India

KOLKATA: The West Bengal government has handed around 32 acres to the BSF for fencing along the India-Bangladesh border, a process that had been pending for several years, Panchayat Minister Dilip Ghosh said on Wednesday. Briefing reporters after a meeting...

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed grief over the loss of lives in the fire incident in Malviya Nagar here and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each to the next of kin of each...

NEW DELHI: At least 18 people, including some foreign nationals, were killed and several injured when a massive fire broke out in a restaurant in south Delhi's Malviya Nagar on Wednesday, officials said. More than 37 people were rescued and...

BHOPAL: A court in Bhopal on Tuesday remanded late model Twisha Sharma's husband, Samarth Singh and mother-in-law Giribala Singh, both accused of dowry harassment, in judicial custody for 14 days on completion of their CBI remand. Twisha was found hanging...

KUSHINAGAR (UP): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday announced that Fazil Nagar town here will be renamed Pawagarh in honour of Jain Tirthankar Lord Mahavir. Adityanath said this while at a government function in Fazil Nagar, where 278...

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The IMD on Tuesday predicted very heavy rainfall in Kerala over the coming days, placing several districts under 'orange alert' between June 2 and 5 It also said the southwest monsoon is likely to arrive in Kerala by June...

MUMBAI: The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday raided multiple locations in Maharashtra and Gujarat as part of a money laundering probe against Mohammad Salim Dola, an alleged Dawood gang drug trafficker who was recently extradited to India from Turkiye, officials...

NEW DELHI: Congress party's student wing on Tuesday moved the Delhi High Court seeking an independent enquiry into the alleged large-scale irregularities in CBSE's on-screen marking (OSM) system for class 12 exam. The public interest litigation (PIL) petition by the...

KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday held his third weekly ‘janata darbar’, with patients, artistes, professionals and ordinary citizens turning up in large numbers to register their grievances and apprise the new CM of their hardships. Hundreds...

GORAKHPUR (UP):Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday directed officials to ensure that benefits of the government's welfare schemes reach every eligible person in the state. "It should be ensured that the benefits of the government's welfare schemes reach...