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BENGAL
‘Appalled by Audacity: BJP leader calls CJP’s Saurav Das ‘Chhapri’ over social media post on TMC’s symbol freeze
A war of words has erupted on social media following the Election Commission of India’s interim decision on the dispute over the All India Trinamool C...
DELHI
DUSU Polls 2026: ABVP Clinches 3 of 4 Central Posts, Independent Wins VP
The Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) election results were declared on Saturday after 20 rounds of counting, with the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi...
MAHARASHTRA
FIR Filed Against IIT Bombay Over Student’s Death in ChatGPT Row Amid Campus Protests
An FIR has been registered against the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay following the death of a second-year student, amid allegations that...
INDIA
Nandigram Bypoll: Congress Candidate Milan Pradhan Denied Bail; Sent to 14 days Judicial Custody
A Haldia court, on Saturday, rejected the bail plea of Congress candidate Milan Pradhan, who was arrested in connection with cases dating back to the ...
BENGAL
Kavi Subhash Metro: Empty-train reversals likely from January 2027 as reconstruction continues
Metro Railway is planning to resume empty-train reversals at Kavi Subhash, also known as New Garia, from January 2027, even as reconstruction of the s...
China
Trump to welcome Xi Jinping in Washington as US-China talks focus on tariffs, AI and rare earths
US President Donald Trump is set to welcome Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington next week for a state visit that will include formal White Hous...
INDIA
Rejinagar bypoll: Mamata camp candidate Rabiul Alam Chowdhury reverses withdrawal decision
In a turn of events on the final day for withdrawal of nominations, Rabiul Alam Chowdhury, the Mamata Banerjee-led faction’s candidate for the Rejinag...
BENGAL
Rahul Gandhi, Ritabrata Banerjee trade charges over arrest of Nandigram Congress candidate Ahead of Bengal Assembly Bypolls
A political exchange broke out on social media between Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Trinamool Congre...
DELHI
Delhi Rape-Murder Case: Teen’s Body Found Partly Eaten by Dogs, Four Arrested Including Three Juveniles
A teenage girl was allegedly raped and murdered before her body was abandoned in an open field in Delhi’s Swaroop Nagar area, where it was later found...
BENGAL
Rejinagar bypoll: Mamata-led TMC candidate withdraws nomination, cites new symbol and lack of time
The Mamata Banerjee-led faction of the Trinamool Congress on Saturday lost its candidate in the Rejinagar Assembly bypoll, with Rabiul Alam Chowdhury ...
BENGAL
Nandigram Congress Candidate Milan Pradhan Arrested in Old Murder Case, Hours After Mamata Backs Him
Congress candidate for Bengal Assembly by polls, Milan Pradhan, was arrested by West Bengal Police on Friday in connection with an old murder case. Th...
INDIA
“Sister Party…”: Mamata’s TMC Backs Congress in Nandigram, Says ‘We Are Together’
Former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday announced that her faction of the Trinamool Congress would support the Congress candidate ...
INDIA
TMC’s ‘Jora Phool’ Frozen: ECI Allots New Names, Symbols to Mamata Banerjee and Rival Faction
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has allotted new names and symbols to the two rival factions of the Trinamool Congress after freezing the “All ...
INDIA
Abhishek Banerjee Targets BJP With ‘Washing Machine’ Jibe After Lokpal Dismisses Case Against 'Rebel' TMC leader Arup Chakraborty
Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee has criticised the BJP after the Lokpal dismissed a corruption complaint against Banku...
BENGAL
Over 37 Lakh Bengal SIR Appeals Pending, Election Commission Tells Supreme Court
More than 37 lakh appeals challenging the deletion or inclusion of names in West Bengal’s electoral rolls under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) r...
BENGAL
Mamata Banerjee Camp Proposes Three Alternative TMC Names, Footballer and Cricket Bat as Symbols to EC: Report
The Mamata Banerjee-led faction of the Trinamool Congress has proposed three alternative names and two election symbols to the Election Commission of ...
