Kolkata/UNI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday began searching at the flats of TMC's youth leader Kuntal Ghosh, accused of money laundering in the job scam in West Bengal, a day after the CBI quizzed the politician at its Nizam Place office in the city, official sources confirmed.
Agartala/UNI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday directed the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Tripura to submit the inquiry report by Friday on the political violence recently perpetrated on opposition CPI-M and Congress allegedly by ruling BJP cadres.
Mumbai/UNI: The Bombay High Court on Friday granted interim bail to Videocon Group founder Venugopal Dhoot in the ICICI Bank-Videocon loan fraud case.
Mumbai/IBNS: Apart from his administrative commitments and politics, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also known for his fitness regime which is also visible in his government's pro-active plans to encourage people to remain fit.
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday stirred a row by calling upon her nephew, Trinamool Congress MP and national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on the stage of a state government programme in Alipurduar.
London/IBNS: In a defence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the British Parliament, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak distanced himself from the BBC documentary series, saying he "doesn't agree with the characterization" of his Indian counterpart.
New Delhi: India on Thursday reacted to a recent airstrike by Myanmar Air Force on a rebel group near its border in Mizoram in the Northeast, calling it a matter of concern.
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur Thursday met the wrestlers protesting in Delhi over sexual harassment allegations against the federation chief and coaches.
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Thursday said he only wishes that the opposition in the country will unite and this wish has nothing to do with his own aspirations.
India-based Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasrin, whose pictures on a hospital bed triggered reactions from netizens about her health, Thursday clarified that she was not ill but became a victim of a gross medical crime.
Kolkata: West Bengal's Tourism Minister Babul Supriyo on Thursday said there should be more activity for the public and the private sectors to work collectively that will attract more tourists to Bengal.
New Delhi/IBNS: In a first, the Supreme Court Thursday made reasons public on why the government has objected to the elevation of three senior advocates and its own response in the matter.
New Delhi/IBNS: India strongly condemned a BBC series on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the 2002 Gujarat riots on Thursday, calling it a "propaganda piece designed to push a discredited narrative" that shouldn't be "dignified" with a response.
Male: India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday paid a courtesy call on Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih.
Male: Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar departed on Thursday from Maafaru International Airport after concluding his two-day Official Visit to the Maldives.
New Delhi: The last two ‘Saroops’ of the Guru Granth Sahib arrived in India from Afghanistan recently, a country currently ruled by the Taliban.
Male: India on Wednesday handed over two Sea Ambulances to Maldives that were procured under the Indian Grant Assistance scheme.
Male: Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who is visiting Maldives, on Thursday inaugurated the Community Centre in Shaviyani Foakaidhoo.
Male: Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has joined Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih in the groundbreaking ceremony of the Hanimaadhoo International Airport Redevelopment Project.
New Delhi/UNI: Marking 33 years of exile, various Kashmiri organisations on Thursday organised a protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar here on Thursday as they demanded permanent settlement of displaced families in the Valley.
Moradabad (UP): Over a dozen burqa-clad students of Hindu College in Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad staged a sit-in protest outside the college's main gate on Wednesday after they were denied entry into college premises unless they removed their burqas on.
Delhi: Jailed former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar Thursday received 15 days interim bail to attend his daughter’s wedding, media reports said.
Amritsar: A day after 32 passengers missed budget carrier Scoot’s Amritsar-Singapore rescheduled flight, the company today apologised for the inconvenience caused, media reported.
Chennai/IBNS: Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi has filed a defamation case against now suspended DMK worker for his derogatory remarks over Ravi’s refusal to read some parts of a government-approved speech in the state assembly earlier this month, media reports said citing officials.
A lot of budding authors are coming to the fore in the Kashmir valley. The young are enthusiastically attracted to creative writing. This story also happens to be about a young and energetic teenager from North Kashmir, the 17-year-old Nazrana.
New Delhi/UNI: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday came out in open support of the wrestlers protesting against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) and its president, and demanded a probe into the matter.
Yadgir/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said if India has to develop, challenges related to water security should be addressed like border, coastal and internal security.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday opposed Union Minister Ajay Kumar Mishra's son Ashish Mishra's bail plea in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence, media reports said.
Srinagar/UNI: Srinagar and some other parts of Kashmir valley received light snowfall amid rise in minimum temperature but still remained below freezing point on Thursday.
Kolkata/UNI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Jagat Prakash Nadda arrived here on a two-day visit to boost up the outfit's organisation of West Bengal, a first of the leader's itinerary after being chosen to lead the saffron brigade in the 2024 General Elections.
