GUWAHATI: Two units of CRPF‘s elite CoBRA commandos, the force credited with clearing Chhattisgarh’s Bastar of Maoists, are being dispatched to Manipur amid a security overdrive triggered by a fresh spell of ethnic unrest, this time also involving Naga community.State home minister Govindas Konthoujam said on Friday, “There will be some development in 2-3 days.”…
MUMBAI: In a coordinated move, govt and RBI Friday rolled out a clutch of measures aimed at attracting foreign portfolio investors and non-resident funds to govt bonds and bank deposits. The strategy is as much about sentiment as it is about flows: signalling openness, easing friction, and offering a small subsidy from RBI in the…
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are reportedly planning a deeply personal wedding, far from a celebrity-filled spectacle. Sources claim Swift does not want a Meghan Markle and Prince Harry-style event packed with famous guests for publicity. Instead, the couple allegedly wants only close friends and family present. Insiders said Swift “has no interest in turning…
Ram Charan’s sports drama ‘Peddi’ saw a fall at the box office on its second day in theatres. After opening with strong numbers on Day 1, the film saw collections slow down on Friday.According to Sacnilk estimates, ‘Peddi collected Rs 26.90 crore net on Day 2. The figure marks a 47.3 percent drop compared to…
VISAKHAPATNAM: A day after India and the US completed another round of negotiations, commerce & industry minister Piyush Goyal said Friday that the two countries are moving towards finalising the interim trade agreement and are expected to execute the first tranche of the trade deal by mid-July.“I also met with them yesterday, and we are…
NEW DELHI: Investigators probing the murder of Debosmita Paul, an assistant professor at a Delhi University college, are trying to trace two persons seen in her housing complex with their faces covered.The duo, a man and a woman, were seen walking one behind the other and exiting the premises in east Delhi’s Vasundhara Enclave separately,…
GUWAHATI: A “smart border” pilot project integrating technology, local administrative resources and security forces will be launched simultaneously at seven to eight locations across the country’s frontiers soon, Union home minister Amit Shah announced Friday, signalling the Centre’s intent to do whatever it takes to prevent demographic change through India’s borders.“Whether it is Tripura, Bengal…
JALPAIGURI: Trinamool lost control of Mekhliganj municipality in Cooch Behar after its chairman, who defected to Congress on Friday, said six councillors would follow him into Congress. This will be the first civic body to be managed by Congress since the change of govt in West Bengal.Chairman Prabhat Patani received the party flag from state…
KOLKATA: West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari made an unscheduled trip to Delhi on Friday and met BJP’s central leadership, the trip coming close on the heels of the state cabinet expansion.Sources said Adhikari met BJP president Nitin Nabin and national general secretary Sunil Bansal. “They discussed the allocation of portfolios. A few other political issues…
KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress was jolted Friday by speculation of an impending split in its parliamentary wing as several of the party’s 28 Lok Sabha MPs converged on Delhi, prompting party chief Mamata Banerjee to clip her nephew and national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee’s wings in a last-ditch attempt to stall a repeat of what the…
