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Kolkata, Aug 18 (IANS) The police on Monday detained the convenor of the Unemployed Teachers' March to the School Service Commission (SSC) office in Kolkata's Salt Lake area, a day after the police said the organisers of the march were...
Mumbai, Aug 18 (IANS) Relentless rainfall pounded Mumbai on Monday, throwing the city into disarray with widespread waterlogging, traffic gridlocks, and public service disruptions even as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for the city, warning...
Kolkata, Aug 18 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is unlikely to share the dais with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at an official program of the latter scheduled to be held on the northern outskirts of Kolkata on August...
Bengaluru, Aug 18 (IANS) The administrations of seven districts in Karnataka declared a holiday on Monday for schools and colleges in various taluks following heavy and incessant rain. The precautionary measures were taken in Mangaluru, Udupi, Karwar, Chikkamagaluru, Hassan, Madikeri...
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) There is no proposal to impose transaction charges on unified payments interface (UPI) based digital payments, the government reiterated on Monday.Unified Payment Interface (UPI) transactions are facilitated by the National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI),...
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday stayed a Madras High Court order that had overturned the discharge of Tamil Nadu Rural Development Minister I. Periyasamy, his wife P. Suseela, and their sons, P. Prabhu and P....
Ahmedabad, Aug 18 (IANS) Heavy monsoon showers across Gujarat have led to a significant rise in water levels across the state’s reservoirs. As of August 18, 76 out of the state’s 207 dams -- including the lifeline Sardar Sarovar --...
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) As President Donald Trump is likely to impose 50 per cent tariffs on Indian imports from August 27, foreign policy experts have cautioned that treating India as a trade adversary could backfire on the United...
Indore, Aug 18 (IANS) With sanitation workers from the Valmiki community taking leave on Monday to celebrate the Goga Navami festival, residents of Indore, along with public representatives and social organisations, stepped in to keep the city clean.Senior BJP leader...
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) The BJP on Monday congratulated Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan on being named the NDA’s vice presidential candidate, thanking Prime Minister Narendra Modi for choosing a leader from the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category. The election...
Kolkata, Aug 18 (IANS) Fresh trouble seems to be brewing for 'The Bengal Files' Director Vivek Agnihotri, as a new FIR has been registered against him on charges of "wrongfully" describing freedom fighter Gopal Mukherjee a.k.a Gopal Patha "as a...
Bengaluru, Aug 18 (IANS) Karnataka BJP on Monday announced that it would approach the State Election Commission regarding allegations of vote-buying by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. Karnataka BJP President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra made the announcement at the Vidhana Soudha in...
