Murshidabad violence: TMC alleges fake photos in circulation; BJP claims religious persecution

Kolkata, 13/4: As photographs and videos of people purportedly from violence-hit Murshidabad district in West Bengal surfaced on social media, the ruling TMC on Sunday cried conspiracy claiming those were fake, while the opposition BJP alleged that people are fleeing as “religious persecution is real” in the state. At least three people were killed, several…

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IPL 2025 | Virat Kohli, Phil Salt guide RCB to nine-wicket win against Rajasthan

Jaipur, 13/4:  Openers Virat Kohli and Phil Salt slammed brisk half-centuries and shared a 92-run partnership to guide Royal Challengers Bengaluru to a nine-wicket win against hosts Rajasthan Royals in an Indian Premier League match here on Sunday. Salt smashed 65 off 33 deliveries, his highest score this season, while Kohli struck an unbeaten 62…

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BJP files police complaint alleging Kanhaiya Kumar abused PM Modi, RSS

Patna, 13/4: The BJP on Sunday filed a police complaint against Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar in Patna, alleging that he used abusive language against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the RSS during a recent TV interview. A delegation led by the BJP’s media in-charge in Bihar, Danish Iqbal, visited the Kotwali police station and filed…

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Bengal Waqf violence: BJP MP urges Modi govt to impose AFSPA in 4 districts

Kolkata, 13/4: BJP’s Purulia MP Jyotirmay Singh Mahato has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah urging the Centre to declare select bordering districts of West Bengal as “disturbed areas” under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA), alleging repeated attack on Hindu community. In his letter dated April 13, Mahato alleged that districts such…

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CAG must audit how policies benefited private firms: Congress on fuel excise duty hike under Modi government

New Delhi, 13/4: Accusing the government of “looting” people by increasing excise duty on petrol and diesel, the Congress on Sunday called for fixing accountability and demanded that the CAG should audit how government policies benefited private companies. The Opposition party also demanded that the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)…

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Trump spares smartphones, computers, other electronics from China tariffs

Washington/Florida, 13/4: US President Donald Trump’s administration granted exclusions from steep reciprocal tariffs to smartphones, computers and some other electronics imported largely from China, providing a big break to tech firms like Apple that rely on imported product. In a notice to shippers, the US Customs and Border Protection agency published a list of tariff…

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National Herald case: ED begins process to seize assets worth Rs 660 crore linked to Sonia Gandh,Rahul

New Delhi, 12/4: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday said it has initiated the process of taking possession of National Herald House in Delhi, Nehru Bhavan in Lucknow and Herald House in Mumbai in connection with the money laundering case against Congress-controlled Associated Journals Limited (AJL), which publishes National Herald. The agency claimed that its…

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ED issues notice to take possession of assets in Congress-linked AJL case

New Delhi, 12/4: : The Enforcement Directorate Saturday said it has issued notices to take possession of immovable assets worth Rs 661 crore that it had attached in probe into the money laundering case against Congress-controlled Associated Journals Limited . The federal probe agency said in a statement that it has affixed these notices at…

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