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Calcutta High Court Orders Release Of BJP Leader Arrested In Sandeshkhali 'Sting' Case

Indo-Asian News Service | Friday May 17, 2024, Kolkata

Calcutta High Court on Friday ordered the release of a woman BJP leader from Sandeshkhali, Mampi Das who was arrested after a sting operation video went viral in which a BJP leader stated that the women's protest was plotted.

UP Man Strangles Wife, Sends Pictures To Relatives, Then Dies By Suicide: Cops

Press Trust of India | Friday May 17, 2024, Ghaziabad (UP)

A man allegedly strangled his wife to death, stayed beside her dead body for hours and sent pictures to relatives before hanging himself here on Friday, police said.

"People Going To Defeat Corrupt": Amit Shah Holds Roadshow In Ranchi

Press Trust of India | Friday May 17, 2024, Ranchi, Jharkhand

Union Home Minister Amit Shah led a colourful roadshow in Jharkhand's capital Ranchi on Friday evening, amid tight security arrangements.

Lok Sabha Candidate Kanhaiya Kumar Assaulted While Campaigning In Delhi

Reported by Mukesh Singh Sengar | Friday May 17, 2024, New Delhi

In a shocking incident, Kanhaiya Kumar, the Congress' Lok Sabha candidate from the North East Delhi District has been assaulted by seven to eight people and had black ink thrown at him while campaigning in the national capital.

UP Teen Strangles Younger Sisters Over Father's Worry Of Having 5 Children: Cops

Press Trust of India | Friday May 17, 2024, Bijnor (UP)

A 13-year-old girl allegedly strangled her two younger sisters to death as her father was worried about having five children, police said on Friday.

Last Rites Of Ex Army Officer Killed In Gaza Performed In Pune

Press Trust of India | Friday May 17, 2024, Pune

The last rites of Colonel (retd) Waibhav Anil Kale, a former Indian army officer who was killed in Rafah region of Gaza earlier this week while working with the United Nations (UN), were performed here on Friday with full state honours.

Air Force To Also Probe 'Fight' At Kerala Restaurant Involving IAF Personnel

Indo-Asian News Service | Friday May 17, 2024, Thiruvananthapuram

Following reports about an altercation involving the personnel attached to the Southern Air Command and the staff of a restaurant here, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has begun its probe into the matter.

"Congress Will Bulldoze Ram Temple If It Comes To Power": PM Modi In UP

Press Trust of India | Friday May 17, 2024, Barabanki (UP)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday alleged that the Congress will run a bulldozer over the Ram temple if the INDIA bloc comes to power.

Probe Agency Attaches Fresh Assets Of Shajahan Sheikh In Money Laundering Case

Press Trust of India | Friday May 17, 2024, New Delhi

The Enforcement Directorate on Friday said it has issued a fresh attachment order for seizing assets worth more than Rs 14 crore of suspended West Bengal TMC leader Shajahan Sheikh and those allegedly linked to him as part of a money laundering case

Wipro COO Amit Choudhary To Step Down, Sanjeev Jain Named Successor

Reuters | Friday May 17, 2024

Wipro said today that its chief operating officer Amit Choudhary is stepping down, with Sanjeev Jain, current global head of business operations named as his successor with immediate effect.

Amit Shah Slams Priyanka Gandhi For Calling Amethi, Raebareli "Family Seats"

Press Trust of India | Friday May 17, 2024, Raebareli

Union Home Minister Amit Shah at an election rally here on Friday attacked Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi for calling Rae Bareli a "family seat", and said it's not a seat of any family but that of the people.

At 43.2 Degrees, Himachal's Una Records Hottest Day Of The Season So Far

Press Trust of India | Friday May 17, 2024, Shimla

With the temperature soaring in the lower and mid hills of Himachal, Una experienced the hottest day of the season as the mercury touched 43.2 degrees Celsius on Friday, the MeT office said.

Kerala Seeks Aid For Woman Who Couldn't Meet Dying Husband In Oman

Press Trust of India | Friday May 17, 2024, Thiruvananthapuram

The Kerala government on Friday sought the Centre's intervention to secure compensation for the family of a man from the state who recently died in an Oman hospital without his wife by his side, as her flight was repeatedly cancelled amid a strike by

Notice To Centre, RBI For Alternate Digital KYC Method For Acid Attack Survivors

Press Trust of India | Friday May 17, 2024, New Delhi

The Supreme Court today sought a response from the Centre, the Reserve Bank of India and others on a plea seeking an alternate digital KYC (Know Your Customer) process for acid attack survivors and individuals with permanent eye damage.

Use "National Security Filter": S Jaishankar To Firms On Business With China

Press Trust of India | Friday May 17, 2024, New Delhi

Indian businesses will have to use a "national security filter" in their dealing with China and they should focus more on sourcing from domestic manufacturers, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Friday, amid the lingering eastern Ladakh b