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24 Jul

Submit phone for investigation if you thinks it is tapped: BJP dares Rahul

editor0 CommentsIndiaPM Modi, RAHULGANDHI

Claiming that Intelligence Bureau officers had told him that his phone was being tapped, Rahul Gandhi on Friday accused PM Narendra Modi of treason for snooping on the opposition and institutions, drawing a strong riposte from the saffron party which demanded that the Congress MP hand over his phone to the investigating agencies so that a proper investigation could be conducted.Rahul reiterated his demand that home minister Amit Shah be removed from the Cabinet and a Supreme Court inquiry be conducted against the PM. "I get phone calls from IB people who tap my phone and they tell me we…

24 Jul

US secretary of state Antony Blinken to visit India on July 27-28, will meet PM Modi

editor0 CommentsIndia, InternationalAmerica, INDIA

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will arrive in India on Tuesday and will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Foreign Minister S Jaishankar, the government announced on Friday, amid growing worries about the American exit from Afghanistan. It will be Mr Blinken's first visit, after assuming charge as US Secretary of State following US President Joe Biden's election, to India, which since the late 1990s has moved increasingly close to the United States as the world's two largest democracies see shared interests on a rising China and other challenges. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin visited New Delhi as part of…

23 Jul

CISCE to announce results of ICSE, ISC Board tomorrow at 3 PM

editor0 CommentsEducation, IndiaCISCE, ICS, ICSE

CISCE to declare ICSE, ISC Board results 2021 tomorrow i.e 24th July at 3 PM. Due to corona the board cancelled the exam of ICSE and ICS board. In June, the Council had announced that the students will be awarded marks based on internal assessments. The Council has clarified that the rechecking of answer scripts is not applicable for the ICSE, ISC 2021 exams as the candidates have been awarded imputed marks. If a candidate has objections regarding the marks in the result, she or he may send an application to the school, stating the objection in detail along with…

23 Jul

Phones of ex-CBI chief Alok Verma allegedly listed for snooping using spyware

editor0 CommentsBusiness, Crime, IndiaCBI chief

After Alok Verma was removed as the director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), eight phones belonging to him and his family members were allegedly put on the list of devices targeted for snooping using Pegasus spyware by an unknown Indian agency. According to The Wire, eight phones belonging to Verma's family, including three of him along with those of his wife, daughter and son-in-law were put in the list of persons of interest targeted by the Israeli snooping malware. Besides Verman, phones of his second-in-command Special Director Rakesh Asthana, against whom he had registered a corruption case on October 21,…

23 Jul

The income tax department raids the offices of Dainik Bhaskar and Bharat Samachar

editor0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaBharat Samachar, Dainik Bhaskar

Media group Dainik Bhaskar and an Uttar Pradesh-based news channel were raided today by Income Tax officials who launched searches in their offices across the country around 5.30 am. Both have been accused of tax evasion and floating shell companies Raids took place at over 30 locations of Dainik Bhaskar in Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra. The homes and offices of the group's promoters were also raided. Uttar Pradesh TV channel Bharat Samachar offices in Lucknow and the home of its editor were also searched. The raids were based on "conclusive evidence of tax fraud" by the channel,…

23 Jul

SPS & COMPANY PVT. LTD. PRESENT MR/MISS/MRS. ASIA KOLKATA.

editor0 CommentsEntertainment, India, Lifestyle, West BengalMR & MRS ASIA

ON 10TH JULY,2021,AT KOLKATA AIRPORT CITY HOTEL,MR./MISS/MRS.ASIA KOLKATA TITLED RAMP SHOW WAS ORGANIZED BY SPS & COMPANY. MANY RENOUNCED FACE OF KOLKATA AND BENGAL WERE PRESENT OVER THERE. THE FIVE JURIES WERE SANCHITA MUNSHI SAHA,GURU SREE KOHINOOR SEN BHARAT,ANUSHKA GHOSH,TANVEER KHAN AND SOURANGSHU CHATTERJEE. THE TITLE WINNER OF MR.ASIA KOLKATA WAS ARUP ACHARJEE AND THE TITLE MISS/MRS. ASIA KOLKATA GOES TO ARCHISHA PARASHARA. BESIDE ALL THIS THE TITLE OF BEST ENTERTAINER AWARD GOES TO YUVRAJ MAJUMDAR..

23 Jul

Former CBI Chief Alok Verma added to Pegasus list after being sacked

editor0 CommentsCrime, India, Technologypegasus

The Pegasus leaked list contains numbers of former CBI Director Alok Verma and his family, and of Rakesh Asthana, against whom the CBI had filed a case, The Wire reported. Eight of those phones were forensically confirmed by Amnesty International’s tech lab to have been successfully compromised by the military-grade spyware that its Israeli vendor, NSO Group, says it sells only to “vetted governments”. Two other phones showed signs of targeting. Along with Verma, the personal telephone numbers of his wife, daughter and son-in-law would eventually get placed on the list too, making it a total of 8 numbers from…

23 Jul

2 terrorists killed in Sopore encounter

editor0 CommentsCrime, Indiaencounter

Two terrorists have been killed in an ongoing encounter between terrorists and security at Warpora area of Sopore in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district, officials said on Friday. “One more terrorist killed (Total 2) in Sopore encounter. Incriminating materials including arms and ammunition recovered. Search going on,” police said. Earlier the firefight between terrorists and security forces took place on Thursday evening after a joint team of the police and the army cordoned off the area and launched a search operation on the basis of specific information about presence of terrorists. As the security forces zeroed in on the spot where…

22 Jul

Tokyo Olympics: Mandeep Singh has over 150 international caps for India.

editor0 CommentsIndia, SportsMandeep Singh, Tokyo Olympics

Making his maiden appearance at the Olympic Games, star India striker Mandeep Singh has been enjoying every experience since the team arrived in Tokyo on Sunday. Recounting the moments, Mandeep said, "It has been great so far. Although it took us some time at the airport due to testing and other procedures, ever since we checked into the Games Village it has been incredible. Everything is well-organised and everyone is very careful about all the protocols." Mandeep also said that the team is quite used to the routine testing and maintaining social distancing and other norms that are mandatory at the…

22 Jul

Today is WBCHSE result

editor0 CommentsEducation, India, West BengalWBCHSE

West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) board will declare the results today at 3 pm via the media. The students will get their results in the available link at wbchse.nic.in and wbresults.nic.in at 4 pm. To check the results, students need their admit card but for this pandemic this year exams were cancelled. So admit card did not issue. Thus to get the results Students can visit the campus office of their respective schools. It is not compulsory for the students to be present at the school but it is mandatory for a parent or guardians to be…