Friday, April 26, 2024

East India

RJD’s manifesto: Special status to Bihar, airports in 5 cities, ₹1 lakh per year to ‘sisters’

Rashtriya Janata Dal on April 13 released party’s manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections promising five new airports in the Bihar and ₹ 1 lakh every year to “sisters from poor families.”

Jharkhand: Three tribal women buried alive, five injured in cave-in

Three tribal women were buried alive and five others injured in Jharkhand’s East Singhbhum district when a heap of soil caved in on Wednesday, PTI reported.

Bengal Police files molestation case against NIA officials

The West Bengal Police has lodged a case of molestation and house trespassing against officials from the National Investigation Agency (NIA) following a raid conducted by the agency in the East Medinipur district regarding the 2002 bomb blast case.

ISF parts ways with left-Congress alliance in West Bengal, to go solo at elections

In yet another blow to the Left-Congress alliance in West Bengal, the Indian Secular Front (ISF), formerly aligned with the coalition, has opted to pursue its own path. They have announced intentions to contest all 42 Lok Sabha seats in the state.

Bihar: Lok Janshakti Party’s 22 top leaders resign over ticket distribution, decide to support INDIA

Twenty-two leaders of the Lok Janshakti Party resigned from the party on Wednesday expressing anger over not getting tickets for the Lok Sabha elections and said will support the Opposition INDIA bloc.

“Tejashwi Yadav will lead in 2025”: Nitish Kumar

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said that RJD leader and his deputy Tejashwi Yadav will lead 2025 Bihar polls.

Hate speech: Union minister terms Muslim populated region in Bihar “Bangladesh”

Union minister Giriraj Singh, a controversial Hindutva figure, termed the Muslim populated districts in Bihar as “Bangladesh.”
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“Should I fall at your feet and beg?” Mamata attacks PM Modi over dues to state

West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said that if the Union government does not clear dues that it owes to the state, it may have to stop paying the Goods and Services Tax (GST).

Custodial death of Muslim girl: Fact-finding report alleges foul play

A fact-finding team has flagged irregularities in the custodial death of an 18-year-old Muslim girl in West Bengal’s Uttar Dinajpur district. According to police, on 20 October, the girl...
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Four arrested for desecrating mosque in Jharkhand

Jharkhand police have arrested four people for allegedly urinating inside a mosque Telodih in Giridih. The incident took place on Navami, the ninth day of the Durga Puja celebration.  On...

Self-rule; 30 tribals held for ‘violent protest’ outside Jharkhand court

At least 30 Tana Bhagat sect tribals were arrested and sent to judicial custody in connection with a ‘violent protest’ held on Monday outside the Latehar district courts, Indian...
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BJP is Bharat Jalao Party: Lalu, Tejashwi calls it ‘Badka Jhoota Party’

Describing the Bharatiya Janata Party as 'Bharat Jalao Party' (party that puts India on fire) veteran socialist leader and RJD supremo Lalu Prasad on Monday accused the BJP of communalising the society and trying to make every thing a Hindu-Muslim issue while the people are witnessing back-breaking price rise and unemployment.

Meet Manik who saved 9 lives at flash flood during Durga Puja

"I just jumped. It was an impulse, and I did not think once as to what could have happened," says Mohammad Manik who has become an internet sensation since...
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Mob brutally lynch Muslim youth in Jharkhand

A 22-year-old Muslim youth Ejaz Khan, resident of Govindpur in Gumla district of Jharkhand, was brutally beaten to death by a mob on Monday. The incident took place at Jharkgand-Chhattisgarh border.

Hindu Mahasabha chief booked for replacing demon with Gandhi

The Kolkata Police on Monday lodged a first information report against the All India Hindu Mahasabha chief for replacing a demon in a Durga pandal with a lookalike of Mahatma Gandhi.
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I went to jail, but never compromised with BJP: Lalu Prasad Yadav

RJD supremo and Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav on Wednesday asked party workers to throw BJP out of power in 2024 and continue with their pledge of social justice.

CBI moves court to cancel Tejashwi Yadav’s bail in scam case

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday, moved a Delhi court seeking the cancellation of Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav's bail in the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) scam case, saying that he had allegedly threatened some officers of the central agency.
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