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New Delhi: Observing that the central pollution watchdog is "failing in its duty", the Supreme Court Tuesday rapped the authority for seeking a two-month adjournment on the issue of temporary closure or relocation of toll plazas at Delhi borders to ease traffic congestion. The top...

Kolkata: Cricketer Mohammed Shami was asked to appear for the SIR verification hearing in Kolkata, officials said Tuesday. Shami was called for the hearing along with his brother Mohammed Kaif at a school in Jadavpur Monday, but the cricketer could not appear as he is...

Chennai: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has issued summons to Vijay, founder and president of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), directing him to appear in person before the agency in New Delhi January 12. The summons was issued in connection with the Karur stampede...

New Delhi: The Jawaharlal Nehru University Tuesday said it had taken serious cognisance of videos from a protest in which the students' union raised highly objectionable, provocative, and inflammatory slogans, asserting that such actions demonstrate a “wilful disrespect for constitutional institutions. The university has also...

Lucknow: The draft electoral roll for Uttar Pradesh was published Tuesday after a special intensive revision (SIR) exercise, with 12.55 crore voters retained out of 15.44 crore listed earlier, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Navdeep Rinwa said Tuesday. The remaining 18.70 per cent, or about 2.89...

New Delhi: Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati of Jyotish Peeth in Uttarakhand Tuesday welcomed Narendra Modi’s recent remarks on the Somnath Temple, saying the Prime Minister’s message powerfully conveyed the enduring spirit of faith despite historical destruction. Referring to the Prime Minister’s post on X marking...

New Delhi: The Delhi Assembly was adjourned twice on the second day of the Winter Session Tuesday, with the ruling BJP MLAs seeking an apology from the AAP members for “spreading lies” that directions were issued for the counting of stray dogs by government school...

New Delhi: Cuban Ambassador to India Juan Carlos Marsan Aguilera Monday strongly condemned the US military operation in Venezuela that led to the capture of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, terming it a criminal act and a terrorist act that violates the United Nations...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday greeted Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on his birthday, lauding his efforts to enhance the state's growth trajectory. "Birthday wishes to Odisha's hardworking Chief Minister Shri Mohan Charan Majhi Ji. He has made outstanding efforts to enhance...

New Delhi: Congress leader Sonia Gandhi has been admitted to the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital here, sources said Tuesday. She is doing fine and has been kept under observation of a chest physician, they said. It is a routine admission, but she has this problem...