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Chandranath Rath (left) and Suvendu Adhikari NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Monday arrested key accused Raj Kumar Singh in connection with murder of Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari’s aide Chandranath Rath, reported news agency PTI citing officials.Cops nabbed Raj Kumar Singh in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar.On May 11, a Special Investigation Team (SIT)…

Iqbal Mirchi (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday provisionally attached assets worth Rs 700.27 crore belonging to late gangster Iqbal Mirchi, a close associate of India’s most wanted criminal Dawood Ibrahim, and his family, officials told news agency PTI.In March, the Enforcement Directorate moved a special PMLA court under the Fugitive…

. Twisha Sharma‘s father seeks fresh autopsy at AIIMS-Delhi, alleges cover-up. Yogi Adityanath warns ‘other methods’ if namaz on roads continues. Suvendu govt ends religion-based schemes in Bengal, scraps OBC list. India to continue buying Russian crude oil irrespective of US sanctions waiver. Iran announces new body to manage Strait of Hormuz, plans to levy…

West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: The chief minister Suvendu Adhikari-led West Bengal cabinet Monday scrapped the assistance to the groups based on religious categorisation, effectively ending the religion-based schemes run during the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC government.The BJP government has also done away with the exisiting state OBC list in accordance with…

Suvendu Adhikari and Mamata Banerjee (File photo) NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari Monday said his government has approved the formation of two panels under retired high court judges to probe institutional corruption and torture of women during Mamata Banerjee’s tenure.Corruption and women’s safety were among the major poll planks of the ruling…

NEW DELHI: Hours after taking oath as Kerala chief minister on Monday, VD Satheesan said a Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been formed to probe attacks on Congress leaders during former CM Pinarayi Vijayan-led Nava Kerala Yatra in 2023.A fierce political faceoff had ensued three years back during the Left regime when Congress workers were…

NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate on Monday arrested AAP leader Deepak Singla following searches at his residence in connection with an alleged bank fraud case.According to officials, the raids were carried out in Delhi and Goa.Meanwhile, AAP launched a sharp attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party following the raids and accused it of trying to…

File photo: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami (left) and S Semmalai NEW DELHI: Senior All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) leader S Semmalai on Monday resigned from the party, citing dissatisfaction over recent developments within the party and expressing concern over its current state.In his resignation letter addressed to AIADMK general secretary Edappadi…

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday expressed serious reservation on judgement given by another division bench of apex court which denied bail to Umar Khalid in Delhi riots case.A bench comprising Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan made these observations while allowing the bail plea of one Syed Iftikhar Andrabi, who has been…

NEW DELHI: V D Satheesan took oath as Kerala chief minister on Monday at the Central Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram, marking the return of the Congress-led United Democratic Front to power after a decade.Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar administered the oath of office to Satheesan and his 20-member council of ministers. Meanwhile, 14 ministers in the…