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Sovan Chatterjee returns to state administration as NKDA chairman

Kolkata, Oct. 17 -- Former Kolkata Mayor and ex-state Cabinet minister Sovan Chatterjee has returned to the state administration after a gap of seven years, following his appointment as chairman of th... Read More


Top Court rejects CBI plea against Rajeev Kumar's anticipatory bail

Kolkata, Oct. 17 -- The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a Special Leave Petition (SLP) filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) challenging the Calcutta High Court's order that had granted... Read More


Top Court flags discrimination faced by transgenders in country

New Delhi, Oct. 17 -- In a significant verdict, the Supreme Court on Friday expressed concern over the discrimination faced by transgenders despite the enactment of a law in 2019, and directed the Cen... Read More


Kochi student quits school amid Hijab controversy

Kochi, Oct. 17 -- Parents of a student prevented from wearing hijab in a Church-run school here have decided to transfer her elsewhere citing 'stress', while the institution welcomed her to continue p... Read More


Phase 1 nominations end; NDA shows confidence, INDIA bloc in confusion

Patna, Oct. 17 -- Bihar plunged into election fever on Friday as nomination filings for the first phase of the Assembly elections concluded, highlighting a stark contrast between the ruling NDA's disc... Read More


CBI arrests NHIDCL executive director in Rs 10 lakh bribery case

GUWAHATI, Oct. 17 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested Maisnam Riten Kumar Singh, Executive Director and Regional Officer of National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corpora... Read More


Bihar: Friendly contest likely among INDIA Bloc partners in Bachhwara

Patna, Oct. 17 -- The Bachhwara constituency in Bihar's Begusarai district may witness a friendly contest among the INDIA Bloc constituents in the upcoming Assembly polls as the Congress fielded its y... Read More


Reliance Industries September quarter net profit rises 9.6% YoY

Mumbai, Oct. 17 -- Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) on Friday reported a 9.6 per cent year-on-year rise in net profit for the September quarter, driven by strong performance in its consumer-facing retail... Read More


India's Russian crude oil import rebound in Oct after dip in Q2

New Delhi, Oct. 17 -- India's crude oil imports from Russia strengthened in the first half of October, reversing a three-month slide in arrivals seen during July-September as refineries were back on f... Read More


Day not far when nation will be free of Maoist terror, says PM Modi

New Delhi, Oct. 17 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said it is his guarantee that the day is not far when the nation would be rid of Maoist terror, and hit out at the previous Congress regime... Read More