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'No third party involved': Andhra Pradesh ex-CM Jagan refutes bribery charges

Refuting all allegations of bribery as \"wild,\" former Andhra Pradesh chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy today said he had dealt only with the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), a central government company and claimed that there was no question of the involvement of a third party, the Adani Group in the deal as charged by US prosecutors.

'TN rejects PM Vishwakarma scheme in its current form'

The CM had also informed the Union govt about the inability of the state govt to implement it

Self-reliance key to enduring peace, says CDS General Anil Chauhan

Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan has said that self-reliance and indigenous defence capabilities are the foundations to enduring peace.

Deviation from rules a sacrilege of Rajya Sabha: VP Jagdeep Dhankhar

Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar Thursday turned into a teacher in the House when Congress member Jairam Ramesh posed a question to him.

4th India-Russia Military Cooperation Working Group meet concludes in Moscow

The fourth meeting of the Working Group on Military Cooperation under the India-Russia Inter Governmental Commission on Military and Military-Technical Cooperation (IRIGC-M&MTC), concluded successfully in Moscow, Russia.

Elaborate security in Sambhal for Friday prayers, court hearing

The police have arrested one person for spreading rumours in connection with the stone pelting and violence

Sanraksha app for railway safety

Indian Railways took another step today towards passenger safety with the pan-India launch of Sanraksha mobile application.

Chief commissioner CGST interacts with industry stakeholders in city

CII Eastern Region, today, facilitated an interactive session with Shrawan Kumar, IRS, chief commissioner, CGST & Central Excise Kolkata and Manoj Kumar Kedia, IRS, principal commissioner, CGST & Excise Kolkata, with various industry stakeholders in Kolkata.

ADPC stops potato-laden trucks at Bengal border

At Duburdih check post in Bengal-Jharkhand border of Asansol, police are stopping potato-laden trucks from entering Jharkhand.

Bangladesh unrest: Dilip Ghosh, CPM offer differing views

Firebrand BJP leader Dilip Ghosh today said that chief minister Mamata Banerjee should be actively vocal against torture and attack on the minorities in Bangladesh.

Fake currency: Arrested Bengal resident part of Bangladesh-linked international racket

A resident of Kaliachak of Malda district in West Bengal, who was arrested on Thursday with a huge consignment of fake Indian currency notes, is part of an international racket involving Bangladesh from where the FICN originated.

'Funds under Swasthya Sathi misused during RG Kar protests'

Targeted a section of agitating junior doctors of government medical colleges and hospitals who had allegedly attended patients in private healthcare facilities under the state government scheme during the protest movements for more than two months, ignoring their duty at public healthcare services

Mamata to meet top officials over BGBS preparations

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee will hold a meeting with the senior bureaucrats tomorrow to prepare a road for successfully holding the Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS).

India a global power: Russian consul general in city

Russia considers India as a global power and an indispensable player in the emerging multipolar international system,\" said Maxim V. Kozlov, the newly-appointed consul general of Russia in Kolkata.

Isro Mars Orbiter chief ambitious about Mission Venus

The first ever venture into Venus is part of the country's space exploration, claimed the topmost ISRO scientists here on Wednesday.

Tablet scam: Another man arrested from Malda

Siliguri Metropolitan Police have arrested Manoj Chowdhury from the Baishnabnagar police station area in Malda in connection with the tablet scam.

We back Centre's stand on Bangladesh crisis: CM

All I say is that I am against attacks on people from any religion, be it in our country or anywhere, the chief minister said while addressing the state Assembly

Illegal pond filling: East Burdwan DM orders probe

The district magistrate of East Burdwan, Ayesha Rani has ordered an investigation against the illegal filling up of Shashank Bill, a vast waterbody, spread over 300 bighas and known as the kidney of Burdwan town.

Raids on overloaded vehicles, ₹4 lakh collected as fine

After instructions from chief minister Mamata Banerjee to take action against all errant vehicles carrying overloaded goods and damaging roads and highways in West Bengal, the transport department and the district road transport authority have jointly raided and collected Rs 4 lakh fine from eight overloaded trucks from Raniganj area.

AISF MLA Naushad Siddique condemns attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh

Naushad Siddique, the sole All India Secular Front (AISF) representative in the West Bengal Assembly, on Thursday, condemned the attack on the minority Hindus in neighboring Bangladesh, arrest of monk Chinmoy Krishna Das, popularly known as Chinmoy Prabhu, and the troubles at International Society For Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON).

AMC fraud: Police recover ₹40 lakh from cyber criminals

Asansol Durgapur Police Commissionerate (ADPC) have recovered Rs 40 lakh siphoned off from the account of a nationalised bank of Asansol Municipal Corporation by cyber criminals and arrested five persons in this connection.

India continues to have challenging ties with Canada

India has had, and continues to have a challenging relationship with Canada primarily because of the political space provided by Ottawa to extremist elements who advocate an anti-India agenda and have been misusing Canadian freedoms for carrying out violent activities that threaten this country's sovereignty and territorial integrity, the government told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.

PM Modi discusses violence against minorities in B'desh with Jaishankar

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is understood to have on Thursday discussed with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar the increasing attacks on the minorities, especially Hindus, in Bangladesh.

Hemant Soren sworn in as 14th CM of J'khand, INDIA bloc leaders in attendance

JMM executive president Hemant Soren Thursday took oath as the 14th chief minister of Jharkhand.

Centre should have consulted states on Waqf Bill: Mamata

She said the Bill will not only destabilise the Waqf system but also targets a particular religion

With Priyanka joining LS, 3 Gandhis now in Parliament

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday took the oath of office as a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha, marking a historic moment for the Gandhi family.

Travis Head Quashes Rumours Of Cracks In Australian Test Team

Australia batter Travis Head has refuted claims the Test side is fractured after Josh Hazlewood caused a stir with a comment that implied there might be a split in the dressing room.

India backs early ceasefire in Gaza, says Jaishankar

Describing Saudi Arabia as an important factor of stability in the region, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday expressed deep concern over the continuing conflict in Gaza and called for an early ceasefire.

Do we still need the G20?

The G20 remains an important platform for dialogue between major countries and a banner of multilateralism in today's world.

Congress must reform

SIR, The Congress party had been in power for several decades after independence.