We can’t live like this: Women break down before NCW chief in riot-hit Murshidabad

IANS | April 19, 2025 2:06 PM

Kolkata, April 19 (IANS) Women in Dhuliyan, one of the worst-affected areas in West Bengal's minority-dominated Murshidabad district, have urged the Centre to set up permanent Border Security Force (BSF) camps in violence-hit pockets to ensure their safety following recent communal unrest over protests against the Waqf Act.

'If Mamata wins again in Bengal, it will lead to another massacre,' says Mithun Chakraborty (IANS Interview)

IANS | April 19, 2025 12:54 PM

New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Following the violent clashes in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district in which three people were killed, BJP leader and actor Mithun Chakraborty on Saturday called for the immediate imposition of President’s Rule in the state. Issuing a stark warning he claimed that if Mamata Banerjee wins in the upcoming elections it could lead to another massacre.

HM Amit Shah's 2026 deadline in sight as Sukma panchayat declared Maoist-free

IANS | April 18, 2025 6:38 PM

Raipur, April 18 (IANS) In a major move towards Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s mission to make India free of Maoist insurgency by March 2026, Badesetti Panchayat in Sukma district has officially been declared the first Maoist-free Panchayat in Chhattisgarh. The development followed the surrender by 22 Maoists, including 11 from Badesetti alone, before the security forces on Friday.