BJP holds high-level meeting to review MP Assembly polls' preparations

Bhopal (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday held a high-level meeting here to review the preparations for the upcoming Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections. 

Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah, who was present at…

Bengal rural polls: BJP wins big In Suvendu Adhikari’s bastion Nandigram

Kolkata (IANS) Despite being way ahead of the opposition parties in most parts of West Bengal as per the counting trends for the panchayat polls on Tuesday, the ruling Trinamool Congress received a major jolt at Nandigram in East Midnapore district,…

With trends pointing at Trinamool victory in rural polls, clamour grows in party against poll violence

Kolkata (IANS) With counting trends on Tuesday pointing at a thumping victory for Trinamool Congress in the panchayat elections in West Bengal, several ruling party heavyweights, including two ministers, have become vocal over the violence and bloodbath…

SC says extension to ED Director Mishra illegal, permits him to continue till July 31

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday dubbed the extension of Enforcement Directorate (ED) Director Sanjay Kumar Mishra as "illegal" for violating the mandate of the top court's judgment in 2021.

The court, however, allowed him…

4 more arrested in connection with K’taka Hindu activist murder case

Mysuru, (Karnataka) (IANS) The Karnataka police on Tuesday arrested four more accused persons in connection with the murder case of a Hindu activist in the state.

The accused have been identified as Anil, Shankar a.k.a Tuppa, Manju and Harris.

Jhabua SDM arrested for molesting minor student, suspended

Bhopal (IANS) A Sub-divisional Magistrate (SDM) was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly sexually harassing a tribal student at a government-run hostel.

As per official information, the incident occurred in the tribal-dominated Jhabua district.…

Voices of dissent against Shivraj's 'bulldozer justice' getting shriller in MP

Bhopal (IANS)  Enraged at Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led BJP government initiating a bulldozer action against urination incident accused Pravesh Shukla in Madhya Pradesh, the Akhil Bharatiya Brahmin Samaj (ABBS) has come out in support of…

150 kg tomatoes stolen in Jaipur

Jaipur (IANS) Unidentified miscreants stole 150 kg tomatoes from a shop in Jaipur's Mohana Mandi, a vegetable market.

The incident was captured by the shop's CCTV camera.

The shop owner, Hameed, found that six boxes of tomatoes…

Counting begins for Bengal panchayat polls amid violence

Kolkata (IANS) Counting of votes for the 73,887 seats in the three-tier panchayat system of West Bengal started on Tuesday amid reports of sporadic violence and clashes coming from different parts of the state.

Of the 73,887 seats, 928 are…

Operation to rescue 300 from high-altitude Spiti begins

Shimla (IANS) A tough operation to clear landslides in Himachal Pradesh’s high-altitude Spiti Valley began on Tuesday morning to rescue 300 people, including 75 women, by road from the snow-marooned region.

They have been stranded at the glacial-fed…