INDIA
“Leaves a deep scope for suspicion about motive…”: Congress Questions Timing of ECI’s TMC Symbol Freeze
The West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee has questioned the timing of the Election Commission of India’s decision to freeze the Trinamool Congress’ ...
BENGAL
‘Under Strongest Protest’: Mamata Banerjee-Led TMC Sends New Name, Symbol Choices to EC
The Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress has submitted its choices of alternative party names and election symbols to the Election Commission of Ind...
BENGAL
TMC Rebel Camp Submits Three Names and Symbols to ECI Ahead of Bengal Bypolls
The ‘rebel’ camp within the Trinamool Congress, led by Leader of Opposition (LoP) Ritabrata Banerjee, has submitted a list of three alternative party ...
BENGAL
“Symbols of Democratic Decline…”: Rahul Gandhi Accuses ECI of ‘Colluding’ with BJP After Trinamool Congress Symbol Freeze
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi has accused the Election Commission of India (ECI) of “colluding” with the BJP, a day after the po...
BENGAL
She sketched the two flowers herself. Now the Election Commission has frozen them. How Mamata Banerjee Started TMC & where it stands now!
On 1 January 1998, Mamata Banerjee launched the All India Trinamool Congress after breaking with the Congress. Twenty-eight years later, an Election C...
News
Delhi Shocker: Four held after Minor Gang-raped & Killed In Swaroop Nagar; police say CCTV trail cracked the case
Delhi Police have taken four people into custody, including three juveniles, in the alleged rape and murder of a teenage girl whose body was found in ...
POLITICS
Congress backs Mamata Banerjee after EC freezes TMC name and symbol
The Congress on Thursday came out in support of former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee after the Election Commission of India issued an int...
BENGAL
EC freezes All India Trinamool Congress name and ‘Flowers & Grass’ symbol ahead of October bypolls
The Election Commission of India has placed the name and reserved election symbol of the All India Trinamool Congress on an interim freeze, after conc...
BENGAL
Mahua Moitra Flags Muslim Officers’ Alleged Exclusion From Amit Shah Events, Approaches UN
Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra has approached the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues, alleging that senior Muslim IAS and IPS of...
BENGAL
TMC MLA Kunal Ghosh Appears at Barasat Police Station, Warns of CBI Move Against Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar
Trinamool Congress MLA Kunal Ghosh appeared at Barasat Police Station on Thursday in connection with a complaint filed against him by Barasat MP Kakol...
MAHARASHTRA
“Name Donald Trump Too…”: Uddhav Thackeray Calls CBI Probe Into Disha Salian Death ‘Politically Motivated’
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray has accused the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) of pursuing a “politically motivated” case after his son,...
BENGAL
PM Modi Announces Annapurna Yojana’s Fourth Instalment For Nearly 1.5 Crore Bengal Women on His 76th Birthday
Nearly 1.5 crore women in West Bengal are receiving the fourth instalment of the Annapurna Yojana on September 17, Prime Minister Narendra Modi ...
DELHI
Supreme Court Seeks Report on Suspicious Deaths, Sexual Harassment in Manipur Relief Camps
The Supreme Court on Thursday sought a detailed report from the Manipur government on alleged unnatural deaths and incidents of sexual harassment invo...
BENGAL
PM Modi’s Birthday to Be Observed as ‘Annapurna Divas’ in Bengal, Announces CM Suvendu Adhikari
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday will be observed as ‘Annapurna Divas’ in the stat...
BENGAL
Mamata Banerjee Serampore Rally: Calcutta High Court Allows September 26 Meeting With 1,000-Person Cap
The Calcutta High Court has granted permission for Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee to address a political meeting at Serampore Court Maidan i...
MAHARASHTRA
Prime Minister Narendra Modi at 76: The Policies That Transformed India — And the Controversies That Followed
When Narendra Modi became Prime Minister in May 2014, his government promised a decisive break from the past, with an emphasis on economic growth, gov...
