JD(U) state president Umesh Singh Kushwaha Patna: The NDA functionaries on Tuesday strongly countered RJD working president Tejashwi Prasad Yadav over his allegations of selective caste-based police encounters in Bihar, accusing the opposition party of shielding criminals and misleading people.BJP spokesperson Prem Ranjan Patel said maintaining law and order remained the govt’s top priority and…
PM Modi attends 3rd India-Nordic Summit NEW DELHI: Ministry of External Affairs shared the outcome of the 3rd India-Nordic Summit. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s participation in the summit resulted in eight key outcomes aimed at deepening India’s strategic, economic and technological engagement with Nordic countries, with a strong focus on green growth, innovation, defence and…
Kolkata: A writ petition has been filed in the Calcutta High Court challenging state govt’s appointment of Bengal CEO Manoj Agarwal as the chief secretary. The matter is scheduled to be mentioned before the bench of Justice Gaurang Kanth on Wednesday. Petitioner Anwar Hosen Molla argued that state govt issued the notification on May 11…
Ramdas Kokare, Deputy Commissioner of the Solid Waste Management Department, KDMC KALYAN: In a rare move, following sustained public pressure and political intervention, the state government has reappointed Ramdas Kokare as deputy municipal commissioner (solid waste management) in the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC). The move comes days after Kokare’s sudden transfer triggered outrage among residents…
Daily wage workers are enduring extreme heatwave conditions to maintain essential public infrastructure Amid the relentless heatwave sweeping across the region, daily wage workers continue to brave extreme temperatures to earn a livelihood and keep essential public infrastructure and informal economies running. From construction sites and expressway projects to scrap collection and roadside kitchens, their…
Chennai climbs to 29th rank with 92.34% pass rate CHENNAI: Chennai district ups its ranking from 34 in 2025 to 29 in 2026. Pass percentage wise, the district scored 92.34 — a jump from 90.73 last year. Assessing the performance of govt schools alone, the district secured 86.25% pass — a jump from 82.84 in…
Patna: A 17-year-old student, studying at a premier coaching centre in Old Bypass locality under Kankerbagh police station area, died after suddenly falling unconscious during classes on Tuesday morning.The deceased, identified as Lakshya Bhardwaj, was a resident of Madhepura district. He lived in Kankarbagh area while preparing for his Class XII and competitive exams.According to…
Pak: Mutilated body of missing youth found in Balochistan’s Kech Jamshedpur: The West Singhbhum police recovered the mutilated body of a 50-year-old woman from the forest area in Sonua police station limits on Tuesday.Not ruling out the possibility of witch-hunt killing, the police said that a post-mortem report will determine the cause of the death.Besides,…
VD Satheesan’s oath (Image/PTI) NEW DELHI: After the controversy over the sequencing of songs played during Tamil Nadu CM Vijay’s swearing-in ceremony, a fresh political row has erupted in Kerala following the recitation of the full version of ‘Vande Mataram’ during the oath-taking ceremony of the new UDF cabinet led by VD Satheesan. The CPM…
Kolkata: Police have arrested several Trinamool functionaries in the past 24 hours on charges ranging from extortion and post-poll violence to running illicit rackets.Tension flared in Canning after TMC youth president Aritra Bose was arrested for allegedly shooting a BJP worker on counting day. Angry women armed with brooms and shoes surrounded the police station…
