Addressing a press conference, BJP spokesperson Subrata Chakraborty said that although lakhs of people have been affected by the floods, Tripura Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha has announced relief measures and is taking steps to assist the flood-affected victims.
Kadamtala block has become the epicenter of political unrest as a fierce clash erupted between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Left-Congress alliance during the swearing-in ceremony of the Rajnagar Gram Panchayat on August 30.
In a significant gesture of support for flood-affected families in Tripura, Telangana Governor and Former Deputy Chief Minister Jishnu Dev Varma flagged off a truck carrying essential relief materials on Sunday.
Debasish Som, a demonstrator in the Forensic Medicine Department of the state-run R.G Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata and a key witness in the financial irregularities case in the same hospital has been hospitalised in critical condition at a private hospital in Kolkata on Sunday.
PM Modi, Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari and BJP President, J.P. Nadda in addition to other senior leaders of the party will campaign for the party candidates from September 8 onwards.
A contractual laboratory technician in West Bengal's Howrah District Hospital was arrested by police for allegedly molesting a minor patient within the hospital premises, said officials here on Sunday.
After Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, the Assam government on Sunday donated Rs 5 crore to Tripura, which has recently witnessed catastrophic floods for the first time in over three decades, killing at least 32 persons and affecting 17 lakh people.
The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) saw 41 per cent growth (year-on-year) at record 14.96 billion transactions in the month of August, as total transaction amount touched Rs 20.61 lakh crore -- a 31 per cent YoY growth, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) data showed on Sunday.
Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy, who is also the BJP's in-charge of Jammu & Kashmir elections, stated that Article 370 represented Muhammad Ali Jinnah's constitution and was ultimately revoked by the BJP under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Russia's air defence forces thwarted Ukraine's overnight drone attacks targeting Moscow and several other Russian regions, officials said on Sunday.
The Uttar Pradesh Police Constable Recruitment Examination concluded on Saturday amid strict security measures, marking the end of a rigorous examination process that began on August 23.
The list, issued by Congress General Secretary K.C. Venugopal, also includes his own name besides some prominent party leaders like Jairam Ramesh, Ambika Soni, Ajay Maken, Salman Khurshid, and Kanhaiya Kumar, among others.
The delegation, comprising Muslim intellectuals, scholars and religious leaders, was led by Syed Naseeruddin Chishti, the Chairman of the All India Sufi Sajjadanshin Council and successor to the spiritual head of Ajmer Dargah
Police informed that after the preliminary investigation, the Bangladeshi nationals admitted that they entered into the Indian Territory in Tripura by illegally crossing the border through Sonamura area. A specific case has been registered against the arrested Bangladeshi nationals.
Passing the order on Friday, the single-judge bench of Justice Amrita Sinha of the Calcutta High Court also made it clear that no coercive action can be taken against Lahiri, not just in connection with the Nabanna Abhijan, but also in relation to any other police case against him.
In a sigh of relief for the job aspirants, who completed their JRBT Group D examination and have been waiting for the results, the state cabinet has decided to publish the results by September 8 next.
Devastating floods this month in Bangladesh have killed at least 59 people, according to the National Disaster Response Coordination Centre (NDRCC) under the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief.
On Saturday, former Tipra Motha Chairman, Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma, called for strict action against those responsible for the vandalism of a Kali Maa idol in Ranirbazar, West District, which occurred on August 26.
Reacting to the severe disruption of lives caused by the recent floods in Tripura, Techno India University, Tripura (TIUT), took the initiative on Friday to visit a relief camp in the heavily affected Kakraban region of Udaipur Subdivision.
Four more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Saturday morning, raising the number of fatalities in Bangladesh to 83 this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) under the Ministry of Health.
Union Minister and BJP incharge of J&K elections, G. Kishan Reddy appealed to voters on Saturday that they should vote against dynastic politics which has allegedly “destroyed” J&K for decades.
They further submitted that eligible women beneficiaries would get higher financial aid per month from the present Rs 1,500 after the MahaYuti government is voted to power again after the upcoming Maharahtra Assembly election.
In a major breakthrough, the Assam Rifles in a joint operation with the Customs department seized 30,000 Methamphetamine tablets worth Rs 4.8 crore and arrested two drug peddlers from the outskirts of Agartala, officials said on Saturday.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday changed the date for the Assembly elections in Haryana from October 1 to October 5 to respect the traditions of the Bishnoi community, whose festival falls during this period.
A delegation of the office-bearers of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board met Chief Minister Siddaramaiah at his residence Kaveri in Bengaluru on Saturday and sought the Karnataka government’s support to oppose the proposed Waqf Amendment Bill by the Union government.
