Punjab Police bust smuggling network; three held, 25 kg heroin seized
Chandigarh, July 7 (IANS) Punjab Police’s Counter Intelligence (CI) Amritsar has busted a narcotics smuggling network with the arrest of three people and recovered 25 kg of heroin from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav…
Bengal: CPI(M) working on strategies to reoccupy Oppn space amid Trinamool factionalism
Kolkata, July 7 (IANS) As internal factionalism in the Trinamool Congress becomes more acute with every passing day, the CPI(M), which currently has only one representative in the West Bengal Assembly, is working on a well-calculated strategy to regain…
TG20 Season 1: Tanmay’s second ton confirms playoff spot for Karimnagar Diamonds
Hyderabad, July 7 (IANS) Skipper Tanmay Agarwal led the way with a sensational century to guide EIPL & eleve Karimnagar Diamonds into the playoffs with a commanding 73-run victory over Palamuru Strikers in the Hyderabad Cricket Association’s…
Special Task Force to probe POCSO case surge in Kerala’s Palakkad
Thiruvananthapuram, July 7 (IANS) The Kerala government on Tuesday ordered the constitution of a high-level task force headed by AIG of Police Poonkuzhali to investigate the comparatively high incidence of cases registered under the Protection of…
India should target 25 pc share of $179 billion global toy market: FM Sitharaman
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday called on India’s toy industry to aim for a significantly larger share of the global market, urging the sector to target one-fourth of the worldwide toy business, which is…
Telangana: BJP alleges ‘systematic deletion’ of North Indians from Hyderabad voter list
Hyderabad, July 7 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s Telangana unit has alleged “systematic deletion” of voters from North India in Hyderabad and has sought the intervention of the State Chief Electoral Officer. Raising serious…
TN Minister Keerthana defends school inspection remarks
Chennai, July 7 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Industries Minister S. Keerthana on Tuesday strongly defended herself against criticism over her interaction with a student during a recent inspection at a government girls’ higher secondary school near Sivakasi,…
Punjab govt politically exploiting sacrilege cases: BJP
Chandigarh, July 7 (IANS) Former Union Minister and former Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Vijay Sampla on Tuesday accused the state government of politically exploiting the sensitive issue of sacrilege to divert public attention from its…
Biju Patnaik: The towering personality who helped forge India-Indonesia ties
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in Jakarta on the first leg of a three-nation tour on Tuesday, remembered Odisha’s former chief minister Biju Patnaik’s role in Indonesia’s independence movement, adding how his…
Telangana credited Rs 7,750 crore to farmers under Rythu Bharosa scheme in seven days
Hyderabad, July 7 (IANS) The government of Telangana has deposited Rs 7,750.45 crore in the bank accounts of farmers in seven days under Rythu Bharosa scheme, the investment support scheme for farmers. Agriculture Minister Tummala Nageswara Rao said on…