Kerala will count votes for its 140-member assembly on May 4, with the results expected to determine whether the CPM-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) can retain power for a third consecutive term or if the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) can reclaim the state after a decade in opposition. The election has also drawn attention…
Kolkata: The Enforcement Directorate has sent summons to state fire minister and Trinamool candidate from Bidhannagar, Sujit Bose, again on Saturday after he was questioned for nearly nine hours on Friday. He was asked to appear before the agency on May 6. Trinamool neta Rathin Ghosh was also asked to appear before the agency.Bose, who…
Navi Mumbai: Navi Mumbai-based athletes Aditya Pisal and Rudra Shinde were picked in Team India to represent the country at the ensuing Junior Asian Athletics Championship scheduled to be held in Hong Kong between May 28 and 31. The selection of the duo in the national squad came through their sterling performances at the just-held…
New Delhi: A man and his brother-in-law were killed, while two others sustained critical injuries, following a violent scuffle between two families in North Delhi’s Sarai Rohilla on Saturday. Police have arrested a woman and apprehended a minor in connection with the incident.According to police, a preliminary investigation suggests that the confrontation was triggered by…
Chennai: Four retired state govt employees have approached Madras high court seeking a direction to state govt to formulate and notify necessary rules to implement the Tamil Nadu Assured Pension Scheme (TAPS) announced in Jan. Admitting the plea on Friday, Justice P T Asha directed the govt to respond to the plea in eight weeks…
In a shocking incident in Muzaffarpur, a 45-year-old man with disabilities was fatally engulfed in flames within his home, allegedly at the hands of his own father and brother. Rajesh Kumar Rai was found tied to his cot, leaving him helpless as the fire consumed his hut while he slept. Patna: A 45-year-old disabled man…
Ranchi: With the first phase of Census 2027 underway in the state from Friday, chief minister Hemant Soren has written to President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and governor Santosh Gangwar seeking inclusion of ‘Sarna’ code in the religion column to help tribal communities retain their distinct identity.The second phase of Census is expected…
Garhwa: A fire broke out at MG Contractors Pvt Ltd’s road construction camp at Akalwani village in Garhwa district on Saturday night. All 65 workers sleeping in the three blocks of the staff quarters escaped safely, police said.Work is being carried out on a stretch of NH-39 from Khajuri village to Wyndhamganj.Rakesh Kumar, the cashier…
Photo credit: X/@CAC_CPRO NEW DELHI: An IAF Mi 17 V5 of Central Air Command (CAC) was deployed to rescue two stranded children, who were stuck on top of a water tank in Sidharth Nagar in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. This came as five children climbed a water tank to record a social media reel and the…
Das, a Special Branch inspector, became the Kalighat OC on April 25, four days before the Kolkata polls. KOLKATA: Kalighat PS OC Goutam Das, appointed by EC on Apr 25, was suspended on Saturday for his post with a now-deleted photograph of himself in uniform aiming an INSAS assault rifle following protests from the Trinamool…
