Male: Highlighting the Maldives-India bond "nurtured by centuries of friendship, mutual respect, and a deep sense of kinship," President Mohamed Muizzu on Friday wished India on the occasion of its 75th Republic Day.

Mangaluru: The inauguration of the new college building for the Nursing College at Deralkatte, part of the 'Mangalore Group of Institutions' under the Ullal Charitable Trust, took place on Friday.

New Delhi: Reviving a 250-year-old tradition on the 75th Republic Day, President Droupadi Murmu and her French counterpart Emmanual Macron arrived on Kartavya Path in a traditional buggy, which made a comeback after 40 years.

New Delhi: Over 96 crore people, including 47 crore women, are eligible to cast vote in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, for which more than 12 lakh polling booths would be set up across India.

Siliguri (WB): West Bengal Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Friday said the party encountered difficulties in obtaining permission to organise certain public meetings during the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in the state, prompting a strong retort from the ruling TMC, which accused him of echoing BJP's rhetoric.

Dhaka: Former Pakistan skipper Shoaib Malik has vehemently refuted allegations of match-fixing in the Bangladesh Premier League and unsubstantiated claims that his contract with Fortune Barishal was terminated.

Rewa: As many as 58 children fell sick due to suspected food poisoning after having meal following the Republic Day function at a government school in Madhya Pradesh's Rewa district, an official said on Friday.

New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Friday apologised to Trinamool Congress' Derek O'Brien for calling him a "foreigner".