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KOLKATA: (May 19) The West Bengal government sanctioned the prosecution of former RG Kar Medical College and Hospital principal Sandip Ghosh in connection with a case of financial irregularities linked to the institution. An order issued on Monday by the...

CHANDIGARH: The Haryana Cabinet here on Monday approved the industrial policy-2026, which targets an investment of Rs 5 lakh crore. The cabinet meeting was held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini. "Make in Haryana Industrial policy 2026" has...

NEW DELHI: (May 18) The government's fertiliser subsidy bill for 2026-27 may surge by Rs 70,000 crore to Rs 2.41 lakh crore, driven by rising import costs of urea and other fertilisers amid the ongoing West Asia crisis, a...

NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate on Monday arrested AAP leader Deepak Singla in an alleged money laundering case following searches in Delhi and Goa, officials said. Singla was a candidate for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) from the Vishwas Nagar...

OSLO: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has landed in Oslo, where he will hold talks with his Norwegian counterpart Jonas Gahr Store on trade, technology and other key sectors. Modi, who is on a four-nation European tour, arrived here from Sweden...

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: V D Satheesan on Monday took oath as Kerala's Chief Minister, with Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar administering the oath of office to the Congress Legislative Party leader here. Satheesan took the oath in the name of God. Besides Satheesan, members...

THE HAGUE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accompanied by his Dutch counterpart Rob Jetten, toured the iconic Afsluitdijk Dam on Sunday, as India and the Netherlands explored deeper collaboration in water management and climate-resilient infrastructure. “An area in which the Netherlands...

NEW DELHI: The concert of Rapper Ye, also known as Kanye West, who was supposed to make his India debut, has been cancelled. Ye was earlier set to perform at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on May 23, following the reschedule of...

NEW DELHI: In a stern military message to Islamabad, Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi on Saturday said if Pakistan continues to harbour terrorists and operate against India, then they have to "decide whether they want to be part of...

KOLKATA: After the TMC faced an electoral setback, party supremo Mamata Banerjee urged its candidates who contested the recent assembly polls to rebuild the organisation, asserting that those wishing to quit the party were free to do so. At a...