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…

Mamata continues sit-in, SP leader joins protest

Kolkata (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday continued her sit-in protest here over the CBI's attempt to question the Kolkata Police chief in connection with a ponzi scheme scam, as Samajwadi Party leader Kiranmoy Nanda…

Kolkata Police action threat to federal system: Rajnath

New Delhi (IANS) Defending CBI action against the Kolkata Police Commissioner, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said the move to stop the central probe agency from performing its duties is a threat to the federal political system of…

Shutdown in Bihar hits rail, road services

Patna (IANS) A shutdown called by the Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP) to protest against a police lathi charge which injured party chief and former Union Minister Upendra Kushwaha hit train and road services in Bihar on Monday.

Congress files police complaints against offensive tweets on Priyanka

New Delhi (IANS) The Congress on Monday filed police complaints in Delhi and across India seeking action over obscene and offensive posts on social media targeting party General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi.

In the complaint filed by…

Former Bengal IPS officer joins BJP, terms Mamata's protest as a political move

New Delhi (IANS) Former IPS officer from West Bengal, Bharati Ghosh, on Monday joined the BJP here and termed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's 'dharna' a political move to stop the CBI investigation into the ponzi scheme scams.

Ghosh,…

6 killed in Bihar train derailment

Patna (IANS) At least six people were killed and 11 others injured when 11 coaches of the Delhi-bound Seemanchal Express derailed on Sunday in Bihar's Vaishali district, officials said.

Railway Ministry spokesperson Smita Vats Sharma told…