West Bengal: Trinamool MP Kalyan Banerjee was on Tuesday engaged in a war of words with treasury bench members in Lok Sabha over the stoppage of MNREGA funds for West Bengal. During the Question Hour, Banerjee said the benefits of the MNREGA scheme are not being passed on to West Bengal. “The constant stand by…
Guwahati: Four infiltrators from Bangladesh have been nabbed and deported to the neighbouring country, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. They have been identified as Abdul Kabir, Bodhiur Rahman, Md Tayub and Abdul Kalam. In a post on X after Monday midnight, the CM said, “4 illegal infiltrators held and deported… Continuing with their…
Chandigarh: Punjab police on Monday said it has arrested an Indian-origin transnational drug lord, wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in connection with one of the largest narcotics seizures in the US, in Ludhiana. Shehnaz Singh, also known as Shawn Bhinder, had been operating under the guise of a transportation business in Canada…
Chennai: Hitting out at Dharmendra Pradhan for his criticism of the ruling DMK, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Monday strongly hit out at the Union Education Minister, alleging he spoke with “arrogance” considering himself a king and asked him to control his tongue. The CM’s remarks came in the wake of the…
Mhow/Indore: Thirteen persons have been arrested in connection with clashes in Madhya Pradesh’s Mhow town after stone pelting at a rally celebrating the Indian cricket team’s victory in the ICC Champions Trophy final, officials said on Monday. Four persons suffered injuries in the incident which took place late Sunday night, Indore Collector Ashish Singh told…
New Delhi: Lok Sabha proceedings were on Monday adjourned for about 30 minutes after DMK members protested over Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s remarks that the Tamil Nadu government was “dishonest” on the issue of implementing the PM Schools for Rising India (PM SHRI) scheme. Replying to a question on the PM SHRI scheme, Pradhan…
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has said everyone feels Mughal king Aurangzeb’s tomb in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar should be removed, but it has to be done under the purview of law as the previous Congress regime put the site under ASI’s protection. Fadnavis was speaking at an event here on Saturday night. BJP’s Satara MP…
Raipur: The Enforcement Directorate on Monday raided the premises of former Chhattisgarh chief minister and Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel as part of a probe against his son in an alleged liquor scam linked to a money laundering case, official sources said. The premises of Bhupesh Baghel’s son — Chaitanya Baghel — in Bhillai and some…
Guwahati: Twelve militants have been arrested from various parts of Manipur since Friday in a major breakthrough since the imposition of President’s rule in the strife-scarred state on Feb 13. Those arrested include suspected cadres of Kuki National Army (KNA) and proscribed outfit Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP-PWG group), Manipur police said on X, adding a…
Mhow/Indore: Clashes broke out in the Mhow town of Madhya Pradesh’s Indore district on Sunday after a rally celebrating the Indian cricket team’s ICC Champions Trophy final victory was allegedly pelted with stones, locals said. Mhow is located about 25 kilometres from the Indore district headquarters. Indore collector Ashish Singh, when asked, said the situation…
