Former JNU professor and Congress MP Bimol Akoijam (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: The Rouse Avenue Court on Tuesday issued notice to Delhi Police on the anticipatory bail plea of Manipur MP and former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) professor Bimol Akoijam in a sexual harassment case and extended his interim protection till November 5.Special Judge … Read more
Ghosh claimed that Banerjee’s party has lost political ground in its state and that she was seeking political relevance by aligning with the Congress leadership. NEW DELHI: West Bengal minister Dilip Ghosh on Tuesday criticised former chief minister Mamata Banerjee for attending the INDIA bloc rally at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan against the Special Intensive Revision … Read more
Congress leader also referred to his remarks about holding a special session to discuss allegations of vote theft. NEW DELHI: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday questioned the Centre over the delay in proroguing Parliament, alleging that the government was considering convening a special session to push delimitation-related bills. He also challenged the Centre to … Read more
Sarbanand Sonowal posted details of the incident NEW DELHI: An Indian seafarer was killed after an Indian-flagged vessel carrying 14 crew members was struck by an unidentified aerial object while navigating near the coast of Oman on Monday, Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal said.The deceased seafarer, identified as Gandhar Nahim Ajij from Gujarat, succumbed to his … Read more
Harsimrat Kaur Badal has reached out to the Lok Sabha Speaker to demand accountability from Mansa SSP Vaibhav Chaudhary. Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal has written to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, seeking permission to raise a question of privilege and contempt of the House under Rules 222 and 223 against Mansa … Read more
Kesavan raised questions about alleged links between Congress leaders and organisations associated with billionaire George Soros. NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday hit back at Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi after he accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of becoming PM and remaining in office with the help of foreign forces. BJP … Read more
Voter awareness not EC’s monopoly, says SC; sets aside SEC order BEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday said Election Commission did not have a monopoly over conducting ‘voter awareness campaigns” while disapproving EC’s refusal to permit a civil society group led by Aruna Roy from running a campaign to educate voters to choose representatives … Read more
Barman came on medical visa for treatment at Siliguri in West Bengal on March 20 last year, attended the hospital for two days, then went to Thakur Anukul Chandra Ashram at Deoghar and is untraceable since March 24 last year. NEW DELHI: Bipul Chandra Barman, a resident of ‘Hindu Prodhan Para’ in Panchagarh district of … Read more
The Indian Navy described the successful rescue as evidence of its operational preparedness and ability to undertake complex maritime security missions through coordination between the armed forces. NEW DELHI: The Indian Navy rescued all 20 crew members of a hijacked fishing vessel after carrying out a coordinated operation lasting more than 48 hours off the … Read more
EC eases SIR tribunal procedures in Bengal, allowing bulk order uploads, draft saving and additional documents, while planning digital signature-based login for judges NEW DELHI: Having updated the appellate tribunal portal for Bengal around two weeks back to enable judges to rely on documents beyond the 13 listed in SIR order, Election Commission will, within … Read more