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Speaking to the media persons here on Monday, the Leader of the Opposition rubbished the allegations of the state’s ruling party that the Union government is deliberately holding back legitimate dues to West Bengal government.“The Union government did not stop payment of legitimate dues. Rather it stopped misuse of funds under the central schemes in the state. In November 2022, when the work for linking of AADHAR cards with the job-cards under the MGNREGA scheme started, then the total number of job-card holders in West Bengal under this scheme was 3,88,86,457. After the AADHAR link task was completed in September…

A song of heartbreak and longing, the music video complements and accentuates the audio, showcasing the pure grief that comes with broken trust, though stylistically it is more modern as opposed to the original Altaf Raja song ‘Pehle To Kabhi Kabhi Gham’.The original song by the famed Qawaali singer was more classically rooted and sonically very different from the current track. While ‘Bewaffa Tu’ has a much more modern style, the Altaf Raja song has a more filmy flair though both manage to echo sadness.Production wise they are also incredibly different given the massive time difference between the two songs.…

The NIA also seized weapons, cash and some incriminating materials from the arrested individual — identified as Chandra Narasimhulu.Narasimhulu, a state executive committee member of ‘Pragathiseela Karmika Samakya’ (PKS), was apprehended in Andhra Pradesh’s Shri Sathya Sai district.An official said that multiple raids were carried out across 62 locations in the two states, leading to the arrest of Narasimhulu.An amount of Rs 13 lakh was seized from one of the premises in Kadapa district, while Maoist literature and documents were seized from other locations.The raids on Monday covered 53 locations in the districts of Guntur, Palanadu, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, Nellore, Tirupati,…

The NIA had registered a suo moto case on July 19 here under the anti-terror law Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA).Last week, the agency arrested 51-year-old Seiminlun Gangte from the hill district of Churachandpur, Manipur and took him to Delhi on transit remand.In a statement, the NIA spokesperson had said that its probe revealed that Myanmar and Bangladesh-based militant groups have entered into a conspiracy with a section of militant leaders in India.“Their purpose is to indulge in incidents of violence with an intention to drive a wedge between different ethnic groups and to wage war against the Government of…

Hangzhou, Oct 2 (IANS) Ruturaj Gaikwad, India’s captain for the men’s T20 competition in the Asian Games, said meeting various non-cricketing athletes at the games village made realise what it means to represent the country, making his side more focused towards winning the gold medal and stand on the podium.Gaikwad will be captaining the Indian team at the Asian Games when they take on Nepal in the quarter-final clash on Tuesday, also marking the first time the men’s cricket team is participating in the multi-sport event.”In cricket, we have the World Cup, the IPL and domestic tournaments, so we are…

Hangzhou, Oct 2 (IANS) Indian Archers cruised into the quarterfinals in both compound and recurve sections and also in the men’s and women’s team event along with compound mixed team as the archery competitions gathered pace at the 19th Asian Games, here on Monday. India’s top hopes in the men’s and women’s compound and recurve also reached the quarterfinals stage with Bhajan Kaur losing to South Korea’s An San 7-3 in a pre-quarterfinal clash.In Recurve Women’s 1/16 Elimination Round, Indonesia;’s Rezza Octavia defeated India’s Ankita Bhakar 6-5 in a well-fought encounter.Overall, the men’s and women recurve and compound archery teams…

The star batsman reportedly flew to Mumbai after requesting the team management for a leave owing to a ‘personal emergency’.The nature of the ’emergency’ is yet to be ascertained.The news of Virat flying to Mumbai has added more fuel to the rumours around Anushka’s pregnancy, which are doing the rounds since the weekend.So far, neither Anushka nor her cricketer husband has responded to the rumours.Anushka, who started her Bollywood career with the Aditya Chopra directorial ‘Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi’ (2008) opposite Shah Rukh Khan, got married to Virat in December 2017.The couple welcomed their first child, daughter Vamika, on…

The No. 4 seed faced an early challenge as the precision of Kesharwani’s shots from the baseline disrupted his rhythm. However, Sureshkumar was soon back into his groove and played outstanding forehands coupled with accurate backhands to win the match 6-4, 6-4 and move into the second round of the tournament.”Last year was a good experience as I went on to win the tournament and I would like to continue the same. I played my first match today and I was not feeling very sharp but as I play more matches here I will get into the groove, and hopefully,…

The Krishna Circuit Scheme, a tourist interpretation-cum-cultural centre, and other development works were inaugurated at Nathdwara in Rajsamand district at a cost of Rs 24 crore.Expressing her gratitude to the Prime Minister, Rajsamand MP Diya Kumari said that with the launch of Krishna Circuit Scheme, this areawill be connected to other religious centresacross the country. With the increase in the number of visitors, there will be increased opportunities for tourism and employment, which will benefit the general public, she said.A large number of people from Rajsamand district attended the event. Kumari said that during his visit to Nathdwara, the Prime…

LocalCircles conducted a survey to gauge consumers’ opinions on Justice Pratibha M Singh’s interim order, which aimed to resolve the longstanding issue surrounding the levying of service charges in air-conditioned restaurants.The survey received over 23,000 responses from citizens across 304 districts in India.Asked about their satisfaction with the high court’s order to rename service charges as staff contributions, 53 per cent of respondents stated that it was unsatisfactory and called for the complete banning of service charges.An additional 24 per cent of respondents believed that service charges should be optional.Only 10 per cent of respondents supported the renaming of service…