Gold chain snatching gang busted in Bhubaneswar, five accused arrested

Bhubaneswar: With the successful investigation and coordinated efforts of the Bhubaneswar Commissionerate Police, an active snatching gang has been busted in various areas coming under the Bhubaneswar Urban Police District (UPD), informed the Police Commissioner Dr. Suresh Dev Datta Singh.According to the Police Commissioner, the city police also successfully arrested five members of the gang…

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Delimitation row: Stalin writes to 7 CMs, 29 parties; urges leaders to join Joint Action Committee

Chennai: Taking the state’s fight against delimitation to the next level, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Friday wrote to chief ministers of seven states, including Andhra Pradesh, and 29 political parties asking them to be part of a Joint Action Committee (JAC) to come out with solutions to preserve their current representation…

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FIR lodged against Mithun Chakraborty for provocative speech

Kolkata,6/11: Bidhannagar Police on Wednesday lodged an FIR against actor-turned-BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty for allegedly delivering a provocative speech during a party programme in North 24 Parganas district last month. According to police sources, the complaint against Chakraborty pertains to a speech he made during a BJP programme at the EZCC in Salt Lake area…

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Chris Hipkins to succeed Jacinda Ardern as New Zealand’s next Prime Minister

Wellington, 21/1: Education Minister Chris Hipkins is set to become New Zealand’s next prime minister after he was the only candidate to enter the contest Saturday to replace Jacinda Ardern.     Hipkins, 44, must still get an endorsement Sunday from his Labour Party colleagues in Parliament but that is just a formality now.  …

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CM Kisan Yojana: Mohan Majhi to release Rs 1,041 crore assistance for farmers on Nuakhai

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi will disburse financial assistance worth Rs 1,041 crore to over 51 lakh farmers under the CM Kisan Yojana on Thursday on the occasion of Nuakhai, western Odisha’s major agrarian festival.Under the scheme, small and marginal farmers receive Rs 4,000 annually in two instalments. The initiative has been tailored…

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Delhi: 14-year-old student stabbed to death outside school in Shakarpur; 7 held

New Delhi: A 14-year-old student was stabbed to death outside a government school in the national capital’s Shakarpur area on Friday following a heated altercation. Seven suspects have been apprehended.“A 14-year-old student, Ishu Gupta, was killed in a stabbing incident outside the Rajkiya Sarvodaya Bal Vidyalaya No 2 in Shakarpur, Delhi, on January 3. The incident…

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AAP alleges conspiracy to kill Arvind Kejriwal after ex-Delhi CM attacked by BJP goons

New Delhi, 26/10: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday alleged a “deep conspiracy” to eliminate its convener Arvind Kejriwal and warned that the BJP will be responsible if anything happens to him. AAP leaders on Friday claimed Kejriwal was attacked by “BJP goons” during his ‘padyatra’ campaign in west Delhi’s Vikaspuri.      …

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Envoys Of Four Nations Present Credentials To President Murmu

New Delhi: President of India Droupadi Murmu accepted credentials from the envoys of four countries during a ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Thursday. Diplomats from Lao PDR, Congo, Namibia and Guinea-Bissau presented their credentials to the President.Vithaya Xayavong, Ambassador of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, presented her credentials to the President. India’s bilateral…

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Congress reshuffles leaders across states as LS polls approach, Priyanka relieved as UP in-charge

New Delhi, 23/12: Congress on Saturday inducted new faces in its central leadership, including Sachin Pilot, as the party gets ready .Key leaders like K C Venugopal (Organisation) and Jairam Ramesh (Communications) retained their space while General Secretary Tarqiue Anwar and in-charges Rajani Patil, Bhakta Charan Das, Harish Choudhary and Manish Chhathrath were shown the…

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BRS rift resurfaces as MLC Kavitha alleges internal conspiracy behind remarks against her

Hyderabad, 3/8: Telangana Jagruti president and MLC K Kavitha on Sunday alleged that a senior party leader was behind the “inappropriate remarks” made against her, bringing “internal rifts” within the BRS back into focus. While she did not specify the nature of the comments, Kavitha said the silence of her party colleagues over the issue…

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