Bogtui massacre: Main accused Lalan Sheikh arrested by CBI

Kolkata (IANS) After over eight months of searching, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) nabbed Lalan Sheikh, the principal accused behind the massacre at the Bogtui village in West Bengal's Birbhum district.

Eight persons were killed…

Illegal hawking an organised racket in Kolkata

Kolkata (IANS) Every evening before it starts to get dark, a van stops near the Grand Hotel arcade in the Esplanade area of Kolkata. It is packed with batteries. For the next few minutes, there is a mad rush as hawkers carry the batteries to their…

Secunderabad-Vijayawada Vande Bharat Express likely from new year

Hyderabad (IANS) The new generation Vande Bharat train is likely to be launched between Secunderabad Railway Station here and Vijayawada in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh from the new year.

This will be the first such indigenously-built semi high-speed…

Fate of eight ex-Indian Navy personnel in Qatar hangs in the balance

Kolkata (IANS) While all eyes are on the ongoing football World Cup in Qatar, little is known of the fate of eight ex-Indian Navy personnel imprisoned in that country for over 90 days now.

The Indian Ex Servicemen Movement (IESM) has now written…

Groups not required in Congress, unity need of hour, says Tharoor

Thiruvananthapuram (IANS) Senior leader of the Congress and third-time MP from Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha seat, Shashi Tharoor has said that a unified party was the need of the hour and the petty group politics did not have any place in the state…

Indian, Sri Lankan envoys met crew of M/T Heroic IDUN detained in Nigeria

Colombo (IANS) Indian and Sri Lankan envoys have met the crew from the two countries who were detained along with the vessel M/T Heroic IDUN in Nigeria.

Sri Lankan High Commissioner in Kenya, Velupillai Kananathan, along with India's diplomat…

Foreign student at Hyderabad University alleges rape attempt by professor

Hyderabad (IANS) A foreign student at the University of Hyderabad has alleged that a professor of trying to sexually assault her.

The victim, who is from Thailand, lodged a complaint with the Gachibowli Police Station under Cyberabad Police…

Indian Navy to become 'Aatmanirbhar' by 2047, assures Navy Chief

New Delhi (IANS) Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral R. Hari Kumar, said on Saturday that the Indian Navy has assured the government that it will become 'Aatmanirbhar' (self-reliant) by 2047.

Addressing a press conference on the eve of Navy…

Sexual relationship on pretext of marriage: SC grants anticipatory bail to accused

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court has granted anticipatory bail to an accused facing rape charge, where the victim alleged that the accused established sexual relationship with her on the pretext of marriage.

A bench comprising justices Sanjiv…

Minister's slur on Supriya Sule: Governor sends women's plea to Shinde-Fadnavis govt

Mumbai (IANS) Taking cognizance of a complaint pertaining to a Maharashtra Minister's slur against Nationalist Congress Party MP Supriya Sule last month, Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari has sent a complaint by women leaders to the state government…