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Wagner mercs launch joint training with Belarus military

The exercises are taking place near the Polish border, prompting Warsaw to redeploy its troops

Another setback to ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan after close aide's confession

In another setback to Imran Khan, a close aide's confessional statement had allegedly exposed the former Pakistan Prime Minister’s deliberate misuse of a cipher to build on his anti-establishment and the regime change narrative.

Yoon, Biden, Kishida to hold trilateral summit in US next month: Reports

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will hold a trilateral summit with his US counterpart Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at Camp David, near Washington, on August 18, sources said on Thursday.

'China-US ties at crossroads, stability is still possible'

Xi met with Kissinger in the relatively informal setting of Beijing’s park-like Diaoyutai State Guesthouse

First ever credit guarantee scheme for livestock sector launched

The government has launched the first-ever “Credit Guarantee Scheme” for the Livestock Sector for rebooting the rural economy by leveraging Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).

Sensex, Nifty scale new heights

The National Stock Exchange's Nifty index is a breath away from the psychological levels of 20,000

SC refers Delhi govt's challenge to ordinance to 5-judge Constitution bench

The Supreme Court on Thursday referred to a five-judge Constitution Bench the Kejriwal government’s challenge to the validity of the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Ordinance, 2023, vesting overriding power in the Lieutenant Governor in the transfer and posting of senior ranking bureaucrats serving under the Delhi government.

We will accommodate all allies in seat sharing in 2024 Lok Sabha polls: Shivpal

Samajwadi Party national general secretary Shivpal Singh Yadav has said that efforts would be made to accommodate all the alliance partners in seat sharing for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

Court grants regular bail to Brij Bhushan, Vinod Tomar Singh in sexual harassment case

Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court on Thursday granted regular bail to outgoing Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in the case of alleged sexual harassment of women wrestlers.

Sonia urges PM for discussion on Manipur in Parliament

Congress Parliamentary Party leader on Thursday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a discussion in the House on the Manipur situation, the party’s leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said.

KTR slams PM, HM as BRS decides to raise Manipur in Parliament

The BRS will raise the issue of continuing violence in Manipur in the Monsoon session of Parliament and appealed to all parties across the political spectrum to stand by the North-Eastern state as BRS working president and Telangana industry minister KT Rama Rao today hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah questioning them over their inaction and urged them to set aside everything else and use their time and energy to save the burning state.

Two arrested in Manipur women parading case, Shah talks to CM

CM N Biren Singh said the government will consider capital punishment for the accused

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe arrives in Delhi on two-day official visit to India

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Thursday arrived in Delhi on a two-day official visit to India. Union Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs V Muraleedharan welcomed Wickremesinghe at the airport.

Kerala bids final goodbye to former CM Oommen Chandy

Tens of thousands of people poured into Thirunakkara Maidan from across the state

Didi reacts on Manipur incident

Chief minister and Trinamul Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee said the saffron party does business of violence and atrocities on women on Thursday.

Mamata praise for Bengal after bagging 'best state' tag

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee today hailed the state for being chosen by the Union government as the “Best State” to have been selected as the recipient of a prestigious “Bhoomi Samman Platinum” Award for its outstanding achievement in modernization of land records.

Shuvaprasanna's attendance at mega rally uncertain

Uncertainties loom over the presence of Shuvaprasanna, chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s close associate and artist, at the ‘Martyr’s Day’ organized by ruling Trinamul Congress on Friday.

Office-goers face woes ahead of mega rally

The city streets were abuzz with mammoth crowd of supporters arriving in groups and dispersing to various corners of Kolkata

Calcutta HC rejects stay on Bhadra's voice sample test

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday rejected a petition seeking a stay on the voice sample test of Sujay Krishna Bhadra, the prime accused in the multi-crore school recruitment case.

KMC warns of tough measures against cable operators

Going stern on the mesh of wires scattered around the city, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation has instructed the cable operators to remove the overhead wires from 40 roads of the city within a week.

University of North Bengal: War of letters between present VC and former VC

The Vice Chancellor of University of North Bengal, Professor Rathin Bandopadhyay has intimated the former Vice Chancellor of the University Professor Om Prakash Mishra regarding initiation of an enquiry against him based on an order issued by the Governor of West Bengal, Dr CV Ananda Bose, as Chancellor of the University.

North Bengal Science Centre organises series of events to commemorate the International Moon Day

To commemorate the International Moon Day, the North Bengal Science Centre organized a series of programmes at the centre premises in Matigara near Siliguri today.

India-Kazakhstan emerging ties - Focusing on Bengal

The bilateral trade between India and Kazakhstan had reached $2.4 billion during the preceding year, marking a significant 17 per cent increase from the previous year, said His Excellency Zhalgasbayev Nurlan, the Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan in India today, at a special session on ‘India-Kazakhstan Emerging Ties: Focusing on West Bengal’.

RS Chairman names 4 women to panel of vice-chairpersons

Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar has nominated four women members, including renowned athlete P T Usha, to the panel of Vice-Chairpersons of the House.

Stage set for TMC's Martyrs' Day rally

The stage is set for the commemoration of the 30th Martyrs’ Day by the ruling Trinamul Congress in the heart of the city tomorrow.

Raigad hillslide toll mounts to 16; 80 feared still trapped

Working non-stop for nearly 20 hours, rescue teams have recovered 16 bodies and saved 22 injured persons, who were crushed when a portion of a 550 mt hillock crashed on a large part of the Irshalwadi tribal village near Khalapur in Raigad district late on Wednesday night, officials said here on Thursday.

Aghast SC directs action over Manipur parading incident

Aghast over the video that surfaced Wednesday of two women being paraded naked in the streets of violence-torn Manipur, the Supreme Court on Thursday said that it was “deeply disturbed” over the video and directed both the Centre and the Manipur government to take action against those involved in the crime.

Modi anguished over Manipur sexual assault

I want to assure the countrymen that no criminal will be spared, says PM

Korea Open: Sindhu, Srikanth crash out; Prannoy advances to 2nd round

Two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu headlined the disappointing day for Indian shuttlers in the Korea Open Badminton as she along with 9 other compatriots lost their first-round matches of the tournament in Seoul on Wednesday.

Asia Cup: India vs Pak clash set for 2 Sept in Kandy

Team India will play Pakistan on September 2 in Kandy in the 2023 Asia Cup, scheduled to start on August 30, said a report.