Kolkata, July 9 (IANS) Former West Bengal minister Manas Bhunia on Thursday appeared at Sabang police station in West Midnapore district after receiving a summons for questioning in connection with an alleged cash-for-job scam. According to the police, he was questioned for about three hours at the police station.Manas Bhunia, however, did not make any comments after leaving the police station. He has been accused of taking several lakh rupees on the pretext of procuring jobs in the Irrigation D…

Mumbai, July 9 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) legislator Jayant Patil on Thursday drew the government’s attention to the critical situation arising from the torrential rains on July 5 and 6, 2026. He strongly criticised the government for its lack of planning, substandard infrastructure work, and inadequate preparedness in the face of climate change.During a short-duration discussion on the issue, Patil said that instances of heavy rainfall and cloudbursts are rising i…

Bhubaneswar, July 9 (IANS) Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan on Thursday launched the national programme for issuance of Letters of Authorisation (LoAs) for sustainable harnessing of fisheries in the high seas.He presented LoAs for high seas fishing to ten Fish Farmer Producer Organisations (FPPOs) and fishermen from across the country. On the occasion, he also launched the Odisha Deep Sea Fishing Mission Document.In his address at the event, the Vice President said that while fishing activitie…

Patna, July 9 (IANS) The electoral contest for the Bankipur Assembly by-election intensified on Thursday as Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) candidate Rekha Gupta filed her nomination papers, following the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) candidate’s completion of the same process. Several RJD leaders and party workers accompanied her during the nomination, while the Congress, an ally in the Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance), has also extended its support to her candidature.After filing her nomination, R…

Patna, July 9 (IANS) The Bihar government on Thursday transferred Bihar Administrative Service (BAS) officer Pritam Kumar, who was serving as the Personal Secretary to the Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav on central deputation to New Delhi. The move comes as part of a series of recent deputations of Bihar government officers to Central government organisations.According to a notification issued by the General Administration Department, Pritam Kumar has been deputed to the National Highways an…

London, July 9 (IANS) Terming it a “very big moment” for women’s cricket, India captain Harmanpreet Kaur on Thursday said walking out for the historic Test match against England at Lord’s, which starts on Friday, will be the fulfilment of a childhood dream. The one-off clash against England will also be the first time Lord’s will host a women’s Test match.”It’s a very big moment for all of us. As a captain and as a player, I’m really looking forward to this opportunity. As kids, we always dr…

Mumbai, July 9 (IANS) The upcoming Bengali film ‘Keu Bole Biplobi Keu Bole Dakat’, which features Bengali superstar Jeet, explores the history of Bengal’s revolutionary past. The film is helmed by Pathikrrit Basu, and is inspired by the extraordinary life of revolutionary Ananta Singh, a towering figure whose legacy continues to spark debate. Celebrated by some as a fearless freedom fighter and remembered by others as an outlaw, his life embodies the complex realities of India’s struggle f…

Melbourne, July 9 (IANS) Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, during his meeting with PM Narendra Modi in Melbourne on Thursday, raised the issue of China’s latest launch of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) into the South Pacific , Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri has confirmed. “This was raised by the Australian Premier and there was a certain amount of concern expressed about this development. The Prime Minister mentioned that we see the Indo-Pacific as an area where we would …

Srinagar, July 9 (IANS) Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Dhiraj Seth on Thursday visited forward areas along the Line of Control (LoC) in J&K’s Jammu Division. Army’s ADG PI said on X: “General Dhiraj Seth, COAS, visited forward areas along the Line of Control in Poonch, Rajouri and Sunderbani. He reviewed the prevailing security dynamics along the Line of Control and the counter-insurgency grid of the White Knight Corps.””The COAS was briefed on the evolving security environment, operatio…

Jodhpur/New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The Rajasthan High Court on Thursday granted bail to a man accused of morphing a minor girl’s photograph and uploading it on social media, while imposing stringent conditions, including a three-year ban on the use of online platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Thread and Snapchat. A single-judge bench of Justice Ashok Kumar Jain of the Jodhpur bench passed the order while allowing the bail plea of the accused in a case registered at Bheem police station in Rajs…