Bengal STF recovers huge cache of arms, ammunition from abandoned ECL quarters
Kolkata, Aug 9 (IANS) Following night-long raids and search operations, the Special Task Force (STF) of the West Bengal Police have recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition from Andal near the steel-cum-industrial township of Durgapur in West…
Jodar sinks Lehecka, Fils survives Norrie’s late charge to enter Montreal QF
Montreal, Aug 9 (IANS) Rafael Jodar maintained his impressive run at the Canadian Open with a dominant 6-3, 6-3 victory over eighth-seeded Jiri Lehecka of Czechia to enter the quarterfinals. The 19-year-old is now up to a career-high No. 13 on the ATP…
Abhishek Banerjee’s aide Sumit Roy appears at CID office on day two of interrogation
Kolkata, Aug 9 (IANS) Sumit Roy, the personal assistant of the Trinamool Congress’ general secretary and the party’s Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee, arrived at the office of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the West Bengal Police in…
Alexandrova stuns Sabalenka to make Toronto QFs
Totonto, Aug 9 (IANS) Aryna Sabalenka became the latest Top 5 seed to be eliminated from the Canadian Open after the 19th-ranked Ekaterina Alexandrova defeated the world No. 1 in a back-and-forth 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-4 victory that spanned two hours and 29…
Bengal BJP empowers district-level observers to ensure better coordination with MPs, MLAs
Kolkata, Aug 9 (IANS) The West Bengal unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has decided to grant additional powers to the party’s district-level observers to ensure better coordination between the district committee office-bearers and the MPs and MLAs…
Kerala: NIA arrests one more in Malappuram explosives case
Malappuram, Aug 9 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested another accused, identified as Haris TA, in connection with the seizure of a huge consignment of illegal explosives in Kerala’s Malappuram district, taking the total…
Namrata Shirodkar’s special birthday wish for Mahesh Babu: Thank you for making every day so special
Mumbai, Aug 9 (IANS) Namrata Shirodkar used social media to pen a special birthday wish for husband Mahesh Babu as he turned a year older on Sunday. Wishing him a year full of love, happiness, and health, Namrata wrote on her official Instagram handle,…
Har Ghar Tiranga: V-P Radhakrishnan hoists Tricolour in Sri Vijaya Puram
Sri Vijaya Puram, Aug 9 (IANS) Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan, who is currently on a two-day visit to Andaman and Nicobar Islands, on Sunday hoisted the Tricolour at Flag Point in Sri Vijaya Puram, kicking off the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign. Sri Vijaya…
Govt’s CPGRAMS becomes one of world’s largest digital public grievance redressal platforms
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) The Centralised Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS), has emerged as one of the world’s largest digital public grievance redressal platforms over the past decade. Through sustained reforms, technological…
DRI seizes gold worth Rs 3 crore at Nagpur railway station, one arrested
Nagpur, Aug 9 (IANS) In continuation of its operation against smuggling of precious metals, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized gold worth over Rs three crore from a train passenger at Nagpur in Maharashtra, officials said on Sunday.…