Quetta, April 16 (IANS) Five coal miners were killed and another injured in two separate mining accidents in Bolan and Duki coalfield areas of Pakistan’s Balochistan, local media reported on Thursday. Officials said three miners died after they were trapped underground while methane gas accumulated in a coal mine in the Bolan coal mining field near Mach area. Other miners were able to escape from the affected mine and informed authorities about the incident, Pakistan’s leading daily Dawn reporte…

Kolkata, April 16 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress on Thursday lodged a complaint with the Election Commission of India (ECI) against BJP leaders Smriti Irani, Suvendu Adhikari and others for allegedly violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) and indulging in corrupt practice and offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.In a letter to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar and the state’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Agarwal, the Trinamool Congress said, “This is to bring t…

Kolkata, April 16 (IANS) Veteran and three-time Trinamool Congress legislator from Jalangi Assembly constituency in minority-dominated Murshidabad district in West Bengal, Abdur Razzak, on Thursday announced the decision to quit the party out of grievance of not being renominated this time.While announcing the decision to quit Trinamool Congress at a press conference, he also launched a scathing attack against the party leadership and forecasted that the party candidates this time will be defeat…

New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) BJP National President Nitin Nabin took the oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. Along with him, several other new members were administered the oath shortly after the House proceedings commenced.This marks BJP President Nabin’s first term as a Member of Parliament. He has been elected to the Rajya Sabha from Bihar. BJP’s Shivesh Kumar and Ramnath Thakur of the JD-U, also elected from Bihar, were administered the oath too.From Assam, BJP leaders Terash Go…

Chandigarh, April 16 (IANS) The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday dismissed Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh’s plea challenging the legality of the third successive detention order issued against him under the National Security Act (NSA).”It is clear as daylight that the impugned order of preventive detention passed against the petitioner is immune from the powers of judicial review. Consequently, the petition stands dismissed,” a Bench headed by Chief Justice Sheel Nagu observed while …

Patna, April 16 (IANS) A day after taking charge as Bihar’s new Chief Minister, Samrat Choudhary moved swiftly into governance mode on Thursday, holding a series of high-level meetings at the state Secretariat. After his swearing-in as Bihar’s 24th Chief Minister — and the first from the BJP — Samrat Choudhary wasted no time in setting the administrative tone of the new government.On Thursday morning, CM Samrat Choudhary reached the Secretariat early and convened a crucial meeting with Princ…

New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Thursday initiated the debate from the Opposition’s side in the Lok Sabha during the discussion on the women’s reservation and delimitation-related Bills, stating that while his party supports reservation for women, it strongly opposes linking the measure with delimitation.Gogoi said the issue of women’s reservation had already been raised earlier by Home Minister Amit Shah in 2023 and questioned the government’s narrative around the current…

Guwahati, April 16 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday hailed the discovery of a new gecko species, Cyrtodactylus jayadityai, describing it as a proud moment for the state and the Northeast region. Taking to social media platform X, the Chief Minister said that the finding underscores the region’s rich biodiversity and reflects the growing capabilities of researchers working in the field of wildlife science and conservation.He noted that such discoveries not only add to…

Bengaluru, April 16 (IANS) Additional Solicitor General (ASG) S.V. Raju, appearing for the CBI, urged the Special Court for MLAs/MPs in Bengaluru on Thursday to award the harshest punishment to accused MLA Vinay Kulkarni and the other accused in the murder case of BJP leader and Zilla Panchayat member Yogesh Gowda.​The Special Court for MLAs/MPs in Bengaluru on Wednesday held senior Congress MLA and former minister Vinay Kulkarni guilty in the murder case of the BJP leader. ​The court delive…

New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Samajwadi Party (SP) President Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday questioned the government’s “intent and haste” in rushing the three bills – on women’s reservation, a Constitutional Amendment, and delimitation, in the special three-day sitting of the Parliament, contending that this was attempt to deprive the backward and margainalised women from the benefits of reservation. Akhilesh Yadav also hurled pointed questions at the Centre over its ’nari shakti’ resolve and cl…