Bengal Congress demands swift action against Ponzi scam offenders, flays Mamata

Kolkata  (IANS) West Bengal Pradesh Congress President Somen Mitra on Wednesday demanded that a CBI probe into the Ponzi scam be accelerated and criticized Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for not taking action against the "culprits".

SIT to probe 1984 Kanpur riots, cases to be reviewed

Lucknow (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government has constituted a four-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the 1984 Sikh riots in Kanpur, in the aftermath of the Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's assassination, an official said on Wednesday.

Over 20 lakh UP government employees strike work

Lucknow (IANS) Over 20 lakh Uttar Pradesh government employees went on a strike on Wednesday to demand the restoration of the old pension scheme.

The employees are protesting against the state's new pension scheme under which…

UK clears Mallya's extradition, India welcomes move

London/New Delhi(IANS) In a shot in the arm for the Narendra Modi government, the British government on Monday approved the extradition of fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya to India where he is wanted in the Rs 9,000-crore Kingfisher Airlines loan…

Jaitley slams opposition for backing Mamata, calls them 'Kleptocrat's Club'

New Delhi (IANS) Union Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday slammed opposition parties backing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's ongoing sit-in protest against the Centre and called them the "Kleptocrat's Club" that…

Kolkata Police chief to appear before CBI: SC

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar to appear before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) agency in connection with the Saradha cheat fund case.

A bench headed by Chief Justice…

Centre tells Bengal government to take disciplinary action against Kolkata Police chief

New Delhi (IANS) Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar faces fresh problems with the Centre on Tuesday asking the West Bengal government to initiate disciplinary proceedings against him for participating in a street protest with Chief Minister…

Anna Hazare breaks fast after 7 days

Social activist Anna Hazare on Tuesday ended his hunger strike after seven days.

M.Tech, B.Tech, post-graduates fight for sweeper's job in TN Assembly

Chennai (IANS) Believe it or not, persons with professional qualifications such as M.Tech, B.Tech, and MBA, postgraduates as well as graduates are in the race to bag the work of sweepers and sanitary workers in the Tamil Nadu Assembly Secretariat.

Thousands take holy dip at Kumbh on 'Mauni Amavasya'

Prayagraj (IANS) Hundreds and thousands of devotees from various parts of the world braved the cold and fog on Monday morning and took a holy dip in the Sangam -= the trinity of holy rivers Ganga, Yamuna and the mystical Saraswati, on the occasion…