Roadblocks become pain, Himachal growers dump apples in rivulets

Shiml (IANS) Unusually heavy monsoon rains triggered massive landslides and blocked roads, largely in interior areas, have hampered the transportation of apples from Himachal Pradesh, forcing growers to dump the crop in rivulets.

"Hundreds…

INDIA leaders angry as Sharad Pawar set to share stage with PM Modi in Pune

New Delhi (IANS) Even as the third meeting of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) is all set to take place in Mumbai on August 25 and 26, some of the leaders of the bloc on Friday raised concern over Nationalist Congress Party…

INDIA bloc MPs leave for Manipur to assess ground situation

New Delhi, (IANS) A delegation of 21 MPs from 16 parties of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) on Saturday embarked on a two-day visit to Manipur to assess the ground situation in the violence-hit state.

Speaking to…

Elected Trinamool Congress gram panchayat member murdered

Kolkata (IANS) An elected Trinamool Congress gram panchayat member has been murdered in South Parganas district in continuation of the poll-related violence in West Bengal.

The incident took place late Friday night in Magrahat and the deceased…

CBI files FIR in Manipur viral video case

New Delhi (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) announced on Saturday that they have filed an FIR in connection to the viral video of two young tribal women being paraded naked by a mob in Manipur.

A senior CBI official told IANS…

Raje, Raman Singh, ex-Aligarh Univ VC Tariq Mansoor appointed BJP's national V-P

New Delhi (IANS) BJP President Jagat Prakash Nadda on Saturday announced the names of party's national office-bearers with two former chief ministers -- Raman Singh and Vasundhara Raje -- from the poll-bound states of Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan…

Bengal’s forum writes to CJI against loan write-offs, seeks judicial probe

Kolkata (IANS) A West Bengal-based civil society forum, Bank Bachao Desh Bachao Manch, has written a letter to the Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud, seeking his intervention in starting a suo motu judicial probe against increasing incidences…

Foreign agencies involvement cannot be ruled out: Ex Army chief Narvane on Manipur violence

New Delhi (IANS) Former Army Chief Manoj Mukund Naravane asserted that the involvement of foreign agencies in the Manipur violence ‘cannot be ruled out’.

He said that if there is instability, not only in our neighbouring country, but in our…

I-T Dept conducts raids on 3 premises of Chinese-firm Haier

New Delhi (IANS) The Income Tax Department has conducted raids at various locations in three states on the premises belonging to Chinese home appliance firm Haier in connection with a tax evasion case, a source said on Saturday. 

As of now,…

Massive peace rally in Manipur against militants, division of state

Imphal (IANS) A massive peace rally was organised here on Saturday by various organisations, including the Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI), the main civil society organisation of the Meitei community, demanding action against…