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SC pulls up Centre over reluctance to consider lethal injection as execution option

New Delhi, Oct. 15 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday criticised the Centre's hesitation to consider alternative methods of execution, remarking that "the problem is that the government is not ready to... Read More


Ahmedabad to host 2030 Commonwealth Games

New Delhi, Oct. 15 -- India's dream of hosting the Summer Olympics in 2036 received a mild boost, as Ahmedabad (Amdavad) has been recommended as the host city for the 2030 Centenary Commonwealth Games... Read More


Mamata: No need for Farakka Barrage, 'do away with it if dredging can't be done'

Darjeeling, Oct. 15 -- "There is no need for the Farakka Barrage on the Ganga River. I have read scientific papers by eminent scientist Meghnad Saha, who was involved in national planning and river wa... Read More


CM announces jobs for kin of electrocution victims of Kolkata rains

Darjeeling, Oct. 15 -- Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday announced that the families of 12 people who died of electrocution during the record-breaking Kolkata rainfall before Durga Puja, alo... Read More


Durgapur rape victim's father apologises, calls Mamata 'mother-like figure'

Kolkata, Oct. 15 -- Two days after alleging that West Bengal is under "Aurangzeb's rule," the father of the Durgapur rape victim on Wednesday described Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as a "mother-like... Read More


Protesters clash with police, set vehicles on fire outside prison

Guwahati, Oct. 15 -- Assam Police on Wednesday resorted to lathi-charge and fired teargas shells to disperse an agitated mob that attacked and set ablaze some vehicles and hurled stones at the convoy ... Read More


SC refers plea seeking to bring minority schools under RTE Act to CJI

New Delhi, Oct. 15 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday said a plea concerning the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act be placed before the chief justice of India for appropriate... Read More


Karnataka HC restrains use of 'strip and search' in transgender survey

Bengaluru, Oct. 15 -- The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday barred the state government officials conducting the ongoing 'transgender survey' from using any "strip and search" method to identify parti... Read More


KMC approves Rs 27.5 cr payout for Dhapa farmers to clear land

Kolkata, Oct. 15 -- The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) on Wednesday approved a revised proposal to allot Rs 27.5 crore as crop compensation to farmers cultivating on 73 hectares of KMC-owned land... Read More


Bengal migrant goes missing in Guj; TMC questions safety of labourers in BJP-ruled states

Kolkata, Oct. 15 -- The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Wednesday criticised the BJP government in Gujarat after a migrant worker went missing while working in the western state. The incident has again ra... Read More