Suvendu Adhikari, five other BJP MLAs suspended from West Bengal Assembly
Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari and five other BJP MLAs were suspended for the remaining budget session of the West Bengal Assembly on Monday by Speaker Biman Bandyopadhyay, official sources said.
Bengal Guv Ananda Bose expresses concern over situation in Sandeshkhali
West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Monday assured the people of this trouble-torn area, especially the women, that he was with them and would do whatever could be done to alleviate their "sufferings", official sources said.
Lakhimpur Kheri violence case: Supreme Court extends interim bail of Ashish Mishra
The Supreme Court on Monday extended the interim bail of Ashish Mishra, son of Union Minister Ajay Kumar Mishra, in the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, which claimed eight lives.
Nitish Kumar-led government wins vote of confidence in Bihar Assembly amid opposition walkout
CM Nitish Kumar-led government in Bihar won the vote of confidence in the Assembly on Monday.
India's UPI services now available in Sri Lanka, Mauritius
India's promising Unified Payment Interface (UPI) services were launched in Sri Lanka and Mauritius on Monday (February 12, 2024) in the virtual presence of PM Narendra Modi.
Former Maharashtra CM Ashok Chavan quits Congress, likely to join BJP
Mumbai/IBNS: In another jolt to the grand old party, former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan quit Congress on Monday.
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose reached West Bengal's Sandeshkhali, where local women resorted to violent protests against absconding Trinamool Congress leader Shahjahan Sheikh last week, media reports said.
Nitish Kumar-BJP combine set to win Bihar floor test
Patna/IBNS: The Janata Dal (United)-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-Hindustan Awam Morcha (HAM) alliance is set to win the Bihar floor test on Monday, days after Chief Minister Nitish Kumar took another political somersault in the eastern state of India.
Dev likely to contest from West Bengal's Ghatal in 2024 Lok Sabha elections
Kolkata/IBNS: Bengali film superstar-parliamentarian Dev is likely to contest from his present Lok Sabha constituency Ghatal for his third term in the upcoming General Elections.
In big win for Indian diplomacy, Qatar releases eight Navy veterans jailed over spying charges
Eight Indian Navy veterans, who were in prison in Qatar over spying allegations and even at one point sentenced to death, have been released by the Arab country, the Indian government confirmed on Monday. The release is seen as a big diplomtic victory of India and Prime Minister Modi who supposedly personally intervened to secure their freedom.
Agartala: Tension gripped Tripura after tribals backed by the Tripura Students Federation (TSF) threatened to block the National Highway and Railway services from Monday for an indefinite period.
Former CPI(M) MLA Nirapada Sardar arrested over Sandeshkhali violence case in West Bengal
Police on Sunday arrested former CPI(M) MLA Nirapada Sardar, accused of fomenting violence at Sandeshkhali in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal.
Jhabua (MP): Launching a blistering attack on the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the party is “trapped in the quicksand of its sins, and the more it struggles to emerge, the more it will sink.”
India is planning to establish its first space station named Bharatiya Antariksh Station (BAS) by 2035, said Union Minister of Science and Technology Jitendra Singh recently.
India's UPI service to be launched in Sri Lanka, Mauritius tomorrow
India's Unified Payment Interface (UPI) will be launched in Sri Lanka and Mauritius on Monday (February 12, 2024), the Ministry of External Affairs said on Sunday (January 11, 2024).