Kolkata, Aug 14 (IANS) Another person was arrested in connection with the alleged attack on policemen during Nabanna Avijan in Kolkata, police said on Thursday. The arrest was made on Wednesday night.The person has been identified as Manas Chandra Saha, who hails from Naihati in the North 24 Parganas district.According to police sources, evidence has been found that the accused is directly involved in the incident of throwing a police constable on the road and beating him on August 9.On Tuesday,…

Kolkata, Aug 14 (IANS) Subject to last-minute changes, it is almost final that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in West Bengal on August 22 to attend two programmes, one administrative and one political.The administrative programme will be the inauguration of three new city metro railway routes, namely Noapara to Jai Hind Airport Station, Ruby to Beliaghata, and Esplanade to Sealdah.After the administrative programme, the Prime Minister is scheduled to address a political rally organised by …

New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Soon after Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty Kundra and her businessman husband Raj Kundra were booked in connection with the Rs 60.4 crore cheating case, their advocate, Prashant Patil, on Thursday issued a statement calling the case “baseless” and said it is aimed at maligning the reputation of his clients. The case, linked to a now-defunct company Best Deal TV Pvt Ltd, involves a complaint by Mumbai-based businessman Deepak Kothari, who has accused the couple of defraudin…

Imphal, Aug 14 (IANS) In a vibrant celebration of India’s 79th Independence Day and the successful culmination of Operation Sindoor, the Assam Rifles organised a spirited Tiranga Bike Rally on Thursday. The rally was ceremonially flagged off from the iconic Marjing Polo Statue at Heingangching in Imphal East by Major General Ravroop Singh, IGAR (South), in the presence of senior Assam Rifles officers, jawans, and enthusiastic local residents.Covering a distance of nearly 30 kilometres, the ral…

Mumbai, Aug 14 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced that bank cheques must be cleared within a few hours from October 4 — down from the current clearance time of up to two working days.Under the new mechanism, the banks will scan, present and pass cheques within a few hours and on a continuous basis during the business hours, cutting the clearing cycle down from the present T+1 days, a circular from central bank said.The current Cheque Truncation System (CTS) processes cheques w…

Chennai, Aug 14 (IANS) Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) President Vijay has sharply criticised the Tamil Nadu government for what he described as the inhumane and violent arrest of sanitation workers protesting in Chennai. In a strongly worded statement, Vijay accused the ruling DMK of using “fascist” tactics to suppress peaceful demonstrations.He alleged that late-night Wednesday police operations saw male and female workers forcibly dragged away, with several women fainting or sustaining inj…

Chandigarh, Aug 14 (IANS) In a major breakthrough, Punjab Police’s Anti-Gangster Task Force has arrested two most-wanted Lawrence Bishnoi gang operatives from the Patiala-Ambala national highway near Shambhu village, bordering Haryana, Punjab Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said on Thursday. Both have criminal history and over 15 heinous crime cases registered against them in Punjab, Delhi, Rajasthan and Gujarat. He said preliminary investigation revealed that they fled to Nepal after …

Kolkata, Aug 14 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said that over 93 lakh women have benefited from the state government’s Kanyashree scheme.Taking to the social media platform X, CM Mamata said her government has spent over Rs 17,000 crore in the last 12 years to help women through this scheme.”Today is Kanyashree Day. The Kanyashree project has completed 12 years today. Many congratulations to all the Kanyashree women across the world, across the country, across Beng…

Bengaluru, Aug 14 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday cancelled the bail of Kannada actor Darshan in connection with the fan murder case and also ordered the authorities to take him into custody immediately. The court has similarly cancelled the bail of Darshan’s partner, Pavithra Gowda and five other accused persons, who will also be taken into custody immediately after the order.A bench comprising Justices R. Mahadevan and J.B. Pardiwala pronounced the verdict, stating that the High Court’s d…

Cincinnati, Aug 14 (IANS) Carlos Alcaraz sprinted into the Cincinnati Open quarterfinals with a convincing 6-1, 6-4 win over Italian Luca Nardi.Alcaraz closed out the first set in just 27 minutes, making up for a late start to his feature night match, after the Centre Court schedule was impacted by an extended rain delay earlier in the day.In the second set Alcaraz was trailing 2-4 before tallying four consecutive games to advance after 80 minutes. The 22-year-old won a lengthy, eight-deuce game…