BENGAL
PM Modi Birthday 2026: Wax Statue, Temple Rituals and Month-Long Celebrations Across BJP-Ruled States
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 76th birthday on September 17 has been marked by a series of events across the country, with BJP-ruled states organisin...
USA
Ed Sheeran Tour Controversy: How Macklemore’s ‘Free Palestine’ Remarks Sparked a Wider Row
Ed Sheeran’s North American Loop Tour has been thrown into controversy after rapper Macklemore was removed from the tour following pro-Palestinian rem...
BENGAL
PM Modi Wax Statue Unveiled in Kolkata on 76th Birthday; Who Is Asansol Sculptor Sushanta Roy Behind the 5.7-Foot Figure?
A wax statue of Prime Minister Narendra Modi was unveiled at the West Bengal BJP headquarters in Kolkata on Thursday, September 17, marking his 76th b...
BENGAL
Odisha Rejects Dara Singh’s Remission Plea in Graham Staines Murder Case; Supreme Court Allows Challenge
The Odisha government has rejected the remission plea of Ravindra Kumar Pal alias Dara Singh, who is serving a life sentence for the 1999 murder...
BENGAL
“Faced Eggs Like Bullets…”: TMC MP Mahua Moitra Alleges BJP Workers Pelted Eggs at Her in Krishnanagar in Presence of Police
Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra on Wednesday alleged that eggs were thrown at her during a visit to her Lok Sabha constituency, Krishnanagar, accus...
WORLD
India Says Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman Received Two Invitations
India said Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman had received two separate invitations from New Delhi, one for a bilateral visit and another to att...
News
‘Unprofessional, Unsafe’: India Protests After Pakistani Warship Collides With Indian Navy Vessel
India on Wednesday summoned Pakistan’s senior-most diplomat in New Delhi and lodged a strong protest after a Pakistani naval vessel collided with an I...
BENGAL
West Bengal Shifts Muslim IPS Officer Bushra Bano After Social Media Trolled Her “Assalamu Alaikum,” Video
West Bengal has transferred 2021-batch IPS officer Dr Bushra Bano from Additional Superintendent of Police, Kharagpur, to Deputy Commandant of the Sta...
DELHI
NDA Chief Ministers to Gather in Varanasi for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 76th Birthday
Chief ministers of NDA-ruled states are set to converge in Varanasi on Thursday, September 17, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrates his 76th bir...
BENGAL
Calcutta HC Quashes Fire Department’s Order to Vacate Abhishek Banerjee’s Camac Office
The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday set aside a West Bengal Fire Services Department order directing the Trinamool Congress to vacate two floors of a...
BENGAL
“The scar tells you I’ve been through something…” Abhishek Banerjee’s Cryptic Insta Post Amidst Summons, Arrests And Party Split
“The scar tells you I’ve been through something. The eyes tell you I’m nowhere near done.” - That is the line Trinamool Congress national general secr...
DELHI
UPI Is Still Free for You. From October 15, Larger Merchant Payments Will Cost the Shop - Not the Customer
After years of a zero-fee model that helped Unified Payments Interface become everyday infrastructure, the government and NPCI have drawn a clear line...
WORLD
Saudi Civil Defence Sounds First Aerial Alert Over Mecca After Houthi Missile and Drone Wave; Coalition Says Drone Destroyed South of Holy City
Saudi Arabia activated its emergency warning system in Mecca on Tuesday, 15 September 2026, telling residents of a “potential danger” as Yemen’s Houth...
BENGAL
Kolkata Police floats ₹89 lakh tender for saffron make over for 20,000 Durga Puja volunteers
Kolkata Police has floated an ₹89 lakh tender to dress nearly 20,000 non-police volunteers in saffron full-sleeve T-shirts and matching peak caps for ...
News
Punjab: Congress Protests Dalit Labourer’s Suicide, Sachin Pilot Detained
The Congress on Tuesday intensified its attack on the Bhagwant Mann-led Punjab government over the suicide of Sangrur labourer Gulzar Singh, as party ...
