‘As if it’s Jantar Mantar!’ SC ‘disturbed’ by ED’s charge; agency says TMC asked people to come to HC before I-PAC raid hearing | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed that it was “disturbed” by the chaos at Calcutta high court on January 9 which led to the adjournment of the hearing on ED plea against Mamata Banerjee government over I-PAC raids. Reacting to the central agency’s charge that TMC “instructed” people to go to the […]

I-Pac raids drama in SC: ED alleges CM barged in, accuses her of theft; Mamata calls it a ‘blatant lie’ | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday said it was “disturbed” about commotion that occurred at Calcutta high court during hearing on disruption at Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids on Trinamool-linked political consultancy I-PAC.Aftershocks of the showdown between ED and Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee over raids on I-PAC jolted Calcutta high court last week, prompting […]

‘Body is gone’: Cremated after mistaken ID, man found alive after 3 weeks; UP police reopen murder case | Meerut News

[ad_1] MEERUT: Nearly three weeks after police cremated an unidentified body, believing it to be that of Sushil Kumar, they found the 44-year-old walking through a busy crossing in Sambhal, alive – and confused. The discovery forced police to restart a murder investigation they thought had already concluded, and left them with the task of […]

‘Fundamental disagreement’: Denmark discusses Greenland with US in White House meeting; urges ‘respectful’ cooperation

[ad_1] Denmark’s Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen and Greenland’s Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt speak at a news conference at the Embassy of Denmark (AP photo) Officials from Greenland and Denmark met in Washington on Wednesday with senior White House officials, including Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, amid renewed remarks by […]

NIA leadership change: 1994-batch IPS officer Rakesh Aggarwal appointed as director general; tenure till August 2028 | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Senior Indian Police Service officer Rakesh Aggarwal was on Wednesday appointed as the director general of the National Investigation Agency (NIA).Aggarwal, a 1994-batch IPS officer of the Himachal Pradesh cadre, is currently serving as Special Director General in the anti-terror agency. He had also been holding the additional charge of the DG, […]

December WPI figures: Wholesale price inflation edges up to 0.83%; manufacturing, food articles and textiles turn costlier

[ad_1] Wholesale prices increased in December, with inflation measured by the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) rising to 0.83%. This marks the second consecutive month of upward movement after two months of deflation, official data released on Wednesday showed. The return to positive inflation came after wholesale prices contracted in October and November, when WPI inflation […]

New record! China trade surplus hits $1.2 trillion – what’s the outlook for 2026?

[ad_1] China registered a trade surplus of nearly $1.2 trillion in 2025, the government reported on Wednesday. The record figure comes as strong exports to international markets offset slowing shipments to the United States. According to customs data cited by AP, the country’s exports rose 5.5% to $3.77 trillion last year, while imports remained steady […]

Budget 2026 expectations for defence: Why capital outlay should be hiked for ‘Atmanirbharta’ – 4 points to focus on

[ad_1] Budget 2026 for defence: FICCI has advocated for higher emphasis on ‘Atmanirbharta’ in defence, with modern techniques. (AI image) Budget 2026 for defence: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Union Budget 2026 should look to prioritise growth-enhancing productive capital expenditure, with a special focus on the defence sector at a time when the global environment is […]

Nipah alert in West Bengal: Pune lab confirms 2 samples; both nurses critical, over 120 contacts in home isolation | Kolkata News

[ad_1] KOLKATA: The National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune, has confirmed Nipah, a viral disease with high mortality, in both samples sent from Bengal. The samples were taken from two nurses of a Barasat hospital whose condition remain critical. A house staff at a Burdwan hospital, who came in close contact with one of the […]

NEET-PG cut-off score now fixed at -40 out of 800 | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The government on Tuesday lowered qualifying cut-off for NEET-PG 2025, paving the way to fill over 9,000 vacant PG medical seats, amid concerns that a big chunk of training capacity was being wasted at a time of acute doctor shortages.Under the revised criteria, qualifying percentile for general and EWS candidates has been […]