Indian Sub-continent

Lucknow, Feb 6 (PTI) BSP president Mayawati has for the "first time" joined Twitter to interact with the media and masses, her party said Wednesday, almost a fortnight after a handle in her name appeared on the microblogging site.

She will be also expressing her views on national and matters of political importance on Twitter, a BSP release said.

New Delhi, Feb, 2019: The Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen, which has been fighting for "liberation of Kashmir", has been banned by the government of India, the Home Ministry said Wednesday.

In a notification, the ministry said the central government believes that the Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen (TuM) is involved in various anti-India activities, and its members are getting financial as well as logistic support from their handlers based outside India.

Kolkata, Feb 5 (PTI) The Supreme Court's direction that no coercive steps, including arrest of Kolkata Police chief Rajeev Kumar, will take place during the course of investigation is "our moral victory", West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said Tuesday.

The Supreme Court Tuesday directed Kumar to make himself available before the CBI and "faithfully" cooperate with the agency in investigation of cases arising out of the Saradha chit fund scam probe.

KUNDUZ, Afghanistan, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- At least 10 Afghan soldiers and eight Taliban militants were killed following clashes in northern province of Kunduz overnight, a local source said.

"Fresh clashes erupted in Talawla, an area on northern outskirts of provincial capital Kunduz city at midnight after Taliban militants stormed security checkpoints. The clashes also caused five soldiers and several militants injured," the source told Xinhua anonymously.

New Delhi, February 4; GANASHAKTI: "While the illegal arrest of Professor Anand Teltumbde by the Maharashtra Police in defiance of the Supreme Court has been set aside for the time being, the fact that it occurred at all points to the break-down of rule of law within a government agency whose duty it is to uphold the law.

Kolkata, Feb 4; PTI: West Bengal Governor K N Tripathi has submitted a report to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on the situation that unfolded in the city after a CBI team was allegedly obstructed by the police from questioning Kolkata Police chief Rajeev Kumar in the Saradha scam, Raj Bhavan sources said Monday.

The contents of the report were, however, not immediately known.

"The governor has submitted his report to the MHA (Ministry of Home Affairs). Today, in the morning, he spoke to Union Home Minister Rajanth Singh," sources told PTI.

Kolkata, February 3; GANASHAKTI: Kolkata and Red Flag became synonymous today as over million of foot soldiers of the Red Flag bearers in the state transformed the over 3.8 Sq Km of the Brigade Parade Grounds into”Red Sea of Humanity” will indeed herald the change in the country in the coming elections.” It is the Anti people Policies which needs to be changed, and alternative policies to be forged if our country is to be saved from further disaster” he said in the million strong Brigade rally.

Kolkata, February 4; GANASHAKTI: The  Drama  which started at 4 Pm yesterday, after  about  Million  Red flag bearers assembled in the  Brigade Parade Ground, the Hide and seek  game  at first between CBI officers and Kolkata Police Commissioner, went on today also with the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee continuing her dharna  today also, and also facilitated the ‘Tainted’ Kolkata Police Commissioner RajeevKumar.

Jabalpur (MP), Feb 4 (PTI) A trial court in Madhya Pradesh has issued a 'death warrant' against a school teacher who has been convicted of raping a four-year-old girl.

The trial court in Satna district has sent the death warrant of Mahendra Singh Gond (28) to the Central Jail in Jabalpur, a prison official said on Monday.

New Delhi, Feb 4 (PTI) A petition was filed in the Supreme Court Monday challenging the constitutional validity of 1993 Central law on land acquisition in Ayodhya near the disputed Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid site.

The plea contended that Parliament has no legislative competence to acquire land belonging to the state.