Kolkata, June 8 (IANS) The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of West Bengal Police on Monday issued a fresh notice to Trinamool Congress General Secretary and the party’s Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee, asking him to be present at the CID headquarters in south Kolkata by 5 p.m. on Tuesday for questioning in relation to an […]

Imphal/Itanagar, June 8 (IANS) BJP candidates in Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh on Monday filed their nomination papers for the June 18 elections to the Rajya Sabha seats from the two Northeastern states. In Manipur, state BJP President Adhikarimayum Sharda Devi filed her nomination papers at the Manipur Assembly Secretariat for the election to the state’s […]

Islamabad, June 8 (IANS) The United Kashmir People’s National Party (UKPNP) on Monday strongly condemned the firing by Pakistani security forces on peaceful and unarmed protesters in the Rawalakot region of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (POK) that left several people dead and injured. Describing the incident that unfolded on Sunday night as a “massacre”, the UKPNP said, […]

Kabul, June 8 (IANS) Afghan police in the drive against illegal drugs have discovered illegal drugs and also destroyed drug processing labs in the southern Uruzgan and western Farah provinces of the country, said a statement of the Ministry for Interior Affairs on Monday. A total of 21 kg of illegal drugs and 273 stimulant […]

New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday said India’s 7.7 per cent GDP growth reflected sustained policy interventions and economic reforms undertaken by the government over the past decade, which have ensured that the country remains the fastest-growing economy. “I don’t think any of you would have imagined that last year […]

New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) India could sign the first tranche of its long-awaited bilateral trade agreement with the United States as early as July, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Monday. Speaking to media on the sideline of an event, Goyal further indicated that negotiations between the two countries are nearing a […]

Agartala, June 8 (IANS) Hundreds of surrendered extremists belonging to the now-disbanded National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) and All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) on Monday threatened to launch a 72-hour blockade of highways and railway lines from June 12, protesting the alleged non-implementation of key provisions of a tripartite rehabilitation agreement signed with the […]

Warsaw (Poland), June 8 (IANS) Latvia and the United States claimed the respective men’s and women’s titles at the FIBA 3×3 World Cup in Warsaw, Poland. Latvia defeated Germany 20-15 in the men’s final to win its first 3×3 World Cup title. The victory also made Latvia the first men’s team to complete a collection […]

Tumakuru (Karnataka), June 8 (IANS) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister G. Parameshwara has spoken about his leadership journey and his repeated disappointment over not being made Chief Minister on three occasions, including the recent formation of the Congress government when D.K. Shivakumar was considered for the top post, and he was assigned the Deputy Chief Minister’s […]