Kolkata- A total of 18 persons, including an All India Secular Front (AISF) candidate from the Mothabari Assembly constituency in minority-dominated Malda district of West Bengal, Maulana Shahjan Ali, have been arrested till Thursday afternoon in connection with the harassment of seven judicial adjudication officers at Kaliachak in the same district on Wednesday night. All…
Latehar – Two days after the country was declared free of Naxals (Maoists), security forces achieved a significant breakthrough in Jharkhand’s Latehar. Surendra Lohra alias ‘Tiger’, a sub-zonal commander of the banned Maoist outfit Jharkhand Janmukti Parishad (JJP), surrendered before the police in the district on Thursday, officials said.Lohra, who carried a bounty of Rs…
New Delhi- The Rajya Sabha witnessed sharp exchanges on Thursday as the government pushed key legislative business, triggering strong criticism from the Congress party that the ruling dispensation was prioritising political mileage over due parliamentary process ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections. As the Upper House prepared to take up the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment)…
New Delhi- India holds rare earth oxide resources of approximately 8.52 million tonnes, but remains dependent on imports for rare earth magnets and related products due to low-grade domestic deposits, regulatory constraints and a limited processing industry, the Parliament was informed on Thursday. In a written reply in Rajya Sabha, Union Minister of State for…
New Delhi- The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday named its lawmaker from Punjab, Ashok Mittal, as the party’s new deputy leader in the Rajya Sabha. This effectively paves the way for the axing of party MP Rahul Chadha as its current Deputy Leader in the Upper House and his replacement with a new face…
New Delhi- Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani on Thursday visited the magnificent Ram Temple in Ayodhya, along with his family. The prominent industrialist, delighted to visit the birthplace of Lord Ram after the temple’s inauguration in 2024, offered prayers to Ram Lalla and sought blessings. Adani’s visit to the Ram Mandir coincides with the Hanuman…
Bagalkot – The bye-election to the Bagalkot Assembly constituency has turned into a high-stakes political contest, with both the ruling Congress and the BJP mounting aggressive campaigns to secure victory. The seat fell vacant following the death of senior Congress MLA, H.Y. Meti, a close associate of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. The Congress has fielded his…
Bhopal- A special CBI court in Bhopal has convicted two persons, including a former bank official, and sentenced them to seven years of rigorous imprisonment each in connection with a bank fraud case involving Rs 27 lakh, officials said on Thursday. The convicted persons are Piyush Chaturvedi, then Senior Branch Manager of Bank of India’s…
Kolkata- At least 14 people were arrested for assaulting police personnel during a dispute concerning road construction in Suri, located in the Birbhum district of West Bengal, officials said on Thursday. The incident took place late Wednesday night when a road was being constructed in Kankuria village in Suri.According to the police, there was already…
Davanagere- Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday targeted the BJP, accusing it of consistently opposing welfare measures aimed at the poor. “The BJP has opposed guarantee schemes because they are meant for the poor. They have always opposed programmes that benefit the poor,” he said, adding that the government has spent Rs 1.31 lakh crore…
