'Holding centres' for illegal immigrants in West Bengal districts
KOLKATA: The BJP govt in Bengal has commissioned "holding centres" in all 23 districts for illegal Bangladeshi, Rohingya and other...
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Government brings in experts from IITs & PSBs to fix glitches in CBSE portal
NEW DELHI: Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan has sought a detailed report from Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) after...
2 days after ‘deal’ with Centre, Ladakh representative says nothing final so far
SRINAGAR: Two days after claiming that the Centre had in principle agreed to grant Ladakh Union Territory a legislative assembly,...
Only 6 states now have fertility rate above replacement level
India's total fertility rate (TFR), or the average number of children a woman would have, has fallen even further to...
Operation Sheruwali: Army establishes contact with terrorists in J&K's Rajouri; encounter under way
NEW DELHI: The Army on Saturday said contact had been established with terrorists in the Gambhir Muglan area of Rajouri...
‘Afraid for my life’: Jhalmuri vendor who served PM Modi facing death threats from Pakistan, Bangladesh
NEW DELHI: The jhalmuri vendor from West Bengal’s Jhargram, who recently came into the spotlight after serving jhalmuri to Prime...
'We do not want him in politics': Parents of Cockroach Janata Party founder Abhijeet Dipke fear arrest
Cockroach Janta Party (Image/website) NEW DELHI: The rapid rise of satirical digital platform 'Cockroach Janta Party' (CJP) on social media...
Vijay expands TN cabinet with 7 Dalit mins; Congress back in govt after 59 years
CHENNAI: Congress made a comeback into govt in Tamil Nadu ending its 59-year exile, with two of its legislators among...
Umar Khalid moves Delhi HC seeking 15-day interim bail after trial court rejected 'unreasonable' plea
NEW DELHI: Activist and former JNU student leader Umar Khalid has moved the Delhi High Court seeking 15 days’ interim...
India’s peak power demand hits all-time high for 3rd straight day
NEW DELHI: India’s peak power demand hit an all-time high for the third straight day on Wednesday, with electricity requirement...
Will ask for CBI probe into Twisha case, says MP CM
BHOPAL: MP CM Mohan Yadav assured the family of Noida woman Twisha Sharma Wednesday that his govt would seek a...
Space bonding with Europe: Sweden joins India’s Venus mission, Norwayties up with Isro for space cooperation
Space collaboration got a big boost during PM Modi’s visit to Europe. Sweden has formally joined India’s orbiter mission to...
Twisha Sharma 'dowry' death case: Family moves court to seek second postmortem, alleges pre-death injuries
The family of Twisha Sharma, a 33-year-old woman from Noida who died under suspicious circumstances in Bhopal last week, has...
West Bengal: TMC candidate Jahangir Khan withdraws from Falta repoll 2 days ahead of voting
NEW DELHI: Days before the re-polls, Trinamool Congress candidate Jahangir Khan from Falta on Tuesday withdrew his nomination.TMC spokesperson Arup...
Fuel price hike: Delhi-NCR to see three-day strike by cab, auto drivers starting Thursday
NEW DELHI: Commercial vehicle drivers’ unions in Delhi-NCR have announced a three-day strike from May 21 to 23 (from Thursday...
In office after 10 years, UDF makes strong welfare pitch
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Congress-led UDF returned to office in Kerala after a decade as six-term MLA VD Satheesan took oath as CM...
NEET leak: CBI arrests coaching centre founder
PUNE/NEW DELHI: CBI arrested Shivraj Raghunath Motegaonkar, the director of Maharashtra-based Renukai Career Centre (RCC), alleging he circulated leaked NEETUG...
Twisha death case: Mother-in-law claims marijuana use during pregnancy, says parents pushed her into glamour world
A 31-year-old woman from Noida was found hanging at her husband’s house in Bhopal, news agency PTI reported. Twisha Sharma,...
Gains of past decades will be lost if crisis continues: PM Modi in The Netherlands
India is now a tech-driven land of opportunities, the PM told the diaspora in Hague, urging them to reconnect with...
Decentralise conduct of NEET-UG exam, act against NTA: IMA urges Centre after paper leak
NEET UG exam (Images/PTI) NEW DELHI: The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Friday wrote to union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan...
