ED officials enter Shahjahan’s Sandeshkhali residence, marathon raid on

Kolkata (IANS) Exactly 19 days after the attack on ED and CAPF officials at Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, the central agency sleuths on Wednesday entered the residence of absconding Trinamool Congress leader and mastermind…

Myanmar military aircraft overshoots runway in Mizoram, 8 crew injured

Aizawl (IANS) At least eight crew members of a Myanmar Air Force aircraft were injured after the plane skidded off the Lengpui airport in Mizoram capital Aizawl on Tuesday, officials said.

The Myanmar Air Force fixed wing transport aircraft…

Feel sad when CPI-M controls agenda of INDIA bloc meetings: Mamata Banerjee

Kolkata (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said that she "feels sad" to see the CPI-M, controlling the agenda of opposition INDIA bloc.

"The name INDIA. was my brain child. But I feel said when I see that CPI-M is being…

Tejashwi Yadav unconditionally withdraws remarks on Gujaratis, files affidavit in SC

New Delhi (IANS) Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav has filed an affidavit before the Supreme Court unconditionally withdrawing his "only Gujaratis can be thugs" remark.

On Monday, a bench, headed by Justice Abhay S. Oka asked counsel…

Afghan plane crash: Not an Indian scheduled aircraft or charter, says govt

New Delhi (IANS) The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) on Sunday said that the unfortunate plane crash that occurred in Afghanistan is neither an Indian Scheduled Aircraft nor a Non Scheduled (NSOP)/Charter aircraft.

“As per available information,…

Biren Singh not happy with role of Central forces in handling Manipur crisis

Imphal (IANS) Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on Sunday expressed dissatisfaction over the manner in which the Central forces have been dealing with the current crisis in the northeastern state impacted by ethnic violence that first broke out…

Simultaneous polls: Rs 10,000 cr required for new EVMs after every 15 yrs, says EC

New Delhi (IANS) If Lok Sabha and assembly elections are held simultaneously, the Election Commission (EC) will need around Rs 10,000 crore after every 15 years to buy new Electronic Voting Machines, the poll body said.

The EC has informed…

Moral policing: Interfaith couple beaten up by vigilantes in K'taka, 7 arrested

Haveri (Karnataka) (IANS) In yet another incident of moral policing, an interfaith couple was beaten up by a group of nine people in Karnataka's Haveri district, police said on Saturday.

According to the police, the incident took place…

Centre to restrict free movement at Myanmar border: Shah

Guwahati (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday announced that the central government will stop people's free movement at the Myanmar border and safeguard it in the same manner as Bangladesh.

Speaking during the first batch…

Bengal ration case: Rs 1,000 crore converted into foreign currency by arrested Trinamool leader, ED tells court

Kolkata(IANS) A massive amount of Rs 1,000 crore, related to the alleged West Bengal ration scam, was converted into foreign currency through a foreign exchange dealing corporate entity linked to arrested Trinamool Congress leader Shankar Adhya, the…