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…

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…

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,…

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…

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.

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…

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…

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…

Scuffle between CBI and Kolkata policemen at commissioner Rajeev Kumar's residence

Kolkata (IANS) There was a high drama in front of Kolkata police commissioner Rajeev Kumar's official residence on Loudon Street on Sunday as a group CBI officers approached the house, but they were stopped by city police personnel, who also forcibly…

Mamata government anti-democratic, anarchic: Adityanath

Balurghat (West Bengal) (IANS) Lashing out at Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and BJP leader Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said she has no faith in democracy or the country's Constitution and dubbed…