Central agencies unnecessarily targeting Abhishek Banerjee, alleges lawyer

Central agencies unnecessarily targeting Abhishek Banerjee, alleges lawyer

Kolkata, Feb 26 (IANS) Trinamool Congress General Secretary and MP Abhishek Banerjee’s lawyer on Wednesday accused the central investigating agencies of making “misleading and unsubstantiated” claims to “tarnish the reputation” of his client. In a statement, lawyer Sanjay Basu termed the latest charge sheet by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the primary teacher … Read more

Deeply troubling, agencies probing foreign interference in India’s internal affairs: MEA on USAID funding

Deeply troubling, agencies probing foreign interference in India's internal affairs: MEA on USAID funding

New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) India on Friday said that relevant departments and agencies are looking into the information put out by the US administration about the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) meddling in Indian elections and spending millions to influence voter turnout in the country. “We have seen information that has been … Read more

Gujarat govt holds workshop on labour rights for outsourcing agencies, nearly 300 agencies participate

Gujarat govt holds workshop on labour rights for outsourcing agencies, nearly 300 agencies participate

Gandhinagar, Jan 30 (IANS) Gujarat Labor Commissioner organised a workshop to guide outsourcing agencies that supply labour to various state government departments. The event was held at Babasaheb Ambedkar Bhavan, Gandhinagar, under the chairmanship of Gujarat’s Labour Commissioner, K.D. Lakhani. The workshop aimed to educate agencies on labour laws that protect workers’ rights. Key regulations … Read more

Army and other security agencies recover 35 weapons from Manipur before Republic Day

Army and other security agencies recover 35 weapons from Manipur before Republic Day

Kolkata, Jan 27 (IANS) The Army and Assam Rifles have recovered 35 weapons, ammunition, and explosives, in joint operations with the state police and other security forces, from several parts of Manipur over the week leading up to India’s Republic Day, officials said. According to a senior official of the Eastern Command, the recoveries were … Read more

Bengal: Investigating agencies reveal new pattern of illegal Bangladeshi for obtaining documents

Bengal: Investigating agencies reveal new pattern of illegal Bangladeshi for obtaining documents

Kolkata, Jan 25 (IANS) The investigating agencies probing the rackets for arranging fake Indian documents including Indian passports for illegal Bangladeshi infiltrators have identified a new pattern in the scam where often the Indian relatives of infiltrators are shown as the ‘parents’ of these illegal infiltrators. The new finding has added a new dimension for … Read more