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New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge was Monday recognised as the Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha following his re-election to the Upper House. Kharge took oath in the chamber of Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan Monday. "Consequent upon the expiry of his...

New Delhi: CBSE Monday issued fresh guidelines for the implementation of its three-language policy, granting exemption to the current batch of Class X students from studying three languages. As a one-time relaxation to Class IX students, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) clarified that...

Victoria: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday departed for India, concluding a three-day visit to Seychelles during which he held wide-ranging talks with President Patrick Herminie. A high-level delegation and members of the Indian diaspora came to the airport to see him off. The two countries...

New Delhi: A Delhi court Monday extended till July 11 the judicial custody of 10 accused in the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case being investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The accused were produced before the Rouse Avenue Court through video conferencing on...

New Delhi: India is all set to mount pressure on Pakistan at the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) after several videos of terrorists roaming around in the open have surfaced. Pakistan, which had managed to get out of the Grey List of the FATF, is...

Ayodhya: The Faizabad Bar Association on Monday resolved that none of its members would represent the eight accused arrested in the alleged embezzlement of donations received at the Ram temple, warning that any lawyer violating the decision would face a Rs 5-lakh penalty. The decision...

Kolkata: A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court, Monday, for the second time rejected the plea of Trinamool Congress general secretary and Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee, for a fast-track hearing on his petition seeking the court’s permission to travel abroad for ophthalmic treatment....

Guwahati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has lauded the conservation efforts in protecting Assam’s Greater Adjutant Stork, commonly known as ‘Hargila’, by biologist Purnima Devi Barman and a group of rural women in the northeastern state. In his monthly radio broadcast ‘Mann Ki Baat’, Modi Sunday...

New Delhi: Supreme Court Monday refused urgent hearing on a plea seeking a fair and time-bound probe into the alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ram temple in Ayodhya. A bench of Justices MM Sundresh and Sheel Nagu said the matter will be listed for...

New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge Monday took oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha after his re-election. The oath to Kharge was administered by Rajya Sabha chairman and Vice President C P Radhakrishnan in his chamber. Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi and...