Calcutta HC orders NIA probe into violence in Shibpur during Ram Navami

Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday ordered an NIA investigation into the violence in Shibpur in Howrah district during Ram Navami celebrations. Hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari, a division bench presided by Acting Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam directed for the transfer of investigation to the National…

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Man who ‘sheltered Poonch terrorist detained

Poonch/Jammu: In a significant development in the Poonch ambush probe, a man detained by security forces has told them he “sheltered” the terrorists for two months and provided them support for the April 20 attack, sources claimed on Wednesday, as the operation to track down the ultras entered day six. Army Commander Lt Gen Upendra…

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Union Cabinet condole cops killed in IED attack

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday paid tribute to police personnel killed in an IED blast in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district, Union minister Anurag Thakur said. The Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, also passed a resolution condoling the death of former Punjab chief minister and Shiromani Akali Dal patriarch Parkash Singh Badal who…

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Delhi excise policy manipulated to favor monopoly of liquor trade: CBI tells HC

New Delhi: The CBI Wednesday told the Delhi High Court that the now-scrapped Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22 was manipulated to favour cartelisation and monopolisation in liquor trade in the national capital and former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia and businessman Vijay Nair were the main conspirators. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) made the contention…

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UP CM Yogi slams Cong over reservation in Karnataka

Mandya : In his first election rally in poll-bound Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday attacked the Congress over religion-based reservation saying that it was against the Constitution. He also claimed that no riots took place in Uttar Pradesh in the past six years due to the strong ”double engine government”. “Congress…

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