Kolkata: The CBI has arrested another absconding accused in the murder case of BJP activist Avijit Sarkar, who was killed during post-election violence in Kolkata in 2021.Bishal Pal, also known as Gopal Das, a resident of Kankurgachhi, was arrested from Rabindranagar in Madhyamgram around 11.45 am on Tuesday. An officer said Pal had been absconding…
Police said over a dozen theft cases were registered since 2024 at Sahar and Airport police stations, but none was solved, and an insider role was suspected in the thefts. MUMBAI: Airport authorities and police have failed to find a solution to the rise in thefts of valuables, mobile phones and baggage belonging to passengers…
The recruitment post said the team is working on building “real tools for a real movement” and called for volunteers willing to contribute to the initiative. NEW DELHI: Technology lead of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), Rohan Deshpande, has invited volunteers to join the party’s technology team and work on its website.In a post shared…
Police said the couple had frequent disputes over Devaki’s interactions with male friends on Instagram. CHENNAI: A 24-year-old woman was murdered by her husband, who slit her throat on a road in Ambattur on Tuesday night after persuading her to return home following a marital dispute.Police arrested the accused, Chinna, 34, an autorickshaw driver from…
Transport minister Damodar Rawat at a function in Patna on Tuesday Patna: Bihar’s pink bus initiative has improved women’s sense of safety and confidence while travelling with 93% of surveyed women saying safety was the main reason they chose the service. An impact assessment covering Patna, Muzaffarpur and Gaya found that the buses received an…
As part of general party propaganda, the Congress spent Rs 92.5 crore on media advertisements (representative image) NEW DELHI: The Congress spent a total Rs 248.6 crore on its campaign for the recent assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry, even as its total receipts between the date of announcement and…
Govt officials collected water samples from the tanks for testing Kolkata: The water contamination crisis at Siddha Happyville in Rajarhat deepened on Tuesday with more residents, including a three-year-old child, reportedly falling ill and requiring hospitalisation, prompting some families to temporarily move out of the complex. Some appealed to the govt to intervene urgently as…
To mark the upcoming Independence Day celebrations, the company is also offering a free first ride for new users for a limited period. MUMBAI: Ride-hailing platform Uber has announced one of its biggest expansions in India, extending its services to 100 additional cities and taking its network to more than 220 cities nationwide.To mark the…
The PIC of flight AI 2379 has failed the confirmatory dope test and was found to have consumed marijuana, sources said. NEW DELHI: The pilot-in-command (PIC) of last Tuesday’s Phuket-Delhi Air India flight was allegedly under the influence of psychoactive substances during the flight, with sources saying he was at times sitting on the floor…
The searches were carried out in the early hours at eight locations in Tamil Nadu and five locations in Mizoram (Representative Image) CHENNAI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday conducted searches at 13 locations in Tamil Nadu and Mizoram in connection with the seizure of 6,016.87 kg of methamphetamine from a Myanmar-flagged vessel in…
