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Raipur/Sarguja: President Droupadi Murmu has emphasised that the advancement of women is indispensable for building a healthy, educated, and progressive Indian society. "If women move forward, society will automatically move ahead", she declared, urging tribal women to take lead roles in education, health, and community...

Bhopal: A day after Al Falah University founder Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui was sent to 13-day Enforcement Directorate custody in a terror-financing–linked money laundering case, he has now been booked in a separate Rs 2 crore fraud case following the registration of an FIR in Bhopal....

Chennai: Aimed at providing fast and cost-effective parcel movement, Southern Railway, for the first time, would operate a 'coast-to-coast' parcel express train service across Tamil Nadu and Kerala. This initiative, a first of its kind by the Indian Railways, marks a significant step toward strengthening...

Hyderabad: Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy Thursday appeared before the Special CBI court in Hyderabad in the disproportionate assets case. Amid tight security, the president of YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) appeared before the court at Nampally Criminal Court complex. A large...

Kochi: The NIA is probing the activities of a health club in Kerala started by the accused in the case of alleged trafficking of people to Iran to harvest organs, an affidavit filed by the national agency in a court revealed. According to an affidavit...

Kolkata: With West Bengal gearing up for next year’s crucial Assembly elections, training for checking electronic voting machines (EVMs) and voter-verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) units will begin Friday. Engineers from the Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL) will conduct the sessions, which will be...

Bhopal/Sheopur: In a major achievement for India's ambitious 'Cheetah Reintroduction (translocation) Project', an India-born female cheetah named 'Mukhi' has given birth to five healthy cubs at Kuno National Park, marking the first instance of successful reproduction by a cheetah born on Indian soil. Madhya Pradesh...

Patna: Nitish Kumar was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Bihar Thursday, with Governor Arif Mohammad Khan administering the oath of office and secrecy at Patna’s historic Gandhi Maidan. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived at Patna Airport around 11 a.m., flew directly to...

Patna: JD(U)'s Vijay Kumar Choudhary, Bijendra Prasad Yadav, Shrowan Kumar and Ashok Chowdhary Thursday took oath as ministers of Bihar. The BJP's Dilip Jaiswal, Mangal Pandey, Sanjay Singh Tiger, Rama Nishad, Arun Shankar Prasad, Ram Kripal Yadav and Nitin Nabin and Surendra Prasad Mehta were...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday extended till December 4 its interim order staying proceedings against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a case related to his alleged derogatory remarks against the Indian Army during his 2022 Bharat Jodo Yatra. A bench of Justices M M...