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United Nations: India described the escalation of hostilities in West Asia as "deeply concerning" and strongly condemned recent attacks on several maritime vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, calling for restoration of unimpeded navigation and trade through international waterways in the region. Terming West Asia...

Ranchi: Top Maoist Misir Besra, who was carrying a bounty of over Rs 1 crore, was arrested from Jharkhand's Dhanbad district, police said. Besra was wanted in various cases related to red rebels' activities in several states, including Jharkhand and Odisha, a police officer said....

Guwahati: The toll in Assam floods increased by seven Tuesday to reach 75, even though the number of affected population came down to 3.32 lakh, an official bulletin said. All seven deaths were reported from Sivasagar district, the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) bulletin...

New Delhi: CBI Tuesday filed a charge sheet before a special fast-track court in the NEET UG 2026 paper leak case, officials said. The court is likely to take up the matter Wednesday, they said. The agency has arrested 13 accused persons in the case,...

New Delhi: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) Tuesday warned of a fresh nationwide protest, alleging that the Centre was citing the Supreme Court's interim order in a batch of PILs related to its agitation to avoid giving a promised written assurance on withdrawing the FIRs against...

Guwahati: The Assam government Tuesday announced relaxation in norms for providing ex gratia payment to next of kin of those killed or missing in the floods this year, while declaring additional Rs 5 lakh compensation to families of the deceased. It also decided to provide...

New Delhi: In FY26, Indian commercial banks collected a combined total of Rs 7,087 crore from non-maintenance of minimum balance charges. Private sector banks have collected Rs 4,948.71 crore from account holders for failing to maintain minimum average balance in their current accounts and savings...

New Delhi: The government Tuesday summoned Meta's public policy head after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's post of July 23 - addressing India's youth and promising stringent measures against paper leaks - was briefly restricted by the US-headquartered social media giant. IT Secretary S Krishnan said...

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Tuesday described Pralhad Joshi as a "defender of rapists" and a "filthy man" as he hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for appointing such a person as the country's education minister. Speaking to reporters outside Parliament, the leader...

New Delhi: Actor and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut's posts terming Gen Z gutter generation and asking who is birthing them have landed her in the middle of an escalating row with opposition leaders and social media users criticising her choice of words and thought. Controversy's...