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NEET aspirant alleges harassment over hijab at Kolkata exam centre
Hyderabad: A Muslim woman was allegedly not allowed to sit for her NEET UG entrance exam after officials demanded she take off her hijab as per National Testing Agency (NTA) policy. The…
- India
Coal India to light up iconic Howrah bridge with Solar Power
Kolkata: Coal India Ltd on Tuesday signed an MoU with the Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata (SMPK) to support the “dynamic illumination” of the iconic Howrah Bridge in the metropolis. The project…
- India
Sara Aziz, student from Kolkata, wins top British Press Award
Kolkata freelance journalist and student Sarah Aziz won the second prize for “Young Journalist of the Year” at the UK’s annual Press Awards on May 22, according to a press release issued…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh leads solar manufacturing push
Amravati: Jupiter Renewables will invest Rs 2,700 crore to set up a solar cell manufacturing plant in Andhra Pradesh, becoming the third company to establish operations in the state, which is rapidly…
- India
GST fraud: ED raids in Jharkhand, West Bengal
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday conducted searches in Jharkhand and West Bengal as part of a money laundering investigation linked to generation of “fraudulent” GST invoices, official sources said. At…
- India
RG Kar: Calcutta HC seeks further clarifications from CBI on probe
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday sought additional clarifications from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on its probe so far in the ghastly rape and murder of a junior woman…
- Kolkata
Kolkata doctor denies discrimination over religion, calls audio ‘fake’
A complaint has been filed against a Kolkata-based doctor who refused to treat a seven-month-old pregnant woman over religious identity. The pregnant woman filed a police complaint against Dr Champakali Sarkar, who…
- Kolkata
15 dead in Kolkata hotel fire; Police form special team to probe incident
Kolkata: Fifteen people, including a woman and two children, were killed in a devastating fire at a hotel in the Mechuapatti area of central Kolkata, police said on Wednesday, April 30. Thirteen…
- India
‘Should be killed like those in Pahalgam’: Kolkata doc refuses to treat pregnant woman
An alarming report came out of Kolkata recently, where a seven-month pregnant Muslim woman was reportedly insulted and refused medical attention by her longtime doctor due toher religion. The attitude of the…
- India
Murshidabad violence: 120 houses torched in bedbuna village
Kolkata: Standing before their burnt homes at Bedbuna village under riot-hit Jangipur area of Murshidabad district, people shiver to recall the horror which unfolded before them on April 11 afternoon when a…
- India
Man tries to rob Kolkata bank with toy gun, arrested
Kolkata: A 31-year-old man was arrested in Kolkata’s Survey Park area after he was caught while allegedly attempting to rob a bank using a toy gun, police said on Saturday. Dalim Basu,…
- India
Waqf Amendment Act not to be implemented in Bengal: Mamata
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said the Waqf (Amendment) Act will not be implemented in the state. Addressing a programme of the Jain community in Kolkata, Mamata Banerjee…
- India
All wings of CBI in Kolkata to be under one roof soon
Kolkata: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has now decided to bring the offices of all its wings in Kolkata under the same roof. Sources aware of the development said that the…
- Kolkata
Despite no permission, ABVP celebrates Ram Navami inside Jadavpur University
Kolkata: Students owing allegiance to the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) organised Ram Navami celebrations inside the Jadavpur University campus on Sunday, despite the authorities not granting permission for it. The students…
- Kolkata
Mamata Banerjee returns to Kolkata, avoids interaction with media at airport
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee returned to Kolkata from her eight-day UK trip on Saturday evening but, unlike her conventional ways, avoided interaction with the mediapersons at the Netaji Subhas…