Krishnanagar (WB) Former West Bengal minister Ujjal Biswas was arrested on Tuesday night in connection with an alleged case of misappropriation of government tarpaulins, hours after he was heckled by protesters outside his residence in Nadia district over the controversy. Biswas, the former correctional department minister and a senior TMC leader, was arrested following an investigation…
Chennai: All eyes will be on the DMK and its eight MPs if the BJP-led NDA brings back, as is being speculated, the women’s reservation amendment and the linked delimitation bill in the wake of a weakening INDIA bloc and a potential split in the Trinamool Congress, helping the government in its legislative agendas. The…
Bhopal: Congress leader Meenakshi Natarajan on Tuesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of attempting to influence the Rajya Sabha election after her nomination from Madhya Pradesh was rejected over alleged discrepancies in her election affidavit. The controversy began after election authorities rejected Natarajan’s nomination, citing the alleged non-disclosure of information related to a case in…
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar may have more firefighting to do amid dissatisfaction among his colleagues over Cabinet portfolio allocations. The chief minister weathered the Ramalinga Reddy storm last week after the senior leader withdrew his resignation, but looks like more turbulence is headed his way. Minister Krishna Byre Gowda, who has been allocated…
Thiruvananthapuram: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued a summons to Veena Vijayan, daughter of former Kerala chief minister and current leader of opposition in Kerala Assembly, Pinarayi Vijayan, in connection with the CMRL-Exalogic financial transactions case. As per sources, the agency has directed Veena Vijayan to appear before its Kochi office on Friday for questioning….
New Delhi: The demolition of Udyog Bhawan, one of the prominent government office complexes in the Central Vista area, has commenced as part of the Centre’s ambitious redevelopment programme, an official has said. The dismantling of Udyog Bhawan, constructed in the late 1950s, follows the demolition of neighbouring Nirman Bhawan in May. Both structures were…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay will launch the Singappen Special Force on Tuesday evening aimed at providing enhanced protection to women and children in the state. This dedicated police unit will strengthen the government’s efforts in protecting women and children through monitoring and patrolling of public places, identifying vulnerable places, and taking…
Bhopal: The Congress is weighing a plan to shift its Madhya Pradesh MLAs to a Congress-ruled state, likely Karnataka or Telangana, amid fears of cross-voting after the BJP sprang a surprise by fielding a third candidate for the June 18 Rajya Sabha elections, sources said on Monday. The move is aimed at keeping the party’s legislators…
New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Monday said its post-result services portal was fully functional during the notified application period and more than 1.6 lakh candidates successfully submitted requests for over 3.8 lakh answer books. In a statement on X, the board said the application window for verification and re-evaluation was…
Manila: An offshore magnitude 7.8 earthquake rocked the southern Philippines Monday, leaving at least 12 people dead, injuring more than 200 others mostly in damaged buildings and sparking a 1-meter (3-foot) tsunami along nearby coasts, officials said. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said the threat of a tsunami had largely passed about five hours after the…
