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Mumbai: An AIMIM corporator allegedly harboured Nida Khan, an accused in the alleged sexual harassment and religious coercion case at TCS, and her family in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, police said Friday. The Nashik police said that the sustained questioning of Matin Patel, a corporator from the...

Kolkata: A meeting of the BJP legislature party began in Kolkata Friday in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah to elect its leader and Chief Minister of West Bengal. The meeting, being held at a city hotel, was attended by newly elected BJP...

Chennai: The CPI Friday declared unconditional support to actor-politician Vijay-led TVK for government formation. The Left party, following deliberations, decided to extend support and accordingly, gave an "unconditional letter of support for government formation," party sources said. The letter was addressed to Tamil Nadu Governor...

Hyderabad: An engineering student was stabbed to death in Hyderabad for carrying on an alleged love affair despite warnings, police said Friday. Yuvan, 23, was murdered in the Chilkalguda area in Hyderabad's Secunderabad late Thursday night. A resident of Jawaharnagar, he was a third-year engineering...

Kolkata: Former Calcutta High Court Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam Friday said he has resigned from the tribunal, which was hearing appeals challenging the exclusion of names from the electoral rolls following the SIR exercise. He is one of 19 former judges appointed by the Election...

Chennai: Senior DMK leader TKS Elangovan Friday stated that the party would consider alternative political moves only after the deadline set by the Governor for TVK to form the government expires. Speaking to reporters, Elangovan noted that the Governor has granted time until May 10...

Imphal: Manipur BJP leader Elangbam Johnson quit the saffron party Friday, citing the state government's "failure" to honour the aspirations of the people. Addressing a press conference here, Elangbam, who fought the 2022 assembly elections on a BJP ticket, said he gave up the party's...

New Delhi: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has issued an advisory for candidates appearing in the Common University Entrance Test (CUET-UG) 2026, informing them about the dress code and permissible items at examination centres. The CUET-UG exam will be held from May 11 to May...

New Delhi/Cuttack: The Supreme Court has ordered the release on bail of a life convict from Odisha who has remained behind bars for more than 22 years, taking strong exception to an Orissa High Court order which had dismissed his criminal appeal on the ground...

Chennai: Amid continuing uncertainty over government formation in Tamil Nadu, AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami (EPS) has reportedly told party MLAs that the AIADMK would eventually form the next government in the state, raising speculation of fresh political realignments in the post-election scenario. The...