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New Delhi: Supreme Court Wednesday upheld the power of the Election Commission to conduct a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, saying the exercise "advances the constitutional imperative of free and fair elections". "The process that may initially appear exclusionary can, through appropriate safeguards,...

Pune: Two more accused in the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case have been arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), officials said Wednesday. This brings the total number of people arrested to 13. The two accused have been identified as Dr Manoj Shirure, a...

New Delhi: Edtech firm Byju’s founder Byju Raveendran has been sentenced to six months in jail by a Singapore court for contempt after allegedly failing to comply with multiple court orders related to his assets, a report has said. Bloomberg reported that the Singapore court...

United Nations: Pakistan will have to accept that there are "consequences" to its sponsorship of cross-border terrorism, India told a UN meeting, underscoring that it has "every right" to defend itself from such terror attacks perpetrated by its neighbour. "I am compelled to respond to...

Thiruvananthapuram: The Enforcement Directorate Wednesday conducted searches at the residence of former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and some others as part of its investigation against his daughter in the CMRL money laundering case, officials said. They said a total of 10 premises in the...

New Delhi: A Uganda national with recent travel history from the East African nation has tested negative for Ebola after she was placed under isolation in Bengaluru as a precautionary measure when she reported mild symptoms of body ache, official sources said on Wednesday. The...

New Delhi: The Congress is likely to resolve the leadership issue in Karnataka after the Rajya Sabha elections, sources said, even though the party remained silent on the contentious issue after a day-long meeting of the top central and state leaders Tuesday. The party insisted...

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Tuesday held talks with his Australian counterpart Penny Wong in Delhi as the two leaders explored ways to boost bilateral cooperation, with the EAM asserting that there have been a number of "positive developments" when it comes to...

Hyderabad: A local court Tuesday granted police two days' custody of Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar's son, Bageerath, in a POCSO case registered against him. Police had sought three days' custody, but the court allowed two days', beginning May 27. Bageerath was arrested on the...

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari Tuesday said the state government will begin issuing forms for the Annapurna Yojana from May 27, under which women would receive Rs 3,000 per month, while the existing Lakshmir Bhandar scheme will continue until the new programme is...