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Don't overlook development issues, BJP cautions its cadre

New Delhi, Feb. 23 -- In poll-bound Assam and West Bengal, where the BJP has pivoted its election campaign towards ethnicity, identity and illegal immigrants, the party cadre has been cautioned agains... Read More


K'taka govt mulls ban on mobile phones for students under 16

BENGALURU, Feb. 23 -- The Karnataka government is considering prohibiting students under 16 from using mobile phones, with chief minister Siddaramaiah initiating consultations with university leaders ... Read More


Ex-Assam Cong chief Borah joins BJP ahead of assembly elections

Silchar, Feb. 23 -- Former Assam Congress president Bhupen Kumar Borah on Sunday formally joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), ending his 32-year-long association with the Congress ahead of the up... Read More


Cong to launch fellowship for young lawyers, says Singhvi

New Delhi, Feb. 23 -- The Congress will launch a fellowship programme for young lawyers, offering them hands-on work with MPs, while also establishing a rapid response team to address legal and Electi... Read More


Jaishankar invites B'desh counterpart to visit India

New Delhi, Feb. 23 -- Indian high commissioner Pranay Verma met Bangladesh's new foreign minister Khalilur Rahman in Dhakaon Sunday and extended an invitation from external affairs minister S Jaishank... Read More


Summit turning point of future global AI use: PM

New Delhi, Feb. 23 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday lauded the recently concluded India AI Impact Summit, saying the event proved to be a turning point in how the world will utilise AI in the... Read More


100 Bengal judges chosen to handle SIR voter claims

Kolkata, Feb. 23 -- At least 100 serving and retired district judicial officers have been appointed so far in West Bengal to adjudicate pending disputed voter claims during the ongoing Special Intensi... Read More


IRS officer booked for rape

Bhubaneswar, Feb. 23 -- An Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer posted in Odisha has been booked for raping a woman in his government quarters in Bhubaneswar, police said Sunday. "The accused allegedl... Read More


7/11: Out of jail after 20 yrs, but not free

Mumbai, Feb. 23 -- On January 30, when Mohamad Majid Mohamed Shafi, 45, married Simi Shaikh, 38, in Amravati, Maharashtra, it was the culmination of a friendship that began in 2016, but it was also mo... Read More


The many twists and turns in case that rocked Mumbai

Mumbai, Feb. 23 -- The Maharashtra ATS arrested 13 men in the 7/11 bomb blasts case of 2006. On November 30 that year, it filed a charge sheet against the 13 arrested and 17 wanted accused, including ... Read More