Bank employees to strike work for 13 days between Dec 4 – Jan 20

Chennai (IANS) The largest workers’ union in the banking sector, the All India Bank Employees’ Association, has called for a series of strikes across the nation between December 4 and January 20, 2024 demanding staff recruitment.

“There is…

Tax evasion: I-T raids at more than 10 corporate companies in B’luru

Bengaluru (IANS) The Income Tax (I-T) department on Wednesday initiated raids at more than ten corporate companies here for allegedly evading taxes and submitting wrong inputs.

According to sources, simultaneous raids are being conducted in…

Eight injured in explosion in J&K factory, police rule out terror angle

Srinagar (IANS) At least eight labourers were injured after an explosion occurred in a factory in South Kashmir's Anantnag district, police said on Wednesday, adding that there was no terror link in the case.

The explosion occurred in a…

Khalistan-gangster nexus: NIA raids 51 locations in six states

New Delhi (IANS) In a major crackdown, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday was conducting search operations at more than 51 locations belonging to the associates of Lawrence Bishnoi, Bambiha and Arsh Dalla gangs across the nation…

Govt extends AFSPA in parts of Arunachal and Nagaland for 6 months from Oct 1

Kohima/Itanagar (IANS) The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958, (AFSPA) in parts of Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland for another six months beginning from October 1.

The MHA in a notification…

Manipur: 34 injured during massive students' protest against killing of 2 students by armed men

Imphal (IANS) At least 34 students, including girls, were injured after hundreds of students took to the streets in Imphal on Tuesday to protest against the killing of two young students by unidentified armed assailants.

The police said that…

US Ambassador in India defends PoK visit of American envoy in Islamabad

New Delhi (IANS) The US Ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti on Tuesday dismissed criticism of the American envoy in Islamabad visiting Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) on the ground that a US delegation had also visited Jammu and Kashmir during the…

Doctor arrested for leaving AC on, two newborns die of cold in UP's Shamli

Shamli (IANS) An inquiry has been ordered against a private clinic in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli where two newborns died allegedly because they were kept in a room that was too cold, the police said on Monday.

The families of the newborns alleged…

'Ex-WFI chief missed no opportunity to sexually harass women wrestlers', Delhi Police cite Tajikistan incidents in court

New Delhi (IANS) In the alleged sexual harassment case lodged against former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, while the court granted him one-day exemption from appearance, Delhi Police have said the…

ULFA-I tries to incite fresh violence in upper Assam; cops intensify action

Guwahati (IANS) Banned militant outfit United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) is planning to incite violence in upper Assam, sending policemen into a tizzy.

"A group of ULFA-I militants have made a strategy to enter Tinsukia district…