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Kolkata, June 12 (IANS) Shweta Khan alias Fultusi, the prime accused behind the West Bengal porn racket case, was finally arrested by the West Bengal Police on Wednesday.Earlier in the day, the policemen first arrested her son Aryan Khan and then her daughter Zoya Khan, a co-accused in the porn racket case.Based on the questioning of Aryan and Zoya, state police sources said the whereabouts of their mother were available and based on that she was also arrested late Wednesday evening from a hideout in the Alipore area in south Kolkata.The main charges against Shweta, Aryan, and Zoya are holding a woman from the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal captive for six months and brutally assaulting her with an iron rod after she refused to participate in pornographic video shoots allegedl...

Bhubaneswar, June 11 (IANS) With the sudden outbreak of diarrhoea in different areas of Odisha's Jajpur district, the state Health and Family Welfare department, on Wednesday, launched an intensive field operations in the district on a war footing to contain the outbreak that has so far claimed three lives."Upon receipt of reports from the Jajpur district regarding people affected with diarrhoea getting admitted to hospitals, we have constituted a state-level multi-sectoral team comprising doctors, microbiologists, food safety inspectors and sent them to Jajpur. They have already reached there and started an investigation to find out the cause of the outbreak," said health department secretary, Aswathy S.She also added that additional teams of doctors have been sent to the district for ...

Agartala, June 11 (IANS) Tripura Police have arrested six persons, including a doctor and his parents, in connection with a triangular love affair case, officials said on Wednesday.West Tripura Superintendent of Police (SP), Kiran Kumar K said that six persons were arrested on Tuesday night after the body of a youth was found packed in a suitcase, which was also stored at an ice-cream freezer at Gandacherra in Tripura's Dhalai district. He added that the body of the deceased, identified as Shariful Islam, 28, was found three days after he went missing from Agartala on June 8. Shariful was engaged in the Smart City Project in the capital Agartala as an electrician. The West Tripura police chief said that Dibakar Saha, the arrested doctor, bought a suitcase two days before the murder wher...

Hubballi: In a significant recognition of its academic excellence, Karnataka State Law University (KSLU) has been awarded an 'A' grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). The honour marks a major milestone for the state-run university, headquartered in Navanagar, Hubballi.The NAAC peer team conducted its inspection in May, evaluating the university's performance across key parameters, including curriculum, teaching, research, examination systems, infrastructure, and extracurricular activities. The assessment was carried out in hybrid mode, with part of the expert panel joining the visit offline and others participating online.The inspection team included NAAC President Dr. Nishita Jala and members Dr. K. Jayachandra Reddy, Dr. Jayashankar K. I., Dr. Subhir ...

Chennai, June 7 (IANS) The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), Chennai, has forecast maximum temperatures of 38 degrees C to 39 degrees C and minimum temperatures around 28 degrees C for the city over the weekend.Officials also noted that skies would remain partly cloudy, and light showers may occur in some localities. Weather officials attribute the discomfort to the combination of high humidity and elevated ground temperatures, a common phenomenon in early June when the southwest monsoon begins to influence climatic patterns across southern India.Meanwhile, the city experienced sweltering heat as the day progressed, despite light drizzles and overcast skies in parts of Chennai early Saturday morning.The mercury climbed steadily, and by midday, the weather turned oppressive due to so...

Mumbai, June 7 (IANS) The Mumbai Zonal Office of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted extensive search operations at 18 locations across Mumbai, Kochi and Thrissur in connection with an ongoing money laundering investigation under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. The case pertains to the alleged Rs 65 crore ‘Mithi River desilting scam’.According to ED statement issued on Saturday, the searches targeted the office and residential premises linked to key individuals including BMC Engineer Prashant Ramgude, BMC contractor Bhupendra Purohit, M/s Matprop Technical Service Pvt Ltd, Jay Joshi (Director, M/s Virgo Specialties Pvt Ltd), Ketan Kadam (Controller, M/s Woder India LLP), and close associates Santino Rocco Morea and actor Dino Morea.The ED initiated its probe b...

Bengaluru, June 7 (IANS) As the Supreme Court cancelled his bail in connection with 2016 murder case of BJP leader Yogesh Gowda, Karnataka Congress MLA and Chairman of the Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Drainage Board (KUWSB), Vinay Kulkarni on Saturday said that he will abide by the apex court's order to surrender.The top court cancelled MLA Kulkarni's bail on Friday citing witness tampering.Interacting with the media on the matter, Kulkarni stated: "I have met Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar and conveyed information about yesterday's development. We can't speak about the court's order. We have to bow down our heads, and I will abide by the order."When asked if this means more trouble for him, he said: "There is a role of many people... I can't say that is the problem. The court w...

Ludhiana, June 7 (IANS) BJP national General Secretary Tarun Chugh on Saturday demanded that the Election Commission of India immediately ban election campaigning by AAP leaders who are facing criminal charges in Punjab’s bypoll. Taking strong exception to the campaigning being conducted by Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia, the BJP demanded that they be prohibited from entering the Ludhiana (East) Assembly constituency. Chugh said Kejriwal has been plotting a backdoor entry into the Rajya Sabha from Punjab, and his “dubious political games are a grave insult to the people of Punjab”.Demanding intervention by the ECI, Chugh reiterated that AAP leaders facing serious criminal allegations should be barred from campaigning in the constituency. Chugh also campaigned across various wards of th...

Patna, June 7 (IANS) Amid growing speculation about his return to Bihar politics, Union Minister and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) president Chirag Paswan on Saturday dropped hints of contesting the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, saying the final decision rests with the party’s Parliamentary Board.Chirag Paswan, who arrived in Patna to a warm reception by party workers, stated that contesting Bihar Assembly elections would be a strategic move aimed at strengthening his party’s position and boosting the strike rate of the NDA.“Discussions are ongoing about whether or not I will contest the Assembly elections. The final decision will be taken by the Parliamentary Board,” Chirag Paswan said without providing a direct answer but clearly signalling openness to the idea.Chirag Paswan had p...