Kolkata, Aug 18 (IANS) Bidhannagar Police have arrested an Assistant Sub‑Inspector (ASI) of West Bengal Police accused of raping a woman at a guest house in the Salt Lake area of Kolkata, officials said on Tuesday. The accused officer, identified...
Gandhinagar, Aug 18 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Tuesday held a series of round-table and one-to-one meetings with more than 100 leaders from the semiconductor and technology sectors in the US, pitching the state as a long-term strategic...
Jaipur, August 18 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Rajya Sabha MP Satish Poonia has been handed two major organisational responsibilities within 24 hours. After being appointed the party's National General Secretary in the team of newly elected BJP President Nitin...
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, which has been approved by both the Houses of Parliament, seeks to establish a uniform and balanced fiscal framework for the mining sector. As per...
Patna, Aug 18 (IANS) The Bihar government on Tuesday carried out a major reshuffle of IPS officers, transferring several SPs and SSPs across the state and making changes in key police and vigilance assignments. The reshuffle covers officers from the...
New Delhi/Bengaluru, Aug 18 (IANS) "Even if they (Union government) send us (Congress workers) to jail or hang us, we will sing only two stanzas of Vande Mataram," Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President B.K. Hariprasad said on Tuesday, strongly...
Mumbai, Aug 18 (IANS) In a major consolidation of administrative authority, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has been granted legal power to intervene in and override decisions taken by any cabinet minister in Maharashtra, provided it is done in the larger...
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the fifth edition of SEMICON India 2026 on September 17 here as India seeks to accelerate the development of its domestic semiconductor ecosystem, an official statement said on Tuesday.The...
Bengaluru, Aug 18 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Karnataka Leader of Opposition (LoP), R. Ashoka, on Tuesday accused the state government of failing to release funds for drought relief despite severe distress caused by inadequate rainfall, particularly...
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Newly appointed office-bearers of the BJP on Tuesday expressed their gratitude to the party leadership for entrusting them with new organisational responsibilities and pledged to discharge their duties with dedication, commitment and sincerity. BJP National...
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) The 12th BRICS Environment Ministers’ Meeting concluded here on Tuesday with the consensual adoption of the Joint Ministerial Statement, comprising four outcome documents, which include the advancement of knowledge sharing, research, and innovation in sustainable...
Kolkata, Aug 18 (IANS) Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday announced a special gift for employees and officers of the state Forest Department on the occasion of Durga Puja. He said the state government will increase the salaries and allowances...