United News, July 27 (IANS) India has raised at the Security Council the killing of Border Security Force Head Constables Sanwala Ram Vishnoi and Shishupal Singh in mob violence against UN peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). India’s Charge d’Affaires R. Ravindra expressed concern over the situation in DRC and the lack of […]
Jharkhand illegal mining case: ED seizes inland vessel worth Rs 30 crore
New Delhi, July 27 (BPNS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has seized an inland vessel namely M.V. Infralink-III in connection with the case pertaining to illegal mining and extortion in Jharkhand, an official said on Wednesday. The vessel, worth around Rs 30 crore, was allegedly being used by Pankaj Mishra, a close aide of Jharkhand Chief Minister […]
Three including a minor boy arrested for poaching and selling tusks in TN
Chennai, July 25 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu forest officials have arrested three people including a minor boy for poaching and selling elephant tusks in Erode. The forest officials acted on a tip-off after the officials in the Kadambur forest range found that tusks were missing from the carcass of a wild elephant that was found dead […]
Plus two student commit suicide at school hostel in Tiruvallur, TN, heavy police deployed
Chennai, July 25 (BPNS) A heavy police contingent is camping at Kezhachery in Tiruvallur district after a Plus two girl student committed suicide at her school hostel room on Monday morning. The student had come to school in the morning and then went back to her hostel room. Even after she was not found in […]
TN intelligence warns of caste clashes over Kallakurichi incident
Chennai, July 25 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu state intelligence has given inputs to the state police regarding the possibility of clashes between Dalit outfits and the Gounder community in Kallakurichi. It may be noted that on July 13, a plus two student jumped from the third floor of a school hostel building at Kallakurichi and committed […]
Stalin greets President Draupadi Murmu
Chennai, July 25 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin on Monday greeted the 15th President of the country, Draupadi Murmu. The Chief Minister in his letter to the President said, “ Your election conveys the nation’s trust in democracy”. In his letter, Stalin said, “ I wish to congratulate you on your election as the […]
Kayaking boat found abandoned at Nagapattinam, TN: Police suspect Lankan influx 
Chennai, July 25(BPNS) Tamil Nadu police and sleuths of central intelligence agencies have commenced a probe after a Kayakking boat was found abandoned at the shores of Nagapattinam in the early hours of Monday. The presence of “KNUCKLES “ water bottles has alerted the sleuths as these bottles are of Lankan make. Police suspect this […]
CRPF trooper held for forcing woman passenger to sleep in same seat
Patna, July 23 (IANS) A CRPF personnel was arrested in Bihar’s Buxar for occupying the seat of a woman passenger and allegedly forcing her to sleep on the same seat, an official said on Saturday. The victim was travelling in the Guwahati-bound North East super fast train from Delhi’s Anand Vihar railway station. In a statement, […]
WBSSC Scam: Another woman close to Partha Chatterjee under ED lens
Kolkata, July 23 (BPNS) The role of another woman, reportedly a close aide of arrested Trinamool Congress Secretary General Partha Chatterjee, has come under the scanner of the Enforcement Directorate (ED), which is probing the multi-crore financial scam relating to the recruitment irregularities in the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC). Earlier on Saturday, the […]
TN idol wing seize 4.5 ft Nataraja idol, approach Atomic research centre for validation
Chennai, July 23 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu idol wing police seized a 4.5 feet Nataraja idol from Manali in Chennai which is believed to be the third largest in Asia. While the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) has confirmed that the idol is made of Panchaloha, the idol wing has approached the Indira Gandhi Centre […]



