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Dhupguri bypoll: TMC wrests North Bengal seat from BJP in boost for Mamata ahead of 2024 polls

Kolkata/IBNS: In a boost for Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, Trinamool Congress on Friday wrested back the Dhupguri assembly seat from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in a bypoll.

British PM Rishi Sunak arrives in India for G20 Summit, Narendra Modi welcomes him

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak arrived in India on Friday to attend the G20 meeting in New Delhi.

World Bank's G20 document praises India's financial inclusion via digital public infrastructure, Modi says it is a testament to rapid progress and innovation

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday shared findings of World Bank that the bank included in it's G20 document that India has achieved financial inclusion targets in just 6 years which would otherwise have taken at least 47 long years.

G20 Summit: PM Narendra Modi changes X page cover photo with Nataraja statue picture

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday changed the cover picture of his X page with a photo of the Nataraja statue that has been installed at the G20 venue in Delhi's Pragati Maidan.

Will Shivaji's 'wagh nakh' return to India, there is an update from UK

The United Kingdom will return the iconic 'wagh nakh', a dagger reminiscent of tiger claws, which was used by Maratha ruler Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj to assassinate Afzal Khan.

G20: Narendra Modi to meet Joe Biden, Sheikh Hasina today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold bilateral meetings with US President Joe Biden, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Prime Minister of Mauritius Pravind Jugnaut at his residence here on Friday.

India-Gulf rail deal in works but not sure of announcement timeline, says top US official Jake Sullivan

Connectivity from India, across the Middle East, to Europe is incredibly important and will bring significant gains to all the countries involved, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has said.

I don’t see any difference between 'Bharat' and 'India', says National Conference President Farooq Abdullah

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and National Conference President Farooq Abdullah on Friday said he does not see any difference between 'Bharat' and 'India'.

Puthipally Assembly bypoll: Chandy Oommen clinches by record margin of 37,719 votes

Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) candidate Chandy Oommen won the Puthipally Assembly bypoll by a record margin of 37,719 votes, defeating his nearest rival Jaick C Thomas of the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) in Kerala on Friday.

G20 Summit: PM Modi-Sheikh Hasina meeting in New Delhi today

Dhaka/UNI/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a meeting with his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina at the G20 Summit in New Delhi on Friday.

Bengal: BJP-TMC close fight in Dhupguri bypoll

Kolkata/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Trinamool Congress are engaged in a close contest in the bypoll held in West Bengal's Dhupguri.

Russia-Ukraine war: 'India did the right thing,' says Manmohan Singh praising Modi govt's stand

New Delhi/IBNS: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has backed the central government, which is run by his Congress' arch-rival Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), in its stand over the Russia-Ukraine war.

Every time G20 leaders engage, we get better: US President Joe Biden departs for New Delhi to attend Summit

US President Joe Biden on Friday said he is heading to India to participate in the G20 Summit where he will be focussed on making progress on 'Americans' priorities'.

Spanish President Pedro Sanchez tests COVID-19 positive, to skip G20 Summit in New Delhi

Spanish President Pedro Sanchez will skip the G20 Meeting in New Delhi after he announced he has tested COVID-19 positive.

'Sanatana' eternal truth, opposition trying to do petty politics: Yogi Adityanath

Lucknow/IBNS: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday said that 'parasites of power' cannot destroy Sanatana Dharma, which is eternal truth, and even the Mughal rulers like Babar and Aurangzeb could not succeed in their evil designs against it.

Over USD 1.8 billion worth of assets seized from economic offenders and fugitives in last 4 yrs

New Delhi: Over USD 1.8 billion worth of assets have been recovered from economic offenders and fugitives in the last four years, after the government brought in the Economic Offenders Act, according to Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh.

'Even as we launch Chandrayaan to Moon...': MK Stalin comes out in support of son on 'Sanatana Dharma' remark

Chennai/IBNS: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin Thursday came in defence of his minister son Udhayanidhi Stalin, who is at the centre of a massive controversy over his "sanatana dharma must be eradicated" remark.

Hundreds of local terrorists sheltered in PoK to lose their J&K assets: Police

Srinagar/IBNS: Hundreds of terrorists from Jammu and Kashmir who have taken shelter in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir over the last several years may lose their properties after the J&K administration initiated the process of declaring them as "proclaimed offenders" and start attaching their properties.

Govt considering to invite Quad leaders as Republic Day guests

New Delhi: India is considering inviting the leaders of the Quad grouping as guests on Republic Day.

TN minister Udhayanidhi accuses BJP of using 'Sanatana' row as 'weapon to protect its failures'

Chennai/IBNS: Amid strong criticisms from the Bharatiya Janata Party and Union Ministers for his remarks on Sanatana dharma, Tamil Nadu Youth Welfare and Sports Development Minister and DMK youth wing leader Udhayanidhi Stalin on Thursday said the BJP regime at the Centre was using it as a weapon to protect itself from its failures.

Bengal foundation day: Suvendu Adhikari leads BJP MLAs' protest march to Raj Bhavan over state govt's move

Kolkata/IBNS: Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly Suvendu Adhikari Thursday led a legislative party delegation to Governor C V Ananda Bose to submit a memorandum against the alleged "devious attempt" made by the state government to "distort the history", which led to the formation of the eastern state on June 20, 1947.

Mamata Banerjee announces salary hike for all Bengal MLAs barring herself

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday announced a hike in salaries of all state MLAs except for herself.

'Bengal will observe foundation day on Poila Boishakh,' says Mamata Banerjee; Suvendu fumes

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari had a massive faceoff in the state assembly during a debate over a bill regarding the state's foundation day on Thursday.

'Sanatan Dharma' row: 'My religion is Constitution,' says Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge after backlash

Bengaluru/UNI: Pushed on the backfoot after a public outcry against his remarks on the ongoing controversy around Sanatana Dharma kickstarted by Tamil Nadu Minister Udayanidhi Stalin, Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge on Thursday clarified that he was not against any religion and does not care about an FIR filed against him.

'Sanatana Dharma' row: Tamil Nadu police registers case against BJP's Amit Malviya

Tiruchirapalli/UNI: The Tiruchirapalli city police have registered a case against Amit Malviya, National Convener of the IT cell of BJP, for allegedly distorting the comments of DMK leader and Tamil Nadu Minister for Youth Welfare and Sports Development, Udhayanidhi Stalin on Sanatana Dharma.

India-ASEAN Summit: PM Modi calls for collective voice on global south issues

Jakarta/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called for a collective voice over the issues being faced by the Global South in multilateral fora and unveiled a 12 point agenda for strengthening India-ASEAN cooperation in various areas of common interest.

Uttar Pradesh: Two killed, five injured as bus rams into truck

Barabanki/UNI: Two people were killed and five others were injured when a bus rammed into a stationary truck in the Masauli area of Barabanki district in Uttar Pradesh, police sources said on Thursday.

Uttar Pradesh: Mentally retarded girl raped in Bulandshahr, accused arrested

Bulandshahr/UNI: A 13-year-old mentally retarded girl was sexually assaulted by a youth in the Khurja area of Bulandshahr district in Uttar Pradesh, a police officer said on Thursday.

BJP leader Chandra Kumar Bose quits party

Kolkata/UNI: BJP leader Chandra Kumar Bose, the grandnephew of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, has quit the saffron brigade, allegedly being ignored by the party leadership, and claimed the organisation was not going in the right direction.

'Bharat-India' row: 'Stay out of it,' PM Modi tells Ministers

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked his colleagues to refrain from commenting on the row which erupted over a G20 invitation carrying the term "President of Bharat" instead of the traditional use of "President of India".