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Tripura highest fish-consuming state, says CM Manik Saha; rejects WB CM Mamata's "fish is not eaten in BJP-ruled states" claim

Silchar, March 29 -- Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Sunday rejected remarks by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee that the BJP would ban non-vegetarian food if it comes to power in the s... Read More


Airtel to pay Rs.10,000 crore AGR dues in first post-moratorium instalment

New Delhi/Mumbai, March 29 -- Bharti Airtel Ltd is expected to pay around Rs.10,000 crore in adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues to the government by 31 March, according to two people familiar with the ... Read More


West Bengal Elections: Congress releases list of 284 candidates. Adhir Ranjan to contest from Baharampur seat. Full list

New Delhi, March 29 -- The Congress party on Sunday released a list of 284 candidates for the West Bengal Assembly Elections. Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, former state unit chief, will contest the Assembly... Read More


Centre assures 'adequate energy stocks' amid supply concerns over Iran-US war

India, March 29 -- Petrol and diesel stocks continued to be adequate at retail pumps across the country, the petroleum ministry said on Saturday, even as a panel of Union ministers overseeing supplies... Read More


Iran Parliament Speaker slams US '15-Point Plan'

Tehran, March 29 -- Warning that Tehran will not yield to pressure, Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Sunday that the United States was plotting a ground attack despite public... Read More


Bihar CM may resign from Legislative Council today

Patna, March 29 -- Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is expected to resign from the state Legislative Council on March 30, a move that will clear the way for him to step down as chief minister and tak... Read More


Civic offences to get costlier in Delhi; fine for public urination to be raised from rRs.r50 to rRs.r500

India, March 29 -- Residents and small-scale enterprises in the Capital may soon face higher monetary penalties for civic violations, even as several minor offences are proposed to be decriminalised u... Read More


Congress releases list of 284 candidates, names Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury from Baharampur

India, March 29 -- Congress on Sunday released the full list of 284 candidates for West Bengal Assembly Election, naming Adhir Ranjan Choudhury from Baharampur. The party has named Pradip Prasad from... Read More


3 CAPF personnel suspended in Bengal for playing carrom in TMC office: Official

Kolkata, March 29 -- Three Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) personnel deployed on election duty in West Bengal's Birbhum district were suspended on Sunday after they were allegedly found playing carr... Read More


Telangana: BRS protests Revenue Minister's role in alleged illegal mining, demands probe

Hyderabad, March 29 -- Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLA Kalvakuntla Sanjay Kumar on Sunday demanded action against Telangana Revenue Minister for alleged illegal mining, citing evidence of revenue los... Read More