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TMC General Secy Abhishek Banerjee NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Abhishek Banerjee Thursday criticised the BJP-led West Bengal government for restricting the government employee from making media statements, participating in media debates, “sharing government documents or leaking sensitive information” related to the administration.Calling the state governemnt’s circular an attempt to “enforce silence upon the…

NEW DELHI: Delhi high court on Thursday reserved orders on the interim relief sought by Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha in his plea alleging misuse of his personality rights through AI-generated deepfakes, morphed visuals and manipulated social media content.The matter was heard by Justice Subramonium Prasad, who orally observed during the hearing that the content…

NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Thursday allocated portfolios to the 23 newly inducted ministers in his Cabinet, including members from the Congress party.As part of the reshuffle, Vijay retained the Poverty Alleviation portfolio and reassigned the Women Welfare department, previously held by him, to newly inducted minister K Jegadeshwari.Congress leaders…

The 2026 Assam assembly election delivered a decisive victory for the Bharatiya Janata Party, which won 102 of the 126 seats, securing a third consecutive term in the state. The result ensured the continuation of the BJP-led government under chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.The Congress-led Asom Sonmilito Morcha suffered a major setback, finishing with 21…

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi concluded his five-nation tour of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway and Italy, during which he presented a range of culturally significant gifts to world leaders, highlighting India’s traditional crafts, agricultural diversity and musical heritage.PM Modi had gifted his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni with two handpicked…

Rahul Gandhi faces FIR over ‘traitors’ remark against PM Modi, Amit Shah (Image credit: ANI) Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha has filed a police complaint after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi allegedly referred to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah as “traitors” during a public event.The complaint was lodged by Bharatiya Janata Yuva…

NEW DELHI: India has stepped up Ebola surveillance and screening measures at airports after the World Health Organization declared the Ebola outbreak in parts of Africa a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern” (PHEIC), with health authorities issuing a fresh advisory for passengers arriving from or transiting through affected countries.The Directorate General of Health Services…

NEW DELHI: Amid the booming market for skin-enhancing and anti-ageing procedures, the Centre has said cosmetic products cannot be injected into the body or promoted as treatment, drawing a clear line between beauty products and medical interventions.In a public notice issued on May 18, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) said products supplied in…

NEW DELHI: Calling the cancellation of NEET-UG 2026 deeply distressing for lakhs of medical aspirants, the Faculty Association of AIIMS (FAIMS) has demanded compensation for affected students, a fast-track probe into the alleged paper leak and sweeping reforms in the country’s examination system.In a representation sent to the ministries of education and health and the…

You can experience happiness at three levels. One is the happiness in society, in the environment. How can you bring about happy situations? How would you feel in a place where everybody around you thinks only about himself or herself ? Would you like to be in such a group where there is no sharing,…