Election Commission likely to visit J&K to assess ground situation

Jammu (IANS) Headed by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar, the full election commission is likely to visit Jammu and Kashmir next week to assess the ground situation here.

Official sources said that during its two to three day stay…

Sonia, Priyanka meet Rahul ahead of filing appeal in Surat court

New Delhi (IANS) Ahead of an appeal to be filed in the Surat Court on Monday, Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra arrived at Rahul Gandhi's residence here.

The party is planning to make a show of its strength. Chief Ministers of Congress-ruled…

Rishra violence: Injured BJP MLAs write to HM Shah seeking Centre's intervention

Kolkata (IANS) BJP MLA Biman Ghosh, who was injured in a fresh clash between two groups during a Ram Navami procession at Rishra in Hooghly, has written to Union Home minister Amit Shah seeking Centre's intervention and deployment of central armed…

Stay on conviction must to restore Rahul Gandhi's Lok Sabha membership, say legal experts

New Delhi (IANS) In a relief for Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, a Surat sessions court on Monday granted bail, till disposal of his appeal, in the defamation case over his remark "why all thieves share the Modi surname" and also issued notice to the…

Bhutan king arrives in India for a two-day visit

New Delhi (IANS) Bhutan king Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck on Monday arrived in India for a two-day visit.

He was welcomed by Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar, who received him at the airport.

The king will hold talks with…

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A Parliamentary panel has held that the delay in the enactment of the Personal Data Protection Bill 2019 - which was withdrawn by the government in August 2022 for further scrutiny amid concerns raised by stakeholders and political…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