Police security given to Sandeshkhali victim who gave statement to Judicial Magistrate

Police security given to Sandeshkhali victim who gave statement to Judicial Magistrate

Kolkata, Feb 19 Policemen have been posted to guard the residence of a woman in Sandeshkhali whose confidential statement to a Judicial Magistrate in North 24 Parganas District led to the arrest of local Trinamool Congress leader Shibu Hazra recently, on charges of rape and attempt to murder. State police sources said security has been…

Setback for CPI(M) as Kerala HC upholds conviction of 12 in murder case

Setback for CPI(M) as Kerala HC upholds conviction of 12 in murder case

Kochi, Feb 19 In a setback to the ruling CPI(M), the Kerala High Court on Monday upheld the conviction of 12 persons in the 2012 murder of T.P Chandrasekharan, a former top leader of the party in Kozhikode. Popularly known as TP, he, according to his now legislator wife K.K. Rema was “eliminated with the…

Goa Min attacked while returning after inaugurating Shivaji’s statue

Goa Min attacked while returning after inaugurating Shivaji’s statue

Panaji, Feb 19 A mob of around two to three hundred people attacked Goa’s Social Welfare Minister Subhash Phal Dessai with stones on Monday, while he was returning after inaugurating the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj at Sao Joao De Areal Village in South Goa.  Subhash Phal Dessai said that a mob attacked him with…

3-day international puppet festival in Tripura from Feb 26

3-day international puppet festival in Tripura from Feb 26

Agartala, Feb 19 Tripura is gearing up to host its first-ever ‘Tripura International Puppet Festival’ starting from February 26. The event will witness the participation of puppet theatre groups from various countries as well as Indian states. Tripura Puppet Theatre Director Prabhitangsu Das said that in the three-day (February 26-28) festival, puppet theatre groups from…

TN govt launches Thayumanavar Scheme to remove poverty, Rs 27,922 cr allocated

TN govt launches Thayumanavar Scheme to remove poverty, Rs 27,922 cr allocated

Chennai, Feb 19 Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu announced the setting up of the Chief Minister‘s Thayumanavar Scheme to alleviate poverty from the state over the next two years. The minister while presenting the budget for the financial year 2024-25 made the announcement in the Assembly. He said the scheme was allocated an amount…

Raj Congress’ key tribal leader & four-time MLA Mahendrajeet Singh Malviya joins BJP

Raj Congress’ key tribal leader & four-time MLA Mahendrajeet Singh Malviya joins BJP

Jaipur, Feb 19 Congress Working committee member and MLA from Bagidora in Rajasthan’s Banswara district, Mahendrajit Singh Malviya joined the BJP on Monday after quitting from the grand old party. The four-time MLA is a strong tribal face in the state. Soon after joining the party, he attacked the Congress and said, “When the Congress party…

Indo-Canadian says police wrongly portraying him as ‘high-level’ gangster: Report

Indo-Canadian says police wrongly portraying him as ‘high-level’ gangster: Report

Toronto, Feb 19 An Indian-origin man who was arrested and recently charged with extortion threats targeting South Asian businesses in Canada, has claimed his innocence, saying police are wrongly portraying him as a high-level gangster. Arundeep Thind, 39, was among five people of Punjab origin whose arrest was announced by Peel Regional Police’s extortion taskforce…

IDF closing in on Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza

IDF closing in on Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza

Tel Aviv, Feb 19  The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is closing in on Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, widely believed to be the mastermind behind October 7 massacre in southern Israel, leading to the death of 1,200 people and kidnapping of 250 people. Sources in Israel defense ministry that they have inputs of Sinwar and that he…

Nottingham murders: Cops slammed for sharing details about British-Indian, others on WhatsApp

Nottingham murders: Cops slammed for sharing details about British-Indian, others on WhatsApp

London, Feb 19 Families have slammed the British Police after it emerged during a misconduct hearing that they shared details about the victims of the 2023 Nottingham murders, which included an Indian-origin teen, on a WhatsApp group. British-Indian Grace O’Malley-Kumar, fellow student Barnaby Webber, both aged 19, and 65-year-old school caretaker Ian Coates were stabbed…