Cannot interfere in another country's affair, will follow Centre's stand: Mamata on B'desh situation
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday expressed concern over the current situation in neighbouring Bangladesh but emphasised that she preferred not to comment on the matter, as it pertains to another country. Speaking in the assembly, Banerjee clarified that the issue was for the central government to address, and...
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Bangladesh: High Court refuses to ban ISKCON
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Waqf Bill anti-secular, will snatch rights of Muslims: Mamata
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Blast near PVR in Prashant Vihar, multiple teams rushed to spot
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LS adjourned for the day amid opposition uproar
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Hemant Soren to take oath as 14th CM of Jharkhand; Mamata, Rahul likely to attend ceremony
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Where are we taking country for political dividends: Sibal after 'Shiva temple in dargah claim'
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Court directs issuance of notice over suit claiming Shiva temple in Ajmer dargah
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ED team attacked in Delhi during raids in cyber crime case
An Enforcement Directorate team undertaking searches in a cyber fraud linked money laundering case was allegedly attacked here on Thursday, officials said. The agency has registered a police FIR about the incident that took place at a farmhouse that was raided by ED officials in the Bijwasan area of the national...
Constitution copy in hand, Priyanka Gandhi takes oath as LS MP
Holding up a copy of the Constitution, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra took oath as a Lok Sabha MP on Thursday to begin her journey as an elected representative of the people five years after she joined active politics. The 52-year-old, who joins her mother Sonia and brother Rahul as an...
MCD takes action against 4 officials, 2 employees over scholarship irregularities
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Wednesday said it has removed two education department officials and terminated the services of two others for alleged irregularities in distributing scholarships meant for SC/ST and OBC students in 2012-13. The civic body also took action against two employees of the department, removing one...
Opposition members storm out of Waqf panel meeting, return later
Opposition members on Wednesday stormed out of the meeting of the joint parliamentary committee examining the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, alleging that its proceedings had become a mockery. They, however, returned to attend the meeting after an hour amid indications that the committee chairperson would seek an extension in its term. Sources said...
Cong MLAs authorise Kharge to nominate CLP leader, chief whip in Maharashtra; bat for ballot system
Newly-elected Congress MLAs in Maharashtra on Wednesday unanimously passed a resolution authorising party chief Mallikarjun Kharge to appoint the new legislature party leader and chief whip in the state assembly. The Congress' state unit will launch a signature campaign to demand that ballot papers be used in the elections instead of...
NIA conducts searches against 'terror-gangster syndicate' involved in smuggling arms into India
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday conducted searches at nine locations in multiple states as part of a probe into a conspiracy by terror outfits to smuggle arms and ammunition into the country, according to an official statement. NIA teams searched the premises of suspects in the "terror-gangster syndicate case"...
Renukaswamy 'menace to society', actor Darshan tells HC
Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa, who is an accused in the Renukaswamy murder case, argued before the Karnataka High Court that the deceased was a "menace to society." Senior Advocate C V Nagesh, representing Darshan, made the statement during a hearing seeking bail for the jailed actor on Tuesday. According to Nagesh, Renukaswamy...
