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Jeffrey Kitingan declares Star will go solo in Sabah polls, launches 'Sabah for Sabahans' movement

KOTA KINABALU, Oct. 7 -- Fresh from leaving the governing Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coalition, Parti Solidariti Tanah Airku (Star) president Datuk Seri Dr Jeffrey Kitingan has announced that the par... Read More


Political slugfest: TMC and BJP trade blame over mob attack in North Bengal

Kolkata, Oct. 7 -- The disaster in North Bengal has triggered a political slugfest between the state's ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the opposition BJP with both sides trading charges against ea... Read More


SC defers RG Kar rape-murder suo motu case hearing to Nov

Kolkata, Oct. 7 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday reportedly deferred till November the hearing in its suo motu proceedings related to the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College a... Read More


Opposition MPs submit motion seeking probe into release of 323 containers

Sri Lanka, Oct. 7 -- A motion seeking to appoint a special parliamentary committee to investigate the release of 323 shipping containers from the Colombo Port without mandatory physical inspection has... Read More


Prime Minister greets everyone on Valmiki Jayanti.

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 7 -- The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi greeted the nation on the auspicious occasion of Valmiki Jayanti. Shri Modi highlighted the profound influence of Maharishi Valmiki's pur... Read More


Bamandanga floods claim at least 10 lives; relief operations underway

Jalpaiguri, Oct. 7 -- The flood-hit Bamundanga area in Jalpaiguri district is gradually returning to normal after severe flooding swept through the region. Ten people have died in the Bamandanga Tea G... Read More


27 people, including one Nepali and Bhutanese, lost their lives in North Bengal floods: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

Darjeeling, Oct. 7 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee stated that 27 people, including one Nepali and one Bhutanese, have lost their lives in the wake of severe rain and landslides in North... Read More


Darjeeling: Rescue ops gain pace

Darjeeling, Oct. 7 -- With weather conditions improving, search, rescue and relief work in the landslide-ravaged Hills have gathered momentum. Stranded tourists were evacuated by the district administ... Read More


Alipurduar: BJP leader Rahul Lohar joins Trinamool Congress

Alipurduar, Oct. 7 -- Barely nine months after contesting the Madarihat Assembly by-election as a BJP candidate, Rahul Lohar has formally joined the Trinamool Congress. In the November 2024 by-poll, L... Read More


SC seeks response from Centre, states on reservation for transpersons

New Delhi, Oct. 7 -- The Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from the Centre and states on providing reservation to transgenders after a top court decision of 2014 had directed them to be treated... Read More