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New Delhi: Investigators probing the April 22, 2025, terror attack in Pahalgam have uncovered a significant lead after tracing one of the mobile phones used by the attackers to a consignment imported into Pakistan and financed by a Karachi-based bank. The development forms part of the ongoing investigation by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the Jammu and Kashmir Police into the attack that claimed 26 lives. According to the NIA chargesheet, two Xiaomi Redmi-series smartphones were recovered from three terrorists — Faisal Jatt alias Suleiman Shah, Habeeb Tahir alias Jibran, and Hamza Afghani — after they were killed during…

New Delhi: Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Monday launched a sharp attack on the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), accusing it of imposing an unfair financial burden on students seeking correction of evaluation errors and profiting from its own mistakes. In a post on social media platform X, Gandhi alleged that students are required to pay multiple fees to verify and correct marks that may have been wrongly awarded due to errors in the evaluation process. Using the phrase, “Beware of pickpockets – today they’re sitting inside CBSE,” he questioned the charges imposed…

New Delhi: A scheduled meeting of newly elected legislators of the Trinamool Congress (TMC), chaired by party chief Mamata Banerjee, was postponed on Sunday after a majority of the party’s MLAs failed to attend. The development comes against the backdrop of escalating political tensions in West Bengal following alleged attacks on senior TMC leaders. The meeting was slated to take place at Mamata Banerjee’s residence in Kolkata’s Kalighat area at 3 pm. However, reports indicated that only around 20 of the party’s 80 MLAs reached the venue, leading the leadership to defer the gathering. Addressing the media, TMC spokesperson Kunal…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Goa registered a mixed performance in Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections for May 2026, with the state posting robust growth in State GST (SGST) revenues even as its overall GST collections declined compared to the same period last year. According to data released by the Ministry of Finance, Goa’s overall GST revenue stood at ₹535 crore in May 2026, down 8% from ₹582 crore collected in May 2025. However, Goa’s SGST collections showed significant improvement. Pre-settlement SGST revenue increased by 18% from ₹192 crore in May 2025 to ₹226 crore in May 2026. After the settlement…

New Delhi: India’s solar industry entered a new phase on June 1 as the government implemented stricter sourcing norms requiring solar projects under net-metering and open-access arrangements to use only domestically manufactured solar cells. The move is aimed at strengthening India’s solar manufacturing ecosystem and reducing dependence on imported components, particularly from China. Under the revised regulations, solar modules installed in eligible projects must contain cells sourced exclusively from manufacturers approved under the government’s Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) List-II. The rule applies to rooftop solar installations, including those under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, as…

New Delhi: The Suvendu Adhikari-led government in West Bengal underwent a major cabinet expansion on Monday, with 35 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators taking oath as ministers. The swearing-in ceremony was conducted by Governor R. N. Ravi at Lok Bhavan. The expansion comes three weeks after Suvendu Adhikari was sworn in as Chief Minister on May 9 following the BJP’s decisive victory in the state assembly elections. The party secured 208 seats in the 294-member West Bengal Assembly, ending the 15-year rule of the Trinamool Congress led by Mamata Banerjee. With the induction of 35 new ministers, the state cabinet…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) has acknowledged that resentment following organisational appointments is a natural occurrence in any political party, while stressing the need for unity and collective action. In a statement, the party said it respects every viewpoint and is committed to reaching out to all leaders and workers who may have concerns regarding recent appointments. “Resentment after appointments is natural in any political party. We respect every viewpoint and will reach out to everyone. Our effort will be to unite every Congress worker and leader under one banner and move forward together,”…