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Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari's appeal for a "hand of friendship" appears to have resonated among Muslims in the bypolls, as the BJP crushed the AJUP in minority-dominated Rejinagar and secured a record-margin win in Nandigram, which has a sizeable electorate from the community....

New Delhi: Supreme Court Friday directed the Centre and authorities to ensure that there is no complete prohibition of movement by Delhi Metro and trains to the capital due to a CJP protest October 10, saying they cannot bring everything to a halt. Though law...

Ballia (UP): Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh Friday clarified that the October 10 protest in Delhi would be organised by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) and not AAP, while asserting that members of his party would participate in the demonstration. Speaking...

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Friday approved a proposal to rename the Noida International Airport at Jewar as 'Narendra Modi International Airport, Noida-Jewar', Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said. Briefing reporters after a Cabinet meeting, Adityanath said the state Cabinet was grateful to Prime Minister Modi...

New Delhi: Delhi Police has denied permission for a protest called by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) and some student organisations against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar at Jantar Mantar October 10, a senior police officer said Friday. At a press conference, Joint Commissioner of...

Jerusalem: Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar, who fought against the attacking co-pilot in a Flydubai aircraft and helped save 174 people onboard last week, will receive Israel's Presidential Award for Civilian Heroism, the country's highest bravery award for civilians. Israeli President Isaac Herzog announced that...

New Delhi: India has strongly objected to United States Vice President JD Vance’s description of foreign workers as “foreign indentured servants” amid the Trump administration’s decision to suspend the Permanent Labour Certification (PERM) programme. In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said, “We...

New Delhi: Entry and exit gates at 57 Delhi Metro stations, including Rajiv Chowk, New Delhi, Central Secretariat, Patel Chowk and Kashmere Gate, will remain closed from 9 pm Friday till further notice due to security reasons ahead of a proposed protest at Jantar Mantar...

Oslo: South African jurist of Indian origin Navanethem "Navi" Pillay, a former UN human rights chief whose work helped shape international law on genocide and sexual violence, won the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize Friday for her efforts to promote peace and international law. She is...

New Delhi: India Friday said that it is aware of the decision announced by the US Department of Labour concerning the Permanent Labour Certification (PERM) programme for some companies, noting that suspension of PERM applications does not impact the validity of existing H-1B visas or...