West Bengal
- India
Aadhaar, voter card, PAN not proof of citizenship: Calcutta HC
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court held that a person’s Aadhaar, voter identity card, Permanent Account Number (PAN), and bank account are not conclusive proof of Indian citizenship, while hearing Nasir’s case, who…
- Telangana
TN plans biryani for students, Telangana struggles to serve eggs
Hyderabad: While Tamil Nadu has put forward a proposal to introduce chicken biryani at least once a week in midday meals, children in Telangana’s government schools are struggling to keep up with…
- Hate Crime
Woman held as ‘Bangladeshi’ despite voter ID, PAN card in Bengal
Kolkata: A Muslim woman from West Bengal was allegedly detained after police and Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officials branded her as an illegal Bangladeshi despite possessing multiple government records and identification documents…
- Kolkata
Kolkata man held for burning Modi’s photo during NEET protest
Kolkata: A man has been arrested for allegedly setting fire to a photograph of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and lighting a cigarette from the flames during a protest in Kolkata against the…
- News
Three arrested for gang raping West Bengal woman in Mysuru
Mysuru: Three persons have been arrested in connection with the alleged abduction and gang rape of a young woman from West Bengal in Karnataka’s Mysuru district, police said on Tuesday, July 21.…
- India
2 TMC factions, Congress set for July 21 events in Kolkata
Kolkata: West Bengal’s politically charged July 21 Martyrs’ Day observance entered an unprecedented phase on Tuesday, July 21, with two TMC factions and the Congress set to hold parallel programmes within a…
- India
Newly-elected members take oath in Rajya Sabha
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan on Monday, July 20, administered oath to nine newly-elected members of the Upper House. The members who took the oath represent the states of…
- India
Amit Shah reviews Bengal law and order with state officials
Kolkata: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday, July 19, chaired a meeting with West Bengal officials here to discuss the law and order situation of the state, which shares a 2,217-km…
- Kolkata
TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee’s party office demolished by bulldozer
Kolkata: The South 24 Parganas district administration on Saturday, July 18, started demolishing the party office of Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee at Amtala after it was found to be constructed…
- India
Rukmini Mallick quits Rajya Sabha, fourth TMC MP to resign
New Delhi: Trinamool Congress MP Rukmini Mallick on Thursday, July 14, resigned from the Rajya Sabha, the fourth TMC MP to do so ever since the Mamata Banerjee-led party was ousted from…
- Kolkata
TMC MLA Madan Mitra crosses over to Ritabrata’s rebel camp
Kolkata: Senior Trinamool Congress MLA Madan Mitra on Wednesday, July 15, crossed over to the rebel camp led by Leader of Opposition Ritabrata Banerjee, dealing another blow to beleaguered Mamata Banerjee’s faction…
- Bangalore
Al-Hind terror conspiracy case: Key accused gets 7-year term
Bengaluru: A Special Court of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in Bengaluru has sentenced Mohammed Hanif Khan, a key accused in the Al-Hind terror conspiracy case, to seven years of rigorous imprisonment…
- Bangalore
11 Bangladeshi nationals found working illegally in Mangaluru
Mangaluru: The Mangaluru Police have detained 11 Bangladeshi nationals who were allegedly residing and working illegally at two separate construction sites under the Urva Police Station limits, Commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy said…
- India
360 Bengal madrasa staff lose regularisation battle in SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, July 13, dismissed a batch of petitions filed by about 360 teaching and non-teaching staff of madrasas in West Bengal, challenging the denial of regularisation…
- Kolkata
35 arrested for mob violence after Bengal girl’s rape, murder
Kolkata: Five people were arrested for their alleged involvement in mob violence and an attack on police personnel following the alleged gang-rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl in West Bengal, taking…