Tripura DGP Anurag cremated with full state honours in UP
Baghpat (UP), July 22 (IANS) Director General of Tripura Police (DGP) Anurag was cremated with full state honours at his ancestral town of Baraut in Uttar Pradesh’s Baghpat district on Wednesday, officials said. Anurag’s son, Abhishek, lit the funeral…
NEET row: Naveen Patnaik reiterates call for Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation
Bhubaneswar, July 22 (IANS) Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president and former Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday reiterated the demand for the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and condemned the police assault on protesting…
International drug racket busted, NCB arrests Myanmar kingpin
Guwahati, July 22 (IANS) The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has dismantled a major India‑Myanmar transnational drug trafficking syndicate with the arrest of a Myanmar‑based kingpin, marking the third such high‑profile arrest by the agency this year as…
Bengal govt issues 7th Pay Commission notification
Kolkata, July 22 (IANS) Going by the promise made in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s Sankalp Patra (election manifesto) for the recently concluded West Bengal assembly polls, the West Bengal government on Wednesday issued the notification for the…
Gujarat appoints 301 State Tax Inspectors, CM Patel calls for taxpayer-friendly admin
Gandhinagar, July 22 (IANS) A total of 301 candidates were appointed as State Tax Inspectors in Gujarat on Wednesday, with Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel urging the recruits to discharge their responsibilities with integrity, improve the state’s…
Minister’s resignation will strengthen govt, not weaken it: Anna Hazare writes to PM Modi
Ahilyanagar, July 22 (IANS) Veteran social activist Anna Hazare has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to fix ministerial accountability and engage in constructive dialogue with youth and environmental activist Sonam Wangchuk regarding recurring national…
Autonomous panels in Bengal kept defunct during Trinamool govt to be reactivated from Aug 1: CM Adhikari
Kolkata, July 22 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said on Wednesday that different autonomous commissions in the state that were allegedly kept defunct during the previous Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government will be…
India’s education system rigged, zero conviction in 152 paper leaks: Rahul ups the ante
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Turning up the heat on the Centre over NEET paper leaks, Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday claimed that India’s education system was “in tatters” and the students from lower and middle-class families were…
China Open: Sindhu beats Unnati, Ayush topples World No. 11
Changzhou, July 22 (IANS) P.V. Sindhu carried her winning momentum into the China Open with a hard-fought opening-round victory over fellow Indian Unnati Hooda, while Ayush Shetty produced one of the biggest upsets of the day by knocking out…
Manipur has endured 3 difficult years, but peace and normalcy are returning: CM Singh
Imphal, July 22 (IANS) Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh said on Wednesday that the state has endured an extremely challenging period over the past three years, with the prolonged unrest severely disrupting the lives and livelihoods of its…