JD(U) national president and former CM Nitish Kumar at Bapu Tower in Patna on Saturday Patna: JD(U) national president and former CM Nitish Kumar on Saturday paid a surprise visit to Bapu Tower at Gardanibagh in Patna.During the visit, Nitish inspected the entire premises and viewed exhibitions portraying Mahatma Gandhi’s life, from his early years…
PM Modi hands over patrol vessel to Seychelles NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday handed over the Made-in-India Fast Patrol Vessel (FPV) PS LESPWAR to Seychelles, reaffirming India’s commitment to strengthening the island nation’s maritime security and deepening bilateral defence cooperation in the Indian Ocean region.The vessel was presented to Seychelles President Patrick…
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress on Saturday wrote to Kolkata Police seeking permission for its July 21 Martyrs’ Day programme at Esplanade, prompting the Ritabrata Banerjee camp to also claim that they too intend to hold their July 21 rally at the same venue.Speaking to reporters after a party meeting at Kalighat, TMC MP Mahua Moitra said:…
Both had petitioned the HC separately after the sessions court in Mumbai denied them bail on May 7 Mumbai: In one of the oldest pending cases investigated by the Enforcement Directorate, a magistrate’s court this week acquitted a 73-year-old South Mumbai businessman and two of his firms in three separate cases related to Rs 17…
New Delhi: A man was allegedly shot at during a Muharram procession over an old social media dispute in east Delhi‘s Old Seemapuri in the early hours of Friday. Two people, including a juvenile, have been apprehended. Police said there was no communal angle behind the attack.Irfan, a local, went to participate in the procession…
Chennai: Two persons were arrested on charges of abusing and assaulting police after a protest turned violent following a delay in shifting the body of a road accident victim to a govt hospital for post-mortem examination near Vadamadurai in Tiruvallur district.Police said Kalaiyarasan, 40, a daily-wage labourer from Periyar Nagar in Vadamadurai panchayat, died after…
Patna: Newly appointed Bihar advocate general Satya Darshi Sanjay on Saturday initiated the process for constituting a new panel of around 125 law officers, including additional advocate generals, govt advocates, govt pleaders and standing counsels, to represent the state in Patna high court.Sanjay held a meeting with the existing law officers, who later submitted letters…
Monsoon on the back foot: IMD warns of over 10% rainfall deficit NEW DELHI: Rainfall deficit of 43% as on Saturday will be reduced once the monsoon covers the entire country next month but the season, already affected by El Niño, may not get the climatic cushion of Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) to offset the…
Kolkata: CM Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday said “justice for Tamanna Khatun is our priority” and praised the swift police action that led to the arrest of 12 persons in the case in just three days.The class 4 student was killed in a crude bomb blast at Nadia’s Kaliganj during a Trinamool victory procession after its…
Mumbai: A police constable was verbally abused and threatened by a man when he went to break up a fight between two people in Jogeshwari East. Meghwadi Police registered an FIR and are looking for the accused.The incident occurred on June 26. Police personnel were on bandobast for Moharram near Idgah Maidan and Jhoola Maidan….
