Kolkata, Aug 28 (IANS) Tension is aggravating in different pockets of West Bengal over the 12-hour general strike called by the BJP on Wednesday as incidents of firing were being reported.
Washington, Aug 28 (IANS) A Kentucky man, who was the first rioter to enter the US Capitol, on January 6, 2021, in an attempt to stop the official certification of the US presidential election has been sentenced to more than four years in prison on Tuesday.
Bengaluru, Aug 27 (IANS) The 24th Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) court on Tuesday ordered to shift jailed Kannada superstar Darshan, an accused in the kidnap and murder case, from the Bengaluru Central Prison to Bellary Central jail.
Lucknow, Aug 27 (IANS) A man has been booked on the charges of sexually assaulting children, filming the act and blackmailing them in a village in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut district.
Kolkata, Aug 27 (IANS) More trouble seems to be brewing for the former and controversial Principal of R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital, Sandip Ghosh, as the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is also entering the scene by filing an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) regarding financial irregularities there during his tenure.
Bengaluru, Aug 27 (IANS) The three special teams formed by the Karnataka Police to look into the matter of luxury treatment given to Kannada superstar Darshan, an accused in a kidnap and murder case, inside the Bengaluru Central Jail, launched their investigation on Tuesday.
Kolkata, Aug 27 (IANS) The West Bengal Police, on Tuesday, arrested one person in connection with the rape threat against the minor daughter of Trinamool Congress’ general secretary and party Lok Sabha member Abhishek Banerjee.
Kochi, Aug 26 (IANS) A day after prominent Malayalam director Ranjith stepped down as the Chairman of the state-run Kerala State Chalachitra Academy (KSCA) facing allegations of 'inappropriate behaviour' levelled against him by Bengali actress Sreelekha Mitra, the latter has now filed an official complaint in the matter with the Kochi city Police Commissioner.
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 26 (IANS) Amid the storm caused by the Justice Hema Committee report's sordid revelations of mistreatment and sexual exploitation of women in the Malayalam film industry and its handling of the issue, the Pinarayi Vijayan government on Monday came under further pressure as actor-turned-CPI-M legislator Mukesh was accused of misbehaviour by a former woman actor, and opposition parties demanded his resignation.
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) A group of journalists staged a demonstration outside the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi’s residence in the capital on Monday, to register their protest against rising incidents of assault on the scribes in Telangana.
