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New Delhi: The southwest monsoon set over Kerala Thursday, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). Typically, the monsoon arrives in Kerala around June 1, which marks the beginning of the Southwest monsoon season (June-September). "The southwest monsoon has further advanced into the remaining parts...

Kolkata:  An FIR has been registered against former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for allegedly making provocative remarks on the Home Ministry, police said Thursday. The case was filed at the Siliguri Cyber Crime Police Station based on a complaint lodged by a lawyer....

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Thursday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi after an alleged suicide by a NEET aspirant came to light, saying an entire generation of youth is paying the price for the extent to which the PM has...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday said the plea of the Wrestling Federation of India against the Delhi High Court order allowing wrestler Vinesh Phogat to participate in selection trials has become infructuous in view of subsequent developments. A bench of Justices PS Narasimha and...

Gurdaspur: A senior BJP leader narrowly escaped a deadly attack after two masked assailants riding a motorcycle opened indiscriminate fire at his petrol station in Punjab's Gurdaspur district, officials said Thursday. The incident took place late on Wednesday night and comes amid concerns over a...

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar Thursday called on Venezuela's Acting President Delcy Rodriguez in New Delhi, appreciating her sustained commitment to strengthening the partnership between India and Venezuela. The EAM expressed hope that Rodriguez's meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi would further...

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala’s new government has inherited a severe financial challenge, with the state facing outstanding liabilities of Rs 5.07 lakh crore, committed expenditure eating up 77 per cent of total revenue receipts, and interest payments alone consuming nearly 21 per cent of revenue, according to...

Thiruvananthapuram: The case relating to the death of former Kannur ADM Naveen Babu, which had triggered a political storm in Kerala, has finally been handed over to the CBI. The decision was taken at the Cabinet meeting, accepting the long-standing demand of Naveen Babu’s family,...

New Delhi: The CBSE Wednesday said it successfully thwarted a 3.8 million-packet denial-of-service (DoS) attack on its website, while over 56,000 applications for verification and re-evaluation were received till 9:30 pm. "This afternoon, a 3.8 million-packet denial-of-service attack on the website was successfully thwarted," the...

Muzaffarpur: At least five people were killed in a fire that broke out in the ICU of a private hospital in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district early Thursday, a senior official said. The blaze erupted around 3 am at Prasad Hospital in the Brahmpura area, and quickly...