TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee and several other party leaders were detained on Tuesday night as they held a dharna at the Union Rural Development Ministry office here demanding a meeting with the minister and released around three hours later.
Four earthquakes, the strongest being of magnitude 6.2, jolted Nepal in quick succession on Tuesday with tremors reverberating through parts of north India, including Delhi-NCR, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis met Union Home Minister Amit Shah at his residence here on Tuesday night.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated Asian Games medal winners and described the gold-clinching run of Parul Chaudhary in the 5000m event as "awe-inspiring".
Logistics and delivery firm Dunzo plans to settle dues of former employees in next three months while it is regularising salary for its current employees, sources said.
Four earthquakes, the strongest being of magnitude 6.2, jolted Nepal in quick succession with tremors reverberating through parts of north India including Delhi-NCR, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said on Tuesday.
Health & Lifestyle
Satellite 'constellations' could hamper night sky observations, astronomers raise concerns
"Today is a black day for Indian democracy," TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee said as he and other party leaders were released by the police on Tuesday night, hours after being detained during a sit-in at the Union Rural Development Ministry office here.
Several people are feared trapped after a building collapsed in Satna town of Madhya Pradesh around Tuesday midnight, an official said.
Haryana has procured 8.06 lakh Metric Tonnes (MT) of paddy and 1.14 lakh MT of millet at its mandis in the ongoing Kharif Marketing Season.
Maharashtra Minister for Cultural Affairs Sudhir Munganitwar on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum in London for a 17th century ‘Tiger Claws’ weapon believed to have belonged to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj make a journey back to India for a historic exhibition.
Pakistan’s caretaker government has set November 1 as the deadline for thousands of illegal immigrants to leave the country or face deportation as the government intensified its crackdown against those involved in militancy and smuggling, Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti said on Tuesday.
The Supreme Court Tuesday denied bail to Ajmer Dargah cleric Saiyed Hussain Gauhar Chisti in a case lodged against him for allegedly provoking people to raise objectionable slogans against former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma.
The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday rejected a plea against its order directing the CBI to conduct a preliminary enquiry into the recent recruitment of staff in the UP legislature.
The form of openers and bowlers remained a concern as Pakistan was handed a 14-run loss by Australia on the concluding day of the World Cup warm-ups here on Tuesday.
The ICC on Tuesday named legendary Sachin Tendulkar as the 'Global Ambassador' for the men's Cricket World Cup 2023 beginning Thursday in Ahmedabad.
East
Soren distributes appointment letters to people selected for engineer, other posts
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Tuesday distributed appointment letters to candidates selected for various engineering and other posts.
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West
Commuters irked as platforms at Panvel suburban train station renumbered `without notice'
The Central Railway on Tuesday changed the numbering of suburban train platforms at Panvel station in neighbouring Raigad district which led to confusion among commuters for some time.
North
Rajasthan boy dies after swing rope knots around his neck
In a freak accident, a 10-year-old boy died after the rope of a swing knotted around his neck while he was playing in Rajasthan's Baran district on Tuesday, according to police.
South
Woman and child killed in road accident in Bengaluru
A 31-year-old woman and her two-year-old child were killed when the car in which they were travelling allegedly crashed into a truck coming in the opposite direction and caught fire on NICE Road here in the wee hours of Tuesday, Police said.
Bollywood Actor Rahul Bhat on Tuesday said he is scouting for locations in Kashmir for his next feature project, which will explore themes of love and peace.
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan and Rajinikanth are set to reunite on screen after 32 years for the Tamil cinema icon's 170th feature film.
Astronomers are raising concerns around groups of large satellites orbiting the Earth, which could disrupt their ability to observe stars in the night sky and perform radio astronomy.
People diagnosed with type 2 diabetes at the age of 30 could see their life expectancy fall by as much as 14 years, according to a study published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology.