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Tightening its noose around Canada-based "designated individual terrorist" Gurpatwant Singh Pannu, the NIA confiscated a house and land of the self-styled general counsel of the outlawed Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) outfit in Punjab's Amritsar and the Union Territory of Chandigarh on Saturday, an official said.

A high-level committee to explore the feasibility of conducting simultaneous elections, headed by former president Ram Nath Kovind, held its first meeting here on Saturday and decided to invite political parties and the Law Commission to seek their views on holding synchronised polls in the country, a statement said.

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) supremo Sharad Pawar, who had raised eyebrows when he met embattled billionaire Gautam Adani amidst demands by Opposition parties for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into allegations levelled by US short seller Hindenburg, on Saturday visited the industrialist's office and residence in Ahmedabad.

Taking the issue of one nation one election forward, the high level committee headed by former President Ramnath Kovind held its first meeting on Saturday.

The Vice Chancellor of the Central University of Odisha, Prof Chakradhar Tripathi, spoke about the importance of language and education during the celebration of Hindi Diwas - 2023. He...

The Biju Janata Dal government has always focused on empowering women, according to BJD member Manas Ranjan Mangaraj. He spoke in the Rajya Sabha, endorsing the Women's Reservation Bill...

Pramila Mallik, a six-time MLA and senior Biju Janata Dal leader, has been elected as the Speaker of Odisha Assembly. She is the first woman to hold this position....