Kolkata, Aug 6 (IANS) East Bengal FC edged past a gritty Namdhari FC side 1-0 in a tense Group A clash at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan on Wednesday, moving within touching distance of a place in the knockout stages of the 134th Durand Cup. The victory, powered by debutant Hamid Ahadad’s second-half strike, was the Kolkata giant’s second win on the trot and took them to the top of the group standings.Making his first appearance for the Red and Gold brigade, Moroccan forward Ahadad c…

Kolkata, Aug 6 (IANS) BJP’s Information Technology Cell Chief and the party’s central observer for West Bengal, on Wednesday, accused the Mamata Banerjee-led state government of misusing Rs 120 crore of Central funds granted to state government for implementation of the police modernisation schemes.“Mamata Banerjee uses the supposedly professional West Bengal Police force as her Gestapo, but she has failed them when it comes to implementing Police Modernisation Schemes — Rs 120 crore in …

Bengaluru/New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Kannada film actor Darshan and his partner Pavithra Gowda, the key accused in the fan murder case, have submitted written statements to the Supreme Court, contending why their bail should not be cancelled. In his submission, made through his counsel, Darshan claimed that there is no evidence linking him to the crime, while Gowda said that she is a single parent of a daughter studying in Class 10 and also needs to take care of her aged parents.On July 24, the Sup…

Bhopal, Aug 6 (IANS) Congress MLA and Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Madhya Pradesh Assembly, Umang Singhar, on Wednesday, demanded that caste-indicative names of villages and schools in the state should be renamed to ensure equality in the society. The Congress leader said that there are several schools, which are addressed as “Chamar Tola” schools or with any other caste-indicative names.It is an insult to the people belonging to the Schedule Castes and Schedule Tribes (SCs and STs).”It is …

Mumbai, Aug 6 (IANS) The Maharashtra government on Wednesday approved Rs 1732 crore to enhance land survey efficiency and strengthen the Revenue Department infrastructure. The funds will support the purchase of 1200 advanced rovers and the construction of new office buildings and residences. In a meeting chaired by Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Ajit Pawar, Rs 132 crore was allocated for rovers and Rs 1600 crore for construction projects, announced by Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar …

Kochi, Aug 6 (IANS) The Kerala High Court on Wednesday expressed strong disapproval at Additional Director General of Police (Armed Forces Battalions) M.R. Ajith Kumar for violating court orders by using a police tractor on the Sabarimala trekking path on July 12 and 13, even as it formally closed the suo motu case.After recording the explanation, the court said: “We deprecate in strong words the actions taken by a very senior officer of the Police Department”, as it closed the case.In an earlie…

New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh launched a scathing attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday, accusing him of defaming India’s institutions, democracy, and Constitution to please foreign masters.BJP leader Chugh’s remarks came in response to Rahul Gandhi’s recent comments where he criticised the state of the Indian economy and the government’s policies.He alleged that Rahul Gandhi was acting as a “puppet” of billionaire investor George Soros, who…

New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Shiv Sena chief leader and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday took a dig at the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena, saying that he chose the Lok Kalyan Marg shown by Balasaheb Thackeray, while some have opted to go to 10 Janpath. “We are moving forward on the path of public welfare shown by Balasaheb, but some people come to Delhi and head straight to 10 Janpath. They are doing things that Balasaheb never liked. The people of the country are seeing t…

Chennai, Aug 6 (IANS) Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) President Thol Thirumavalavan, Communist Party of India-Marxist state Secretary P. Shanmugam, and Communist Party of India (CPI) state Secretary R. Mutharasan on Wednesday submitted a joint representation to Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, pressing for the enactment of a special law to curb caste killings and ensure protection for inter-caste and inter-faith couples in Tamil Nadu. The delegation met Stalin at his residence in Chennai, where …

Bhubaneswar, Aug 6 (IANS) In a fresh case of self-immolation, one more girl student on Wednesday died after she set herself on fire allegedly due to blackmail by her boyfriend in Pattamundai area of Kendrapara district.The victim was a last year undergraduate student of the local college.The deceased girl’s father while speaking to media persons alleged: “My daughter was in a relationship with a youth. After the break-up, he was harassing her so she took the extreme step. Her boyfriend used …