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Howrah violence: West Bengal govt hands over probe to CID, according to ANI

ED files a Prosecution Complaint before Special Court against Mohamed Asadulla and others

CSK's Ruturaj Gaikwad hits 50 In 23 balls

Suvendu Adhikari says Mamata Banerjee is ‘useless’ and seeks her resignation over WB violence

Speaker of the Israeli Knesset MK Amir Ohana meets Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla

Former South Africa Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius, jailed in 2016 for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, has been denied parole by the parole board, South Africa's Department of Correctional Services and lawyer for the victim's family said on Frida

Vice Admiral SN Ghormade, Vice Chief of Naval Staff superannuated today after more than 39 years of service

WB BJP President Sukanta Majumdar writes to Amit Shah over the violence in Howarh and Dalkhola; requests ‘an impartial inquiry involving Central agencies like NIA’

WB Guv Ananda Bose is going to the violence-affected area of Shibpur in Howrah today to take stock of the situation

Clash breaks out between two groups in Sasaram, Bihar after the ‘Rama Navami’ procession

Suvendu Adhikari submits CD of WB violence to police commissioner

Union Minister Amit Shah takes stock of Bengal violence in call with Governor C V Ananda Bose

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has spoken to West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose and took stock of the situation in Howrah where violence broke out.(ANI)

Suvendu Adhikari files PIL in Calcutta High Court over incidents of violence in WB, seeks NIA probe

‘Not acceptable that Hindu lives in Bengal are under threat,’ says BJP MP Locket Chatterjee

Man jumps off 4th floor of Rohini Court in Delhi, admitted to hospital

Delhi Special Court dismisses bail plea of Delhi's former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia

HImants Biswa Sarma likens Arvind Kejriwal to a coward

Dipali Das, daughter of late Odisha Health Minister Naba Kishore Das, is BJD’s candidate for the bypoll to Jharsuguda Assembly constituency

Himanta Biswa Sarma takes a dig at Rahul Gandhi over his opposition to amendment of Bill in 2013

Gujarat HC quashes CIC direction to provide Modi's PG degree to Delhi CM, imposes Rs 25,000 fine on Kejriwal

Gujarat High Court allowed a petition moved by Gujarat University (GU) challenging direction of Central Information Commission (CIC) asking the varsity to provide post graduate degree of Prime Minister Narendra Modi under Right to Information Act (RTI) to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

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Gujarat HC allows petition moved by Gujarat University on furnishing PM Modi's degree

A day after arson on Ram Navami, stone-pelting incident reported in Howrah

No need to worry for now, says CM Arvind Kejriwal amid Covid-19 surge

After holding a meeting on the rising Covid-19 cases, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said that there was no need to worry for now.

"All adults in Delhi are fully vaccinated against Covid-19. Second dose has been given to almost everyone aged below 18," he said.

He said that only three deaths over last four to five days, adding that it was likely due to co-morbidities.

"We're conducting genome sequencing of all Covid-positive cases to timely identify newvariants, if any," saidDelhi CM Kejriwal

He added that XBB 1.16 is the predominant Covid variant at present and it accounts for 48 per centof all positive cases. "It spreads rapidly but it is not severe," he said.

YSRTP chief Y S Sharmila detained on the way TSPSC office

YSRTP chief Y S Sharmila has been detained by the police before she reached the TSPSC office to hold a protest there regarding the paper leak issue.

In Mumbai, 20 people have been arrested pertaining to Rama Navami incident in Malad's Malvani area.

Fire breaks out in revolving restaurant at Haryana's Amravati mall

Piyush Goyal unveils the Foreign Trade Policy 2023

MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan orders magisterial inquiry into stepwell collapse incident

8 arrested for putting up 'Modi Hatao Desh Bachao' posters in Ahmedabad

Eight persons have been arrested for putting up 'Modi Hatao Desh Bachao' posters in different parts of Ahmedabad city.

A case has been registered an further action is under way.

Fire breaks out in factory in Delhi's Wazirpur area, 25 fire tenders rushed to site

India reports 3,095 fresh Covid-19 cases, active cases at 15,208

India on Fridayreported 3,095 fresh cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours. The active cases now stand at 15,208.

At least 500 shops gutted in massive fire in in Kanpur's Basmandi

Massive fire broke in Basmandi area in Kanpur, fire tenders on the spot

Trump hit with criminal charges over hush money paid to Stormy Daniels

Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury after a probe into hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels, becoming the first former US president to face criminal charges even as he makes another run for the White House, the New York Times reported on Thursday.

The charges, arising from an investigation led by Democratic Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, could reshape the 2024 presidential race. Trump previously said he would continue campaigning for the Republican Party's nomination if charged with a crime.

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Death toll rises to 35 in stepwell collapse tragedy at Indore temple

Waterlogging witnessed in several parts of Delhi after the rainfall; visuals from Pankha Road flyover