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India-bound oil tanker crosses Strait of Hormuz
New York, An oil tanker carrying sorely needed petroleum for India has cleared the Strait of Hormuz, according to several sites that track maritime traffic. The Nissos Keros is on…
Siddaramaiah has decided to tender his resignation, claims K’taka Congress MLA
Bengaluru, In a major political development amid intense speculation over a leadership change in Karnataka, senior Congress leader and nine-time MLA Deshpande on Wednesday stated that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has…
Petrol, diesel prices hiked for fourth time in two weeks
New Delhi, Fuel prices were hiked across the country for the fourth time in a span of two weeks on Monday, driven by sustained pressure from rising global crude oil…
Falta repoll: BJP candidate wins by a margin of 1,09,021 votes, CPM finishes second
Kolkata, Results for the Falta Assembly repoll in West Bengal have been declared at the end of all the rounds of counting on Sunday, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)…
UP’s Banda records highest temperature, Maharashtra’s Wardha follows second: Meteorologists
New Delhi, Meteorologists on Thursday attributed hot winds as the reason for rising temperatures in different parts of the country, with Uttar Pradesh's Banda recording the highest temperature the day…
‘Complete shutdown’: Nationwide chemists’ strike against online pharmacy sales
New Delhi, Chemists across India on Wednesday observed a one-day strike under the banner of the All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD) to protest against online pharmacy sales,…
US clears $428.2 million military support package for India covering Apache helicopters, M777 Howitzers
Washington, The United States has approved two possible Foreign Military Sales to India worth a combined $ million, covering follow-on support for AH-64E Apache helicopters and sustainment support for M777A2…
Fire breaks out in passenger train at Sasaram station, no casualties reported
Patna, Panic gripped passengers at a railway station in Rohtas district of Bihar on Monday morning after a sudden fire broke out in a general coach of the Sasaram–Patna Fast…
Rajdhani Express fire: Swift emergency evacuation by RPF, rail staff saves 68 passengers in B-1 coach
Bhopal/Ratlam, It was a swift, around 15-minute emergency evacuation protocol by onboard Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel and railway staff that helped successfully deboard all 68 passengers from the B-1…
Bengal CM suspends 3 IPS officers in RG Kar rape-murder case, orders departmental probe
Kolkata, The new and the ninth Chief Minister of West Bengal, Suvendu Adhikari, on Friday announced the suspension of three Indian Police Service () officers including a former Commissioner of…