Calcutta HC orders setting up SIT of CBI to probe hushing up charges in R G Kar rape-murder case

The Bench said that, considering the social ramifications of the gruesome incident, a three-member SIT would look into charges of evidence destruction and allegations made by the medic’s parents that…

Fake call centres duping U.S. citizens busted in Bengaluru, man from Delhi, another from U.P. arrested

Police said the call centre employees used fake identities resembling those of U.S. officials to gain the trust of victims

Lakshmi could have been a child bride

Teenage girls across five villages in Uttar Pradesh’s Chandauli district are resisting child marriage, supported by frontline government workers who don’t want to see their own lives repeated in another…

West Asia crisis hurting Indian tea exporters

According to the Indian Tea Association, about 46% of the country’s tea exports are concentrated in Iran, the UAE, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, and Egypt

Voter confusion fears over simultaneous polls ‘misplaced’, says ONOE JPC chairman

P.P. Chaudhary said the critical thinking ability of voters, especially in rural areas, should not be underestimated

From rallies to reels: political catchphrases turn dance anthems in Kolkata

Why are Kolkata club-goers dancing to Mamata Banerjee’s ‘Hamba Hamba’ and the BJP’s ‘Mach Chor’ ? From campaign songs and election slogans to viral reels and packed dancefloors, Bengal’s political…

Supreme Court declines to interfere with forest clearances for Adani’s Madhya Pradesh coal block project

The petitioner argued that a technical objection on the ground of delay ought not to preclude the court from examining the validity of the clearances

Sedition trials can go on if accused is willing: Supreme Court

In May 2022, the top court put on hold trials in sedition cases until the government completed its promised exercise “to re-examine and re-consider” the colonial-era provision of Section 124A

Himachal urban poll results reflect public confidence in Congress; party united with no groupism, says CM Sukhu

Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said the Congress party has fulfilled all the promises made during the 2022 Assembly elections and has gone beyond its guarantees in delivering its commitments

Bangladesh-China talks underway for Tarique Rahman’s first foreign visit

Bangladesh may raise the need for infrastructure development, the relocation of Chinese industries to Bangladesh, the establishment of Chinese economic zones in Bangladesh, Prothom Alo reports