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Local TMC leader shot dead in Bengal

11:46 pm July 12, 2021

Mangalkot (WB): A local Trinamool Congress leader was shot dead on Monday by unidentified assailants when he was returning home on a two-wheeler in Mangalkot in Purba Bardhaman district, police said. Ashim Das, the ‘anchal’ (area) president of the party, was shot from a close range by bike-borne miscreants around 6.30 pm, a senior police […]

Heavy rainfall likely in Pune in next 48 hours: IMD

Lightning strikes kill 12 in MP

11:37 pm July 12, 2021

Kolkata: Heavyweights SC East Bengal, who are engaged in a tussle with their investors Shree Cements over transfer of sporting rights, may face relegation if they pull out of the Calcutta Football League Premier Division, the state football body Indian Football Association (IFA) said on Monday. With “no clarity” about SC East Bengal’s participation in […]

Assam CM calls for secularism in context of Indian

Over 3,400 militants surrendered in Assam since 2016: CM

11:32 pm July 12, 2021

Guwahati: A total of 3,439 militants surrendered in Assam since 2016, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said in the assembly on Monday. He said the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB) are banned at present in the state, where the Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) is also active. Replying […]

46 killed in rain-related incidents in UP

11:30 pm July 12, 2021

Lucknow: Forty-six people have died in separate rain-related incidents including lightning strikes in parts of Uttar Pradesh in the 24 hours ending 6 am on Monday, an official said. Twenty-three people were also injured in incidents of lightning strike, he said. While 42 people were killed after being struck by lightning, three drowned and one […]

Woman arrested for trying to sell newborn in Delhi

11:23 pm July 12, 2021

New Delhi: A woman has been arrested here for allegedly trying to sell a new born, police said on Monday. Priyanka was apprehended in an operation by police and the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR). The NCPCR received information on Friday that Kavya alias Komal, a resident of Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh, […]