Sandeshkhali: Trinamool leader who locked himself in house after being chased by women rescued by cops

IANS | February 25, 2024 9:35 PM

Kolkata, Feb 25 (IANS) Ajit Maiti, a Trinamool Congress leader from the unrest-struck Sandeshkhali area in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, has been rescued by the police after he locked himself in his house for over four hours as he was being chased by a group of local women on Sunday. He was detained by the police after he was persuaded by the cops to come out of the house even as an angry crowd assembled outside his residence.

Chinese Police interrogate Tibetans arrested over dam protests

IANS | February 25, 2024 6:37 PM

New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Chinese Police have started wide-scale, rigorous interrogations of Tibetans arrested for protesting against a dam project, beating some of them so badly that they required medical attention, the media reported.

NewsClick row: Court grants Delhi Police 20 more days to file charge sheet in UAPA case

IANS | February 23, 2024 9:25 PM

New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) A Delhi court on Friday granted 20 days more to Delhi Police to file a charge sheet against the founder and editor of NewsClick, Prabir Purkayastha, and its HR head, Amit Chakravarty, in a case lodged under the provisions of UAPA over allegations that the media outlet received money to spread pro-China propaganda.