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New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will make a statement in the Lok Sabha regarding the situation in West Asia Monday. The second half of the Budget session of Parliament will begin Monday. According to the revised list of business of the Lok Sabha...

New Delhi: The Election Commission top brass, led by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, will embark on a two-day visit to West Bengal to assess poll readiness in the state, officials said Sunday. The top poll officials, who will arrive at Kolkata Sunday night, will...

New Delhi: India has started securing additional crude oil supplies from alternative global sources as the conflict involving Iran continues to disrupt energy flows in West Asia. Indian refiners are negotiating cargoes from countries such as the United States, Russia and producers in West Africa...

Hyderabad: In a shocking incident, a man in Telangana’s Kamaraeddy town killed his three daughters by throwing them into the lake as he was unable to raise them due to financial problems, police said Sunday. The bodies of Ayat (7) and Mariyam (5) were recovered...

New Delhi: The second half of the Budget session of Parliament is set for a stormy start Monday, with the Lok Sabha scheduled to take up the opposition-sponsored resolution seeking the removal of Speaker Om Birla. The ongoing conflict in West Asia is also likely...

New Delhi: Amid a row over "lapses" at President Droupadi Murmu's event in West Bengal, the Centre has sought a response from the state government by 5 pm Sunday over the "violations" of the rules related to protocol, venue and route arrangements during the visit,...

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu Sunday said educated and empowered women are the pillars of a progressive nation as she extended greetings on International Women's Day. As 'Nari Shakti' continues to excel across diverse fields and lead with courage, it strengthens the foundations of a...

Kolkata/New Delhi: A fierce political slugfest erupted in poll-bound West Bengal on Saturday, after President Droupadi Murmu flagged lack of development among tribals in north Bengal, drawing an angry retort from Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the TMC of...

Siliguri: President Droupadi Murmu Saturday expressed dissatisfaction over the low turnout at a tribal community event held near Bagdogra airport, questioning the decision to shift the venue from Bidhannagar, and also noted the absence of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her ministers during...

New Delhi: The Samyukt Kisan Morcha, a joint platform of Central Trade Unions and independent Sectoral Federations/Associations have called for a nationwide "protest day" March 10 to oppose the military conflict involving the US, Israel and Iran. In separate statements issued Saturday, the organisations also...