Bengal Governor directs Red Cross Society to help Murshidabad violence-hit people

IANS | April 14, 2025 1:08 PM

Kolkata, April 14 (IANS) Amid the continuing tension in pockets of West Bengal, which witnessed violent protests against the Waqf Act, Governor C.V. Ananda Bose's office has directed Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS) to provide immediate relief to the people in the riot-affected areas, particularly in Murshidabad and Malda districts and other disturbed areas.

Murshidabad violence: Suspension of Internet services extended to Bengal's Malda, Birbhum

IANS | April 14, 2025 10:43 AM

Kolkata, April 14 (IANS) Amid the continuing air of tension in Murshidabad district of West Bengal, which has been on the boil for the last few days with violent protests over the Waqf (Amendment) Act, the administration has decided to extend the suspension of Internet services to the adjacent districts of Malda and Birbhum.

26/11: Rana’s Parkinson’s could be a ploy for feigning memory loss

IANS | April 13, 2025 4:59 PM

New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) Given that Tahawwur Rana, a key conspirator of 26/11, was reluctant to stand trial in India, his interrogators in NIA suspect that the mention of Parkinson’s and 32 other diseases in his medical history could be a deliberate attempt to justify his fading memory to block direct answers related to the 17-year-old deadly terror attack.

Bengal Governor sends communique to Centre on Murshidabad situation

IANS | April 13, 2025 3:35 PM

Kolkata, April 13 (IANS) West Bengal Governor C. V. Ananda Bose has sent a communique to the Ministry of Home Affairs giving updates on the current situation in Murshidabad, which has been on the boil for the last few days after protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act.

Two Bengal BJP MPs write to Amit Shah seeking intervention in Murshidabad situation

IANS | April 13, 2025 2:07 PM

Kolkata, April 13 (IANS) Two BJP Lok Sabha members from West Bengal, on Sunday, wrote separate letters to Union Home Minister Amit Shah seeking intervention in the prevailing tension in Murshidabad district which has been on the boil for the last few days after protests against the recently promulgated Waqf (Amendment) Act turned violent and targetted Hindus.

Communal violence perpetrators in Murshidabad mainly outsiders, says Trinamool MP

IANS | April 13, 2025 12:27 PM

Kolkata, April 13 (IANS) Trinamool Congress MP Khalilur Rahaman from the Jangipur constituency said on Sunday that initial findings indicate the perpetrators of communal violence in certain areas of the minority-dominated Murshidabad district of West Bengal, which has been tense in recent days due to protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act, were primarily outsiders and not residents of the district.

Tiger Triumph 2025: Indian, US forces conclude amphibious disaster relief exercise

IANS | April 12, 2025 6:55 PM

New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Strengthening operational synergies, the fourth edition of bilateral tri-service Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) amphibious Exercise Tiger Triumph 2025 between India and the US culminated with a Distinguished Visitors' (DV) Day at Kakinada, an official said on Saturday.

Chhattisgarh: Maoist linked to Jan 2025 blast that killed 8 security personnel neutralised

IANS | April 12, 2025 6:42 PM

Raipur, April 12 (IANS) In a significant anti-Maoist operation in Bijapur district's Indravati jungle, security forces have neutralised Anil Punem, a notorious Maoist commander linked to the January 2025 Ambeli village blast in which eight security personnel and a driver were killed, an official said on Saturday.

Chhattisgarh: Eight Maoists surrender in Dantewada district

IANS | April 12, 2025 4:06 PM

Raipur, April 12 (IANS) Inspired by the ongoing ‘Lon Varratu’ (Come Back Home) campaign in Dantewada district, eight Maoists, including two carrying bounties, have surrendered on Saturday.

Amid hints of Dawood imprint, Rana grilled on ‘plotter he met in Dubai’

IANS | April 12, 2025 2:54 PM

New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Extradited 26/11 terrorist Tahawwur Rana’s questioning by the NIA has revolved around extracting information from him about a key plotter from Dubai and a person who hosted and helped co-conspirator David Coleman Headley in Mumbai ahead of the 2008 attack, sources said on Saturday.

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Bengal Governor directs Red Cross Society to help Murshidabad violence-hit people

Murshidabad violence: Suspension of Internet services extended to Bengal's Malda, Birbhum

26/11: Rana’s Parkinson’s could be a ploy for feigning memory loss

Bengal Governor sends communique to Centre on Murshidabad situation

Two Bengal BJP MPs write to Amit Shah seeking intervention in Murshidabad situation

Communal violence perpetrators in Murshidabad mainly outsiders, says Trinamool MP

Tiger Triumph 2025: Indian, US forces conclude amphibious disaster relief exercise

Chhattisgarh: Maoist linked to Jan 2025 blast that killed 8 security personnel neutralised

Chhattisgarh: Eight Maoists surrender in Dantewada district

Amid hints of Dawood imprint, Rana grilled on ‘plotter he met in Dubai’

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