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Doctor rape-murder: BJP's 12-hour shutdown partially affects life in Bengal

Rail and road blockades at several places in the state since the early morning affected public transport services, inconveniencing people

Decide plea on exclusion of penalty for unnatural sex in BNS: HC to Centre

The court disposed of the petition and granted liberty to the petitioner to approach the court for revival of plea in case there is a delay on the government's part to decide his representation

Gujarat floods: Kharge, Rahul urge govt to provide all possible assistance

Gandhi said the flood situation in Gujarat is getting more severe day by day

B'desh wants cordial ties with India, but doesn't want interference: JeI

The Jamaat-e-Islami suggested that it would have been better if former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, after resigning due to unrest, had not fled to India

Hema Committee report: Opposition slams govt's inaction, asks 5 questions

The opposition leader accused the government of silence and evasion over the Hema Committee report, which revealed a series of crimes in the film industry

Lok Sabha election results gave India chance to breathe: Manish Tewari

Tewari said he believes India requires a second wave of democratic reforms whereby structures which really underpin the democratic edifice of India need to be more participatory

Champai Soren under own govt 'surveillance' for 5 months: Himanta Sarma

Two sub-inspectors (SIs) of Special Branch of Jharkhand Police were nabbed by Soren's people in a Delhi hotel while they were keeping watch on the ex-chief minister, Sarma said

Bengal failed to implement schemes to deal with crimes against women: WCD

It is ironic that it is the only state in the country that has a woman chief minister and still the situation of women in the state is deteriorating, Women and Child Development minister Devi told PTI

Committed to double-digit growth in FY25, exploring opportunities: Emami

Emami's focus will be to grow revenues with robust margins, generating adequate cash flows to reinvest in the business and strengthening sustainability, he said while addressing the AGM of the company

Sebi bans Rana Sugars' promoters from mkt for 2 yrs; imposes Rs 63 cr fine

Individually, Sebi imposed penalties in the range of Rs 3 crore to 7 crore on Rana Sugars, its promoters, and other related entities

Pure communal venom: Sibal slams Assam CM for his remark on Muslims

Reacting to the remarks, Sibal said on X, "Himanta (Assam CM): 'Will take sides. Will not let Miya Muslims take over all of Assam'. My take: Pure communal venom. Actionable. Silence not an answer."

Ahmedabad-based Aeron Composite raises Rs 15.17 crore from anchor investors

The Ahmedabad-based company has allotted 1,214,000 equity shares to as many as 10 fund schemes at Rs 125 per share, the upper end of its IPO price band, Aeron Composite said in a statement

Derek O'Brien writes to Nadda, expressing concern over delay in parl panels

He said the Trinamool Congress submitted its nominations on July 12

16,755 e-challans worth Rs 9.49 cr issued via e-detection system in Bihar

The Bihar government has recently sanctioned 10,332 posts, including 4,215 for highway patrolling, for effective enforcement of traffic rules in the state, he said

PMJDY integrates poor into economic mainstream, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman

The Jan Dhan Yojana, which was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Independence Day address in 2014, was launched on August 28 of the same year

Rupee falls 2 paise to 83.95 against US dollar in early trade today

At the interbank foreign exchange market, the local unit opened at 83.94, then lost further ground and touched 83.95, registering a loss of 2 paise from its previous close

19.3% drop in particulate pollution in 2022 adds 51 days to life expectancy

PM2.5 concentrations in India in 2022 were around 9 micrograms per cubic metre, 19.3 per cent lower than 2021

Cong leader Abhishek Singhvi elected unopposed to RS from Telangana

Singhvi had filed his nomination here on August 19

Will win war against terror by fighting together, says top Israeli official

Referring to the terror attack by Hamas on Israel in October 2023, Blitshtein said the country is in difficult times but shall overcome it

Will ensure Test cricket remains priority, says ICC Chairman Jay Shah

The 35-year-old Shah, who has been the BCCI secretary since 2019, will take over from the 62-year-old incumbent Greg Barclay on December 1 as the youngest ICC Chairman