NEW DELHI: Foreign minister S Jaishankar said on Friday the MEA had received a request from Karnataka for cancellation of JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna‘s passport only on May 21 and the ministry had acted immediately on it.A show-cause notice has been served to the suspended MP seeking to know why his diplomatic passport shouldn’t be…
KOLKATA: An airline boarding pass bearing the name “Celesty Rahman” and the arrest of a butcher allegedly hired to mutilate the body of murdered Bangladesh MP Anwarul Azim Anar on Friday gave investigators clues to a sinister plot that possibly involved honey-trapping the victim into visiting an apartment in Kolkata’s New Town on May 13…
Less than 24 hours before the sixth phase of polls, West Bengal police seized Rs 24 lakh cash from the car of a BJP functionary in West Midnapore on Friday. Prasanta Bera, who had contested 2021 assembly polls from Daspur in West Midnapore, was detained after he failed to provide any valid document for carrying…
NEW DELHI: Navjot Singh Sidhu, the charismatic former cricketer-turned-commentator and politician, has never shied away from expressing his opinions, especially when it comes to recognising young talents.In an enthralling encounter in Chennai, Sunrisers Hyderabad secured their berth in the IPL 2024 title clash against Kolkata Knight Riders by clinching a convincing 36-run victory over Rajasthan…
NEW DELHI: A day before all 7 Lok Sabha seats of Delhi go to the polls, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday levelled serious allegations against Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena, stating that he has ordered police to slow down voting in areas that have a large number of INDIA bloc supporters. “Information has been…
NEW DELHI: As Rajasthan Royals‘ Sanju Samson perished to a part-timer Abhishek Sharma for a lowly 10 (11) the Qualifier 2 clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Chennai on Friday, the skipper attracted sharp criticism on social media for his underwhelming performance in the knock-out game.Samson, who has had a poor record in IPL playoffs, continued…
NEW DELHI: Wallajah Road, a long stretch that leads to the MA Chidambaram Stadium, presented an unusual sight at around 6 pm, especially on an IPL match day. The road, typically a hive of activity, was enveloped in an eerie quietness as the Qualifier 2 between Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad unfolded on Friday.The area,…
NEW DELHI: As the Supreme Court refused to direct the Election Commission of India (EC) to release voter turnout of each polling station on its website during Lok Sabha elections, it also said the poll body’s idea to launch voter turnout app was an “aa bail mujhe maar” (Come bull, hit me) move. The Hindi…
NEW DELHI: The Calcutta high court on Friday ordered a stay on the ongoing probe against a Raj Bhavan staff for wrongfully restraining a women who accused West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose of molestation.A single bench of justice Amrita Sinha ordered a temporary stay on the investigation till June 17.The order comes after Officer…
NEW DELHI: Two officials from the Yerawada police station in Pune have been suspended on Friday for neglecting their duties related to the Porsche car crash incident, officials said. The crash, which involved a minor driving the vehicle resulted in the death of two software professionals on May 19 in the Kalyani Nagar area of…
