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Air India crash anniversary: Families seek nod to hold candlelight vigil

Around 150 relatives plan a candlelight tribute on June 12 at Meghani Nagar, where the London-bound AI171 crashed shortly after take-off last year

CBSE uses same OSM platform for Class 12 rechecks; results by end-June

The board is continuing to use Coempt's on-screen marking platform for re-evaluation while keeping examination data and records under its own control

Swapan Dasgupta gets Bengal finance portfolio, Tapas Roy takes industries

Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari allocates key portfolios; retains home department while assigning education, health and agriculture ministries to senior BJP leaders

43% of buyers may defer vehicle purchases over E20, E30 concerns: Survey

Survey of over 28,000 prospective buyers finds fuel-policy uncertainty influencing purchase decisions, with EVs and hybrids emerging as preferred alternatives to petrol vehicles

India's all-weather route to Ladakh: Here's why Zojila Tunnel matters

The tunnel is designed to reduce the time required to cross the Zojila Pass from around three hours to about 20 minutes

Another jolt to TMC as party MP Sushmita Dev resigns from Rajya Sabha

She is the second MP of the TMC to resign this week. Earlier, Sukhendu Sekhar Ray had tendered his resignation from the party as well as the Rajya Sabha

Can naturalised US citizens lose citizenship? Neeraj Sharma case explains

The US Justice Department's action against Indian-origin CEO Neeraj Sharma has renewed attention on denaturalisation and the circumstances under which citizenship can be revoked

West Bengal govt distributes portfolios among newly sworn ministers

The portfolios were distributed among 13 Cabinet ministers and 22 ministers of state, including three with independent charge

Two factions, two directions: TMC split exposes ideological divide

Rebel TMC MLAs oppose BJP in Bengal, while breakaway MPs back NDA at Centre

HC seeks Delhi Police stand on bail plea by Tahir Hussain in riots case

The violence erupted during the protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), 2019, and the National Register of Citizens (NRC)

Death toll in Vizag Steel Plant blast rises to 9 as injured worker succumbs

A sudden severe explosion in Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd (Vizag Steel Plant) in Vizag killed eight workers and injured six more on June 8, followed by another worker succumbing to severe burn injuries

'Natarajan's RS nomination wrongly rejected': Top Congress leaders meet EC

Delegation of top leaders, including Venugopal, Randeep Surjewala, Jairam Ramesh, Abhishek Singhvi, along with Meenakshi Natarajan, met the commission and demanded that the decision should be reversed

Union Cabinet applauds PM Modi on becoming longest serving prime minister

The Union Cabinet members also gave the prime minister a standing ovation

President Murmu congratulates Modi on becoming India's longest serving PM

Modi has become the longest continuously serving elected prime minister of India after surpassing the previous record of 4,398 uninterrupted days held by first PM Jawaharlal Nehru

'Self-proclaimed milestone': Cong slams PM as he surpasses 'Nehru record'

The opposition party's attack came as Modi became India's longest continuously serving elected prime minister

Delhi hotel fire: Accountant, owner reveal details; licensing under scanner

The disclosure has prompted investigators to examine how the licence was obtained in the name of an employee despite Bajaj allegedly being the owner of the building and the establishment

Congress protests nomination rejection as EC agrees to hear Natarajan plea

Congress leaders staged a protest outside the Election Commission office after Meenakshi Natarajan's nomination was rejected, with the poll body agreeing to meet a party delegation

Delhi may get relief from heatwave, IMD issues orange alert for June 11

After strong winds and a spell of rain lashed parts of the capital on Tuesday evening, the IMD has issued an orange alert for thunderstorms and squalls starting today evening

No demolition of existing colonies in O-Zone area, assures Delhi CM

There are approximately 91 unauthorised colonies and a dozen old villages located in the O-Zone area, with a population of around 1.5 million people

Saket building collapse: Two builders who fled to Dehradun, Manali arrested

The accused, Avneesh Gupta and Manish Khatri, were arrested from Vasant Kunj after an extensive search operation