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The Kremlin said that the Indian PM informed Putin about his recent visit to Kyiv, emphasising his interest in contributing to a possible political and diplomatic settlement of the situation around Ukraine.

The BJP leadership in West Bengal are also claiming that they are providing moral support to the protest -- apparently called by the student community of the state -- and that their supporters are not directly involved in the rally.

Chaotic scenes were being witnessed in some parts of Howrah district and Kolkata as thousands of agitators took to the streets as part of the 'Nabanna Abhijan' (March to Bengal Secretariat) on Tuesday protesting the ghastly rape and murder of a junior doctor at the R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital earlier this month. 

In a big relief to BRS leader K. Kavitha, the Supreme Court on Tuesday granted her bail in connection with the corruption and money laundering cases linked to the alleged Delhi liquor policy scam.

Four student activists associated with the 'Nabanna Abhijan' (March to Bengal Secretariat) have gone missing, the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the state Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari claimed on Tuesday.

The fishermen were arrested for allegedly crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL). The arrested fishermen were taken to the Mannar Naval camp in Sri Lanka along with their mechanised fishing boat.

The West Bengal Police, on Tuesday, arrested one person in connection with the rape threat against the minor daughter of Trinamool Congress’ general secretary and party Lok Sabha member Abhishek Banerjee.

The Indian economy is expected to grow at 7.1 per cent in the first quarter (April-June) of the current financial year with the farm sector posting a robust performance, according to a report by SBI Research.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday unveiled the names of its 40 star campaigners who will hit the ground running for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, scheduled for next month. 

The Vijayan government has been facing flak since the long-delayed report came out and the situation was exacerbated when two leading film personalities had to step down from their posts when two different women actors came forward to accuse them of sexual harassment.

India and Singapore explored enhanced cooperation in digital, skill development, sustainability, healthcare, connectivity and advanced manufacturing areas during the 2nd India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable (ISMR) held in Singapore on Monday.

Two teams of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) started interrogating separately the former principal of the state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, Sandip Ghosh, and the demonstrator of the hospital's forensic medicine department, Debasish Som, since Monday morning.

State-run Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) on Monday said it has received a Rs 11,000 crore order from Adani Power and its subsidiary Mahan Energen Ltd (MEL) to set up three “supercritical thermal power projects”.

Pearls Group's founder Nirmal Singh Bhangoo, arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in a massive Rs 45,000 crore ponzi scam impacting more than five crore investors, has passed away at a hospital here, according to multiple reports.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is expanding its ambit of investigation in the financial irregularities at state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata by including names of three business entities in the first information report (FIR) filed in the matter.

Congress has rushed its senior leaders to Srinagar to discuss seat-sharing arrangements with the National Conference (NC) as a consensus on the issue has eluded the two parties so far.

An Indian astronaut from the ‘Gaganyaan’ mission is set to join the International Space Station (ISS), marking a significant milestone in the Indo-US space collaboration, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh, said on Sunday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said on his monthly radio broadcast 'Mann Ki Baat' that the country can never forget the Chandrayaan-3 achievement and the scientific developments are happening because of the collective efforts of the people.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday conducted simultaneous raid and search operations at four places, including the residence of Dr Sandip Ghosh, the former principal of R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital in connection with the financial irregularities.

Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal would explore strategies to bolster bilateral trade and investment during the second India Singapore Ministerial Roundtable (ISMR), that is scheduled to be held in Singapore on Monday.

Union Minister Jitendra Singh has praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his decisive leadership in restoring peace and normalcy in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), noting that the "historic decision of abrogation of Article 370 brought citizenship rights to a vast population in J&K who were deprived of it for the last seven decades".

The Kolkata Police have extended prohibitory orders near the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital for an additional week, until August 31, an official said.

NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore, who flew to the International Space Station (ISS) in June this year on board Boeing's faulty Starliner capsule, will return to Earth early next year, the space agency said in a release on Saturday.

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday approved the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) for government employees, which will provide an assured minimum pension and a family pension.

The India Meteorological Department in a weather bulletin issued on Saturday has forecast widespread rain in the southern and western states during the next 7 days while Delhi and the Northwest states are also headed for a wet spell.