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- India
Boycott BJP socially and politically, TMC’s Abhishek urges people
Kolkata: The political temperature in West Bengal rose sharply on Friday, March 6, with TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee calling for a “social and political boycott” of the BJP, while accusing…
- India
Public advisory issued after theft of life saving insulin batch during transit
A public advisory has been issued after a life saving insulin batch manufactured by Sanofi India Limited was reportedly stolen. As per the officials, the medicine could become unsafe if it is…
- India
Mamata begins sit-in protest against voter roll deletions in Bengal
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday, March 6, began a sit-in here to protest against the alleged arbitrary deletions from the post-SIR electoral rolls, escalating the Trinamool Congress’s confrontation…
- World
Earthquake hits Bangladesh, tremors felt in Kolkata, adjacent Bengal districts
Kolkata: Tremors were felt in Kolkata and adjacent districts of West Bengal on Friday afternoon, after an earthquake of 5.5 magnitude on the Richter Scale jolted parts of Bangladesh, officials said. The…
- Sports
Jacks’ brilliance vs Italy seals Super 8s berth for England in T20 WC
Kolkata: Will Jacks delivered a fiery all-round performance as England overcame a spirited Italian fightback to beat them by 24 runs and seal their Super Eights berth, in their T20 World Cup…
- Sports
T20 WC: England survive scare vs Scotland, keep super eights dream alive
Kolkata: Adil Rashid’s triple strike set up the contest before Tom Banton’s unbeaten half-century guided England to a crucial five-wicket win over Scotland, keeping their Super Eights hopes alive in the T20…
- Middle East
11 stranded migrants return to India, 3 prefer to stay back in Dubai
Ranchi: Eleven of the 14 migrant workers from different districts of Jharkhand allegedly stranded in Dubai returned to India on Wednesday, a government official said. The three others wanted to continue with…
- India
Kolkata Metro railway services disrupted in Blue line
Kolkata: Kolkata Metro Railway services in the Blue Line, the stretch between Dakshineswar and Birji, was disrupted for around 50 minutes on Sunday, Februray 8, after a passenger jumped before a train…
- India
ED raids in West Bengal linked to coal mining, transportation case
Kolkata: The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday, February 3, conducted searches at multiple locations in West Bengal as part of a money laundering investigation into a case of alleged illegal mining and transportation…
- India
Ten arrested after violent clash between two groups in south Kolkata
Kolkata: Kolkata Police on Monday arrested 10 people in connection with a violent clash between two groups in the Golpark area of south Kolkata on Sunday, February 1, officials said. The arrested…
- Kolkata
Massive fire at dry food warehouse on Kolkata outskirts, 6 feared trapped
Kolkata: A massive fire broke out at a dry food warehouse in the Anandapur area on the southern outskirts of Kolkata in the early hours of Monday, with six people feared trapped…
- India
I-PAC raids: SC to hear ED plea accusing Mamata’s interference
Kolkata/New Delhi: The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Thursday, January 15, a plea moved by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) alleging interference and obstruction by the West Bengal government, including by…
- India
TMC’s Abhishek Banerjee alleges ED raid on I-PAC office was political vendetta
Kolkata: All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Abhishek Banerjee on Monday, January 12, attacked the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for its recent raid on the office of political consultancy firm I-PAC here, alleging…
- India
Kolkata: Train service affected after stall on Baghajatin station’s platform catches fire
Kolkata: Local train services were affected after a stall on the platform of Baghajatin station in south Kolkata caught fire on Monday morning, officials said. The incident happened around 6 am, and…
- India
I-PAC raid: Police begin identifying ED officials for document theft
Kolkata: Kolkata Police on Saturday, January 10, started the process of identifying Enforcement Directorate officials allegedly involved in the theft of documents from the residence of I-PAC chief Pratik Jain and the…
