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SC seeks TN's response on plea for recall of bail order of Senthil Balaji
The bench posted the matter for further hearing on 15 January 2025
Fadnavis faces opposition ire after Maharashtrian family gets assaulted
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced in the Maharashtra Legislative Council on Friday that senior Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) official Akhikesh Shukla whose goons allegedly assaulted his Maharashtrian neighbours with iron rods in a suburban Kalyan-based housing society, has been suspended from his job with immediate effect.
Eight burnt to death, 50 injured in LPG tanker truck explosion in Jaipur
At least eight people were killed and around 50 sustained serious burns when a LPG tanker exploded with a big bang after collision with a truck near Bhankrota on the outskirts of the city Friday morning.
'NDA MPs are very agitated over the conduct of Rahul Gandhi'
The winter session provided 20 sittings of Lok Sabha and 19 sittings of Rajya Sabha spreading over 26 days
2 troopers injured in IED blast
Two security personnel were injured on Friday after an improvised explosive device allegedly planted by Maoists detonated in Narayanpur district of Chhattisgarh.
Adani Group to invest ₹ 20,000 crore for thermal power plant in Bihar
The Adani Group has planned to invest Rs 20,000 crore in setting up a super critical thermal power plant in Bihar.
The tourists informed the police that they had lost their cell phones after the accident.
At least twenty tourists were injured after a tourist bus collided with a paddy-loaded sixteen-wheeler truck near Shree Ramkrishna Ashrama in the Mallarpur Police Station area of Birbhum district in the early hours of today.
Inspection team visits sites of illegally filled ponds in Asansol
A joint inspection team comprising officials from the Asansol Municipal Corporation (AMC), the District Land and Land Reforms (DLLRO) office, and the Asansol North Police Station visited and inspected plots where water bodies have been illegally filled up by land mafias beside large housing areas on both sides of National Highway 19 in Asansol.
Devastating fire engulfs Topsia slum, over 100 shanties destroyed
It is suspected that many people are still trapped in the slum, and efforts are ongoing by the fire brigade and police to rescue them
IISCO Steel Plant launches 'Arogya Mitra' free medical initiative, benefitting 72,000 villagers
IISCO Steel Plant (ISP), today launched \"Arogya Mitra,\" a significant Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative bringing free basic medical treatment to approximately 72,000 residents across 49 peripheral villages.
TMC MPs stage protest against HM Shah at Prerna Sthal, demand apology over his remarks
Trinamul Congress (TMC) MPs on Friday protested against the remarks of Union Home Minister Amit Shah's remarks on Ambedkar.
Fund utilisation: Minister scolds Kalna Pradhans
Minister Swapan Debnath pulled up the Pradhans and the Upa Pradhans of nine Panchayats in Kalna today for failing to spend development funds.
Metro Railway holds Inter Railway Cultural Competition (Music) 2024
The Metro Railway hosted the Inter Railway Cultural Competition (Music) 2024 between 17 and 18 December at the Belgachia Auditorium.
RKM spent ₹1,292 crore on social welfare in 2023-24
The Ramakrishna Mission spent Rs 1,292 crore on social welfare, education, and rural development in 2023-24.
Bengal passport racket: Cops trying to track PDS dealers acting as roots of creating fake documents
Officials of investigating agencies probing the rackets engaged in arranging fake Indian passports for illegal Bangladeshi immigrants, are now trying to track the roots of this menace in a section of public distribution system (PDS) dealers in West Bengal.
HC allows sit-in demonstration by doctors at Metro Channel on RG Kar issue
While issuing the formal order, the court imposed several conditions on the doctors' group for organising its protest programme in the heart of the city.
Body of maid found hanging in Durgapur village
The hanging body of a 24-year-old maid was recovered from the house of a retired school teacher, sparking a sensation in a village in Durgapur this morning.
Bengal school job case: CBI seeks Calcutta HC's permission to replace head of probe team
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday approached the Calcutta High Court seeking permission to replace the current head of its special investigation team (SIT) probing the multi-crore cash-for-school job case but was asked to move the apex court.
ED gets clues on how scam proceeds were diverted as donations to trusts
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has identified a new angle of money laundering in the multi-crore cash-for-school job case in West Bengal where a major part of the proceeds was diverted and shown as donations to certain charitable trusts.
Man sentenced 7 years in dowry death case
The Judge OPID court Biswajit Das on Friday sentenced one Rupak Sethi to 7 years rigorous imprisonment in a case of dowry death.
Three killed in separate road accidents
Two youths died when a trailer hit them from the rear and ran over a bike near the Bileimunda petrol filling station the MCL-Tipiria road on Friday.
Savitri Jindal accorded grand reception at Angul
JSP Angul & thousands of local people extend a grand welcome to Ms Savitri Jindal, Chairperson Emeritus of the O.P. Jindal Group, during her first visit to the Angul plant after being elected as a MLA from Hisar, Haryana, for the third time.
Residents block road water scarcity
Communication between Baripada and Shyamakhunta block was disrupted for over six hours on Friday as hundreds of residents, including women of Poda Asita village, blocked a road protesting against water scarcity.
Public hearing for expansion of NINL held
With the deployment of massive police force, the public hearing for environmental clearance of Nilachal Ispat Nigam Limited (NINL)'s proposed expansion was held at JCD-NIMZ office in Kalinga Nagar in Jajpur district amid voices of dissent from local stakeholders on Friday.
Mother and son sentenced to life
The Additional Sessions Judge-3 of Balasore, Sanjib Ranjan Samant sentenced a woman Jayanti Dalei and her son Padmalochan Dalei to life after convicting them of murder.
SIDBI inks MoU with OASME
Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) signed an MoU with Odisha Assembly of Small and Medium Enterprises (OASME) in an International Conference here on Thursday.
SSB's role crucial in Darjeeling Hills, says MP Raju Bista
Highlighting the deep ties between India, Nepal, and Bhutan, Mr Bista said that the connection between their nations goes beyond political alliances
Andhra Pradesh woman receives parcel with decomposed body
A woman in Andhra Pradesh who was expecting a consignment containing electrical appliances for her home received a wooden crate containing a partially decomposed body and a threat letter demanding Rs 1.3 crore.
Trinamul to hold protest rallies on Monday against Shah's Ambedkar remarks
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday announced that her Trinamul Congress will organise block-level and ward-level protest rallies on 23 December condemning the recent remarks by the Union Home Minister Amit Shah about Dr B.R. Ambedkar.
SC sets aside 2008 NCDRC judgment capping interest on credit card dues at 30 pc
The Supreme Court on Friday set aside the 2008 judgment of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) which, while capping the interest rates on credit card dues at 30 per cent, had said that banks charging interest in excess of 30 per cent on credit card dues would amount to unfair trade practice.