Mahendra Chandelia, Assistant Director at the Ministry of Finance, directed that the release of Rs 10,460.87 crore be done "immediately" under the 'Special General Financial Assistance' category,A as part of revenue deficit in the financial year 2014-15.
The minister said that the collaboration aims to boost tourism in Tripura and leverage Ganguly's popularity and influence to attract visitors to the state from across the country and the world.
Simultaneously, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has also lodged an appeal challenging the acquittal of all the accused in a related money-laundering case, which is currently pending before the court.
During investigation, it appeared that accused Ranjit Manjhi who came to the house kidnapped her. The victim was playing outside her house located at Khairma locality under city police station and Manjhi picked her up and put into a jute bag.
When 17-year-old Shyamli (name changed) from Cooch Behar, West Bengal, was promised by her family that she would only be engaged to someone but not married till she wished for it, the innocent minor girl believed every word that was said.
At least six persons were killed and another 12 were injured when a container truck and an state transport bus with 38 passengers collided on the old Mumbai-Nagpur Highway in Buldhana, police said here on Tuesday.
The application was moved by the duo in a plea challenging the lookout circular (LOC) issued by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in view of the registration of two FIRs dated June 2, 2017, and August 19, 2019 against the Roys.
While addressing a massive crowd of the Indian diaspora in Sydney on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that mutual trust and respect are the elements that bind India and Australia ties.
Modi in a series of tweets, said, "Had an excellent conversation on science and innovation with Nobel Laureate Dr. Brian Paul Schmidt. His work on these subjects has been rich and shaped academic discourse greatly."
Kolkata, a pioneer in Queer rights movement in the country, has witnessed yet another progressive development on this count with a same sex- couple getting married the traditional way in a temple here.
Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha told the third G20 working group meeting on tourism in Srinagar on Tuesday that it is a matter of great pride for the 13 million citizens of the UT that we are hosting a meeting which is deliberating on global architecture for sustainable tourism.
Days after the oath-taking ceremony in Karnataka, tension seems to be simmering between the Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar camps after the Chief Minister's loyalist and cabinet minister M.B. Patil claimed that Siddaramaiah will be the CM for a full term of five years.
The Border Security Force (BSF) intercepted a fifth drone from Pakistan in less than a week and seized a consignment of narcotics along the border in Punjab, officials said on Tuesday.
A newly-elected MLA of the Congress party in Karnataka on Monday took oath as a member of the Assembly in the name of Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, while a BJP legislator took oath in the name of Hindutva and Gaumata.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has presented a fresh angle before the Delhi High Court in its appeal against the acquittal of key accused, including former Telecom Minister A. Raja, and companies involved in the infamous 2G spectrum allocation scam case in December 2017.
The National Board Revenue (NBR) of Bangladesh recently passed a permit allowing India access to the Chattogram and Mongla ports in Bangladesh for transit and transshipment of cargo.
The accused have been identified as Mehfooz alias Vishal Khan and Manjeet Singh - both from Dera Bassi - Ankit and Goldy, both of Panchkula in Haryana. Six pistols and 26 cartridges were recovered from their possession.
After showing initial reluctance to claim the mortal remains of Zulfikar (48), a Keralite who died in a Pakistan jail, the family members of the deceased have now agreed to accept the same.
Lawrence Bishnoi has revealed to National Investigation Agency (NIA) his top 10 targets, including Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, and the gangster's alleged future plans, sources said on Monday.
The police said a Labrador dog, which was apparently not tied, started barking and came charging towards the delivery agent, Mohammed Ilyas (27), who works for Amazon.
On May 18, the Calcutta High Court's single-judge bench of Justice Amrita Sinha upheld the previous order by the bench of Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay of the same court empowering central agencies to question Banerjee in connection with th scam.
Addressing media persons, a senior police official said that upon receiving information of the shooting, a team rushed to the spot and found one person dead of bullet injuries, while the two others, including a woman, were rushed to a nearby hospital.
Indian intelligence agencies have learnt that the wife of incarcerated senior Hurriyat leader Yasin Malik, Mushaal Mullick had also asked the international community to boycott the G20 meeting in Kashmir.
A report by the intelligence agencies has revealed that Pakistan-based terrorist outfits, ISI, and their agents in India have been pressed into action to defame the country on international platforms and disrupt the G20 meeting in Jammu and Kashmir.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Monday conferred with the Companion of the order of Logohu by Papua New Guinea, the nation's highest civilian award for championing the cause of unity of Pacific Island countries and spearheading the cause of Global South.
