CBI weighing legal options to transfer Sheikh Shahjahan from Kolkata to Delhi

Kolkata (IANS) After getting the custody of Sheikh Shahjahan, the accused mastermind in the January 5 attack on ED and CAPF personnel at Sandeshkhali in West Bengal, the CBI sleuths are now mulling legal options on how to transfer the suspended Trinamool…

IAF's C-17 aircraft successfully airdrops indigenously built heavy platform

New Delhi (IANS) Indian Air Force (IAF) transport aircraft C-17 has airdropped an indigenously developed heavy platform that can carry a maximum load of over 22 tonnes.

An IAF official said that it was a major milestone on its path towards…

Opposition Tipra Motha Party to join BJP-led ministry in Tripura

Agartala (IANS) After hectic parlays for the past year and the signing of a tripartite agreement with the Centre and the Tripura government on March 2, the opposition Tipra Motha Party (TMP) will join the BJP-led coalition government in the state,…

Wave of protests by Sandeshkhali women will now spread to entire Bengal: PM Modi

Kolkata (IANS) The wave of the recent awakening of the women of Sandeshkhali, who have been protesting against sexual harassment and violence against them, will spread to the entire state, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday in Barasat,…

Number of farmers under PM's crop insurance scheme rises by 27 pc in 2023-24

New Delhi (IANS) There has been a 27 per cent increase in the number of farmers enrolled under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) so far during the current financial year (2023-24) taking the total number of farmers covered under the crop…

Modi Ka Parivar campaign: BJP shares video to connect with people

New Delhi (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), along with running 'Mein Hoon Modi Ka Parivar' social media campaign, has started to connect with the people of the country.

BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya on Wednesday shared over a…

PM Modi's rally in Bengal's Barasat, Sandeshkhali women to narrate woes

Kolkata (IANS) As Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to address the 'Nari Bandhan' (Women Empowerment) rally organised by West Bengal unit of BJP at Barasat in North 24 Parganas district on Wednesday, the women who protested in Sandeshkhali…

ED attaches Sheikh Shahjahan's properties worth Rs 12.78 crore

Kolkata (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) said on Tuesday that its has provisionally attached properties worth around Rs 13 crore belonging to now-suspended Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan, the accused mastermind behind the attack…

I will join BJP, says Abhijit Gangopadhyay after resigning as Calcutta HC judge

Kolkata (IANS) Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay of the Calcutta High Court, on Tuesday, announced that he will be joining BJP after forwarding his resignation letter to President Droupadi Murmu earlier in the day.

Citing the reasons behind his…

Indian Navy responds to suspected drone attack on Liberia-flagged MV

New Delhi (IANS) The Indian Navy has swiftly responded to a maritime incident in the Gulf of Aden.

A Liberia-flagged MV MSC Sky II transiting approximately 90 nautical mile south-east of Gulf of Aden was reported on fire due to drone or missile…