New Delhi: Communist (Mapai) rebel leader G Sudhakaran on Friday announced that he will oppose Kerala Agriculture Minister P Prasad in Cherthala, accusing him of making “baseless statements”.“Sudhakaran, who is contesting as an independent with the support of the Congress-led opposition United Democratic Front (UDF), told reporters in Alappuzha that he had earlier decided not … Read more
West Bengal CM Mamta Banerjee, CEC Gyanesh Kumar The Trinamool Congress on Friday approached the Calcutta High Court challenging the transfer of several IAS and IPS officers in West Bengal by the Election Commission of India after the assembly elections were announced.The petition filed by TMC leader and lawyer Kalyan Banerjee names Chief Election Commissioner … Read more
Jammu: The J&K police have installed GPS anklets on three suspected Overground Workers (OGWs) of Jaish-e-Mohammed, who were granted interim bail after a court order.Mool Raj, Layaket Ali and Maqbool were jailed for the 2024 attack on an army convoy in Kathua, Jammu, in which five soldiers were killed. The release and anklets were carried … Read more
Kolkata/Darjeeling: The Bharatiya Janata Party has released its second list of 111 candidates in Bengal, putting confidence in familiar faces – former MPs, current MLAs and veterans – while ditching its long-time ally the Gorkha National Liberation Front for three seats in the Darjeeling-Kalimpong hill district, Rohit Khanna and Roshan Gupta report. Former MPs Nisith … Read more
NEW DELHI: Aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Thursday directed airlines to avoid nine airspaces in the war-torn Gulf region and prepare robust contingency plans, citing heightened risks due to ongoing conflicts in the region.In an announcement, the General Administration of Civil Aviation asked airlines to avoid the airspace of Bahrain, Iran, … Read more
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee KOLKATA: CM Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said the Election Commission’s massive transfer of senior IAS and IPS officers across Bengal is a form of “unenacted presidential rules”.Posting on X, Banerjee said the EC’s action was “deliberately designed to wrest control of Bangladesh through coercion and institutional manipulation”. watch Gyanesh Kumar … Read more
