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Kolkata, Aug 6 (IANS) Following Wednesday's thunderstorm accompanied by lightning, the Met office on Thursday predicted more rain over south Bengal districts due to favourable weather conditions.According to the forecast, a cyclonic circulation is active in northeast Bihar and the...
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was adjourned till 2 p.m. on Thursday after repeated appeals by Speaker Om Birla to maintain order in the House went unheeded, as persistent sloganeering by Opposition members disrupted proceedings. The Opposition...
Jammu, Aug 6 (IANS) Two soldiers were injured while trying to defuse a landmine in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, said officials on Thursday.The officials said the soldiers were trying to defuse the landmine at Kanga Gali in Mendhar sector...
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind National President Arshad Madani on Thursday alleged that Muslims and their educational institutions are being repeatedly targeted for political gains, asserting that such narratives "threaten communal harmony" and weaken the Constitutional values of...
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday questioned Meta over the alleged restriction of his Instagram account. He said that no one from the company's office had provided any reason for the action. AAP...
Chennai, Aug 6 (IANS) DMK legislators, led by Leader of Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin, attended the Tamil Nadu Assembly in black shirts on Thursday as Agriculture Minister R. Vinoth presented the state’s Agriculture Budget for 2026-27. The principal Opposition party said...
Chennai, Aug 6 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister R. Vinoth on Thursday presented the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) government’s first Agriculture Budget in the Legislative Assembly, unveiling a series of initiatives aimed at improving farm productivity, protecting...
Kolkata, Aug 6 (IANS) After being denied interim protection from coercive police action, including arrest, by the Calcutta High Court earlier this week in a case related to illegal land grabbing, Sumit Roy, the absconding Personal Assistant of Trinamool Congress...
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 6 (IANS) The long-simmering Mullaperiyar dam dispute has once again moved to the centre of Kerala-Tamil Nadu relations after the Tamil Nadu government announced in its Budget that it would pursue raising the dam's water level, prompting Kerala...
Jaipur, Aug 6 (IANS) A narcotics smuggler was killed in a police encounter in Rajasthan's Bhilwara district after he and his associates allegedly opened fire while attempting to evade a police checkpoint, officials said on Thursday.One suspect was taken into...
Ranchi, Aug 6 (IANS) The protest by students and aspirants against alleged irregularities in the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) and Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC) recruitment examinations entered its 13th day on Thursday, as the agitation is gaining wider...
Bengaluru, Aug 6 (IANS) Karnataka Unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday criticised the Congress government over the delay in allocating portfolios to the newly inducted ministers, alleging that the state administration was functioning under the control of the...