NEW DELHI: The West Bengal cabinet led by chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday decided to discontinue government assistance to groups based on religious categorisation from June, while also approving a new monthly financial assistance scheme for women and free bus travel in state-run buses.This development comes after CM Adhikari held a ‘Janata Darbar’ at…
KOLKATA: Ten cops and CAPF men were injured, three of them seriously, at the Park Circus seven-point crossing when stones and bricks were hurled at them during a protest against “the bulldozer action in Tiljala” on Sunday afternoon.Police said 21 persons were arrested and 25 detained. Flag marches and raids continued across Park Circus till…
MUMBAI: Former BMC corporators, daughter of a sitting Shiv Sena MP & a BJP party worker who lost the latest BMC polls have a wafer thin margin of seven votes are among the 79 who have challenged the civic election results off various corporator wards. BMC elections were held in January 2026.The former BMC Corporators…
NEW DELHI: Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has busted a pharmaceutical unit in Uttarakhand, which was allegedly being used by an international cartel to manufacture captagon, a powerful psychotropic drug said to be widely used by Islamic State (IS) fighters.In a separate operation, NCB has arrested a Myanmar-based drug kingpin from Delhi who was long wanted…
Chennai: Three police personnel, including an armed reserve inspector, have been suspended for accepting bribes from a history-sheeter lodged in Puzhal central prison and providing him with undue privileges during court escorts.The accused, identified as Vellai Kali, a rowdy from Madurai, was given special treatment by Inspector Marimuthu and constables Thirumurugan and Chelladurai while being…
Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani addresses during the ‘Bhoomi Pujan’ and inauguration of the Adani Akhand Jyoti Eye Care Hospital at Mastichak, in Saran on Sunday Patna: Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani on Sunday announced plans to invest Rs 50,000 crore to Rs 60,000 crore in Bihar over the next three to four years across…
NEW DELHI: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) president MK Stalin on Monday took a jibe at Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) leader Joseph Vijay, saying he became Tamil Nadu chief minister by “influencing children through Instagram.”Speaking at a wedding reception in Thanjavur, the DMK president said, “TVK leader Vijay became CM by influencing children through Instagram, without…
KOLKATA: More than 150 illegal stalls outside Howrah station were razed and close to 200 vendors evicted in a drive launched late on Saturday. A similar action at Sealdah station, which started on Friday night and continued on Saturday as well, saw the removal of around 300 hawkers.In Howrah, payloaders removed structures that encroached on…
MUMBAI: The Crime Intelligence Unit (CIU) of the Mumbai Crime Branch arrested two men from Borivali railway station for their alleged involvement in a bomb-hurling incident outside an Ashram in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district.The accused had allegedly fled West Bengal and travelled to Mumbai to evade arrest, according to news agency PTI.Mumbai Crime Branch said,…
NEW DELHI: India’s major cities continue to show alarming signs of mental health strain and socio-economic distress, according to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) 2024 data. The report highlights rising suicides, high crime rates, and growing emotional pressures across urban centres, with Delhi, Bengaluru, and Mumbai emerging as the most affected cities.Delhi recorded the…
