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State dissolves TMC-led KMC board, appoints administrator

Kolkata, June 8 -- The West Bengal government on Monday dissolved the Trinamool Congress-led board of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) and appointed Municipal Commissioner Smita Pandey as Admin... Read More


US-blacklisted tanker MT Marivex attacked off Oman

New Delhi, June 8 -- All 24 Indian crew members of a Palau-flagged tanker that caught fire after it was attacked by the US Navy off the coast of Oman on Monday were rescued with the help of Omani auth... Read More


Yamuna cleanup: Shah chairs high-level meeting, calls for inter-state coordination

NEW DELHI, June 8 -- Union Home minister Amit Shah on Monday chaired a high-level review meeting on the rejuvenation of the Yamuna River, stressing that coordinated efforts by Delhi, Haryana and Uttar... Read More


Physical relationship among consenting unmarried adults no ground to show poor character, says SC

New Delhi, June 8 -- The Supreme Court has held that physical relationship between two consenting unmarried adults cannot be a ground to draw an adverse impression about the character of the person in... Read More


Animal rights groups question SC dog relocation order, announce protest on June 13

New Delhi, June 8 -- Animal rights activists on Monday raised concerns over the recent Supreme Court directions on the relocation of stray dogs from public spaces, alleging that it could weaken safegu... Read More


Cong's Praveen Chakravarty set to be elected unopposed to RS from TN

Chennai, June 8 -- The ruling TVK-backed Congress candidate Praveen Chakravarty is set to be elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Tamil Nadu. The 53-year-old Congress leader from Kesavaperumalpu... Read More


Cong accuses BJP of denying RS nomination to ex-PM Deve Gowda

Bengaluru, June 8 -- The ruling Congress in Karnataka on Monday took a dig at the BJP, accusing the party of denying a Rajya Sabha nomination to JD (S) patriarch and former Prime Minister H D Deve Gow... Read More


No state govt nod needed for CBI probes of Central govt employees

Kolkata, June 8 -- The BJP government in West Bengal has reversed a key decision taken during the previous Trinamool Congress (TMC) regime by restoring the state's "general consent" for investigations... Read More


HC junks urgent hearing pleas by ex-ministers Aroop Biswas, Sujit Bose

Kolkata, June 8 -- The Calcutta High Court on Monday declined to accord urgent hearings to separate petitions moved by former West Bengal ministers and Trinamool Congress leaders Aroop Biswas and Suji... Read More


KMC gears up for monsoon, eyes vulnerable waterlogging pockets

Kolkata, June 8 -- With the monsoon expected to reach West Bengal shortly, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) on Monday stepped up preparations to tackle waterlogging and other seasonal civic cha... Read More