Rights groups hold protest rally in Kolkata against SIR

IANS | October 25, 2025 10:51 PM

Kolkata, Oct 25 (IANS) Rights groups including Association for Protection of Democratic Rights (APDR) on Saturday held a protest rally against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls planned in West Bengal by the Election Commission of India (ECI).

Fugitive gangster Lakhvinder Kumar deported from US, arrested at Delhi airport

IANS | October 25, 2025 9:37 PM

New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) In a major success for law enforcement agencies, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), in coordination with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), has secured the return of wanted fugitive Lakhvinder Kumar from the United States, the CBI said on Saturday.

Union MoS George Kurian urges fisheries workers to register under NFDP

IANS | October 25, 2025 7:34 PM

New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairying George Kurian on Saturday called on all stakeholders in the fisheries sector to register under the National Fisheries Development Programme (NFDP) to avail insurance coverage and various welfare benefits.