IMD predicts cooler temperatures, possible rains in northwest India
New Delhi: Two western disturbances are likely to affect northwest India back-to-back this week, with peak activity on April 7-8, leading to below-normal to near-normal daytime temperatures and wet weather in the region, the India Meteorological…
‘Refuse to own any property in Dubai?’: Pawan Khera escalates attack on Himanta and wife over foreign assets
New Delhi: Congress leader Pawan Hera poses a series of questions to Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his wife Riniki Bhuyan Sharma sought clarification on what was disclosed in the official affidavit.Keira also said he would provide more…
Odisha bans sale of LPG cylinders in open market
Bhubaneswar: Amid complaints of black marketing amid alleged shortage of cooking gas, LPG cylinders will no longer be available in the open market in Odisha and only customers who complete e-KYC will be able to purchase LPG cylinders from authorized…
Congress accuses government of ‘brute-forcing’ its demarcation proposals, which are nothing more than ‘distraction weapons’
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Sunday stepped up its attack on the Modi government’s delimitation proposal to implement the women’s reservation law, saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi is pushing back on a proposal that would be more beneficial…
EC confiscates voter rewards worth over 650 cr from poll-restricted states like UT
New Delhi: Potential voter incentives worth over Rs 650 crore have been election committee Teams from five polling states/UTs, with West Bengal accounting for nearly half of the seizures so far.Since the launch of the Electronic Seizure Management System…
Beef row: Chief minister vows action against relatives of AJP nominee
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday raised the issue of beef consumption while campaigning against Kunki Chowdhury (27), a key ally of Congress’ Assam Jatiya Parishad Parishad (AJP) candidate from Guwahati central seat…
RG Kar victim’s mother threatens to ‘beat’ Didi, TMC seeks action
KOLKATA: The mother of a trainee doctor who was raped and murdered at Kolkata’s RG Kar Hospital in 2024 has sparked a bitter political controversy as the BJP candidate after she threatened to throw out the Bengal chief minister in a purported…
500 judges perform SIR duties, Bangladesh courts are piling up cases
KOLKATA: More than 500 judicial officers (judges of lower courts) from across Bengal are involved in adjudicating suspicious cases flagged on the electoral roll released in February, significantly slowing down the processing of cases in the state’s…
8L PNG in one month Link: Official
NEW DELHI: Nearly 800,000 new piped gas consumers have joined the ranks in the past month, driven by the government and gas companies to promote the use of piped gas and reduce dependence on cooking gas cylinders, a senior official said on…
Modi in Bengal says Malda siege of judiciary officials is evidence of jungle rule
KOLKATA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday cited the jailing of seven judicial officers on special administrative area duty in Malda district as evidence of the breakdown in law and order in Bengal, intensifying his criticism of Trinamool Congress…