Day: July 14, 2019

Rain continues to wreak havoc in north Bengal; one dead

7:09 pm July 14, 2019

Jalpaiguri/Kolkata (WB): A man died in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district after he fell into an overflowing drain, a police officer said on Sunday, as incessant rain continued to wreak havoc in the low-lying areas of north Bengal. Bimal Sil, a man in his early 40s, reportedly slipped into the gutter while wading through a flooded […]

Kolkata metro death: FIR lodged against Metro Railway

7:03 pm July 14, 2019

Kolkata: An FIR was registered Sunday against the Metro Railway after a complaint alleging negligence on its part was lodged by the family of a man who died after he was dragged by a train as his hand got stuck between two of its doors, police said. The incident took place at the Park Street […]

Navjot Singh Sidhu resigns as Punjab Cabinet Minister

7:00 pm July 14, 2019

Chandigarh: Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu, who has been at loggerheads with Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and was stripped off key portfolios in the cabinet reshuffle in June, has resigned from the state cabinet. The 55-year-old Sidhu took to Twitter on Sunday, making public his resignation letter, which was sent just four days after […]

Nadda promises OBC status for left out Hindu backward castes

Nadda rejects horse-trading charge; says new political culture

6:57 pm July 14, 2019

Ranchi: BJP working president J P Nadda Sunday said the political crisis in Karnataka was triggered by the resignation of Congress chief Rahul Gandhi even as he rejected allegations of horse-trading levelled against his party unit in the southern state. He said a new “political culture” has emerged under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership and […]

RBI to come out with mobile app for currency notes identification

6:52 pm July 14, 2019

New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India will come out with a mobile application to help visually challenged people in identifying currency notes as cash still remains a dominant mode of transaction. At present, banknotes in the denominations of Rs 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500 and 2,000 are in circulation, besides Re 1 notes […]