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Kolkata: In a sudden move, days before the assembly elections in West Bengal are scheduled to be announced, Governor CV Ananda Bose resigned from his chair in New Delhi Thursday evening. A "shocked" West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that Tamil Nadu Governor and...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday said that India and Finland believe in the rule of law, dialogue and diplomacy as he expressed support for every effort made to end the ongoing conflict in West Asia and Ukraine. While addressing a joint press meet...

Kochi: The Kerala High Court Thursday strongly objected to remarks made by petitioners against a Division Bench that had earlier lifted the stay on the release of the film Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond. A Bench comprising Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Syam Kumar...

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Thursday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying the West Asia conflict has reached India's backyard but he has not spoken, and while the country needed a steady hand at the wheel, it has a "compromised PM who has surrendered...

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar called on Finnish President Alexander Stubb Thursday and discussed bilateral ties ahead of the visiting leader's meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The EAM also expressed hope that the Finnish President's meeting with the Prime Minister later...

Patna: JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar Thursday announced that he will be contesting the Rajya Sabha polls, bringing the curtain down on his tenure as the longest-serving CM of Bihar. Kumar, who has been the CM since 2005, said the new government that will be formed...

Kolkata: The progress in poll preparations in two Bangladesh-bordering districts in West Bengal for the forthcoming Assembly polls has not been satisfactory so far, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has communicated to the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO). These two districts are...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday paid tribute to former Odisha Chief Minister Biju Patnaik on the occasion of his 110th birth anniversary, recalling his contribution and commitment to the development and progress of the state. Taking to X, the Prime Minister remembered the...

New Delhi: The Congress Thursday renominated Abhishek Singhvi and Phulo Devi Netam, two of its sitting MPs, from Telangana and Chhattisgarh for the Rajya Sabha election. The party also nominated party leader Karamvir Singh Boudh from Haryana and Anurag Sharma from Himachal Pradesh for the...

New Delhi: The process for filing nominations for the biennial elections to the Council of States, Rajya Sabha, will begin on Thursday, with candidates set to contest 37 seats in the Upper House. The Election Commission of India (ECI) had on February 18 announced the...