Saktigarh shootout: Deceased coal trader had criminal record, says WB Police

Kolkata (IANS) Raju Jha, the coal trader killed in a shootout at Saktigarh in East Burdwan district of West Bengal, had a criminal record.

He was on killed late Saturday evening. As per police records, towards the closing years of the previous…

'If CM's wife runs pvt school...': Kejriwal's dig at his Assam counterpart

Guwahati (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday criticised his Assam counterpart Himanta Biswa Sarma at a rally here over a multitude of issues including education, health and governance.

Kejriwal also criticised the Assam Chief…

Parliamentary panel expresses concern over delay in data protection bill

New Delhi (IANS) A Parliamentary panel has held that the delay in the enactment of the Personal Data Protection Bill 2019 - which was withdrawn by the government in August 2022 for further scrutiny amid concerns raised by stakeholders and political…

Howrah Ram Navami clashes: CID takes over investigation

Kolkata (IANS) The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of West Bengal police has taken over the charge of investigation in the clashes in Howrah district on Thursday over a Ram Navami procession that continued on Friday.

Sources from the…

Drunk elderly Swede molests IndiGo hostess on Bangkok-Mumbai flight, nabbed

Mumbai (IANS) In another case of unruly behaviour in the mid-air, an inebriated elderly Swedish national was arrested late on Thursday for allegedly abusing and molesting an IndiGo crew member on a Bangkok-Mumbai flight, officials said here on Saturday.

Georgia legislature takes aim at attacks on Hinduism from academia, condemns Hinduphobia

New York (IANS) Georgia's legislature has taken aim at the attacks on Hinduism emanating from academia and condemned "Hinduphobia, anti-Hindu bigotry and intolerance".

The resolution adopted unanimously by the State House of Representatives,…

Emergency declared at Delhi Airport following a bird-hit incident on cargo flight

New Delhi (IANS) Authorities at the Delhi Airport declared emergency on Saturday after a Dubai-bound FedEx aircraft suffered a bird hit soon after take off.

Officials said that the step was initiated so that the aircraft could land and technicians…

Ram Navami clashes: Tension prevails in Howrah, PIL in Calcutta HC seeks CBI probe

Kolkata (IANS) As tension over clashes in West Bengal's Howrah district over a Ram Navami procession continued on Friday, a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed at the Calcutta High Court seeking a CBI probe into the matter.

The clashes…

Delhi court to pronounce order on Sisodia's bail plea today

New Delhi (IANS) A Delhi court will on Friday pronounce its order on the bail plea filed by former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in connection with the now-scrapped excise policy case being probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation…

Four killed in blast in chemical factory in UP

Bulandshahr (IANS) Four people were killed on Friday in an explosion in a chemical factory in Bulandshahr district in Uttar Pradesh.

The incident took place in a house, where the factory was running, on Dhikoli road in the Nagar Kotwali area.