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KOLLAM: A sea trainee from Chandanathope in Kerala’s Kollam has been stranded in an Iranian cargo ship in mid-sea off the Sharjah coast for almost a month. His family is worried about his suffering. Akhimon M, 21, joined the Iran-based cargo ship Queen Star and traveled to the country on April 14 last year. After…

New Delhi: The Center on Monday approved hike in commission rates payable to Ariyas and Societies for procurement of wheat and paddy in Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan starting this Rabi Marketing Season (RMS), which begins this month. The increase has been made in view of the demands of the State Governments. The food ministry said…

Itanagar: Four people were killed and three others injured in a landslide after the protection wall of a building collapsed in Arunachal Pradesh’s capital city of Niti Vihar around 4 pm on Monday, Joken Ite reported. Officials said seven workers were buried under the rubble after a wall of the under-construction building collapsed. Rescue teams…

KOLKATA: Bengal opposition leader Suvendu Adhikari has signaled his intention to challenge TMC chief Mamata Banerjee in Bhavanipur, the chief minister’s home turf that has sent him to the assembly three times since 2011. On Monday, the BJP nominated her as its candidate from both Bhavanipur and Nandigram, where she defeated Banerjee by 1,956 votes…

New Delhi/Kolkata: A day after replacing the Bengal Chief Secretary and Principal Secretary (Home) with its own choice, the EC on Monday replaced the DGP and Kolkata Police Commissioner among others. Hours after announcing the schedule for Bengal’s assembly polls along with three other states and a UT, the poll panel late on Sunday removed…

New Delhi: A central government source on Monday dismissed as “baseless” a report claiming that India and Iran have discussed the release of three ships seized by New Delhi in return for ensuring safe passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz. The source also rejected claims that the ships were owned by Iran.“This report…

All restrictions imposed in Delhi-NCR under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) have been withdrawn following significant improvement in air quality, officials said on Monday.The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) said that due to favorable weather conditions, Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 119 on Monday. Delhi’s air pollution gets attention, but…

NEW DELHI: Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday raised the LPG crisis stemming from the West Asian conflict, questioning why the government, despite being aware of the regional tensions, did not plan ahead or make alternative arrangements to import LPG. “Why didn’t the government come up with alternative measures when…