BJP MP and Union Minister of State for Shipping Shantanu Thakur on Monday moved the Calcutta High Court against Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee over the tension at the temple of Matua spiritual leader Late Binapani Devi a.l.a. Boro Ma at Thakurnagar in Bangaon on June 11.
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Ravi Sinha is new RAW chief
Samant Kumar Goel, a 1984 batch IPS officer from the Punjab cadre, had held the position of agency's secretary since 2019. In June 2019, Goel succeeded Anil Dhasmana as the Chief of RAW.
Gita Press declines cash reward for Gandhi Peace Award
Gita Press, based in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur, is one of the world's largest publishers, having published 41.7 crore books in 14 languages, including 16.21 crore Shrimad Bhagavad Gita, an official statement said.
Shiv Sena (UBT) wants UN to declare June 20 as 'World Traitors Day'
The Shiv Sena (UBT) will petition the global body United Nations Organisation to declare June 20 as the 'World Traitors Day' to commemorate the treachery on the original Shiv Sena by Eknath Shinde (now, Chief Minister) and 40 MLA perpetrated last year.
India's 'wanted terrorist' Nijjar shot dead by two gunmen in Canada
Canada-based pro-Khalistan leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was declared a 'wanted terrorist' by the Indian government, was shot dead by two unidentified gunmen at the parking lot of Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara in the Punjabi-dominated Surrey city of British Columbia province.
Class 12 student stabbed to death by friends over Rs 1,000
Deepak Kumar Pandey, inspector of Gomti Nagar police station, said that the deceased was identified as Akash Kashyap, whose father Jagdish Kashyap runs a roadside eatery near Bhoothnath market of Indira Nagar colony.
Ayodhya saints call for ban on 'Adipurush'
They claimed that the film has misrepresented the characters of Ramayana and shown Hindu deities in a 'distorted' manner -- Hanuman -- being shown with a beard and without a moustache.
MP 'honour killing': Couple slain, bodies thrown into crocodile-infested Chambal river
In what could be a case of "honour killing", a girl and her boyfriend were allegedly killed by her family and the bodies of the couple thrown into the Chambal river in Morena district of Madhya Pradesh, police said.
Direct tax collection rises 11% to Rs 3,79,760 crore
Direct tax collections for 2023-24, as on June 17, stood at Rs 3,79,760 crore, compared to Rs 3,41,568 crore in the corresponding period of the last fiscal, representing an increase of 11.18 per cent.
Army rescues 300 more stranded tourists in Sikkim
The Indian Army on Sunday rescued around 300 more tourists, including women and children, stranded in Sikkim due to landslides and roadblocks triggered by torrential rains, defence officials said.
BJP witnesses another jolt in poll-bound MP as veteran leader quits, may join Congress
Madhya Pradesh's ruling BJP on Sunday suffered another jolt in the poll-bound state as senior politician Dhruv Pratap Singh, who has been associated with the party since its inception, quit, accusing BJP state leadership of sidelining him.
Chairman Emeritus and MD of large listed company diverted public money: SEBI reply to SAT in Zee matter
Subhash Chandra and Punit Goenka have moved SAT against the SEBI order barring them from holding director positions or key management personnel in any listed company on allged siphoning of funds from Zee Enterprises.
Delhi Police, FBI & Interpol collaborate, bust cybercrime syndicate defrauding US nationals
The official said that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Delhi Police shared technical evidence and information on Armarkar, which led Delhi Police to identify his whereabouts in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, from where he was running a part of the criminal activities.
10 injured in shuttle bus accident at B'luru airport
The shuttle buses connects T1 with the newly launched T2 terminal which is less than a kilometer away. Most of the domestic airlines operate from the new terminal. Passengers rely on shuttle bus service to reach T2.
FIR lodged against team of 'Adipurush'
The national spokesperson of the Akhil Bhartiya Hindu Mahasabha, Shishir Chaturvedi had lodged an FIR with the Hazratganj police against the makers and the star cast of film 'Adipurush'.
'Continuous and repetitive' investigations can impact merger, Zee tells SEBI
Zee Entertainment Enterprises has written to SEBI that "continuous and repetitive" investigations on the same cause of action creates prejudice for the Company and Shareholders, and can potentially impact the merger process.
India's disaster management has become an example, says PM Modi
Lauding the efforts of people and disaster management personnel, who combated cyclone Biparjoy, which made a landfall in the coastal regions of Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that India's disaster management has become an example.
MP Police's LOC for Mumbai couple who cleaned off Rs 174 cr ill-gotten money
The Madhya Pradesh Police have issued a look out circular (LOC) for a Mumbai couple who allegedly masterminded a Rs 300 crore racket and have 'disappeared' from the police radar in Mumbai and Khaniyadhan in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri district, official sources said here.
Govt to push alternative plant nutrients to cut fertiliser subsidy load by 50%
An ambitious scheme that aims to promote balanced use of fertilisers along with bio-fertilisers, called Promotion of Alternate Nutrients for Agriculture Management Yojana or PM PRANAM, is likely to be formally unveiled by the Centre at the end of this month.
Four wives who have sent UP Police on a wild goose chase
These four women are wives of mafia dons and have been absconding since past several weeks. They have been named as conspirators in various criminal cases but the police have failed to track them down till now.
Legacy of Left rule, Bengal's panchayat poll violence starts early this year
As days passed on, it reached the extreme points in the last two panchayat polls in 2013 and 2018, with 34 per cent seats in the the rural civic body system resulting in uncontested victory for the ruling Trinamool Congress in 2018.
Om Birla pitches for longer Assembly sessions; Goa Speaker shortens them
A day after Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla expressed concern over reduced Assembly sessions in other states, Goa Legislative Assembly has cut the Monsoon session by two days, inviting wrath from the opposition.
Cong names ex-MLA Ashish Kumar Saha new Tripura unit chief
The Congress on Saturday named former legislator Ashish Kumar Saha as the new Tripura unit chief, replacing Birajit Kumar Sinha. The development comes months after the party lost in the assembly polls earlier this year.
'Infiltration attempts are made to keep terrorism alive': J&K DGP
Jammu and Kashmir DGP Dilbag Singh said on Saturday that continuous infiltration attempts on the Line of Control (LoC) are "part of the plan by enemies of the country to keep terrorism alive".
Mayawati's brother, his wife got 70 flats below 6th floor against agreement: Audit report
The report also highlighted that some of the units allotted to Anand Kumar and his wife were already in possession of other parties suggest that there have been some misrepresentation or deception involved in the allotment process.