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New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid tributes to Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore on the occasion of Pochishe Boishakh, describing him as a timeless voice of India's civilisational soul whose thoughts continue to…

New Delhi : The Government has appointed Lieutenant General NS Raja Subramani (Retd) as the next Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), who shall also function as the Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Military Affairs, with effect…

Jamnagar : Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Gujarat on May 10 and 11, during which he will attend the Somnath Amrit Mahotsav and inaugurate Sardar Dham in Vadodara, Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi said. Sanghavi told news…

New Delhi : Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday granted an in-principle approval for the construction of a new suburban railway station between Thane and Mulund on the Central Railway main line in Mumbai, Maharashtra. In the letter…

Panipat : A vehicle rammed into Haryana Minister Krishan Lal Panwar's convoy on the GT Road in Panipat on Friday. The minister has been admitted to a hospital and is under medical observation. Speaking to news agency about the incident,…

New Delhi : The top brass of the Congress party, including Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, will attend the swearing-in ceremony of TVK chief Vijay as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, according to INC sources. This comes as…

Kolkata : As West Bengal enters the BJP-era of governance, its Legislative Party leader Suvendu Adhikari is set to take oath as the Chief Minister on Saturday.Suvendu is all set to be the first BJP CM of West Bengal after the party recorded…

Paramaribo : External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar addressed the theme 'Partnership for Progress' in the Surinamese capital on Friday, where he emphasised India's burgeoning role on the world stage and the necessity of collaborative…

Chennai : Tamil Nadu Congress on Friday staged a protest against the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Union government and Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar for not inviting TVK Chief Vijay to form the next government despite his party…

Kolkata : Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday offered prayers at the Dakshineswar Kali Temple in Kolkata, West Bengal. Shah arrived in Kolkata earlier today as the Central Observer for the election of the legislative party leader in…

Chennai : As the stalemate in Tamil Nadu continues, the smaller parties have become the focal point in a state where the power has been transferred from DMK to AIADMK. The cinematic entrance of actor-turned-politician Vijay with a mandate…

New Delhi: A day after Congress dumped DMK and decided to support Vijay's Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) to form a government in Tamil Nadu, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday attacked Congress and reiterated his commitment to…

New Delhi : The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday arrested three founders of Gamezkraft Technologies Ltd on charges under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Deepak Singh and Prithvi Raj Singh were arrested from the National…

New Delhi : A day after the newly elected MLAs of the Congress in Keralam passed a resolution authorising the party high command to choose the next Chief Minister, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor met with party President Mallikarjun Kharge and…

New Delhi : Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully conducted the maiden flight-trial of Tactical Advanced Range Augmentation (TARA) weapon off the coast of Odisha on Thursday, the…

New Delhi : Delhi Police East District, under Operation "Gang Bust", arrested an active member of the notorious Gogi Gang during a joint operation conducted by the Special Staff and Police Station Patparganj Industrial Area. The accused…

New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday shared an op-ed ahead of his proposed visit to the Somnath Temple on May 11, reflecting on the temple's civilisational significance and paying tribute to those who protected and restored it…

New Delhi : Congress Senior leader P Chidambaram on Friday urged Tamil Nadu governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar to invite Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam to form the government, as the party has emerged as the single-largest party with 108 seats,…

Mysuru : Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat advocated for inter-caste marriages to eradicate discrimination in the society of which, he said, politicians have taken advantage. Addressing a special lecture at JSS Mahavidyapeetha…

Bulandshahr : In an encounter with the Sikandrabad Police Station police and Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team, two wanted criminals were arrested in an injured condition after retaliatory firing by the police. Officials recovered an…