Infighting threatens to upset Cong calculations in K'taka ahead of LS polls

Bengaluru (IANS) At a time when the BJP and JD(S) have come together and the inauguration of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya is appealing to the emotions of Hindus, the Congress, which trounced the saffron party in the Assembly elections, is appearing vulnerable…

Widespread infighting erupts in TMC, plunging it into a crisis before LS polls

Kolkata (IANS) The huge eruption of infighting in the Trinamool Congress that had surfaced since the first day of the New Year and is still continuing has created a new crisis in the ruling party of West Bengal before the Lok Sabha polls this year.

Attack on ED officials: Lookout notice issued against Trinamool leader

Kolkata (IANS) Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday issued a lookout notice against Sheikh Shahjahan, the Trinamool Congress leader and the alleged mastermind behind attack on central agency officials in North 24 Parganas district.

The…

Rescued from different states, 26 girls again go missing from MP shelter home

Bhopal (IANS) At least 26 girls, who were living at an illegally-run shelter home in Madhya Pradesh’s capital city Bhopal, were reported missing. The girls were brought to Bhopal after being rescued from different states like Gujarat, Jharkhand and…

Sharpshooter of Lawrence Bishnoi-Kala Rana syndicate arrested in Delhi

New Delhi (IANS) A key member and sharpshooter of the Lawrence Bishnoi-Kala Rana syndicate, who was tasked with committing criminal activities in Delhi, was arrested from the city's Rohini area, a Special Cell official said on Saturday.

The…

Mastermind behind attack on ED team main source of funding legal expenses in Bengal fiscal scams: Sources

Kolkata (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has received definite clues that Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Sajahan, the principal mastermind behind the attack on an agency team while they were raiding his residence in North 24 Parganas district,…

We need to figure out battle of narratives ahead of elections & call them out: Jaishankar

Bengaluru (IANS) External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Friday emphasised the need to figure out the "battle of narratives that are being played out ahead of elections" and call them out.

“On the freedom of the press, we have been ranked…

Liberian-flagged vessel reports hijack, Indian Navy ship responds to SOS, commandos rescue crew

Mumbai (IANS) In a swift operation, the Indian Navy’s Marine Commandos have rescued all the 15 Indian crew aboard a Liberian-flagged cargo ship, barely within 20 hours after it reported a hijack off the northeastern coast of Africa, officials said…

Liberian cargo ship with Indian crew aboard hijacked in Arabian Sea, Indian Navy rushes help

Mumbai (IANS) A Liberian-flagged bulk carrier with around 15 Indian crew members, has been hijacked by around five-six armed hijackers in the Arabian Sea, as per a message received early on Friday, officials said here.

The hijacked ship, ‘MV…

Terror module busted in J&K's Budgam; 7 arrested

Srinagar (IANS) The police in Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam district have claimed to have busted a terror module by arresting seven terrorist associates in Beerwah, an official said on Thursday.

"The arrested individuals were involved in the…