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Kolkata: The toll in the fire near Kolkata January 26 has risen to 21 with 13 more bodies found from gutted buildings, while 28 people are still missing, raising fears that the number of fatalities is likely to increase, the police said Thursday. The authorities...

Baramati: In a sombre atmosphere filled with grief and chants of "Ekach Wada, Ajit Dada," Maharashtra bid a final farewell to its Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister, Ajit PawarThursday. The senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader was cremated with full state honours at the...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday stayed the recent UGC Equity Regulations on preventing caste-based discrimination on campuses, observing they are prima facie vague and capable of misuse. The apex court orally observed that if it does not intervene in the matter, it will lead...

Raipur/Bijapur: The security forces in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district successfully thwarted a major Maoist attempt to target personnel and vehicles by recovering and destroying two powerful improvised explosive devices on Thursday. A joint team comprising the District Reserve Guard of Bijapur, personnel from Ilmidi police station,...

Mumbai: The Black Box of the Learjet 45 aircraft that crashed near the Baramati airstrip Wednesday has been recovered, the Civil Aviation Ministry said. A Black Box is a small device that records information about an aircraft during its flight. It helps in the investigation...

New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Economic Survey 2025-26 in the Lok Sabha Thursday. The Economic Survey is an annual document presented by the government ahead of the Union Budget to review the state of the country's economy. It also provides an...

Madikeri: The Karnataka Police Thursday arrested a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) student on charges of recording romantic videos with different young women -- mostly daughters of local political leaders -- and making them viral on social media. The incident was reported from the Madikeri...

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Thursday refused to entertain the defamation suit filed by Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer Sameer Wankhede against Hindi film industry actor Shah Rukh Khan’s production house Red Chillies Entertainment Pvt Ltd and OTT platform Netflix over his alleged defamatory...

New Delhi: Nirmala Sitharaman is the first woman to present the Union Budget for the ninth consecutive time, making history in the country's Parliamentary history, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Thursday. Addressing the 2026 Budget Session in Parliament, PM Modi said that one-fourth of the...

New Delhi: The government is all set to table the Economic Survey 2026 in Parliament Thursday, ahead of the Union Budget 2026-27 February 1 -- which will set the official tone on how the economy of the country is faring amid global uncertainties. Finance Minister...