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Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government will set up a welfare board for journalists in the State, Minister for Information and Publicity M P Saminathan announced in the State Assembly on Tuesday.Making a slew of announcements during his reply to...

New Delhi: All India Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee was on Monday questioned by the Enforcement Directorate, here, in connection with a money laundering case linked to an alleged Coal Scam in West Bengal."A notice was sent to me...

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued a lookout circular against NCP leader Anil Deshmukh who resigned as Maharashtra Home Minister in April this year. The notice has been issued in connection with a ₹ 100 crore money laundering case...

Hyderabad: Vice President, M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday said that serving in rural areas should be made mandatory before giving the first promotion to doctors in the government sector.Speaking at the 11th Annual Medical Teachers’ Day Awards function here,...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has the highest approval rating among leaders of 13 countries, the latest figures of Morning Consult's Global Leader Approval Rating Tracker show.According to data collected by Morning Consult Political Intelligence, Modi’s approval...

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday felicitated Olympic champion Mirabai Chanu here for bringing laurels to the country in weightlifting.The 27-year-old sportsperson, appointed as additional superintendent of police in her home state Manipur after the recent...

New Delhi: India logged 42,618 new COVID cases and 330 deaths in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday.The daily positivity rate of the infection rose to 2.5 per cent. The active caseload rose by...

New Delhi: For the second day in a row, India reported more than 45,000 cases as the country logged 45,352 new cases and 366 deaths due to Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said on...

New Delhi: After reports of a new variant emerged in Columbia and countries of South America, the Union Health Ministry has added seven new countries to the list from where the passengers will be required to undergo pre-arrival RT-PCR...

New Delhi: Former Rajya Sabha member and senior journalist Chandan Mitra passed away on Wednesday night. He was 65."Since it is already out there; Dad passed away late last night. He had been suffering for a while," tweeted his...