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Stalemate over two TMC MLAs' oath taking continues for second day

Baranagar MLA Sayantika Bandyopadhyay and Bhagabangola MLA Rayat Hossain Sarkar, who won in bypolls, refused to take oath in the Raj Bhavan

Govt, Oppn must together allay students' concerns: Rahul on NEET row

The NEET issue is the most important issue of the day, and the opposition parties have agreed that it should be taken up for discussion before anything else, said Rahul Gandhi

Criminal neglect behind shoddy infra: Cong on Delhi airport roof collapse

One person died and six were injured after a portion of the roof of the Delhi airport's Terminal-1 collapsed on cars, including taxis, amid heavy rain early on Friday

NEET row top 5 updates: NSUI protest, Parliament debate, CBI arrests

TMC and DMK demand the Centre to abolish the NEET exam and revert to the previous system of state medical entrance exams, while Congress asks to raise matter of exam irregularities in the Rajya Sabha

Amartya Sen's remark on 'Hindu Rashtra' has no relation with reality: BJP

The saffron party said the eminent economist should see things from a neutral point of view

Budget to see historic steps; major economic, social reforms: Prez Murmu

The pace of reforms will be accelerated in tune with the aspirations of people of India for rapid development, says Droupadi Murmu, President

Tamil Nadu govt to establish international airport in Hosur: CM MK Stalin

The presence of an airport will help the overall socio-economic development of the region, not just Hosur alone, chief minister MK Stalin added

AAP to hold nationwide protest on Jun 29 against CM Kejriwal's arrest

A meeting of senior AAP leaders at its headquarters here decided to take to the streets and expand the protests by the party over Kejriwal's arrest in the whole country, said a party statement

West Bengal sets target of bank loans worth Rs 1.53 trn for MSMEs in FY25

West Bengal is one of the leading states in terms of MSME units, with 21.5 per cent of the country's total such units located in the state

Never faced any political pressure from govt in 24 years as judge: CJI

CJI said judges in India are trained to decide disputes in a manner that allows for courts to decide on the basis of settled traditions based on constitutional scheme

Amid desk thumping, PM Modi introduces council of ministers in Rajya Sabha

The prime minister had introduced his council of ministers in Lok Sabha on Wednesday after the election of the Speaker

NEET-UG exam row: NSUI members barge into NTA office, demand its closure

National Students Union of India (NSUI) members barged inside the testing agency's office here in Okhla, raising slogans of 'shut down NTA'

AAP MPs boycott President's address to House over arrest of CM Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Kejriwal was on Wednesday arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the alleged excise policy scam being probed by it

Govt-scripted speech full of lies: Oppn leaders on Prez's address in House

They said there is an "undeclared emergency" in the country and the Constitution is being attacked under the Modi government

Travesty of traditions: Congress slams Speaker Birla's 'Emergency' remark

Congress leader K C Venugopal has written a letter to Om Birla condemning his remarks on the 1975 Emergency following Birla's re-election as Lok Sabha Speaker

Reforms in armed forces necessary to maintain supremacy during wars: Murmu

In an address to a joint sitting of Parliament, President Murmu said modernisation of the armed forces is essential for a strong India

DK Shivakumar mocks demand for 3 more deputy chief ministers in Karnataka

Currently, DK Shivakumar, a member of the Vokkaliga community, is only the Deputy Chief Minister in the Siddaramaiah-led government

Justice will be priority not punishment: Prez Murmu on new criminal laws

The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam 2023 will speed up the judicial process, said President Droupadi Murmu

Uddhav demands complete farm loan waiver, implementation before Maha polls

Addressing a press conference, he also termed the monsoon session of the state legislature that commenced on Thursday

Govt committed to fair investigation in paper leaks, says President Murmu

In her address to the joint sitting of Parliament, the President said the government is working towards major reforms in all aspects of exam process and the functioning of examination-related bodies