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Crocodile kills 14-year-old boy in Bahraich; 3rd such attack in 2 weeks

Bahraich, Aug. 29 -- A 14-year-old boy died in a crocodile attack near the Gerua River here, forest officials said on Friday. This was the third such attack on humans in the area in the past two weeks... Read More


Top Court questions language-based presumption of 'illegal immigration'

Kolkata, Aug. 29 -- The Supreme Court on Friday questioned the practice of treating Bengali-speaking persons as undocumented Bangladeshi immigrants, observing that language alone could not determine a... Read More


Over 1 cr visit 14,500 APAS camps in 26 days; CM congratulates

Kolkata, Aug. 29 -- More than one crore people across West Bengal have visited around 14,500 Amader Para, Amader Samadhan (APAS) camps in just 26 days, seeking sustainable solutions to various local i... Read More


CEO sets Sept 8 deadline for booth rationalisation feedback; TMC seeks same-premises voting

Kolkata, Aug. 29 -- West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Agarwal on Friday set a September 8, 5 pm deadline for parties to submit objections on the state's booth rationalisation exercise, under w... Read More


SC to hear RJD, AIMIM pleas on claim deadline extension on Sept 8

New Delhi, Aug. 29 -- The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear on September 8 pleas of the RJD and AIMIM for extending the deadline to file claims and objections in the special intensive revision of... Read More


Declining discussion in legislatures a concern: Birla

Bhubaneswar, Aug. 29 -- Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said on Friday that the role of Parliamentary committees has been growing as they work above the divide of partisan politics at a time when the decli... Read More


BJP workers storm Bihar Cong HQ over 'abusive language' targeting PM

Patna, Aug. 29 -- The issue of the alleged abuse hurled at Prime Minister Narendra Modi during Rahul Gandhi's 'Voter Adhikar Yatra' in Bihar spilled out on the streets on Friday when BJP workers storm... Read More


ISRO eyes Mars landing

New Delhi, Aug. 29 -- India plans to set up 3D-printed dwellings on Mars and launch precursor missions to land humans on the Red Planet in the next four decades, according to a roadmap for the future ... Read More


Manipur HC directs state govt to hold Panchayat elections within 6 months

Imphal, Aug. 29 -- The High Court of Manipur on Friday directed the state government to conduct Panchayat elections within six months. The order was issued by a division bench comprising Chief Justic... Read More


Ex-BJP MLA, ex-Amreli SP among 14 sentenced to life term

Ahmedabad, Aug. 29 -- A sessions court here on Friday sentenced to life imprisonment former Gujarat BJP MLA Nalin Kotadiya, ex-Superintendent of Police of Amreli district Jagdish Patel and 12 others i... Read More