MGNREGA scheme: Nearly 15 lakh fake job cards in West Bengal cancelled in 1 year

Kolkata (IANS) Around 15 lakh fake job cards under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in West Bengal have been cancelled during the last one year.

"The exact figure of fake job cards cancelled in the state…

Bombay HC quashes ED's money laundering case against Naresh Goyal, wife

Mumbai (IANS) In a huge relief for former Jet Airways Chairman Naresh Goyal and his wife Anita Goyal, the Bombay High Court on Thursday quashed the Enforcement Directorate (ED)'s case of money laundering against the couple.

The order by…

Arunachal Police bust militant camp along Myanmar border

Itanagar (IANS) Arunachal Pradesh Police, in its first major solo operation, busted a camp of the Eastern Naga National Government (ENNG) insurgent group at Lungpang village in Changlang District along India-Myanmar border, a police official said.

Supporters of Khalistan sympathiser Amritpal clash with police

Chandigarh (IANS) Carrying swords and arms, supporters of Khalistan sympathiser Amritpal Singh, chief of the Waris Punjab De group, on Thursday clashed with police and forcefully seized a police complex in Punjab's Amritsar district to demand…

AAP's Aaley Mohammad Iqbal becomes Delhi's Deputy Mayor

New Delhi (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party councillor Aaley Mohammad Iqbal was on Wednesday elected as Delhi's Deputy Mayor, soon after his party's Shelly Oberoi was elected the Mayor after three adjourned meetings of the house.

In the deputy…

Shelly Oberoi: From DU prof to MCD mayor

New Delhi (IANS) When 28-year-old Shelly Oberoi joined Aap Aadmi Party (AAP) as an activist in 2013, little did she know that one day she would be heading the Municipal Corporation of Delhi as the Mayor.

Besides earning the distinction of being…

After 3 adjourned MCD meetings, Delhi to get mayor today

New Delhi (IANS) After three adjourned meetings of the MCD House, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi is set to make its fourth attempt to elect a mayor on Wednesday.

The Supreme Court on Friday had said that nominated members cannot vote in…

Mumbai: Massive fire rages through Dharavi shops, no casualties

Mumbai (IANS) A major fire broke out in several small business establishments in Kamala Nagar and Shahu Nagar areas of Dharavi, early on Wednesday, the BMC Disaster Control said.

The blaze was reported around 4.15 a.m. and quickly engulfed…

Pro-Sterlite protestors descend in Delhi, demand immediate reopening of copper smelter plant

New Delhi (IANS) Nearly 50 people from Thoothukudi, led by Manikam Atthappa Kounder of MAK industries and S. Thiagarajan of Thoothukudi Makkal Vazhvadhara Padhukappu Sangam, staged a protest in New Delhi, demanding the immediate reopening of Sterlite…

'It is a huge resource', SC begins live transcription of its hearing

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday, on an experimental basis, began using artificial intelligence (AI) and natural language processing technology for live transcription of its hearings.

The live transcription has been launched in…