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Approve maternity leave for third pregnancy: HC to TN govt

Chennai, Apr 29 (PTI) The Madras High Court has held that no discrimination could be shown by the government in approving maternity benefits,...

Bengal polls: Mithun casts vote, hopes for high voter turnout

Kolkata, Apr 29 (PTI) Actor and BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty cast his vote in East Kolkata's Belgachia on Wednesday and hoped for a...

No load shedding in Kerala, ‘overuse’ causing power disruptions: Minister Krishnankutty

Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 29 (PTI) Kerala Electricity Minister K Krishnankutty on Wednesday denied that there was any load shedding in the state, which is facing...

BJP leaders express confidence, say Bengal voters yearning for ‘Paribartan’

Kolkata, Apr 29 (PTI) Senior BJP leaders on Wednesday expressed satisfaction over what they described as strong voter enthusiasm across West Bengal, saying...

PM Modi inaugurates 594-km Ganga Expressway in UP

Hardoi/Lucknow, Apr 29 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated the 594-km-long Ganga Expressway, a mega infrastructure project connecting Meerut to Prayagraj.The PM...

Women’s safety top priority: Mother of R G Kar rape-murder victim

Kolkata, Apr 29 (PTI) BJP's Panihati candidate Ratna Debnath, also the mother of RG Kar rape-murder victim, cast her vote in Sodepur in...

Charas peddler-turned-MDMA kingpin, Salim Dola dodged justice for over 20 yrs. Now he’s back in the net

Dola, Dawood Ibrahim's close aide, was deported to India from Turkey on 28 April in a major win for Indian law enforcement.

Mamata alleges ‘outsider’ targeted TMC workers as Bengal votes in phase 2

She alleged her youth wing president was arrested, prompting her Chetla visit, and claimed CRPF entered a TMC councillor’s home at night and assaulted family members.

Mira Road stabbing: Accused asked guards directions to mosque, ‘forced to recite kalma’. What FIR says

CM Fadnavis has called for NIA to probe Monday’s stabbing of two security guards in Thane district, to probe if the accused has links with more radicalised persons.

UP: Fire breaks out in Ghaziabad high-rise; several residents rescued

Ghaziabad (UP), Apr 29 (PTI) A major fire broke out in a high-rise residential building in Indirapuram here on Wednesday morning, prompting a...

On Camera

Why India should launch a gold amnesty scheme to shore up national reserves

Instead of fighting the citizens' love for gold, the government could integrate it into the formal economy through a strategic buyback.

Lesson for India from the West: AI is hollowing out white-collar jobs & birthing a new middle-class elite

Post-2022 as AI has spread in developed economies, it is leading to another round of polarisation—the middle class jobs are being lost in offices rather than in factories.

Fourth S-400 sets sail for India, to arrive by mid-May; likely to be deployed along Pakistan border

The fifth S-400 air defence system is undergoing various stages of production trials, and will be delivered by November-December this year, it is learnt.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.