KOLKATA: CBI approached a Barasat court on Tuesday seeking the release of an accused in the murder of Chandranath Rath, an aide to Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari, saying the state police team that was earlier probing the crime had picked up the wrong person, reports Dwaipayan Ghosh. The court accepted the plea and ordered the…
NEW DELHI: CBI has filed an FIR against Raminder Singh Wadhwa, a former Navy Captain for amassing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income between 2010 and 2020.Wadhwa had served in National Security Council Secretariat and Directorate of Naval Design, which oversees warship and submarine design for the Navy, besides being posted at other…
Bengaluru: Open jeep safaris may soon become a thing of the past in Karnataka, as the state govt moves to tighten tourist interaction with wildlife following the tragedy at Dubare elephant camp.On Wednesday, forest minister Eshwar B Khandre directed officials to phase out modified open camper jeeps and replace them with secure buses with protective…
NEW DELHI: India and Italy upgraded their relationship to a special strategic partnership, launched a defence industrial roadmap, and signed an agreement for cooperation in critical minerals as Italian PM Giorgia Meloni hosted her counterpart Narendra Modi for talks during the first bilateral visit by an Indian prime minister to the country in 26 years….
The Centre has provided ‘Y’ category armed security cover to senior TMC neta and Lok Sabha MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, with protection deployed from May 19, an official said in New Delhi on Wednesday. The ministry of home affairs extended the security cover by CISF – a central armed police force primarily tasked with safeguarding…
SHIMLA: The Himachal Pradesh high court has granted regular bail to a man accused of raping a minor after the girl, who has since turned 18, testified that they intended to marry and raise their 2-month-old child together.The high court ruled that the continued incarceration of the unnamed defendant would severely prejudice the welfare of…
NEW DELHI: Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Wednesday conferred on PM Narendra Modi the Agricola Medal, its highest honour, in recognition of his govt’s landmark schemes to enhance agricultural productivity, bolster food security and further farmers’ welfare, besides his overall commitment to public welfare. Receiving the award in Rome from the specialised UN agency…
Donald Trump has played down fears of rising tensions with Cuba after US Justice Department indicted former Cuban president Raúl Castro over the 1996 shooting down of civilian aircraft, insisting that “there won’t be escalation” between the two countries.Asked whether the indictment could trigger further confrontation, Trump responded: “No. There won’t be escalation. I don’t…
FILE – Visitors take photos at a sign outside Meta headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File) As previously announced, Meta layoffs started May 20. Thousands of employees across the globe received email from Meta leadership informing that their role has been eliminated. The email sent to impacted employees, obtained by Business Insider,…
Factsheets generated from the sixth National Family Health Survey completed in Dec 2024 have been ready for over a year, according to sources, but they are yet to be made public. In Aug last year, there were media reports that they would be out in a month. According to those who were part of conducting…
