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New Delhi: Congress MP Manish Tewari Sunday voiced strong Opposition to the proposed delimitation exercise, arguing that it could adversely affect states in North India, South India and the Northeast, many of which share international borders, while disproportionately benefiting the central part of the country....

Kolkata: Sumit Roy, the personal assistant of the Trinamool Congress’ general secretary and the party’s Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee, arrived at the office of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the West Bengal Police in South Kolkata Sunday to face interrogation in relation to...

Ranchi: The students' protest in Jharkhand's Ranchi entered its 16th day Sunday with no signs of retreat, as the second round of talks between the protesting students and the state government once again failed to produce any breakthrough or agreement on their key demands. The...

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Police Sunday carried out simultaneous searches at 26 locations in Sopore in connection with a UAPA case against the banned Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) organisation. Officials said these searches are part of the investigation to gather evidence and trace the links of...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday received a phone call from the US Vice-President JD Vance; both discussed ways to further deepen India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership across key areas. PM Modi also congratulated JD Vance and his wife, Usha Vance, on the birth...

Chennai: Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay-led meeting of Tamil Nadu MPs belonging to alliance and friendly parties Saturday decided to oppose in total the proposed delimitation exercise of the union government. The meeting was boycotted by the main Opposition party, the DMK, and key Dravidian...

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...