BENGAL
Jadavpur University Tightens Campus Rules, Bars Unauthorised Gatherings After 8 PM
Kolkata’s Jadavpur University has tightened restrictions on campus movement, barring students and other individuals from staying or gathering on the p...
DELHI
Delhi Court Grants 3-Week Interim Bail to Influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj in Jantar Mantar Assault Case
A Delhi court on Tuesday granted three weeks of interim bail to self-styled right-wing influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj in a case concerning the assault ...
DELHI
“Child Cannot Be Reduced to a Mother…”: Delhi HC Allows 15-Year-Old Rape Survivor to Terminate Pregnancy
The Delhi High Court has allowed a 15-year-old rape survivor to terminate her pregnancy, holding that forcing a survivor to continue with a pregnancy ...
POLITICS
“Quietly opened the door…”: Rahul Gandhi Slams Centre Over UPI ‘Fees’, Calls PM Modi ‘Compromised’
Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi slammed the Narendra Modi government over a recent notification concerning UPI transactions, al...
DELHI
Supreme Court Asks Centre to Consider Short-Term Extension for Tribunal Members
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to consider extending the tenure of retiring tribunal chairpersons and members by a month or two to prev...
DELHI
Gurugram Hit-and-Run: Accused Driver Kalyan Bainsla Held in Rajasthan
Gurugram Police on Tuesday arrested Kalyan Bainsla, the driver accused of ramming his car into a woman motorcyclist on Golf Course Road, from Dausa in...
BENGAL
Calcutta HC Grants Protection From Arrest to TMC MP Kirti Azad in Extortion Case
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday granted interim protection from arrest to Trinamool Congress MP Kirti Azad in a case involving allegations of extor...
BENGAL
BJP Fields Mother of Slain Suvendu Adhikari Aide Chandranath Rath in Nandigram Bypoll
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has nominated Hasirani Rath as its candidate for the Nandigram Assembly by-election, setting up a high-stakes contest...
BENGAL
‘Rebel’ TMC Faction Names Candidates For Nandigram, Rejinagar Bypolls
The Trinamool Congress faction led by Leader of Opposition (LoP) Ritabrata Banerjee, on Monday, announced its candidates for the upcoming bypolls to t...
WORLD
Pakistan Lists JeM Chief Masood Azhar as Fugitive, Raises Bounty Ahead of FATF Review
Pakistan has listed Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar as a fugitive in its latest Red Book of most-wanted terrorists and increased the bounty ...
BENGAL
‘Rebel’ TMC MP Claims 17 NCPI Lawmakers May Join BJP Around Durga Puja; Party Leaders Deny Move
Rebel Trinamool Congress MP Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia on Monday claimed that 17 of the 20 Lok Sabha members aligned with the Nationalist Citizens...
MAHARASHTRA
CBI Registers FIR in Disha Salian Death Case, Names Aaditya Thackeray, Rhea Chakraborty Among Others
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered an FIR into the 2020 death of former celebrity manager Disha Salian, following an order of th...
BENGAL
Padma Shri Awardee Teacher, Colleague Allegedly Assaulted in North Kolkata
Padma Shri awardee teacher Kazi Masum Akhtar and his colleague Swati Banerjee were allegedly assaulted and verbally abused in North Kolkata after they...
INDIA
Tarun Tejpal, Ex-Editor-in-Chief of Tehelka Magazine, Surrenders Before Goa Court in 2013 Rape Case
Former Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal surrendered before the Mapusa court in Goa on Monday in connection with the 2013 rape case involving a jun...
BENGAL
Plea in Calcutta High Court to Bar Outsiders from Jadavpur University and Other Campuses
A plea seeking restrictions on the entry of outsiders into Jadavpur University and other universities in West Bengal has been brought to the attention...
News
Election Commission gives Mamata Banerjee September 16 deadline in TMC symbol dispute
The Election Commission has sought a response from West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in connection with the ongoing dispute over control of t...
