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May 20, 2023

Want normal bilateral ties with Pak, says PM

Modi says onus is on Islamabad to create a conducive environment

2 mins

SC gets 2 new judges, apex court at full strength for brief period

Andhra Pradesh High Court Chief Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and senior advocate K.V.Viswanathan were sworn-in as Supreme Court judges on Friday.

1 min

Adani issue: SC panel says no sign of regulatory failure

The Supreme Court-appointed expert committee constituted to look into the Adani-Hindenburg row has said it would not be possible for it to conclude that there has been a regulatory failure around the allegation of price manipulation.

2 mins

Interim stay on termination of jobs of Bengal primary teachers

A Division Bench of Calcutta High Court on Friday placed an interim stay on an earlier order for termination of the services of 32,000 primary teachers in different state-run schools in West Bengal on charges of irregularities in recruitments.

1 min

RBI withdraws Rs 2,000 note from circulation, to remain legal tender

The Reserve Bank of India has decided to withdraw the Rs 2,000 denomination banknotes from circulation but they will continue to remain as legal tender.

1 min

'Uttora' the in thing in Siliguri after 'Uttorayon'

After Uttorayon Township, Luxmi Township & Holdings Ltd (LTHL) has developed a new composite township named 'Uttora' on 128 acres of land located six km away from Bagdogra Airport on Asian Highway-2 in Siliguri.

1 min

Despite odds, these Siliguri pupils shine in Madhyamik exam

They battled financial difficulties, faced personal losses, but all of that failed to deter their grit and determination in the pursuit of their academic goals. Several such students in Siliguri have outshined others as the Madhyamik exam results were out today.

2 mins

Firecracker blast: Prime accused & factory owner dies in Odisha hospital

In a major shocker for the sleuths investigating the explosion at an illegal firecracker factory at Egra in West Bengal's East Midnapore district that claimed nine lives, the prime accused and the owner of the said factory, Krishnapada Bag a.k.a. Bhanu died at a hospital in Odisha's Cuttack on Friday.

1 min

Abhishek Banerjee gets CBI summons

Abhishek Banerjee, Trinamul Congress national general secretary left for Kolkata this afternoon from Bankura after the CBI issued a summon requesting him to appear before it tomorrow.

1 min

Screening to detect anaemia in women

A massive awareness drive to create on low haemoglobin has been taken up by Rotary International.

1 min

Madhyamik results out, Kolkata ranks 3rd

With the pass percentage being 86.15 percent, and a significant rise in the number of female candidates 3,76,068 in comparison to male candidates

2 mins

Mamata takes charge of Abhishek's rally

They are in panic with the success of Abhishek's 'nabojowar' and that's why they've tricked and summoned him to Kolkata.

1 min

KCR dismisses the win of Congress in Karnataka

Dismissing the massive victory of Congress decimating the BJP in Karnataka the BRS supremo and Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao today said it will not bring any qualitative change in the state.

1 min

More than a lakh to attend K'taka CM's swearing-in event

The Congress is expecting over one lakh people at Siddaramaiah's swearing-in ceremony on Saturday here and arrangements are in full swing.

2 mins

Rahul in US on 28 May, to attend 'Mohabbat ki dukan' in California

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's state visit to the US on June 22, senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will leave for the country on May 28 and attend several programmes during his visit there, including an event, named 'Mohabbat ki dukan' on May 30 in California.

1 min

Rijiju takes charge of Earth Sciences Ministry

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju today took charge of the Ministry of Earth Sciences and thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for assigning a \"very important\" portfolio to him which, according to him, would play a very important role in the 2047 Vision of a Developed India.

1 min

Bageshwar Baba's upcoming Gujarat visit sparks controversy

As Bageshwar Dham's Dhirendra Shastri from Madhya Pradesh prepares to visit Gujarat, a wave of controversy is sweeping across the state.

1 min

Gehlot government's saffron politics ahead of Assembly polls

The Gehlot government seems to be going all out to cash in on the Hindutva card ahead of the Assembly election, and has plans to build temple corridors in the coming days and unfurl saffron flags on all temples on the forthcoming Pushya Nakshatra on May 25.

1 min

Union Minister Teni acquitted in 23-year-old murder case

The Allahabad High Court on Friday upheld the acquittal of Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra Teni in the 23-year-old Prabhat Gupta murder case.

1 min

Produce remission records on Anand Mohan: SC to Bihar govt

The order was directed by a Bench comprising Justices Surya Kantand JB Pardiwala

1 min

CBI or ED may include my name in supplementary charge sheet: Tejashwi

Bihar deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav on Friday claimed that the CBI or ED may include his name in the supplementary charge sheet of IRCTC land-for-job scam.

1 min

BGMI on three month trial, closely watching user harm, addiction: Chandrasekhar

Minister of State for Electronics and IT, Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Friday clarified that the final decision to allow video game Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) to return to the country will only be taken after three months of a strict trial of the game.

1 min

Railways operating 380 special trains during summer season

Indian Railways is running 6369 trips of 380 special trains during the summer season this year, for the convenience of railway travellers and to clear extra rush of passengers.

1 min

Stock market: Asian shares mostly rise on hopes for US debt deal

Economists say a US federal default could have catastrophic consequences across financial markets and the economy

3 mins

RBI to pay ₹87,416 crore dividend to govt

The Central Board of Directors of Reserve Bank of India on Friday approved the transfer of Rs 87,416 crore as dividend to the central government for the accounting year 2022-23.

1 min

Gyanvapi: SC defers scientific study of disputed structure

Describing it as a \"sensitive issue\" and stressing the need to \"tread carefully\", the Supreme Court on Friday deferred the carbon-dating and scientific investigation of a structure from the Gyanvapi mosque complex that is claimed to be a 'Shivling' by the Hindu litigants and a fountain by the mosque management committee.

1 min

Bombay HC restrains arresting Wankhede CBI from till 22 May

Bombay High Court on Friday directed the CBI not to take any coercive action against Narcotics Control Bureau former Mumbai Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede in the alleged Rs 25 crore bribery case pertaining to the arrest of actor Aryan Khan after the cruise ship drugs raid of October 2, 2021.

1 min

Delhi govt upset at L-G's delay on transfer issue

Services minister writes to Lt-Governor urging him to clear file without delay

2 mins

Ukraine's president Zelenskyy begins visit to Saudi Arabia

He said in a tweet that his aim is to enhance bilateral relations with the Arab world'

2 mins

G7 summit begins in Hiroshima

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been invited to join the summit & address it virtually

3 mins

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