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- India
TMC shares video of Adhikari’s comment on Bengal minister
Kolkata: Amid the ongoing row over TMC minister Akhil Giri’s controversial comment on President Droupadi Murmu, the party on Monday released a video where senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari was purportedly heard…
- India
Tribal organisation demands announcements in Santhali language at railway stations
Jamshedpur: A prominent tribal organisation has demanded that announcements be made in Santhali language in Railway stations of tribal-dominated areas in the eastern and northeastern states. In a letter to Railway Minister…
- India
Real-time monitoring of sound, air pollution on Diwali underway in Bengal: Minister
Kolkata: West Bengal Environment Minister Manas Bhuniya Monday said the new central control room at Paribesh Bhavan here is monitoring sound and air pollution in real time on Diwali and Kali Puja.…
- India
Touring India on bicycle, Bengal man asks people to save environment
Alipurduar/Kolkata: A 35-year-old man from West Bengal has invested all his savings in touring across the country on a bicycle and creating awareness about the importance of saving trees and water. The owner…
- India
Irani meets BJP workers in Bengal’s Hooghly dist, offers prayers at Jagannath temple
Hooghly: Union Minister Smriti Irani on Monday visited Bengal’s Hooghly district, where BJP workers told her that they were being subjected to “atrocities by TMC members”, a party official said. Irani also…
- Business
Adani Ports to enhance capacity of Bengal’s Haldia dock
Ahmedabad: HDC Bulk Terminal Ltd (HBTL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ), India’s largest integrated transport utility and part of the Adani Group, has signed the…
- Kolkata
Kolkata: Pitched battles between BJP workers, police; PCR van torched
Howrah: Roads around the 19th century iconic Howrah Station resembled a battleground on Tuesday with brickbats aimed at police personnel flying thick and fast, and drenched protesters hit by water cannons limping…
- Kolkata
BJP workers clash with cops during protest march in Bengal, several injured
Kolkata: Parts of Bengal turned into a battlefield on Tuesday as BJP activists clashed with the police during a protest march to the state secretariat. Several police officers and saffron camp members,…
- Business
Tata Group to invest Rs 600 cr in Bengal: Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday afternoon claimed that Tata Group will invest Rs 600 crore in Jalpaiguri district shortly. Although she made this claim at an event to…
- Andhra Pradesh
Low-pressure area over west central, adjoining Northwest Bay of Bengal in Andhra
Amaravati: Amaravati region of Andhra Pradesh is to be affected by a low-Pressure Area over West central and adjoining Northwest Bay of Bengal, as per reports from the India Meteorological Department (IMD).…
- India
CBI raids 13 locations in Bengal cattle smuggling case
New Delhi: The CBI on Wednesday conducted search operations at 13 locations, including in Kolkata and West Bengal’s Birbhum district, of two persons in an ongoing investigation of the cattle smuggling case…
- Telangana
After Bengal, Maharashtra and Jharkhand, ED fear looms large in Telangana
Hyderabad: In the wake of Enforcement Directorate (ED) action against politicians in Maharashtra, West Bengal, Jharkhand, and other states, the fear of ED loom large among the political leadership in Telangana. The ED action…
- India
Teachers scam: ED arrests Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee
Kolkata: After over 24 hours of marathon grilling, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials probing the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) recruitment irregularities scam, finally arrested state minister and the Trinamool Congress…
- Politics
West Bengal: BJP puts up posters calling Mamata Banerjee ‘anti-tribal’
Kolkata: Ahead of the presidential election on Monday, West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has put up posters across Bengal which describe Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee “anti-tribal community”. The posters also show…
- India
Student leader Anis Khan not murdered, says Bengal Police’s final charge sheet
Kolkata: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of West Bengal Police probing the mysterious death of student leader Anis Khan, on Monday, ruled out murder as alleged by his family. In its final…
