China later announced it suspected Kovrig of spying and stealing state secrets and alleged that Spavor had provided him with intelligence.
May 16, 2019The state police has received severe criticism for their inaction and delay in nabbing the accused, even when the theatre authorities had provided the police with CCTV footage of the incident.
May 14, 2018In a case that resembles the script of Irrfan Khan's popular Bollywood film 'Hindi Medium', Gaurav Goel presented forged documents to avail economically weaker sections (EWS) category quota to get his son admitted in the school.
April 8, 2018At a time when chief minister Mamata Banerjee has put her best foot forward to draw investment for the state, a Chinese industrialist was refused entry by NSCBI Airport officials earlier this month. Chinese Consul General Mr Ma Zhanwu on Thursday alleged that industrialist Wu wanted to visit the city to explore investment options but...
March 16, 2018A young businessman was killed allegedly by his neighbour over a land dispute at Magrahat in South 24 Parganas last night. The man was missing since Friday night. Tension arose in the area when his dead body was recovered on Saturday morning. Police have initiated a case. Johurul Ghorami (25) had gone to purchase goods for...
March 4, 2018Police are looking into whether persons known to a Siliguri businessman were behind the ‘threat letters’ that at least four leaders in the town have received. The letters, which threaten the leaders and their family members and demands Rs 5 lakh, have asked the recipients to deposit the cash in two bank accounts, the numbers...
February 21, 2018The Malliks, our neighbors, were an affluent family and every year they went on a family vacation. Roy, their eldest son, was in my class and would tell me of the exotic places they visited. I must have evinced some interest – my family could only afford to visit relatives for vacation! – because one...
February 19, 2018A businessman was shot dead in the state capital by two unidentified bike-borne assailants on Thursday, police said. Raj Kumar aka Babloo, a tent businessman, was on his way to the tent house when his Scorpio car was intercepted and he was shot dead in the Vrindavan colony near the SGPGI. A 9mm pistol was...
February 8, 2018A businessman, missing since last night, was found dead today. He was shot dead with the bullet lodged in his head. The news caused a flutter in Baripada town today. Police said investigations are on. The empty cartridge, mobile phone, purse and belongings of the businessman Parthasarathi Das, 41, was recovered from the spot near...
January 20, 2018A chargesheet against seven Kashmiri separatists and a businessman in a case of funding terror in the Kashmir Valley will be filed by the NIA on Thursday, the day their judicial custody ends, officials said. According to National Investigation Agency (NIA) sources, the agency will file the chargesheet against the arrested separatist leaders and a...
January 17, 2018Political leaders in Tamil Nadu on Friday demanded a detailed probe into news reports of alleged payouts made to some ministers in the state by businessman J. Sekhar Reddy. DMK leader M.K. Stalin told reporters here that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) should probe the alleged payouts made by Reddy to ministers of the...
December 8, 2017After making his name in India, Manish Mundra, the founder of Drishyam Films, is in the news in Nigeria for contributing to its economic growth in several ways: From petrochemicals to fertilisers. Indorama Corporation, the conglomerate Mundra heads in Nigeria, aims to boost the agriculture sector in the West African nation with the opening of...
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