Govt blocks another 300 illegal gambling, betting websites

IANS | March 20, 2026 5:10 PM

New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) The Government has blocked another 300 illegal gambling and betting websites as well as apps in a major crackdown across online sports betting platforms, online casinos offering slots, roulette, live dealer tables and betting exchanges functioning like p-2-p betting marketplaces, official sources said on Friday.

Bengal LoP Adhikari accuses cop of asking BJP leader to join Trinamool

IANS | March 20, 2026 4:00 PM

Kolkata, Mar 20 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, on Friday, accused an officer-in-charge of a police station in his native district of East Midnapore of making a WhatsApp call to a prominent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader from the district and asking the latter to join Trinamool Congress.

Team UDF intact, no discord: LoP Satheesan exudes confidence ahead of Kerala Assembly polls

IANS | March 20, 2026 2:34 PM

Thiruvananthapuram, March 20 (IANS) In his first detailed reaction after the Congress high command wrapped up the contentious seat selection process, Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Kerala Assembly, V.D. Satheesan on Friday struck a combative yet confident note, asserting that the United Democratic Front (UDF) had completed one of the fastest and most cohesive candidate finalisations in its history.