News
West Bengal Orders Closure of 252 Madrasas, Issues Show-Cause Notices to Around 100 More
The West Bengal government has ordered the closure of 252 madrasas and issued show-cause notices to around 100 others following a state-wide survey th...
BENGAL
BREAKING: EC Seeks More Documents From Ritabrata Faction in TMC Name and Symbol Dispute
The Election Commission (EC) on Saturday sought additional documentary evidence from the faction led by Leader of Opposition (LoP) Ritabrata Banerjee ...
BENGAL
Liquor Prices Set to Rise in West Bengal From October 1 Ahead of Puja Season
Liquor prices in West Bengal are set to undergo a revision from October 1, just ahead of the Durga Puja season, following a decision by the state auth...
BENGAL
Suvendu Adhikari Eyes Ambani Meeting, BRICS Dinner as Bengal Steps Up Investment Push
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari is set to intensify the state government’s efforts to attract large-scale investment, with a proposed meet...
BENGAL
Bengal to Hand Over Land to 33 Companies Ahead of Durga Puja
The West Bengal government is set to hand over land to 33 companies for industrial projects ahead of Durga Puja, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said ...
BENGAL
TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee’s Aide, Sumit Roy, Sent to 8-Day CID Custody in Shalbani Land Case
Sumit Roy, personal assistant to Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee, was on Friday remanded to eight days of CID custody by the Medinipur dis...
INDIA
Congress Leader Atanu Das Arrested After CM Suvendu Adhikari Orders Action Over Bageshwar Baba Row
Kolkata Police have arrested Congress leader Atanu Das in connection with a case registered over an alleged incident of burning and disrespecting post...
BENGAL
Mamata Banerjee’s Hooghly Rally: Bengal Government Challenges Single-Bench Order, Division Bench to Hear Plea
The legal dispute over Trinamool Congress’s proposed rally in Hooghly has reached a division bench of the Calcutta High Court, with the West Bengal go...
BENGAL
Debraj Chakraborty Case: Public Prosecutor Alleges Threat Call, Files Complaint in Baguiati
A special public prosecutor handling cases against Trinamool Congress leader and husband of ex-TMC MLA Aditi Munsi, Debraj Chakraborty, has alleged th...
BENGAL
Malda Flood Crisis Deepens: Medical Teams Take to Boats as 1.4 Lakh People Remain Affected
The flood situation in parts of Malda continued to deteriorate as rising waters of the Ganga inundated large areas, affecting around 1.4 lakh people a...
BENGAL
Bageshwar Baba Row: FIR Against Protester After CM Orders Arrests; Congress Steps Up Campaign
The controversy over Bageshwar Dham chief Dhirendra Krishna Shastri’s remarks on Bengali food habits escalated on Thursday after West Bengal Chief Min...
BENGAL
YouTuber Dhruv Rathee Under Scanner; Delhi Police Seeks Info from Google, YouTube in Religious Sentiments Case
The Delhi Police has informed a city court that its inquiry into a complaint against YouTuber Dhruv Rathee over a video concerning revered Hindu figur...
DELHI
“Serious Matter…”: Supreme Court Takes Serious View of Minor CJP Protester’s Harassment Claims
The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed serious concern over allegations that a 14-year-old girl who participated in the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) p...
DELHI
Delhi to Get Its Own State Disaster Response Force After Satya Niketan Tragedy
Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has initiated the process of setting up a dedicated State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) for Delhi, days after the Satya Ni...
DELHI
728 of 729 Voters Deleted From Delhi Polling Booth; Pawan Khera Calls SIR a ‘War on Poor’
A controversy has erupted over the deletion of voters from a polling booth in Delhi’s Bela Estate, where 728 of the 729 voters listed before the Speci...
DELHI
Supreme Court Flags Harassment of CJP Protester, Says Threats 'Cannot Be Taken Lightly'
The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed serious concern over alleged harassment and intimidation of a minor girl who participated in the Cockroach Jan...
