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Chennai: Tamil Nadu Opposition Leader Udhayanidhi Stalin was taken into police custody from his residence Tuesday for questioning over his controversial double-meaning remark in Thanjavur meeting over Cauvery issue. The development follows Udhayanidhi's controversial speech at a DMK farmers' protest August 3 concerning the Cauvery...

New Delhi: Opposition MPs, including Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, protested in Parliament House complex Tuesday against the alleged theft of donations at the Ram temple in Ayodhya and "police excesses" against student protesters. Carrying placards against the government, MPs protested in front of...

New Delhi: Meta-backed messaging platform WhatsApp appears to have taken action against several accounts, with users reporting that their accounts are under review for up to 24 hours and that they are unable to access key features of the application. The notification displayed by the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's opposition parties, the BJD and the Congress, Monday said the BJP's defeat in the Bankipur Assembly bypoll in Bihar reflects the mood of the nation, even as the ruling party termed the result a "stray incident". As Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor...

Dhaka: Bangladesh has sought clarification from India over its position on deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina's planned press conference in New Delhi Wednesday, coinciding with the second anniversary of her government's ouster, a minister here said Monday. Addressing a media briefing, State Minister for Foreign...

New Delhi: Widening the scope of Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, the Supreme Court Monday ruled that the provision, which deals with cruelty by a husband or his relatives, would also apply to partners in live-in relationships if an intention to marry is...

Islamabad: Diplomat Satyanjal Pandey has assumed office as India's charge d'affaires at its high commission in Pakistan's capital Islamabad, the Indian mission said Monday. Pandey, a 2008-batch Indian Foreign Service officer, succeeds Geetika Srivastava, who was appointed to the position in August 2023. "Dr. Satyanjal...

New Delhi: The head of the department-related standing committee on information technology, Nishikant Dubey, Monday said Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg should personally apologise for the removal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s video from Facebook, while several other members demanded legal action after fixing accountability. However,...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)-Bhubaneswar has earned national recognition by receiving the prestigious ‘Emerging Government Institution in Organ Transplantation’ award during the 16th Indian Organ Donation Day (IODD) celebrations held in New Delhi Monday. The event was organised by the...

Kolkata: A city-based businessman alleged receiving extortion threats demanding Rs 5 crore from persons claiming to be members of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, prompting Kolkata Police to launch an investigation, a senior officer said Monday. The complaint was lodged at Bhawanipur police station after the...