Bengal ration distribution case: ED summons popular actress Rituparna Sengupta
Kolkata, May 30 (IANS) Enforcement Directorate (ED), on Thursday, issued a summons to popular Bengali film actress Rituparna Sengupta for interrogation in connection with the multi-crore ration distribution scam in West Bengal. Sources said that the actress has been asked to be present at ED’s office at the central government office (CGO) complex at Salt […]
Rajkot fire probe: 1 IAS, 3 IPS officers to be questioned today
Rajkot, May 30 (IANS) Ahead of the Union Home Minister’s visit, the investigation into the fire at Gamezone, which claimed 28 lives, has intensified. One IAS and three IPS officers on duty in Rajkot City at the time of the tragedy will be questioned on Thursday in the case. The state police chief has summoned […]
Varanasi ready for a grand finale to Lok Sabha polls
Varanasi (UP), May 30 (IANS) The Ganga River is calm and the iconic Dasaswamedh Ghat is quiet too. However, street corners are still buzzing with activity as the campaign folds up on Thursday in one of the most prestigious Lok Sabha seats in the county — Varanasi. As dozen odd ministers and supporters from across […]
Man carried Aerodrome Entry permit ID of MP, say Customs on Tharoor’s aide smuggling case
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) The Customs Department on Thursday said that an FIR has been filed in a case of smuggling of gold against a passenger and his accomplice, who carried an Aerodrome Entry permit ID which is a part of the protocol team for a Member of Parliament. The passenger had arrived at […]
Will cooperate in probe, says Shashi Tharoor on aide’s detention in gold smuggling case
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Thursday said that he will be cooperating in the probe involving his aide in a case of gold smuggling. The aide was reportedly detained from the IGI Airport here by the Customs Department for allegedly trying to smuggle in gold estimated to be valued at […]
LS polls: PM Modi to hold public meeting in Punjab today
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a public meeting on Thursday for the ongoing Lok Sabha elections at Hoshiarpur in Punjab at 11 a.m. At the culmination of his election campaign, Prime Minister Modi will visit Kanyakumari from May 30 to June 1. In Kanyakumari, he will visit the Rock […]
3 bodies recovered from well in J&K’s Budgam
Srinagar, May 30 (IANS) The bodies of all three people who died one after the other in a well in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district have been recovered, officials said on Thursday. One man identified as Momin Dar had accidentally fallen into a well in Budgam’s Gotipora village on Wednesday. Two other locals identified as […]
LU signs MoU with Copenhagen University
Lucknow, May 30 (IANS) Lucknow University students will now get an opportunity and exposure to work with expert faculty and researchers of the Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences of the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. The two institutes have joined hands for academic collaboration to foster cooperation in education, […]
PM Modi writes letter to first-time voters in Kashi, asks them to vote
Varanasi, May 30 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a letter to the first-time voters of Varanasi, has appealed to them to cast their votes in the seventh phase of the Lok Sabha election scheduled on June 1. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers are delivering Prime Minister Modi’s letter, along with a felicitation note, to […]
Drug mafia targeting educational institutes, affluent youth in Rajasthan
Jaipur, May 30 (IANS) Rajasthan these days is making news for drug menace as peddlers from different states like Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, and Odisha are expanding their racket in the desert state by luring students and youngsters. Police officers told IANS that drug consumption has become a sort of status symbol for many students studying […]
