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Voting for West Bengal rural bodies begins
Polling for electing 38,616 representatives across three tiers to West Bengal Panchayat (rural) bodies began at 7 a.m. on Monday.
Long queues were seen outside several booths as people from all social and economic backgrounds patiently…
Rs 4 cr grant for Centre of Excellence at AMU
The Central Government has approved a grant of Rs 4 crore to establish a "Centre of Excellence" for research on Bioinspired Nanomaterials and Drugs at the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU).
The "Translational Research on Bioinspired…
Stage set for Bengal Panchayat Polls on Monday
Preceded by weeks of violence, intense court battles and alleged use of muscle power to prevent opponents from filing nominations, the West Bengal Panchayat Polls are all set to be held on Monday, which will give a clearer picture of the…
Court directs Tihar Jail officials to present Kejriwal’s nephew
A court in New Delhi on Saturday directed Tihar jail authorities to produce before it, on Sunday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's nephew Vinay Bansal arrested in connection with an alleged scam worth Rs 6 crore in the Public Works…
Bangladesh launches its first Satellite
Bangladesh launched its first satellite, "Bangabandhu-1", on Saturday, becoming the 57th nation in the world and fourth in South Asia after India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka to own a satellite.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted the…
India, Nepal agree to boost trade, people-to-people, connectivity ties
In what can be seen as a series of steps to mend their ties, India and Nepal on Saturday agreed to boost trade and economic links, connectivity via air, land and water, people-to-people ties, with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
Millions vote in Karnataka amid rival claims to power
In a politically crucial Assembly election ahead of next year's Lok Sabha battle, millions voted in Karnataka on Saturday with the ruling Congress as well as the BJP and JD-S claiming they will win hands down.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah…
UP CM receives Nepal pilgrims in Ayodhya
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday received the first batch of pilgrims who arrived in the newly-launched bus service between Nepal and India from Janakpur to Ayodhya.
He offered saffron scarves to the male…
RJD leader shot dead in Patna
A Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in the Bihar capital on Saturday, police said.
Dina Gope, who was also the husband of former Patna deputy mayor, was killed when he was returning home after…
CRPF trooper martyred, civilian injured in J&K gunfight
A CRPF trooper was martyred and a civilian injured in a gunfight on Saturday between a group of militants and the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district, police said.
Constable Mandeep Kumar of 182 battalion of the…