New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday sought a response from the Election Commission of India (ECI) on pleas filed by Trinamool Congress MPs seeking extension of the January 15 deadline for filing claims and objections in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal.
Kolkata, Jan 12 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday once again wrote a letter to the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, flagging procedural lapses in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in the state. This is her fifth letter to the CEC since the poll panel began the SIR exercise in Bengal.
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Chile's Ambassador to India, Juan Angulo, on Monday stressed the importance of India in the international arena, and termed it key that nations like India act as intermediation in many sectors in the international agenda.
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) A delivery rider, identified as Rishabh Kumar, was brutally assaulted after being forced to squat like a chicken as a form of punishment at a Zepto store in Delhi's New Ashok Nagar area, police said on Monday.
Kolkata, Jan 12 (IANS) Kolkata Police has started the process of making the neighbours of Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) director Pratik Jain, witnesses in the investigation against the Enforcement Directorate (ED) over the latter’s raid and search operations at Jain’s residence at Loudon Street in central Kolkata on January 8.
Mumbai, Jan 12 (IANS) Amid recurring speculation that Nationalist Congress Party–Sharad Pawar (NCP-SP) leader Supriya Sule may join the BJP, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP leader Ajit Pawar on Monday dismissed such claims, saying he is "not an astrologer" and prefers to focus on development rather than conjecture.
Guwahati, Jan 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to flag off the first Vande Bharat Sleeper Express between Guwahati and Kolkata on January 17, marking a major milestone in long-distance overnight rail travel and further strengthening connectivity between the northeast region and eastern India, officials said on Monday.
Rajkot (Gujarat), Jan 12 (IANS) The talks for a trade agreement between India and the European Union have entered the final stage, while negotiations are continuing with the US for a bilateral trade deal, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Monday.
Mumbai, Jan 12 (IANS) Ahead of the forthcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections scheduled for January 15, this year, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Monday said that his party’s sole focus is development. He further added that their aim is not just to make promises, but to ensure implementation on the ground. He pointed out that pollution has emerged as a serious concern in metropolitan cities like Mumbai and that must be fixed.
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Monday launched a sharp attack on the Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal, claiming that the BJP’s political fight in the state is not an ordinary electoral contest but a struggle between terrorism and democracy.
