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Patna, Feb 12 (IANS) The legal troubles of Purnea independent MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav continued as his bail plea could not be heard on Thursday.He will now be produced before the Patna Civil Court again on Friday, according...
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale on Thursday backed the Union Budget 2026 in the Rajya Sabha, delivering a characteristically poetic endorsement of the government's performance while taking a swipe at...
Jaipur, Feb 12 (IANS) The Mewar University in Rajasthan's Chittorgarh district has suspended 33 final-year BSc. Nursing students, including 30 from Kashmir, triggering protests on the campus, police officials said on Thursday. The students allege that their nursing course is...
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) As people of Bangladesh voted in the country's 13th parliamentary election, India on Thursday stressed that it would wait for the results before making any assessment of the political landscape. Addressing a weekly media briefing...
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Former Chief Justice of India (CJI) B.R. Gavai on Thursday told the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on One Nation, One Election (ONOE), headed by BJP MP P.P. Chaudhary, that the proposed Constitutional Amendment Bill on...
Bhubaneswar, Feb 12 (IANS) The nationwide strike call given by the Central Trade Unions on Thursday evoked a mixed response in Odisha, disrupting normal life in several places, particularly in the state's industrial areas.Members of various trade unions resorted to...
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 12 (IANS) While much of the country witnessed limited disruption during Thursday's Bharat Bandh, Kerala came to a near-total standstill, reviving debate over the state's bandh culture and allegations of selective enforcement, but some CPI(M)-linked units functioned at...
Raipur, Feb 12 (IANS) Panic gripped the court complex in Chhattisgarh's capital Raipur on Thursday as two undertrial prisoners managed to escape from police custody while being produced for their hearing, exposing yet another security lapse in the state's judicial...
Ranchi, Feb 12 (IANS) The Jharkhand High Court has granted interim relief to 22 candidates seeking relaxation in the upper age limit for the Jharkhand Public Service Commission’s (JPSC) 14th Civil Services Examination.Hearing a petition filed by Kishore Kumar and...
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) The Defence Ministry on Thursday said it has signed a contract with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the acquisition of eight Dornier 228 aircraft along with operational role equipment for the Indian Coast Guard (ICG)...
Kochi/Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 12 (IANS) The Kerala High Court on Thursday granted the state government a final two weeks to file its counter affidavit in a public interest litigation challenging the 1977 allotment of Kerala University land for the construction of...
Bhopal/Singrauli, Feb 12 (IANS) In a shocking act driven by deep-rooted superstition, a 21-year-old youth allegedly beheaded two elderly neighbours and injured two others in Lohara village in Madhya Pradesh's Singrauli district on Thursday, suspecting them of casting some magic...