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19,000 Teachers "Likely To Be Eligible": Bengal School Service Body

Press Trust of India | Thursday April 25, 2024, Kolkata

The West Bengal School Service Commission on Thursday claimed that it had provided the Calcutta High Court lists of around 5,300 appointees from the 2016 school recruitment panel whose appointments were suspect.

Tech Giants' Post-COVID Shift To Smaller Cities For Talent

Reuters | Thursday April 25, 2024, Madurai/Bengaluru

IT companies are now expanding into smaller cities, in part to tap on workers like Ramachandran, and to capitalise on cheaper land costs, rents and wages.

Hemant Soren's Wife Kalpana To Contest Bypoll From Gandey Assembly Seat

Press Trust of India | Thursday April 25, 2024, Ranchi

The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) on Thursday announced that Kalpana Soren, wife of jailed former chief minister Hemant Soren, will contest the bypoll from Gandey assembly seat.

PM Modi Speaks To Giorgia Meloni, Thanks Her For G7 Summit Invite

Press Trust of India | Thursday April 25, 2024, New Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday spoke to his counterpart in Italy Giorgia Meloni and thanked her for the invite to the G7 Summit in June.

Encounter Breaks Out Between Security Forces, Terrorists In J&K's Sopore

Press Trust of India | Thursday April 25, 2024, Srinagar

An encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district on Thursday, police said.

Foreigner Couple Alleges Sex Harassment At Kerala Festival

Press Trust of India | Thursday April 25, 2024, Thrissur

A foreign vlogger couple, known for their viral travel videos, has alleged that they faced sexual harassment at the iconic Thrissur Pooram in Kerala which concluded last week.

AAP MP Writes To PM, Claims Jailed Arvind Kejriwal Put Under Surveillance

Press Trust of India | Thursday April 25, 2024, New Delhi

AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh wrote letters to Prime Minister Modi and Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena, alleging Arvind Kejriwal lodged in the Tihar Jail was put under round-the-clock CCTV camera surveillance.

Accused In Pro-Khalistani Attack On Indian Mission In London Arrested

NDTV News Desk | Thursday April 25, 2024

In a big development in the investigation into last year's attack on the High Commission of India in London and the protests that followed, a key accused has been arrested by the National Investigation Agency.

Supreme Court Verdict Tomorrow On 100% EVM-VVPAT Verification

Edited by Debanish Achom | Thursday April 25, 2024, New Delhi

The Supreme Court will give its verdict tomorrow on petitions seeking 100 per cent verification of VVPATs with votes punched into electronic voting machines (EVMs), sources said.

DK Shivakumar Gets Court Relief In Poll Code Violation Case

Press Trust of India | Thursday April 25, 2024, Bengaluru

The Karnataka High Court has granted interim relief to Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, facing charges of model code violation during the campaign for the Lok Sabha elections.

Man Has No Control Over Wife's Property, Says Supreme Court

Press Trust of India | Thursday April 25, 2024, New Delhi

A husband has no control over his wife's 'streedhan' (woman's property) and while he may use it during the time of his distress, he has a moral obligation to return it to his wife, the Supreme Court has reiterated while directing a man to pay Rs 25 l

Delhi Mayor Polls Deferred, Civic Body Says No Presiding Officer Yet

Press Trust of India | Thursday April 25, 2024, New Delhi

Elections to the posts of mayor and deputy mayor of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi that were slated for April 26 were postponed on Thursday, with Lt Governor V K Saxena citing "unprecedented" circumstances where the chief minister is

Kerala Goes To Polls Tomorrow - Over 2.75 Crore Voters, 194 Contestants

Press Trust of India | Thursday April 25, 2024, Thiruvananthapuram

A total of 194 contestants in 20 Lok Sabha seats are vying for voters' support as Kerala goes to the polls on Friday, after over a month-long fierce campaign by the CPI(M)-led ruling LDF, Congress-headed UDF, and the BJP-led NDA.

Akhilesh Yadav Files Nomination Papers From Kannauj Lok Sabha Constituency

Press Trust of India | Thursday April 25, 2024, Kannauj

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav today filed his nomination papers from Kannauj Lok Sabha constituency.

Supreme Court Imposes Rs 5 Lakh Fine On Centre Over "Frivolous" Petition

Press Trust of India | Thursday April 25, 2024, New Delhi

The Supreme Court has imposed costs of Rs 5 lakh on the Centre for challenging a Meghalaya High Court order, holding it was "sheer abuse" of the process of law.