioning over a stampede during a political rally of TVK chief Vijay in the Tamil Nadu town last year, officials said. The CBI took over the case from an...

Kolkata: The roles of electoral officers at all levels will be under layer-wise surveillance on the polling days this time for the two-phase West Bengal Assembly elections scheduled next month. “The Chief Election Commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar, in his press conference Sunday, had assured that elections...

Chandigarh: The ruling BJP and the main opposition Congress in Haryana Tuesday won one seat each in elections to two Rajya Sabha seats that saw high-voltage drama amid complaints and allegations of violations of vote secrecy and cross-voting. The seats were won by BJP’s Sanjay...

Patna: Three people, including a constable, were killed in an encounter between criminals and security forces in Motihari in Bihar's East Champaran district Tuesday, officials said. The gunfight took place around 2.30 a.m. in Ramdihah village under the Chakia police station area during a joint...

New Delhi: Iran has asked India to release three tankers seized in February as part of talks seeking the safe passage of Indian-flagged or India-bound vessels out of the Gulf via the Strait of Hormuz, three sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Indian...

New Delhi: India Monday categorically rejected a report by the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) that called for linking Washington's security assistance and bilateral trade to improvements in New Delhi's record in religious freedom. In its report, the USCIRF criticised India for what...

Patna: BJP president Nitin Nabin, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and three other NDA candidates Monday won the Rajya Sabha elections in the state, an official said. Union Minister Ram Nath Thakur of the JD(U), BJP leader Shivesh Kumar and Rashtriya Lok Morcha president Upendra...

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Monday closed proceedings on actor Celina Jaitly's petition on her brother Vikrant Jaitly's detention in the UAE and asked the Centre to continue to provide legal assistance to the retired major. Observing that the Indian Embassy in Abu Dhabi...