3 J'khand Cong MLAs held in West Bengal with cash worth over Rs 48L

Kolkata (IANS) Three Congress MLAs from Jharkhand have been detained in West Bengal's Howrah district by the police after cash worth more than 48 lakh was seized from a vehicle in which all of them were travelling.

The vehicle belonged…

Cong suspends 3 MLAs, party alleges bid to topple Jharkhand govt

New Delhi (IANS) Congress on Sunday suspended its three Jharkhand MLAs who were caught with cash in West Bengal.

Addressing a press conference, Congress General Secretary in charge Avinash Pandey said, "the three MLAs are suspended with immediate…

'Grant civil, criminal immunity for directors of Delhi Gymkhana Club', Centre to NCLT

New Delhi (IANS) The Central government has moved the National Company Law Tribunal seeking civil and criminal immunity for all six directors, appointed by it in April to manage the affairs of the Delhi Gymkhana Club (DGC).

The ministry of…

IMA demands Punjab Health Minister quit for misconduct with Baba Farid varsity VC

New Delhi (IANS) The Indian Medical Association has demanded the resignation and an unconditional apology from Punjab Health Minister Chetan Singh Jouramajra for his misbehaviour with Baba Farid University of Health Sciences Vice Chancellor, Raj Bahadur.

WBSSC scam: Four missing vehicles of Arpita Mukherjee under ED scanner

Kolkata (IANS) Enforcement Directorate (ED) sleuths, probing the multi- crore West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) recruitment irregularities scam, are now currently hunting for four missing vehicles from the Diamond City residence of Arpita…

India reports 20,557 new Covid cases, 44 deaths

New Delhi (IANS) India on Thursday reported 20,557 new Covid-19 cases, a slight increase against the 18,313 infections registered the previous day, the Union Health Ministry said.

In the same period, there were 44 additional deaths which took…

WBSSC scam: Rs 27.90 crore, 6 kg gold recovered from Arpita's house

Kolkata (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate has recovered Rs 27.90 crore and six kg gold from
another house of Arpita Mukherjee, a close aide of arrested West Bengal Commerce & Industries Minister Partha Chatterjee.

A truck of RBI left Arpita's…

Killing of BSF personnel in Congo may be 'war crime': UNSC

United Nations (IANS) The killing of the two Border Security Force (BSF) personnel involved with the UN peacekeeping operations in Congo may be a 'war crime', the UN Security Council has declared, backing an assertion by the Acting Head of…

8 cops injured in Delhi clash against narcotics sale

New Delhi (IANS) A mob of around 150 people that gathered in Delhi's Ashok Vihar against the sale of narcotics clashed with the police, leading to the injury of 8 personnel while they were trying to bring the situation under control.

Senior…

SC affirms stringent provisions of PMLA, not compulsory for ED to disclose ground of arrest

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday affirmed the stringent provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in connection with definition of the proceeds of crime, power of arrest, search and seizure, attachment of properties and…