NEW DELHI: Bomb threats were emailed to courts across India Thursday, sparking panic, mass evacuations and multi-state security sweeps before authorities declared them hoaxes. Messages claiming RDX-based IEDs and suicide attacks forced shutdowns in Odisha, Bihar, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh, among others, paralysing judicial work.In Bhubaneswar, an email warned judges and…
KOLKATA: Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids on multiple Kolkata addresses linked to political consultancy I-PAC escalated into an extraordinary stand-off between the central agency and Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Thursday as the latter shadowed the search teams all day, got police to “verify their credentials”, took away files and storage devices, and claimed that their…
KOLHAPUR: An 11-year-old boy saved his nine-year-old sister from the jaws of a leopard in Upwale village in Maharashtra’s Sangli district late Wednesday. The girl sustained minor injuries in the attack and was taken to Shirala SDH, reports Rahul Gayakwad. Foresters said around 8.30pm, Shivam and Swaranjali were strolling in front of their house after…
LUCKNOW: Stirred by the deletion of 2.89 crore voters from Uttar Pradesh’s draft electoral roll following the SIR exercise, BJP’s state unit has decided to launch a campaign to trace the “absent” and “transferred” voters ahead of the 2027 assembly polls. The announcement comes in the wake of CM Yogi Adityanath’s assertion that the majority…
MUMBAI: Congress said it will initiate legal action to seek disqualification of 12 councillors in Ambernath who have joined BJP. It accused BJP of adopting “double standards” and aligning with members of an ideologically opposed outfit to grab power. AICC secretary and Congress spokesperson Sachin Sawant said there are legalities attached to the process, and…
NEW DELHI: After introducing biometric verification through Facial Recognition System (FRS) for beneficiaries registered with anganwadis who receive ‘take home rations’ (THR), the Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) is working on a module to “universalise” FRS by extending it to ‘hot cooked meals’ served to children who visit these centres.Under FRS, photo capturing…
KOLKATA: Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee responded to ED moving Calcutta HC against her for “obstruction” during Thursday’s raids on I-PAC’s office and its director Pratik Jain’s residence by announcing a street protest on Friday afternoon against what she claimed was “a clear case of theft”, report Tamaghna Banerjee & Debashis Konar. “They lodged a false…
LUCKNOW: Police have initiated attachment proceedings against absconding KGMU resident doctor Rameezuddin, accused of sexual exploitation, forced religious conversion and miscarriage by two women colleagues. Investigations have indicated he may have targeted more women, particularly those from the medical fraternity. Notices for attachment were pasted on Wednesday at three properties linked to him – a…
KOLKATA: Opposition parties accused BJP of weaponising central agencies after ED searches at I-PAC’s office and the home of its chief Pratik Jain over alleged links to a coal scam triggered Thursday a fierce political showdown in Bengal. ED has not publicly responded to the allegations. SP chief Akhilesh Yadav said the action showed BJP…
BJP said on Thursday that Mamata Banerjee‘s dramatic intervention in ED raids on I-PAC over a money-laundering probe clearly indicates she has a lot to “hide”, with there being secrets which she does not want revealed. BJP’s Sambit Patra emphasised that it was probably a first in India that a CM entered the scene of…