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Chennai: Superstar Rajinikanth will launch his long-anticipated political party in January, five months ahead of the Tamil Nadu Assembly polls next year. In a tweet on Thursday, Rajnikanth said he will announce the launch date on December…

Chandigarh: Former Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal returned his Padma Vibhusan award on Thursday, becoming the first to return his award in protest against the treatment of the protesting farmers by the Central government. He…

New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked HDFC Bank to temporarily stop all launches of its upcoming digital business-generating activities and sourcing of new credit card customers, the bank said on Thursday. The RBI directive…

Bhubaneswar: Mahashay Dharampal Gulati, the owner of MDH Masala, passed away following a cardiac arrest on Thursday morning. He was 98. Gulati was also popularly referred to as ‘MDH Dadaji’ because of the masala brand’s advertisements in…

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala is on high alert as cyclonic storm Burevi moved closer to its shores and is expected to cross here by Friday. The cyclonic storm is likely to affect seven districts for the next three days from Thursday. Apart…

Mumbai: Nine-year-old visually challenged female leopard found injured in the western ghats and rehabilitated at the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) here has now been adopted by a bureaucrat’s teenaged daughter. According to a report in…

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Centre to install CCTV cameras at the offices of Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI), the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and National Investigation Agency (NIA). The top court said…

New Delhi: Philips has filed a case in Delhi High Court seeking a ban on sale of certain Xiaomi mobile phones that violate the company’s patents. In its plea, Philips has asked for a halt on not only sales but also manufacturing,…

Bhubaneswar: Cyclonic Storm Burevi, which is likely to cross Sri Lanka coast near Trincomalee by Wednesday night as a cyclonic storm will not have any impact on Odisha, stated a release by the India Meteorological Department. The system…

New Delhi: India recorded 36,604 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours taking the country’s overall tally to 94,99,413 on Wednesday. With 501 more casualties, the coronavirus toll mounted to 1,38,122, according to the Ministry of Health…