India

KOLKATA: The West Bengal government has initiated a comprehensive overhaul of Kolkata Police's riot-control and law-and-order equipment, with plans to procure gear matching the standards used by Delhi Police, CRPF and other central armed police forces, a senior official...

BHUBANESWAR: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said PM Narendra Modi is likely to attend the second anniversary celebrations of the BJP government in the state next month. Speaking at an ABVP event in Bhubaneswar on Thursday, Majhi said he...

NEW DELHI: The CBI on Thursday arrested former judge Giribala Singh, an accused in the case of her daughter-in-law Twisha Sharma's death, a day after the Madhya Pradesh High Court quashed her anticipatory bail. A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)...

NEW DELHI: In a push to decongest thoroughfares between Delhi and other NCR cities, the Delhi government and Centre will jointly undertake six major road projects, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announced on Thursday. The move comes a week after Union...

NEW DELHI: The newly appointed president of the Delhi BJP, Harsh Deep Malhotra, is a seasoned organisational leader with strong ties to the RSS, party leaders said on Thursday. Malhotra, 62, is currently the only Union minister from Delhi in...

NEW DELHI: India and China held "constructive" and "forward-looking" talks on the situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh, noting that maintaining border peace and tranquillity enabled progress in the normalisation of overall relations. The two...

LUCKNOW: Eid-ul-Azha prayers were offered peacefully across Uttar Pradesh on Thursday amid tight security arrangements, with senior officials monitoring the situation and drones deployed in sensitive locations. In Lucknow, Sunni community members offered prayers at the Aishbagh Eidgah led by...

NEW DELHI: The National Testing Agency has released revised examination dates and admit cards for the Common University Entrance Test 2026 for admissions in undergraduate programmes that were rescheduled from May 28 owing to Eid-ul-Azha. According to the National Testing...

BENGALURU: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah informed his cabinet colleagues of his decision to step down, during a breakfast hosted at his residence, official sources said on Thursday. His current deputy and possible successor, D K Shivakumar and other cabinet colleagues...

GUWAHATI: Asserting that the assembly election results were an affirmation of the BJP-led NDA's commitment to work for peace and prosperity of the state, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said his government will work to make Assam...