Key accused in Bengal CM Suvendu aide’s murder arrested in UP’s Muzaffarnagar

Chandranath Rath (left) and Suvendu Adhikari NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Monday arrested key accused Raj Kumar Singh in connection with murder of Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari’s aide Chandranath Rath, reported news agency PTI citing officials.Cops nabbed Raj Kumar Singh in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar.On May 11, a Special Investigation Team (SIT)…

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Privilege motion notice against Dharmendra Pradhan for remarks on NEET-2026 paper leak

Dharmendra Pradhan (File photo) NEW DELHI: Already facing calls to resign over the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak, Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan may now have to face privilege proceedings in the Rajya Sabha after a notice was submitted against him for allegedly lowering the dignity of Parliament through remarks made at a press conference following…

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What is Cockroach Janta Party? 5-point manifesto attracts 40K members in 2 days

Source: X/@abhijeet_dipke NEW DELHI: A satirical political group calling itself the Cockroach Janta Party has sprung up online after Chief Justice Surya Kant reportedly compared unemployed youth to “cockroaches”; the group says it drew more than 40,000 members within two days of launching.The party, founded by former AAP social media worker Abhijeet Dipke, has already…

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ED attaches property worth Rs 700 crore of Dawood Ibrahim’s aide Iqbal Mirchi

Iqbal Mirchi (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday provisionally attached assets worth Rs 700.27 crore belonging to late gangster Iqbal Mirchi, a close associate of India’s most wanted criminal Dawood Ibrahim, and his family, officials told news agency PTI.In March, the Enforcement Directorate moved a special PMLA court under the Fugitive…

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Twisha Sharma’s father seeks fresh autopsy; Yogi warns against namaz on roads & more

. Twisha Sharma‘s father seeks fresh autopsy at AIIMS-Delhi, alleges cover-up. Yogi Adityanath warns ‘other methods’ if namaz on roads continues. Suvendu govt ends religion-based schemes in Bengal, scraps OBC list. India to continue buying Russian crude oil irrespective of US sanctions waiver. Iran announces new body to manage Strait of Hormuz, plans to levy…

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Suvendu govt ends religion-based schemes in Bengal, scraps state OBC list

West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: The chief minister Suvendu Adhikari-led West Bengal cabinet Monday scrapped the assistance to the groups based on religious categorisation, effectively ending the religion-based schemes run during the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC government.The BJP government has also done away with the exisiting state OBC list in accordance with…

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