Kolkata, May 11 (IANS) A section of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s family has approached the country’s apex child rights body complaining against Trinamool Congress candidate from West Bengal Jadavpur Lok Sabha constituency Sugata Bose. Sugata, a grand nephew of Netaji, has been accused “subjecting a child to potential risks” by involving him during his poll campaigns. […]
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Seized items worth lakhs of rupees were stolen from the Sales Tax Office here, police said Sunday. Police said officials of the Sales Tax Department at I.P. Estate in central Delhi came to know about the theft Saturday morning. A Sales Tax official told police that he entered the office at […]
Kathmandu, May 11 (IANS) An Indian national, accused of killing an engineer, has been arrested in Nepal, police said Sunday. Dipankar Dutta from Kolkata, the prime suspect in the killing of hydropower engineer Laxmi Kant Mishra in July last year, was arrested by Nepal Police in the bordering town of Birgunj Saturday, police said. Nepal Police […]
Speculation about the government appointing the new army chief has been current for some time, the latest hinting that Defence Minister A.K. Antony may do the unthinkable, stretch his neck out and formally anoint Lt.Gen. Dalbir Suhag early next week as polls close. This when the Election Commission is yet to formally give an opinion […]
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) It was a pleasant Sunday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 23.5 degrees Celsius, two notches below the season’s average. The Met Office has forecast light rain in some areas. “The sky will be partly cloudy. Light rain and thunderstorm could occur in some areas,” said […]
Jammu, May 11 (IANS) Pakistani troops Saturday resorted to unprovoked firing at Indian positions along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, the military said. “Pakistan Army violated the ceasefire in Nangi Tikri battalion area of Krishna Ghati sector of the LoC in Poonch district…the firing started at 10.35 p.m. yesterday (Saturday). They used […]
Jammu, May 10 (IANS) Two guerrillas were killed and an armyman was injured in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, as the army Saturday foiled an infiltration bid on the Line of Control (LoC), a defence spokesman said. A huge cache of arms and ammunition was also recovered. “Two militants were eliminated when troops foiled an infiltration […]
Kolkata, May 10 (IANS) Attacking West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on the Saradha chit fund scam, CPI-M leader Gautam Deb Saturday said she can give a lot of information to the CBI as she knows “everything”about the scandal. “Mamata Banerjee knows everything. She can give lot of information to CBI,” Deb said, a day after […]
Mumbai, May 10 (IANS) The shooting of “Kill Dil” has come to an end. Its lead actor Ranveer Singh calls it a “surreal” experience. “And that’s a film wrap on ‘Kill Dil’! Surreal,” Ranveer posted on Twitter Saturday. In the upcoming film, directed by Shaad Ali, Ranveer will share screen space with comedy star Govinda. Actors […]
Kolkata, May 10 (IANS) Saving us from the scorching heat and nagging rains, the ever-lofty umbrellas are now at a new high. Decked up with symbols of political parties, these mobile shades are being used as effective campaigning tools with the mercury soaring during the ongoing Lok Sabha polls. The crammed Pagya Patti lane in central […]