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Kolkata, Jan 7: The Birbhum district police Monday lodged an FIR against BJP Mahila Morcha president Locket Chatterjee and a local leader of the district for their alleged comment to beat up police personnel in the state. A senior leader of BJP Birbhum district unit Kalosona Mondal Sunday while addressing a "Ganatantra Bachao Rally" (Save Democracy Rally) criticised the police for acting as cadres

Kochi, Jan 7: The Kerala High Court ruled on Monday that Hartals should not be called without issuing a prior notice seven days ago. The Court made the observation while considering the plea filed by Kerala chamber of commerce and Thrissur-based NGO Malayalavedi. Pointing out that such strikes should not affect the fundamental rights of the people, the court, presided over by the Division Bench of

Kolkata, Jan 7: The banking sector may only see a partial shutdown on the two-day general strike called by central trade unions on January 8 and 9, a banking union official said Monday. The State Bank of India (SBI), the country's largest bank with 85,000 branches, is likely to remain operational on the two days, along with a few other nationalised banks, the official said. "All the SBI branches

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 7: Violence in Kerala raged in on Monday, the fifth day of the clashes during which over 6,000 people have been arrested for their role in protests following the entry of women into the Sabarimala temple. Police sources said, "About 2,182 cases were registered in connection with the crimes in which 894 were remanded and 5,817 released on bail." Kerala witnessed several

New Delhi, Jan 7: The Union Cabinet has approved 10 per cent reservation in jobs and educational institutions for the economically backward section in the general category, sources said on Monday. The section doesn't get a reservation as of now, the sources said. This reservation will be over and above the existing 50 per cent reservation, they said, adding that the government is likely to bring a

Lucknow, Jan 7: Ahead of a formal announcement of a pre-poll alliance, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati dialled Samajwadi Party (SP) supremo Akhilesh Yadav and extended her full support to him after reports emerged that he might be quizzed by the CBI in connection with the mining scam. "Do not be shaken by such gimmicks," Mayawati told Akhilesh while terming the reports as "political

New Delhi, Jan 7: Stepping up his attack on the Modi government over the Rafale deal, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday accused it of weakening state-run aerospace major HAL and destroying India's strategic capability to benefit businessman Anil Ambani. He also alleged that while the government gave Rs 20,000 crore to Dassault Aviation, the makers of Rafale jets, even though it has not

New Delhi, Jan 7: Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday hit back at Congress President Rahul Gandhi after he accused her of lying in Parliament about procurement orders worth Rs 1 lakh crore for state-run aerospace major Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). In her counter offensive, Sitharaman said it was a matter of “shame” that the Congress president was misleading the country on the

Chennai, Jan 6: Makkal Needhi Maiam chief Kamal Haasan Sunday wished Prakash Raj "all the best" for his political journey ahead and said the actor walks the talk. The critically-acclaimed actor Raj Saturday said he will be contesting the coming Lok Sabha elections from the Bengaluru Central constituency as an independent candidate. "Wishing My friend Mr. @prakashraaj all the very best in his

Kannur, Jan 6: District Collector Mir Muhammed Ali has clamped prohibitory orders under section 144 of CrPC, in Thalassery and New Mahe police station limits till midnight of January 7. The Prohibitory order has been clamped in the wake of political clashes reported on Saturday in and around Thalassery, even after a peace meeting was held and leaders participating in it agreed for maintaining