An elderly woman was killed in a leopard attack in woman in Gadhaura village in the Kunwarpur forest area in the Manendragarh district of Chhattisgarh, said a forest officer on Sunday.

Hubli (Karnataka) [India], October 25 (ANI/PNN): Zaid Khan & Sonal Monteiro starrer much awaited Pan India film Banaras pre-release event was held in Hubli, Karnataka.

Music company Thaikkudum Bridge warned of legal action against the makers of Kannada film 'Kantara' for plagiarizing their song.

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 16 (ANI/PNN): Zaid Khan and Sonal Monteiro starrer film Banaras, which is releasing Pan India on November 4 has released a new Party Song with the title Troll. The song Composed by Ajnesh Loknath and Sung by Nakash Aziz is going to be the new Party Anthem. The listeners are already humming its punch Line "Money doesn't Matter".

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 1 (ANI/PNN): Banaras, a mystery love story starring Zaid Khan and Sonal Monteiro, will be released in theatres on November 4. The movie poster was released in Mumbai and is currently dominating on social media.

Kochi (Kerala) [India], August 15 (ANI): Under the "Freedom to Travel" offer on Independence Day, commuters can travel at any distance for just Rs 10 on Kochi Metro on Monday.

Kolkata Apr 20 PTI Bangladesh Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi Wednesday praised West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and said that his country is keen to make investments in the state Munshi who was speaking at the inaugural session of Bengal Global Business Summit 2022 here said that Indian investors should reciprocate and invest in Bangladesh Mamata Banerjee is leading here and Sheikh Hasina in Bangladesh as the countrys prime minister The Bangladesh economy is growing under Hasinas leadership We want to invest in the state he said adding he had met the Bengal chief minister on Tuesday Bhutan Minister for Economic Affairs Loknath Sharma said the country shares 300 km border with West Bengal which has made remarkable progress in technology Bengal means business and so do Bhutan 90 per cent of Bhutans trade is with India So we are inseparable he added PTI dc KK KK KK

Balasore (Odisha) [India], April 9 (ANI): Odisha Director General of Police (DGP) has ordered an inquiry into an incident where a journalist in the state's Balasore district was seen chained to a bed of the hospital where he was admitted after being allegedly assaulted in police custody.

New Delhi [India], January 11 (ANI): Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday held a meeting with Minister for Economic Affairs of Bhutan Lyonpo Loknath Sharma and discussed ways to strengthen economic ties.

Kochi Nov 29 PTI Bringing an outside agency to probe the various complaints against self-styled antiquities dealer Monson Mavunkal as suggested by the Enforcement Directorate when the state police is conducting an investigation from all angles amounts to interfering with the federal system of the Constitution the Left government told the Kerala High Court on Monday The state government said the submission of the Enforcement Directorate ED on November 19 that it has jurisdiction to probe only the financial trail of alleged scam and CBI may have to step in with regard to the other offences was motivated one When the State Police is conducting the investigation on all angles and there is no allegation as against the police in this respect the request to bring in an outside agency may amount to interfering with Constitutional freedom and structure in a federal polity the state government said in an affidavit placed before Justice Devan Ramachandran It told the court that the over-enthusiasm shown by ED to bring the CBI -- which has no role either legally or factually in the dispute agitated by the petitioner in this writ petition -- into the picture cannot be viewed lightly It further said The posture of the ED in the recent past against the state government in certain cases are against the basic tenets of the federal system which is an inalienable part of the basic structure of the Constitution Hence it is clear that the statement on behalf of the ED that CBI may have to step in has to be viewed as a motivated one The state in its affidavit also said that the Supreme Court has held on several occasions that there cannot be any fishing or roving enquiry in the matter of investigation of criminal cases and during the ongoing probe if any new offence is disclosed or if other persons are found involved the police will definitely proceed in that direction With regard to the courts query earlier as to why no action was taken under the Antiquities and Art Treasures Act 1972 against Mavunkal after former DGP Loknath Behera raised doubts regarding genuineness of the artistic treasures and antiques at the controversial antique dealers house subsequent to his visit there the state government has said that the state police is not competent to investigate on its own any of the offences under the said Act The affidavit was filed in response to a plea by Mavunkals former driver-cum-mechanic -- Ajith E V -- alleging harassment by his former employer and some police officers close to him Ajith represented by advocates Philip T Varghese and Thomas T Varghese had alleged that the harassment started after he made certain disclosures to police in connection with a cheating case against the self-styled antiques dealer Regarding the petitioners grievances the state government said that his concerns have been fully redressed by an undertaking given by the respondents including the officers in question that he will not be harassed in any manner and the police will act only in accordance with the procedure established by law In view of the above nothing survives further in the matter No other order is required to be issued in the writ petition in light of the specific undertaking made by the police the state said and urged the high court to close the matter On November 19 the ED had told the high court that it has registered a case against Mavunkal and has commenced a preliminary investigation Cherthala native Mavunkal who claims to be in possession of rare and historic antiques was arrested by the district Crime Branch which has been investigating a cheating case of Rs 10 crore from different people Mavunkal had apparently borrowed the amount from various people saying he was in need of funds to clear procedures to obtain Rs 265000 crore a massive amount from his account in a foreign bank Many photos of the accused with KPCC chief Sudhakaran senior IPS officials senior bureaucrats and many others were telecast in the mainstream media PTI HMP BN BN