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Sandeshkhali violence: Locals demand arrest of 3 TMC leaders

Kolkata: Fresh protests erupted at certain pockets in Sandeshkhali in West Bengal on Sunday after locals demanded the immediate arrest of three more local Trinamool Congress leaders. The three leaders include a…
Electoral Bonds: EC releases fresh data on funding to political parties

New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday released data received from political parties on electoral bonds, which it had given to the Supreme Court in sealed covers. The ECI…
Virat Kohli back in India for IPL, set to join RCB training camp

New Delhi: Batting maestro Virat Kohli on Sunday returned to India, following the birth of his son Akaay, and is set to join his franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore’s training camp ahead of…

Youtuber Elvish Yadav arrested by Noida Police

Noida: Youtuber Elvish Yadav was arrested on Sunday, March 12, by Noida Police in connection with a probe into the suspected use of snake venom as a recreational drug at a party here, officials said.…
United States: 2 killed, 5 injured in shooting in Washington D.C.

Washington: Two people were killed and five others were wounded in a shooting in Washington, DC, early Sunday morning, police said. The shooting was reported around 3 a.m. near the intersection of…
PM Modi afraid of Congress prez Mallikarjun Kharge, says D K Shivakumar

Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Sunday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was afraid of the Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge as he started his campaign from Kharge’s home district…
J-K to witness its first major poll since Art 370 move

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir is set to witness its first major electoral battle since it was bifurcated and downgraded to the status of union territory months after the general elections in 2019. Jammu…

Muslims, Christians left out from Centre’s minority cultural studies projects

The Union ministrty of minority affairs recently approved multiple projects for minority religious and cultural studies at various Universities across India. These include establishment of centres for Gurumukhi, Buddhist, Jain Manuscriptology, and…
Fresh electoral bonds data shows BJP got Rs 6,986.5 crore

New Delhi: Top purchaser of electoral bonds Future Gaming and Hotel Services donated Rs 509 crore to Tamil Nadu’s ruling party DMK through the now scrapped payment mode, the Election Commission data…
Telangana: Ex-MLA Aroori Ramesh quits BRS, joins BJP ahead of LS polls

Hyderabad: Former Wardhannapet MLA Aroori Ramesh on Sunday, March 17 joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after quitting the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) on Saturday, March 16. State BJP chief and Union…
Telangana CM appoints chairpersons to 37 corporations ahead of LS polls

Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy has appointed chairpersons to 37 corporations, days ahead of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) coming into force for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The…
No change in CUET-UG schedule in view of LS polls: UGC Chief

New Delhi: The Common University Entrance Test (CUET)-UG will be conducted between May 15 and May 31, 2024, as announced earlier, and there will be no change in view of the Lok…
Water crisis in Bengaluru presents pressing challenge: Industry players

New Delhi: The water crisis in Bengaluru presents a pressing challenge exacerbated by rapid urbanisation and population growth, and the city described as the ‘Silicon Valley of India,’ will need to take…
Election Commission makes fresh electoral bonds data public

New Delhi: The Election Commission on Sunday made public fresh data on electoral bonds, which it had submitted in sealed covers to the Supreme Court and was later asked to put it…
Muslims being duped by oppn parties, should join NDA: OP Rajbhar

Lucknow: Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) president and UP minister OP Rajbhar on Sunday said the Congress and opposition parties have been duping Muslims for years, and urged the community to support…