Bhubaneswar: Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida Monday termed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s advice to female boarders to not venture out late at night as “disappointing.” Deputy CM Parida, who is also in charge of the Women and Child Development department, strongly denounced Banerjee’s advice to female boarders not to go out at night….
Kolkata, 13/10: A fresh political slugfest erupted on Monday after the alleged gang rape of a medical student in Durgapur, as the TMC and BJP locked horns over the fate of the stalled Aparajita Bill, the Mamata Banerjee government’s proposed law to toughen punishment for crime against women. While the opposition BJP accused her government…
Delhi, 13/10: India need 121 runs to win the Delhi Test and a make a 2-0 cleansweep after bowling out West Indies for 390 in the second innings on the fourth day of the second cricket Test at Arun Jaitley Stadium. The only consolation from this match for the West Indies would be two centuries…
New Delhi, 13/10: The Rouse Avenue court in Delhi on Monday framed corruption, criminal conspiracy and cheating charges against former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav in the IRCTC Scam case, Bar and Bench reported. The case pertains to alleged corruption in the tender of two IRCTC hotels in Ranchi and Puri. Along with Lalu,…
New Delhi, 13/10: The Supreme Court on Monday directed for probe into the September 27, 2025 Karur stampede, which claimed lives of 41 people and left scores others injured. A bench of J K Maheshwari and N V Anjaria nominated former SC judge Justice Ajay Rastogi as head of a committee, comprising two IPS officers…
Bengaluru, 13/10: Crimes on social media, such as sending hate messages, threatening people and disturbing communal harmony, are on the rise,shows data In just nine months of 2025, police have booked 953 cases, a 51% increase compared to 2023 and a 21% increase compared to 2024, data shows. In 2025, police brought down over 300…
New Delhi, 12/10: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is learnt to have offered the option of closing a FEMA violation case against e-commerce major Flipkart if the Walmart group firm admits its mistake and pays a penalty, sources aware of the development said. The option was given by the Enforcement Directorate to Flipkart last week under…
Islamabad/Peshawar, 12/10: At least 23 Pakistani soldiers and over 200 Taliban and affiliated terrorists were killed in intense overnight clashes along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, the Pakistani Army said on Sunday, as tensions escalated between the two neighbours amid mutual accusations of cross-border aggression. The statement comes amid Pakistan seizing 19 Afghan military posts and “terrorist…
Chhatrapur: A goods train reportedly carrying coals caught fire at Chhatrapur railway station in Odisha’s Ganjam district on Sunday prompting the firefighters to reach the spot to douse the flames. As informed by sources, the goods train was reportedly carrying coal to Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh from Odisha’s Khurda. However, some railway employees noticed smoke emitting…
Patna, 12/10: The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) finalised the seat-sharing deal for Bihar Assembly Elections on Sunday with BJP and JD(U) contesting on 101 seats each Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan made the announcement and wrote in a post on X that NDA allies have completed the distribution of seats in a cordial atmosphere. Chirag Paswan’s…
