In connection with a coal smuggling ring, the CBI's anti-corruption division today raided 25 locations in West Bengal, allegedly led by Anup Majhi, a kingpin based in Asansol. Offices and homes of Mr Majhi's associates in Asansol, Durgapur, and Raniganj in Burdwan district, as well as Bishnupur in Parganas district of South 24, are premised to be raided.   It was also claimed that certain places in Kolkata were being searched, but that has not yet been independently confirmed.   Mr. Majhi, also known as Lala, is suspected to have been working in open cast c ... Read More

In connection with a coal smuggling ring, the CBI's anti-corruption division today raided 25 locations in West Bengal, allegedly led by Anup Majhi, a kingpin based in Asansol. Offices and homes of Mr Majhi's associates in Asansol, Durgapur, and Raniganj in Burdwan district, as well as Bishnupur in Parganas district of South 24, are premised to be raided.   It was also claimed that certain places in Kolkata were being searched, but that has not yet been independently confirmed.   Mr. Majhi, also known as Lala, is suspected to have been working in open cast c ... Read More

Despite the ground being allotted to them in the capital's outskirts to hold their protest against the farm laws they want to revoke, a large number of farmers are still camping along the Delhi border. The protestors - who during their agitation, braved tear gas, water cannons and lathi-charge - said they had enough essentials to continue their demonstrations for up to six months. In the middle of the demonstrations, at least three highways that lead to Delhi remain closed. Here's your 10-point cheatsheet to this big story: Groups of farmers, walking with tractors carrying f ... Read More

In the middle of a major coronavirus surge that the city has not been able to shake off in a month, the High Court told the Arvind Kejriwal government today that a decision on the night curfew in Delhi must be taken promptly and enforced without delay. By December 3, the court added that a status report must be submitted after listening to the government, which said that a decision on the matter is under "active consideration" "It is now for the Delhi government to take a call on whether night curfew is required to be imposed in Delhi or some parts of Delhi and/or other m ... Read More

Delhi recorded 5,246 fresh COVID-19 cases during a day because the positivity rate declined to eight .49 per cent, rock bottom since October 28, while 99 more fatalities pushed the city's price to eight ,720 on Wednesday, authorities said. it had been after five days that the capital recorded single-day death below 100.   As many as 61,778 tests, including 26,080 RT-PCR ones -- the very best till date for the town -- and 35,698 rapid antigen tests, were conducted the previous day for the detection of COVID-19, consistent with a bulletin by the Delhi health department on Wed ... Read More

After two months, on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a virtual conference to discuss the status and preparedness of COVID-19 response and management with the Chief Ministers of all States and Union Territories, with a particular emphasis on eight High Focus States. Haryana, Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Kerala, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat and West Bengal were among those states. At the conference, the Covid-19 vaccine delivery, dissemination and administration modalities were also discussed.   During the review meeting, PM Modi urged CMs to share their input on the CO ... Read More