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Kathmandu: Renowned author Gurcharan Das was Saturday awarded the prestigious Lifetime Libertarian Award for his lasting contribution to the advancement of liberty, becoming the first Indian writer to receive the honour. The award was presented by freedom advocacy network Liberty International at its 40th World...

Srinagar: Authorities Saturday announced suspension of the Annual Amarnath yatra for track on both routes to the holy cave shrine. Kashmir Divisional Commissioner Anshul Garg said, The Yatra shall remain suspended from both routes with effect from August 9, 2026. Chadi Mubarak shall proceed via...

New Delhi: The governmentSaturday clarified that consumers will not be charged for making payments through the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), while any future merchant discount rate (MDR) will be limited to select transactions above a specified threshold. The Finance Ministry said that all person-to-person (P2P)...

Kolkata: Two former minority Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha members namely Khalilur Rahaman and Abu Taher Khan, who have recently joined the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI) along with 18 others, Saturday, held a meeting with the West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari at the...

New Delhi: Voicing deep frustration over the delay in restoration of promised statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Saturday said that the anger and disappointment over the issue in the Union territory is not only against the Modi government but he himself...

New Delhi: The Akhil Bharatiya Vanavasi Kalyan Ashram has sought that the chairperson of the high-powered committee constituted under the directions of the Supreme Court in the Aravalli Hills matter extend the deadline by two months for stakeholders to submit their suggestions on defining the...

New Delhi: Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee has moved the Supreme Court challenging a Calcutta High Court order denying him permission to travel abroad for eye treatment. The high court had August 5 dismissed Banerjee's plea seeking nod to travel abroad, noting that the Diamond...

Kolkata:  A symbolic 'yagna' organised on the Jadavpur University campus by RSS-affiliated Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) has triggered a controversy, with a teachers' association opposing the holding of religious programmes on the premises, stating it could spark competitive events by other groups. The 'yagna' was...

Dehradun: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has reacted to a plea by cricketer Rishanh Pantfor help in purchasing land to build a house in his home state and has issued instructions to officials concerned to tackle the issue as per the rules and assist...

Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has ordered a comprehensive probe into alleged donation irregularities at the famous Siddhivinayak Temple in the city, directing officials to examine the shrine's records of the last five years, an official said Saturday. The directive comes on the heels...