Woman Congress activist lynched in Bengal's Murshidabad

Kolkata (IANS) A Congress woman activist, Khatun Bewa (64), was reportedly lynched allegedly by the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) activists at Ghoramara in Murshidabad district of West Bengal on Sunday morning.

Bilal Mondal, the younger brother…

Tomato price touches Rs 200/kg in TN as rain hits crop in K'taka, Andhra

Chennai (IANS) There seems to be no respite for the people from the rising prices of tomatoes in Tamil Nadu as the wholesale price of the vegetable touched Rs 200 per kilogram in the state capital and many towns on Sunday.

The shortage of the…

Manipur violence is a national security issue, says INDIA MPs

Imphal (IANS) The 21-member parliamentary delegation of the opposition’s Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) on Sunday termed the Manipur ethnic violence as ‘national security issue’, saying the silence of the Prime Minister shows…

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…