Rampurhat: Former Deputy Speaker of the West Bengal Assembly and former Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Ashis Banerjee was found hanging at a TMC party office in Birbhum district on Sunday morning, police sources said. Banerjee’s body was discovered at the party office located near his residence in Rampurhat. A purported suicide note was also recovered Read More…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday expressed his gratitude to world leaders for their warm wishes on India’s 80th Independence Day and said he deeply appreciated the congratulatory messages received from across the globe. Responding to Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay on X, Modi thanked him for his greetings and highlighted the special Read More…
Ranchi: Students protesting alleged irregularities in Jharkhand recruitment examinations took out a ‘Tiranga Yatra’ in Ranchi on Saturday to mark the country’s 80th Independence Day and announced plans to gherao Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s residence on August 20, demanding his resignation. The protesters also announced that they would burn effigies of Chief Minister Hemant Soren Read More…
Paris: World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen retained his Esports World Cup chess title for the second consecutive year after defeating Belarusian Grandmaster Denis Lazavik in a one-sided final here on Saturday. Representing Team Liquid, Carlsen delivered an unbeaten campaign throughout the tournament. The 35-year-old Norwegian entered the competition with a clear objective of defending his Read More…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has reiterated that a person alleging non-registration of an FIR or improper investigation should ordinarily first pursue the remedies available under the statutory criminal procedure framework rather than directly approaching the High Court under Article 226 of the Constitution or invoking its inherent powers. The observation was made in Sujal Read More…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat in New Delhi on the occasion of Independence Day. Paying tribute to the Father of the Nation, Modi said the country would always draw inspiration from Gandhi’s vision and work. “We will always continue to draw inspiration from his vision Read More…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday extended his warm greetings to the nation on the occasion of Independence Day, recalling the courage, sacrifice and dedication of the freedom fighters who fought for the country’s independence. In a message, Modi said Independence Day is a reminder of the extraordinary courage and tireless struggle of Read More…
Bengaluru: Bengaluru Police have arrested a 25-year-old man from West Bengal for allegedly conspiring with a member of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to join the outfit and plan retaliatory attacks against the Pakistan Army and India, police said. The accused, identified as Asaful Mallik, son of Abed Mallik, was arrested from the Bommasandra Industrial Area Read More…
Bhubaneswar: Fresh floods triggered by two days of heavy rainfall have affected at least six districts in Odisha, prompting authorities to move more than 41,000 people to safer locations, officials said on Friday. According to an official statement, floodwater has affected 429 villages across 52 blocks in Balasore, Mayurbhanj, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Sundargarh and Keonjhar districts. Read More…
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Friday announced that girls in the state will be brought under the Centre’s ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ scheme. Adhikari claimed that the scheme had not been implemented by the previous TMC government in the state. Launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2015, Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Read More…