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KOLKATA: Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials probing the multi-crore cash-for-school-job case in West Bengal are considering fresh custodial interrogation of former Education Minister and Trinamool Congress Secretary General Partha Chatterjee in at least two cases in relation to the alleged school-job scam.

NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Friday visited the relief camps in the Shastri Park area, erected to accommodate the displaced and evacuated families from the Yamuna riverbanks, and met multiple families to take stock of their condition.

MUMBAI: The Mumbai police are on high alert after a bomb threat was received from an unknown terror group called the Lashkar-e-Jihadi on the eve of Anant Chaturdarshi, officials said on Friday. The threat claimed that 14 terrorists had entered India and about 400 kg of RDX would be used to carry out blasts.

AMARAVATI: Andhra Pradesh Minister for Education, Information Technology, and Electronics, Nara Lokesh, called upon Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Friday, seeking greater Central support for investment promotion and developmental initiatives in the state.

JAIPUR: The wall of the Boraj dam in Ajmer collapsed on Thursday night, leading to the flooding of streets with water entering people's homes in Swastik Nagar. There is 5 to 8 feet of water on the streets.

NEW DELHI: On the occasion of Teachers’ Day, President Droupadi Murmu felicitated 45 exceptional educators and conferred national awards on them at a special event held in the national capital’s Vigyan Bhawan.

KOLKATA: With the first phase of the written examination for fresh recruitment for teaching jobs in state-run schools in West Bengal to be conducted on Saturday, doubts galore over the possibilities that the process may hit legal hurdles, in case even a single “tainted” candidate manages to participate in the test.

NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report on the death of four workers and injuries to two others following a nitrogen gas leak at a pharmaceutical unit in Maharashtra’s Palghar district.

NEW DELHI: The national Capital and its adjoining regions are bracing for another spell of heavy rains. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast continuous showers across Delhi-NCR between September 5 and September 10.

JAIPUR: Jaisalmer witnessed major administrative action after the murder of farmer Khet Singh (50) in Dangri village. Late on Thursday night, illegal properties of the three murder accused were demolished, and fencing on 150 bighas of encroached land was removed.

BENGALURU: Karnataka Minister for Large and Medium Industries M.B. Patil said on Friday that the visit of the delegation of religious seers, who met Union Home Minister Amit Shah and demanded a National Investigation Agency (NIA) probe into the Dharmasthala case, was sponsored by the BJP.

NEW DELHI: A major political row erupted on Friday after the Kerala unit of the Congress party posted a controversial message on X, comparing Bihar to "bidis", which triggered sharp reactions from NDA leaders in Bihar, who accused Congress of insulting the people of the state.

NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report highlighting the growing textile waste problem in Bengaluru, the 'garment capital' of India.

AHMEDABAD: Widespread rainfall continued across Gujarat, with 195 talukas receiving rain in the past 24 hours. Umarpada in Surat topped the charts with eight inches of rainfall, while Jambughoda and Bodeli recorded over six inches.

NEW DELHI: BJP leader Dilip Ghosh on Friday launched a scathing attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, accusing her government of resorting to authoritarian tactics ahead of the Assembly elections in the state.

SRINAGAR: Over 9,500 people were evacuated from different areas in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam and Srinagar districts after breaches in the Jhelum River embankment at two places on Friday morning.

BHOPAL: Reacting to Madhya Pradesh's Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Umang Singhar's statement that "tribals are not Hindus", Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said that it is extremely "unfortunate" that Congress and their party leaders are always working against the interest of Hindus and tries to defame the majority community and Hindutva.

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice on a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking the apex court's intervention in the rising occurrences of landslides, flash floods, and ecological degradation in Himalayan states.

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the next-generation GST reforms are a step towards building a healthier and stronger India.

NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer Shikhar Dhawan faced ED questioning on Thursday in connection with alleged money laundering tied to an “unauthorised” gaming app endorsed by him in advertisements, an official said.

KOLKATA: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday upheld a previous order of its single-judge bench which dismissed the petition of 'tainted and ineligible' West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) candidates who moved the court again, seeking participation in the fresh recruitment process for school teachers in the state.

HYDERABAD: Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Thursday visited the flood-affected Kamareddy district and assured all possible assistance to the affected.

NEW DELHI: Law Commission member Hitesh Jain on Thursday questioned the “selective” silence of a group of 18 retired judges, who earlier criticised Union Home Minister Amit Shah, over an advocate doubting the “integrity” of a sitting Delhi High Court judge.

NEW DELHI: BJP MP Sambit Patra launched a sharp attack on the Congress on Thursday, accusing the party of wasting 75 years of India’s governance by offering only slogans such as “Garibi Hatao” while failing to implement meaningful reforms.

JAIPUR: The Rajasthan High Court on Thursday granted bail to Naresh Meena, who was arrested for protesting after the Jhalawar school accident in which seven children lost their lives.

NEW DELHI: Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on Thursday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s development road map, calling the recent Cabinet decisions on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and Goods and Services Tax (GST) “milestones” towards building a 'Viksit Bharat' by 2047.

GANDHINAGAR: Gujarat has received widespread rainfall this monsoon, with an average of 92.64 per cent recorded across the state till Thursday, according to the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC).

JAIPUR: The issue of widespread crop damage due to excessive rains rocked the Rajasthan Assembly on Thursday, with Congress MLAs staging strong protests inside and outside the House.

ITANAGAR: The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has provided assistance, including food and drinking water, to around 60 tourists and local people, stranded due to heavy rain-triggered landslides near Jang town in Arunachal Pradesh's Tawang district, officials said on Thursday.

NEW DELHI: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Thursday called upon the Centre and state governments to provide immediate and comprehensive assistance to families affected by widespread floods, landslides, and waterlogging in several parts of the country.

KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, on Thursday morning expressed condolences over the death of Kishwar Jahan, the mother of late graphics designer Rizwanur Rahman, whose unnatural death rocked the political scenario in the state during the previous Left Front regime of 2007 and led to the rise of the Mamata regime.

THIRUVANANHTHAPURAM: With just less than two weeks left for a fresh Assembly session in Kerala, the Crime Branch Police has filed an FIR against Youth Congress former state president and Palakkad MLA Rahul Mamkootathil in connection with multiple allegations of sexual harassment, stalking, and intimidation of women.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala woke up on Thursday to the vibrant sights, sounds and flavours of Onam, as the state stepped into the first day of the three-day celebrations of its biggest cultural festival.

SHIMLA: One person was killed, three injured were rescued from the rubble, and rescue operations are ongoing to locate five missing people after a massive landslide on Thursday in Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu town.

CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday described Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Goods and Services Tax (GST) reforms as a “transformative step” that has reshaped India’s economy, while drawing a sharp contrast with the tariff policies of US President Donald Trump.