Kolkata | As Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee announced the name of former cricketer Yusuf Pathan as party’s candidate from Baharampur constituency of West Bengal for Lok Sabha elections, there was a pin-drop silence for a moment at the mega rally at Brigade Parade Ground in Central Kolkata on Sunday. The very next moment, […]
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Former DGP evades police, he was convicted in case related to sexual harassment of woman police officer
Chennai | The Crime Branch-CID of Tamil Nadu has constituted a special team to trace former Tamil Nadu DGP, Rajesh Das, who is missing. Das was convicted by the Villupuram District Court in a case related to sexual harassment of a woman police officer, and was handed three years’ imprisonment. The District Court had directed […]
Cop suspended for kicking men who were praying on road, VIDEO
New Delhi | A policeman was on Friday suspended after a video emerged in which he was seen kicking some men who were offering prayers on the road here in the Inderlok area, an official said. Sub-Inspector (SI) Manoj Kumar Tomar, has been placed under suspension for three months, read an order by Deputy Commissioner […]
Former judge of Calcutta High Court joins BJP, said – “My only aim is to ….”
Kolkata | Former judge of the Calcutta High Court, Abhijit Gangopadhyay after officially joining the BJP on Thursday, said that his prime aim was to fight against the corrupt West Bengal government. “I have joined a national party which is headed by personalities like PM Narendra Modi and HM Amit Shah. I just want to […]
Delhi court issues summons to CM Kejriwal over ED’s 2nd complaint
New Delhi | A Delhi court on Thursday issued fresh summons to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on ED’s complaint. This is ED’s second complaint over non-compliance with the agency’s summons issued to him in connection with a money laundering case related to the now-scrapped excise policy case. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Divya Malhotra […]
Kejriwal agrees to appear before ED, party sources say – He will answer all questions but…
New Delhi | Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has requested the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for a date after March 12 for questioning in the alleged excise scam, sources said on Monday. His response came after ED had issued eight summons to Kejriwal on February 27 and asked him to appear before it on March 4. […]
Calcutta HC judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay to resign, said – If I join any political party……”
Kolkata | Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay, Calcutta High Court judge, has announced that he will resign on Tuesday. Justice Gangopadhyay has been handling sensitive cases in the state like cash-for- school job case. In an interview with a vernacular channel on Sunday, he said he would forward his resignation to President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday. The […]
Bengaluru cafe blast: DK Shivakumar says suspect’s identity traced, to be arrested soon
Bengaluru | Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Friday said that the identity of the man suspected to be behind the blast at a cafe here has been traced, adding the accused would be arrested “in a few hours”. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had earlier said that the blast that occurred at the Rameshwaram Cafe […]
ABVP and left groups clash at JNU, varsity admin warns of strict action
New Delhi | Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) administration on Friday warned to take strict action against those students responsible for clashes between two groups after some students were injured in a clash following disagreement over appointment of election committee members. The incident took place on Thursday night between the members of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad […]
Retired HC judge loses Rs 2.5 crore in the name of electoral bonds
Hyderabad | A former judge of the Andhra Pradesh and Allahabad High Court has been allegedly cheated by two persons to the tune of Rs 2.5 crore in the name of electoral bonds. D.S.R. Varma lodged a complaint with the Hyderabad police stating that the scamsters asked for an amount in the name of a […]