Three men from Assam’s Cachar district have been arrested after two minor girls from Mizoram alleged that they were abducted and sexually assaulted inside a moving car, police officials said on Thursday. The accused, identified as Amjad Hussain Laskar, 20, from Rajnagar; Saddam Hussain Laskar, 23, from Bhaga Bazar; and Rinku Das, 25, from Khaspur,...
The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has announced the agenda for its upcoming nationwide ‘Kya Bolti Public’ campaign, focusing on key issues such as education reform, unemployment, institutional accountability and stronger engagement with civil society organisations. The initiative is planned as a grassroots listening programme aimed at understanding the concerns and expectations of citizens, particularly young...
New Delhi witnessed moderate to heavy rainfall on Friday as widespread showers continued across several parts of the national capital, prompting the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue multiple weather alerts warning residents about intense rain, thunderstorms and lightning activity. The weather department issued an orange alert for Delhi during the day, indicating the possibility...
At least 57,000 beneficiaries are set to be removed from the list of recipients under the housing scheme in West Bengal after their names were deleted from the state’s electoral rolls during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise conducted in 2025, state Panchayat and Rural Development Minister Dilip Ghosh said on Thursday. The state government’s...
The West Bengal government has started discussions with the Tata Group in an effort to resolve the long-standing compensation dispute related to the abandoned Nano car project at Singur and explore possibilities for new industrial investments in the state. According to officials familiar with the development, representatives of the state government recently held talks with...
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has submitted a charge sheet against 11 accused individuals in connection with the murder of Chandranath Rath, a close aide of West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari. The development comes after the investigating agency arrested two Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers, Sagar Sonkar and his brother Sahib Sonkar, for...
The trial in the Renukaswamy murder case has taken a significant turn after three accused approached a Bengaluru sessions court seeking permission to become approvers and testify for the prosecution against the other accused, including Kannada actor Darshan. The applications were filed during the ongoing day-to-day trial and could potentially provide the prosecution with additional...
A 40-year-old software engineer was arrested after allegedly opening fire with an air gun from the balcony of his apartment in Anekal taluk, Bengaluru, in the early hours of Thursday. The incident reportedly caused damage to several vehicles parked in the residential complex and allegedly involved the accused firing pellets in the direction of security...
The Andhra Pradesh government has decided to withdraw the controversial Disha Bill, a legislation introduced by the previous YSR Congress Party government to accelerate the investigation and trial of crimes against women and children. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Andhra Pradesh Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday....
Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi took a lighter and more informal approach to political outreach when he interacted with young people through an Instagram “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) session. The interaction, aimed particularly at students and members of Gen Z, featured questions ranging from politics and education to...