Ranchi: Hot and dry weather conditions are likely to prevail in most parts of the state for the next few days, with chances of localised rain at isolated places in some pockets of the northeastern districts between April 16 and April 18, the Ranchi Met office said on Wednesday. According to the Met office, dry…
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Wednesday took cognisance of charges against businessman Robert Vadra in a money laundering case linked to the Shikohpur land deal in Gurgaon, directing him and eight other accused to appear on May 16, reports Koushiki Saha.ED’s prosecution complaint (equivalent to a chargesheet), filed in July 2025, characterised the deal…
Kolkata: Bengal has emerged as a leading state in financial inclusion, contributing nearly Rs 1,000 crore to the over Rs 10,000 crore total balance in financial inclusion accounts operated through BLS E-Services’ business correspondent network across India, the company said. BLS E-Services, the country’s largest business correspondent network, said the figure, as of Jan 31,…
Mumbai: Dongri police have arrested four persons, including a minor boy, for allegedly assaulting a religious leader, Maulana Khalid Ashraf, and his two sons with sticks and chairs on Sunday. The assault took place after a local boy hit the scooter of the Maulana’s son Moiz in Pala galli.Police have registered a case of attempt…
In a narrow lane of northeast Delhi’s Indira Vihar, the curtains of two houses facing each other on the first floor remained drawn on Wednesday. At the corner of the home, now turned into a crime scene, muskmelons that were brought in for the attacker lay as evidence. In a narrow lane of northeast Delhi’s…
Chennai: Railway Protection Force and police seized cash, gold and banned tobacco products during checks across city.At Chennai Central, RPF personnel detained a 27-year-old man from Odisha and seized 60 lakh in cash after he failed to produce valid documents on Wednesday. Santosh Ram, who arrived by the Howrah Mail, was handed over to the…
Biharsharif: Two weeks after the stampede at Sheetla Mata Temple near Madhra village in Nalanda district that left at least nine devotees dead and several injured, the district administration’s push for stricter crowd-control measures has begun to show results at major religious sites. However, gaps persist at smaller venues.Nalanda district magistrate Kundan Kumar said mandatory…
Ranchi: Jharkhand, which is grappling with elephant-human conflicts, is set to soon open its first elephant rescue and cure centre at the Dalma foothills. Spread on seven hectares of land near picturesque Dimna Lake, the facility is built at a cost of Rs 1 crore, and will be formally inaugurated soon, officials said on Wednesday….
Koderma: A Koderma court on Wednesday sentenced a 30-year-old man to 14 years of rigorous imprisonment for murdering his wife over dowry.Additional district and sessions judge III Rakesh Chandra also imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on the convict, Manjeet Saw, a resident of Rupandih under Domchanch police station limits. If the convict fails to…
Kolkata/Darjeeling: Union home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday made a slew of promises targeted at north Bengal on Wednesday, including the withdrawal of “false” cases against Gorkha representatives and the inclusion of the Rajbanshi language in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution, which recognises official languages in India.He said the Centre was already working on…
