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A businessman said to be close to a Trinamool Congress leader and the chairman of Halisahar Municipality in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district was arrested in the multi- crore Sanmarg Cooperative chit fund scam, said the CBI on Wednesday.
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New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has frozen Bitcoins worth Rs 7.12 crore and seized Rs 1.65 crore in cash as part of its probe in the E-nuggets gaming app case, officials said. The agency recently carried out search operations at two premises in Kolkata, leading to seizure of Rs 1.65 crore in cash and […]
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Acting on a tip off, the team raided a flat at A1 Kareem Apartment located at Banjara Hills Road No. 11, a customer was nabbed and efforts were on to nab organiser, who is absconding.
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Hyderabad: Taking strong objection to a lookalike idol of Mahatma Gandhi depicted as demon Mahishasura at a Durga puja pandal set up by the Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha in Kolkata, IT Minister KT Rama Rao on Monday said the continuous effort to defame Mahatma Gandhi by his critics would not bear fruits as he was […]
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For the last two years the people of Kolkata were unable to enjoy the states biggest festival of Durga Puja to the fullest due to the pandemic and the host of restrictions on pandal hopping imposed by the Calcutta High Court.
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Kolkata: The police on Tuesday arrested a YouTuber for creating memes targeting Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. The arrested person has been identified as Tuhin Mondal (30), whose mobile phone has also been confiscated by the police. The arrest was made based on a complaint filed by a person named Sagar Das. It is learnt that […]
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Kolkata: The Donald Netto-trained Ashoka may make amends in the Skyexch.com Calcutta Colts Trial Stakes 1400 metres, terms for Colts and Geldings 3 years old only in a small field of six runners, the major attraction of the races to be held here on Wednesday. No false rails. The first race starts at 2.15 pm. […]
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Hyderabad: Art holds a unique space for stirring civic consciousness and becoming the voice of the voiceless. Influenced by his background and the discrimination he faced as a Dalit, artist Madhukar Mucharla’s medium and the portrayal of his art hugely reflects the socio-cultural issues of the marginalised communities. The artist is currently displaying his artworks […]
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Hyderabad: Nine persons, who were allegedly cheating people on the pretext of lucky draws, were arrested by the Rachakonda Police after raiding shady call centres in Kolkata on Wednesday. The police seized Rs.1.62 lakh and other material, together Rs.20 lakh from them. The arrested persons were Uttam Kumar Yadav (21) of Bihar, Mudavath Ramesh, Jarupula […]
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Hyderabad: After Kolkata and Pune, Hyderabad is the third safest metro city in the country, according to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). Hyderabad continues to remain as a safest city because of a series of initiatives taken up by the State government under the leadership of Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao in effectively maintaining […]
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The recovery was made from the Garden Reach residence of businessman Aamir Khan. The cash was found in 5 trunks at Khan's residence.
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The representatives of four national trade unions, BMS, HMS, AITUC and CITU wanted clarification on minimum guaranteed benefit (MGB) from the management
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They were charging Rs.250 per each call received at these illegal call centers and 25% commission on the transaction amount collected by the call centers by cheating foreign nationals.
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Kolkata: Missionaries of Charity, a congregation in Kolkata, offered prayers in memory of its founder Mother Teresa on her 112th birth anniversary on Friday. Sisters belonging to the Mother’s House sang hymns and offered prayers in remembrance of the saint near her tomb. Serving Archbishop Thomas D’Souza said, “This is the celebration of a great […]
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New Delhi: Former Indian football team captain Samar ‘Badru’ Banerjee passed away on Saturday in Kolkata. Popularly known as ‘Badru Banerjee’ among his teammates and fans alike, the footballer had captained the national team to a fourth-placed finish in the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games, which also included a famous 4-2 victory against hosts Australia in […]
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Lucknow: The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) is of the view that social media platforms are posing new challenges to child safety. “Children are being manipulated on social media platforms, technically known as grooming and these agencies are not ready to cooperate. The government wants these companies to give parents the right […]
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Jorhat: The passengers had a harrowing experience after a Kolkata-bound IndiGo flight with 98 passengers on board, skidded off the runway while taxiing for take-off at the Jorhat airport in Assam on Thursday. Indigo flight 6E-757 was scheduled to take-off for Kolkata on Thursday at 2:20 pm, as per the scheduled departure time. While taxiing […]
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Hyderabad: The volunteers of city-based voluntary organisation Helping Hand Foundation (HHF) on Tuesday provided their services to enable a resident of Kolkata conduct the last rites of his 38-year-old wife at Punjagutta crematorium. “The woman had passed away in Osmania General Hospital on Tuesday and the husband did not have any means to take up […]
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Delhi: Cost of domestic liquid petroleum gas cylinders weighing 14.2 kilogram will get dearer from Wednesday as their prices have been raised by Rs 50 per unit. In the national capital Delhi, it will now cost Rs 1,053 per unit. Besides, in Kolkata, Mumbai, and Chennai, it will be priced at Rs 1,079, Rs 1,052.5, […]
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Kolkata: A division bench of the Calcutta High Court without making a direct reference has observed that the society at large should be sensitive about people with different sexual orientation. “Certain things might appear different in the current social structure and if that difference is evident in any individual the society should be sensitive and […]
