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Kolkata, The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday ordered the immediate release of a man who was arrested by the police on a complaint after allegedly venting on social media over illegal filling of ponds in Howrah.The court considered that just because the defendants tried to expose illegalities...

For the period of 15th Finance Commission, funds were released to Kerala as untied (Basic) and tied grants to rural local bodies for the years 2020-21 to 2023-24.However, as per the recommendations of the 15th Finance Commission, it is mandatory for the States to enact a State Finance...

New Delhi [India], Finance Commission grants to Gram Panchayats of Kerala may not be released by the Center as the southern state has not followed some of the laid down procedures recommended by the 15th Finance Commission.There are reports in the local media in Kerala about alleged negligence...

Bengaluru: A Bengaluru court on Wednesday sent JD(S) MLC Suraj Revanna, accused of sexually harassing two men, to judicial custody till July 18.On July 1, the 42nd Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate remanded him to the custody of the Criminal Investigation Department till date, which is...

Chennai, The Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday informed the Madras High Court that none of the well-resolved circumstances under which transfer of investigation to the CBI was ordered applies to the Kallakurichi Hooch tragedy case that has left more than 60 dead.Chief Secretary Shiv Das Meena...

New Delhi, Private sector lender Federal Bank on Wednesday reported 20 per cent rise in advance payments to Rs 2,24,139 crore for the first quarter ended June 30.Total advances stood at Rs 1,86,593 crore at the end of the first quarter of the last financial year, Federal Bank said in a...

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday approached the Delhi High Court seeking bail in a corruption case registered by the CBI in connection with the alleged excise policy scam.The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor was arrested by the CBI on June 26 from Tihar Jail...

Mumbai, Shiv Sena MLA Pratap Sarnaik on Wednesday demanded action against a Mumbai-based college for banning students from wearing "jeans and T-shirts".Chembur Trombay Education Society's NG Acharya and DK Marathe College, in a notice issued on June 27, banned students from wearing torn jeans...

During the hearing of the case, a bench of Justice Krishna Rao said that the media houses whose reports were the basis of the Governor's defamation suit against the Chief Minister should also be included as parties in the suit.The matter will be heard again on Thursday. Apart from the Chief...

The 22-year-old earned a quota for Paris 2024 in the women's 57kg freestyle category at the Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualifiers in April this year. She also claimed a silver medal at the Budapest Ranking Series in June.After an injury scare during training, Anshu was admitted to a hospital on...

Ashutosh completed his two-year ban on June 24 and is now highly motivated and "ready to play every day he couldn't.""My goal is to return competitively to the sport I love and I have not stopped training a single day. I have never intentionally taken anything that would have improved my...

In New Delhi [India], Prime Minister Narendra Modi will speak in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday and will participate in a debate on the Motion of Thanks to the President's Address."Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi will speak in Rajya Sabha around 12 noon. He will participate in the debate on the...

JAMMU: A fresh batch of over 5,700 pilgrims left here on Wednesday for the Amarnath shrine in the south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said.He said that till Tuesday evening, more than 74,000 pilgrims have visited the 3,880 meter high cave temple and more than 2,500 devotees were registered on...

New Delhi [India], The Indian stock market has seen an unprecedented bull run, with the BSE Sensex hitting a record high of 80,000 points during the opening session on Wednesday.The Sensex's journey from 75,000 to 80,000 points has been remarkably quick, covering this 5,000 point rise in less...

Coal India Limited (CIL) achieved coal production of 63.10 million tonnes (MT), an increase of 8.87 per cent compared to the same period last year, when it was 57.96 MT. Additionally, coal production by captive/other companies in June 2024 was 16.03 MT, showing a growth of 55.49 per cent from...

New Delhi [India], The first session of the 18th Lok Sabha, which was adjourned sine die on Tuesday, recorded 103 per cent productivity, Speaker Om Birla said.Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said that a total of 7 sessions were held during the session for about 34 hours.During the session, 539...

Amid the growing threat of mob violence against suspected mobile thieves in Kolkata, West Bengal, a traffic guard of Kolkata Police saved a man from being beaten by a group of people who mistakenly thought he was about to snatch a phone, an official said on Wednesday.Traffic constable Swapan...

Washington, presumptive Republican nominee and former President Donald Trump has outraised current President Joe Biden by more than $67 million in the second quarter of this year, raising $331 million.Trump, 78, the presumptive nominee of the Republican Party, faces incumbent President Joe...

According to reports, this is the second heaviest kidney tumor to be removed in India.The patient is expected to be discharged next week.The surgery, performed on June 27, took four hours and involved a complex procedure to remove the tumor that had spread to a major nerve.The 56-year-old...

The case pertains to a sale agreement entered into by the DGP's wife with Umar Sherief in June last year. As per the agreement, the sale of 10.8 cents of land owned by her in the city would be sold to Sherief for Rs 74 lakh. Sherief had told the media that he first paid Rs 15 lakh and then Rs 10...