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Kolkata: Two Trinamool Congress councillors' arrest in separate criminal cases led to dramatic scenes in parts of Kolkata Sunday as public anger against them spilt on the streets that witnessed protests by residents and confrontations between their supporters and police. Councillor Bappaditya Dasgupta in southeast...

New Delhi: India and Indonesia Sunday explored ways to expand their cooperation in areas of defence, maritime trade, investments, pharmaceuticals and food security as External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar hosted his Indonesian counterpart Sugiono for wide-ranging talks. Indonesia is an important partner of India in...

New Delhi: Twenty-three political parties have confirmed their participation in the INDIA "janbandhan meeting" at the Constitution Club Monday, the Congress said and asserted that the Opposition bloc continues to stand united through its diversity. Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said there are some parties that...

Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy's remarks that he drew inspiration from Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler while naming HYDRAA have sparked a political row, with the BRS and the BJP strongly criticising him. Speaking at an event in Bengaluru Saturday, Revanth Reddy had said...

Kolkata: Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee travelled to Delhi Sunday, a day ahead of the INDIA bloc meeting, amid speculation of a possible split among the party's MPs in Parliament. The former West Bengal chief minister was accompanied by Rajya Sabha MP Dola Sen and...

New Delhi: Nepal wants to resolve the border row with India through diplomacy as no problem is too large if both sides sit across with an "open heart", Nepalese Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal said Sunday. Khanal said the new government in Kathmandu refuses to look...

New Delhi: CPI(M) will be represented by its Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas at the INDIA bloc meeting Monday, sources said, even as the Left party awaits a response from the Congress over allegations during the Kerala Assembly election campaign. According to souraces, CPI(M) general...

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke Sunday asserted that his agitation over alleged irregularities in examinations and recruitment tests will not stop until Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigns. Speaking to reporters here, Dipke also claimed that the protest organised under the...

New Delhi: Indian households continue to pay among the lowest prices for cooking gas globally despite a sharp rise in international LPG prices triggered by disruptions in West Asia, the government said Sunday, a day after increasing domestic LPG prices by Rs 29 per cylinder....

Pune: In a major operation, the police conducted an early-morning raid on an illegal party, branded 'Project X', held in the Tulapur area of Maharashtra's Pune, detaining a total of 156 people, including minors, officials said Sunday. The investigators stated that a total of 156...