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Three judges appointed to SC; top court to regain full working strength

Once they take oath, the apex court will regain its full working strength of 34 judges, including the chief justice of India for a brief period

Pawan Khera jabs Tharoor for surgical strikes comment, quotes from his book

Pawan Khera shared an excerpt from Shashi Tharoor's 2018 book, 'The Paradoxical Prime Minister: Narendra Modi and His India', to take a swipe at the latter's remarks on surgical strikes

'I challenge, go for elections tomorrow': Mamata hits back at PM Modi

Stating that her government stands for compassion, Banerjee accused the BJP of following divisive policies and alleged that the ruling party at the Centre incites riots

Clock ticking for MCD: 1.78 mn homes, 22 days left, zero declared dangerous

That means MCD will now need to inspect 81,000 houses every single day to meet its June 15 deadline to inspect the safety level of buildings during the upcoming monsoon season

PM Modi inaugurates Rs 1,200-crore new terminal of Patna airport

The new passenger terminal at the Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport in Patna was built at a cost of Rs 1,200 crore

NSO to launch first-ever National Household Travel Survey in July: Mospi

The survey will collect data on daily domestic travel patterns to help shape policies on infrastructure and transport, covering all of India except remote A&N villages

Uttar Pradesh govt to catalyse religious, spiritual tourism circuits

This comes in the backdrop of an estimated congregation of 660 million tourists and pilgrims during the 45-day Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj from January 13 to February 26

AgustaWestland Case: SC dismisses Christian Michel's Plea on bail condition

The Supreme Court upheld a Delhi High Court order requiring accused Christian Michel to provide a local residential address for his bail in the ₹3,600-crore AgustaWestland case

PM Modi slams Mamata govt, says Bengal suffering from 'selfish politics'

PM Modi criticised the Trinamool Congress TMC government for showing 'enmity towards poor, Dalits, Adivasis and women'

Delhi excise policy case: Arvind Kejriwal seeks NOC for passport renewal

Kejriwal's counsel told the court that his passport expired in 2018 and he has moved the application seeking its renewal for 10 year

Heavy rains to continue in Kerala due to low pressure in Bay of Bengal: IMD

The rains and strong winds as part of the monsoon season in the state continued to cause widespread damage with trees being uprooted, power disruptions due to electricity poles being dislodged

SC grants interim protection to former SIB chief in phone tapping case

A bench comprising Justices B V Nagarathna and Satish Chandra Sharma directed Rao to appear before the investigation officer, and said his passport be made available to him

IAF chief calls Operation Sindoor 'national victory': 'God was with us too'

IAF Chief Amar Preet Singh says Operation Sindoor gave India a clear idea of its future defence needs and strategies

CBI arrests 6, busts 2 illegal call centres for cheating Japanese citizens

The arrested were identified as Ashu Singh from Delhi, Kapil Ghakhar from Panipat, Rohit Maurya from Ayodhya, Shubham Jaiswal, Vivek Raj and Adarsh Kumar from Varanasi

Deep depression over Bay of Bengal to trigger heavy rain in Odisha: IMD

It is likely to continue to move northwards and cross West BengalBangladesh coasts between Sagar Island and Khepupara (Bangladesh) by afternoon, the weather office said

Veteran actor Rajesh passes away at age of 75, Rajinikanth mourns death

Rajesh, who acted in over 150 films in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu spanning five decades of an illustrious career, shot to fame for his role in 'Thaneer Thaneer' and 'Andha Ezhu Naatkal'

VP Dhankar urges farmers to explore agro products to increase income

Vice President Dhankar said farmers make a lot of effort in cultivating and harvesting crops, but beyond that their role is negligible

Let harmony prevail, communal hatred end in Mangaluru: CM Siddaramaiah

The Chief Minister on Thursday visited Congress MLC B K Hariprasad's residence where he had a discussion on the prevailing situation in Dakshina Kannada district

PM virtually inaugurates projects in Sikkim, unveils Atal statue

Among the major projects, PM Modi inaugurated a ₹750-crore, 500-bed district hospital in Namchi and a passenger ropeway in Gyalshing to boost connectivity and tourism

Shashi Tharoor slams 'zealots' after Congress leader's 'super BJP' taunt

Congress MP Shashi Thaoor clarifies his remarks on surgical strikes were about recent terror attack responses, not past wars, after party colleague Udit Raj's criticism