Garhwa: The police on Friday said it has registered an FIR against 84 named and 400 unidentified persons in connection with the violent protests on NH-343 a day earlier. Notably, agitators had blocked the Garhwa-Ambikapur stretch of the NH-343 for over five hours to demand compensation for the families of two men from Mahuliya village,…
New Delhi: Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday said the constitutional amendment bill on delimitation is an attempt by BJP to change the electoral map of India in the guise of women’s reservation in legislatures because the governing party feared losing power.Calling it an anti-national act, he said there is…
Kolkata: Income-tax officials on Friday raided CM Mamata Banerjee‘s poll nomination proposer Miraj Shah (also the trustee of one of the state’s biggest private educational institutions), and Trinamool’s Rashbehari candidate Debashis Kumar, prompting the CM to call BJP “cowards and spineless” and ask why it is so scared. “Ballots, and not bullets, win polls,” she…
Mumbai: The Mumbai Police have demolished the residence and a gymnasium of alleged drug peddler Yaseen Qureshi alias Tasu (48) in Vikhroli and ordered his externment from city limits citing his continued involvement in narcotics trafficking and criminal activities.He is among the 50 criminals in the eastern region who have been externed from the city…
Sukesh Chandrasekhar and Jacqueline Fernandez NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Friday sought a response from Enforcement Directorate (ED) on a plea by actor Jacqueline Fernandez seeking to turn approver in a Rs 200-crore money laundering case involving alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar.Special judge Prashant Sharma issued the notice to the agency and listed the matter…
Villupuram: PMK founder S Ramadoss, 86, cast his postal ballot from his farmhouse on Friday, assisted by polling officers and a videographer. He told reporters he was hurt that neither Anbumani nor his family visited him during his recent hospitalization, saying, “They are merely waiting for my end to take full control.” He added, “I…
Patna’s Census 2027 self-enumeration phase has begun, with citizens able to submit data online until May 1, 2026. The house listing and housing census follows in May 2026. Extensive training for enumerators is underway, utilizing a mobile app for digital data collection. Over 14,000 personnel are involved in this crucial exercise for policy formulation. Patna:…
Hazaribag: The Hazaribag administration has initiated proceedings to reclaim a prime parcel of govt land in Dipugarha locality here and attach the palatial bungalow constructed on it by treasury scam accused Shambhu Kumar, officials said on Friday.Kumar, a constable and alleged mastermind of the Rs 28 crore scam constructed the house on ‘khas mahal’ land….
Dumka: Police have seized a truck carrying 8,640 pouches (180 ml) of illegal liquor near Dumka’s Mayurnath on Thursday evening. The truck driver and cleaner have managed to flee, police said on Friday. Officer-in-charge of Ramgarh police station, Manish Kumar, said that they received a tip-off that a consignment of illicit liquor was being smuggled…
New Delhi: Home minister Amit Shah on Friday stoutly defended the delimitation proposal, saying the existing freeze on the number of Lok Sabha seats since 1976 violated the constitutional principle of “one person, one vote, one value”, reports Kumar Rakesh. The number of electors in many seats had swelled so much that one MP could…
