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- India
BJP’s latest list of candidates for West Bengal full of surprises
Kolkata: The BJP surprised many with its latest list of Lok Sabha candidates for West Bengal, nominating a protester from Sandeshkhali for the Basirhat constituency and changing the seats of its two…
- Delhi
JNUSU gets its first Dalit president from Left after nearly 3 decades
New Delhi: The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) on Sunday elected its first Dalit president from the Left-backed groups after nearly three decades. The United Left panel on Sunday effected a…
- Business
SEBI directive to mutual funds on overseas stocks stirs debate on investment limit
New Delhi: Sebi’s directive to mutual fund schemes with investments in ETFs listed on foreign exchanges comes as the Mutual Fund industry reaches close to the investment limit of $1 billion set…
- India
Atishi writes to LG on 4-year-old girl’s rape in Delhi
New Delhi: Delhi minister Atishi on Sunday wrote to Lt Governor V K Saxena on the alleged rape of a four-year-old girl in the national capital’s Pandav Nagar, urging him to take…
- India
Karnataka man languishes in Saudi jail, daughter seeks MEA help
The daughter of a 65-year-old Karnataka man, who is languishing in a jail in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh from the past nine months, has sought the Minister of External Affairs of India…
- India
LS polls: Sambit Patra, Kangana Ranaut among 111 candidates in BJP’s final list
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday released its fifth and final list of candidates for the Lok Sabha elections on Sunday, naming a total of 111 contenders. Among the notable nominations…
- India
VK Singh not to contest Lok Sabha polls
New Delhi: BJP leader and Union Minister General V.K. Singh (retd) on Sunday announced that he will not contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The former army chief has been a two-time…
- India
Odisha: Man hacks parents to death in Keonjhar district, held
Bhubaneswar: A man in Odisha hacked his parents to death over a petty family dispute in Champua area of Keonjhar district here on Sunday, March 24, police said. The accused, identified as…
- India
CBI team revisits Sandeshkhali to gather more evidence in ED attack case
Kolkata: A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team, probing into an attack on Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials at West Bengal’s Sandeshkhali on January 5, on Sunday visited a village in the area…
- Middle East
Dubai police shares insight into forensic work with Indian delegation
The General Department of Forensic Evidence and Criminology at Dubai police recently received a delegation from the Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research from India. Director of Forensic Sciences and Criminology, Major…
- World
Russia terror attack: Jaishankar conveys India’s condolences
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday, March 24, said he has spoken to his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov and conveyed India’s deepest condolences on the loss of lives in…
- News
NEET aspirant fakes kidnapping to get funds for overseas education
A 21-year-old NEET aspirant, Kavya Dhakand, allegedly faked her own kidnapping in Kota and had her friends demand Rs 30 lakh ransom from her parents. She had demanded the money to go…
- Politics
SC has allowed us to use ‘clock’ symbol: Ajit Pawar
Mumbai: Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party on Sunday released advertisements in newspapers saying that the Supreme Court has allowed it to use the ‘clock’ symbol, allotted by the Election Commission, as the…
- India
IAU approves Chandrayaan-3 landing site name ‘Shiva Shakti’
Bengaluru: The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has approved the Chandrayaan-3 landing site name ‘Shiva Shakti’. The approval came on March 19 after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement following the success of the…