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KOLKATA: In a significant political development All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) decided to abstain from casting vote for the Vice Presidential election to be held on August 6. AITC met at the official residence of party supremo and Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the afternoon. Party sources said that 85 per cent of the […]

NEW DELHI: Kota-based prestigious ALLEN Career Institute has launched a major talent search scholarship exam for students of classes 5 to 10. Based on candidates’ rank, the institute will provide scholarships worth Rs 250 crores and cash prizes up to Rs 1.25 crore. The examination will be conducted offline on October 9 and October 16, […]

NEW DELHI: In what turned out to be a historic election, Draupadi Murmu was declared the winner of the presidential poll securing 64 per cent votes. She is the first tribal to occupy the highest Constitutional post in the country. Congratulating President-elect Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, “India scripts history. At a time when […]

DEHRADUN: Kanwar Yatra has reached its peak in Uttarakhand as more than 28 lakh pilgrims have reached Haridwar for Gangajal since the Yatra began on July 14. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami who welcomed the devotees carrying Kanwar by washing their feet in Haridwar on Wednesday said, “Our government is committed to providing every facility […]

BYNDOOR: On Wednesday, a speeding ambulance collided with a toll booth near Byndoor in Karnataka, killing four persons, one of whom was a patient. Four people were critically injured as well in the accident which took place at NH 66 at Shiruru village. The ambulance was carrying a patient from Kundapura to Honnavara. The horrendous […]