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TMC's star candidates intensify campaign

KOLKATA, March 31 -- For the celebrity candidates, the biggest challenge is to make the people of their area understand that despite their glamorous image, they would remain and work for the welfare o... Read More


India, Russia review bilateral ties, share perspectives on regional, global issues during FOCs

New Delhi, March 31 -- Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri held with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko on Monday. During the consultations on Monday, the two sides reviewed the entire gamut o... Read More


Indian tennis star Leander Paes joins BJP

Kolkata, March 31 -- In a fresh instance of political realignment ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections, Indian tennis great Leander Paes on Tuesday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), havi... Read More


Sensex, Nifty 50 close FY26 on a sour note

New Delhi, March 31 -- Good morning! If you felt markets were uneasy, Monday confirmed it. The Nifty 50 fell 2.14% and the Sensex dropped 2.22%, closing FY26 with their weakest performance since the ... Read More


Planned ban on student unions sparks debate on fundamental right

Kathmandu, March 31 -- Student leaders have voiced strong objections after the government unveiled a plan on March 28 to remove party-affiliated student organisations from schools and universities. T... Read More


Mamata leverages welfare, Bengali 'asmita' to combat anti-incumbency

Kolkata, March 31 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo and Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's persona-marked by a blend of grassroots, street-fighting politics and an austere lifestyle-along with ... Read More


Domestic violence case: HC quashes order rejecting wife's plea seeking husband's income details

Lucknow, March 31 -- The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court on Monday quashed an order of a magistrate court, which rejected a woman's plea seeking production of income proof and property detai... Read More


Delhi eyes rRs.r38,000 crore power dues plan, says consumers won't feel pinch of tariffs

India, March 31 -- Delhi power minister Ashish Sood on Monday indicated that the government was examining ways to avoid residents having to pay higher electricity bills even as the Delhi Electricity R... Read More


Oli and Lekhak to remain in custody for three more days

Kathmandu, March 31 -- Former Prime Minister and CPN-UML chairperson KP Sharma Oli and former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak will be in custody for at least three days as the Supreme Court refused to iss... Read More


Major IAS reshuffle: New postings for over a dozen senior bureaucrats in secy-level overhaul

India, March 31 -- The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday approved a major reshuffle at the Secretary level of bureaucracy, transferring a... Read More