After Myanmar, B'desh refugees, Manipur's displaced people head to Mizoram

Aizawl/Imphal (IANS) The Manipur violence has added to Mizoram’s refugee burden as the tiny northeastern state since 2021 has become a sanctuary for Myanmarese and Bangladeshi tribals.  

Since the ethnic violence began in neighbouring Manipur…

Mamata-Guv honeymoon over after row over panchayat polls, univ VCs

Kolkata (IANS) The signals were there for quite some time about the honeymoon period being over.  But throughout the past week the tiff between Raj Bhavan and the state secretariat in West Bengal reached a new high.

Among the two issues in…

Tensions again flare up in Bhangar over Trinamool Congress-AISF clashes

Kolkata (IANS) Tensions in Bhangar in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas flared up again on Saturday over clashes between Trinamool Congress and All India Secular Front (AISF) activists.

Bhangar had been in the news recently after violent…

Good news coming soon, friends be patient, tweets MLA from Pilot camp

Jaipur (IANS) Speculations are rife in the political circles in Rajasthan after Congress MLA Indraj Singh Gurjar from the Sachin Pilot group tweeted that good news is coming soon.

Taking to Twitter, he said, "Good news is coming soon, please…

Parliament's Monsoon Session to commence from July 20

New Delhi (IANS) The Monsoon Session of Parliament will commence from July 20 and conclude on August 11, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said on Saturday.

In a tweet, Joshi, who also holds the portfolio of Coal and Mines…

Alleged forceful Islamic verses recital by school students on Bakrid sparks row in K’taka

Hassan (Karnataka) (IANS)  Alleged forceful recital of Islamic prayers by students during Bakrid celebrations in a private school has triggered a controversy in this district of the state.

Videos of the incident, which took place in the Jnanasagara…

25 dead as bus catches fire on Nagpur-Mumbai super-expressway, PM mourns

Nagpur (IANS) At least 25 passengers were charred to death and eight others injured after a bus burst into flames following a major accident on the Nagpur-Mumbai super-expressway at Buldhana on Saturday, officials said.

The private luxury bus,…

Amid sporadic violence, Manipur extends internet suspension for 12th time

Imphal, (IANS) As sporadic incidents of violence continued in Manipur, the state government on Friday extended the suspension of internet services for the 12th time till July 5, to curb the spread of rumours and videos, photos, and messages, which…

Seven injured in blast, fire at pharma unit in Andhra SEZ

Visakhapatnam (IANS) Seven workers were injured in a blast and a huge fire that broke out at a pharma unit at Special Economic Zone at Atchutapuram in Anakapalli district of Andhra Pradesh on Friday.

The fire broke out after a reactor exploded…

Not resigning at this crucial juncture, says Manipur CM Biren Singh amid speculation

Imphal (IANS) Seeking to put all speculations of a leadership change in Manipur at rest, Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on Friday said that he would not resign at this “crucial juncture”.

“At this crucial juncture, I wish to clarify that I will…