The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Thursday told the Calcutta High Court that West Bengal assembly speaker Biman Banerjee’s decision to recognise MLA Ritabrata Banerjee as the leader of the opposition (LoP) “hits the basic structure of the Constitution”.The submission was made before Justice Krishna Rao during a hearing on petitions filed by TMC chairperson Mamata…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal Police has seized nearly Rs 1.77 crore in cash from a locked room of a private school in Kanchrapara in North 24 Parganas district and detained the institution’s accountant for questioning.The recovery was made during an overnight search operation carried out on the basis of specific intelligence inputs, police said.According to…
Bangladesh’s Jamaat-e-Islami and opposition parties are protesting alleged Indian “push-ins” and border killings. They claim thousands were pushed back and 19 Bangladeshis killed by Indian forces. Opposition leaders demand stronger border security and criticize India’s stance, emphasizing the impact on Bangladeshi lives and sovereignty. Source link
G7 Summit (Image source: ANI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will join leaders from the United States, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates at a West Asia-focused meeting on the sidelines of the G7 Summit next week, according to French diplomatic sources.The discussions are expected to focus on regional stability and the impact of…
NEW DELHI: TMC leader Babul Supriyo on Thursday said that he will continue to back Mamata Banerjee amid the ongoing exodus in the party.In a video shared in a social media post on X, Supriyo refuted speculations over him joining the rebel camp and said that it is “inappropriate to abondon a ship when it…
1. Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal confirmed that all three Indian sailors reported missing after a US attack on the MT Settebello near the Strait of Hormuz have died. The vessel, carrying 24 Indian crew members, came under attack while transiting the Gulf of Oman.2. Palantir CEO Alex Karp cautioned tech leaders against publicly boasting about…
NEW DELHI: The family of 24-year-old Aditya Sharma, a deck cadet from Himachal Pradesh’s Hamirpur district who was killed in the attack on MT Settebello near the Strait of Hormuz, has demanded an inquiry into the incident and sought the return of his mortal remains.“There is only one demand, we want to know with whose…
For millions of street vendors across India’s cities and towns, access to affordable credit was once an impossible dream. Moneylenders charged ruinous interest rates, banks turned them away, and a single setback — a bad monsoon, a city crackdown — could wipe out their entire working capital. PM SVANidhi Yojana, launched in June 2020, changed…
On 21st May, after a decade-long wait, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) absolved 12 Delhi-based super-speciality hospitals of allegations that they had subjected patients to exorbitantly marked-up healthcare charges. In what may prove to be a historic missed opportunity, the CCI effectively declined to intervene by holding that the regulation of healthcare pricing falls…
NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Thursday sought to play down former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot‘s recent criticism of him, saying Gehlot has always shown him affection. Emphasising party unity, Pilot said Congress leaders and workers should work together to strengthen the organisation.“I heard his statement. What I remember is that he…