Chandranath Rath (left) and Suvendu Adhikari NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Monday arrested key accused Raj Kumar Singh in connection with murder of Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari’s aide Chandranath Rath, reported news agency PTI citing officials.Cops nabbed Raj Kumar Singh in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar.On May 11, a Special Investigation Team (SIT)…
Source: X/@abhijeet_dipke NEW DELHI: A satirical political group calling itself the Cockroach Janta Party has sprung up online after Chief Justice Surya Kant reportedly compared unemployed youth to “cockroaches”; the group says it drew more than 40,000 members within two days of launching.The party, founded by former AAP social media worker Abhijeet Dipke, has already…
Twisha Sharma‘s father seeks fresh autopsy at AIIMS-Delhi, alleges cover-up. Yogi Adityanath warns ‘other methods’ if namaz on roads continues. Suvendu govt ends religion-based schemes in Bengal, scraps OBC list. India to continue buying Russian crude oil irrespective of US sanctions waiver. Iran announces new body to manage Strait of Hormuz, plans to levy charges…
Suvendu Adhikari and Mamata Banerjee (File photo) NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari Monday said his government has approved the formation of two panels under retired high court judges to probe institutional corruption and torture of women during Mamata Banerjee’s tenure.Corruption and women’s safety were among the major poll planks of the ruling…
Baramulla MP Engineer Rashid (File photo) The Delhi High Court on Monday granted interim bail till June 2 to Baramulla MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid alias Engineer Rashid, who is lodged in prison in a terror-funding case, following his father’s demise.A bench of Justices Prathiba M Singh and Madhu Jain said during the interim bail period,…
Free bus travel for women, Rs 3,000 more for ASHA workers: Satheesan’s first decisions as Kerala CM (Image credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: In his first cabinet meeting after taking oath as Kerala chief minister, V D Satheesan announced a Rs 3,000 hike in the monthly honorarium of ASHA workers, fulfilling a key promise to the…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday tightened his tone on the deteriorating law and order situation in state after 10 cops along with 3 CAPF personnel were injured in Kolkata during a protest on Sunday afternoon. He further informed that at least 40 arrests had been made so far.Drawing comparisons with…
Heatwave alert: IMD forecasts severe heat conditions in northwest and central India this week (Image credit: TNN) NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned that large parts of northwest and central India are likely to face intense to severe heat wave conditions over the coming days, with Delhi among the worst-affected regions.The weather…
NEW DELHI: The West Bengal cabinet led by chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday decided to discontinue government assistance to groups based on religious categorisation from June, while also approving a new monthly financial assistance scheme for women and free bus travel in state-run buses.This development comes after CM Adhikari held a ‘Janata Darbar’ at…