INDIA
‘Disappointed’ Sonam Wangchuk Warns of a Large-Scale Protest Over Ladakh Issues
Social activist Sonam Wangchuk has warned of a fresh agitation in Ladakh from September 19 to 24 if the government fails to provide assurances on key ...
DELHI
BJP Plans Month-Long ‘Seva Sankalp Abhiyan’ to Mark PM Modi’s 76th Birthday
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is preparing a month-long nationwide outreach campaign to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday on Septe...
INDIA
‘We Will Not Follow Gandhi’s Language’: CM Suvendu Adhikari Warns ‘Anti-National Forces’ at Jadavpur University
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday issued a strong warning against those he described as sympathisers of “anti-national forces” a...
BENGAL
Bengal House Passes University Transfer Bill 171-15 as CM Suvendu Adhikari Links Law to ‘Cleansing’ & Jadavpur Campus
The West Bengal Legislative Assembly on Thursday passed the West Bengal Universities and Colleges (Administration and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026...
BENGAL
West Bengal Assembly Passes University Amendment Bill; Jadavpur University Figures Prominently in Suvendu Adhikari’s Speech
The West Bengal Assembly on Thursday passed the West Bengal Universities and Colleges (Administration and Regulation) (Amendment) Bill, 2026, with the...
BENGAL
23 Bengal Migrant Workers Detained in Chhattisgarh on Suspicion of Being Bangladeshis
Twenty-three migrant workers from West Bengal’s Murshidabad district have been detained by Chhattisgarh Police in Bilaspur on suspicion of being Bangl...
BENGAL
TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee’s PA Sumit Roy Arrested in Salboni Land Case After SC Rejects Bail Plea
The West Bengal CID has arrested Sumit Roy, personal assistant to Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee, in connection with the alleged land-g...
DELHI
CJP Leaders Agree to Remove Posts Against BJP’s Gaurav Bhatia After Delhi HC Suggestion
Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) co-convenors Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka have agreed to remove social media posts targeting BJP leader and senior advoca...
WORLD
Sheikh Hasina’s Daughter Saima Wazed Resigns as WHO Southeast Asia Chief Amid Fraud Allegations
Saima Wazed, daughter of ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has resigned as the World Health Organization’s Regional Director for Southea...
BENGAL
West Bengal Government Set to Introduce Bill Allowing Transfer of University Staff
The West Bengal government is set to introduce an amendment Bill in the Assembly on Thursday that would allow the transfer of teaching and non-teachin...
BENGAL
Calcutta High Court Allows Mamata Banerjee’s Hooghly Rally, Bans March
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday granted conditional permission for former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to address a political meetin...
BENGAL
EC Calls Rival Camps for Sept 12 Hearing in Fight Over Who Owns TMC
The Election Commission of India has summoned both the Mamata Banerjee and Ritabrata Banerjee factions of the All India Trinamool Congress for a heari...
BENGAL
Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari leads Gerua Samman rally to JU gates, vows to ‘uproot’ ‘anti-national’ forces; Bill due Thursday
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday led a three-kilometre saffron procession through south Kolkata to the edge of Jadavpur Univer...
INDIA
‘Think Five Times Before Insulting Saffron’: Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari’s Warning at ‘Gerua Samman Yatra’
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari used his ‘Gerua Samman Yatra’ from Golpark to Jadavpur on Wednesday to launch a sharp political and ideolo...
KARNATAKA
Bharat Ratna Scientist C.N.R. Rao’s Name Flagged in Karnataka SIR Over Mismatch; EC Says No Notice Was Served
Bharat Ratna awardee and eminent scientist Professor C.N.R. Rao was reported to have been flagged during Karnataka’s ongoing Special Intensive Revisio...
BENGAL
₹15 Crore Deposited in Abhishek Banerjee’s Aide’s Bank Account, ₹71 Lakh in June: Bengal Tells SC
The West Bengal government on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that around ₹15 crore had been deposited into the bank account of Sumit Roy, an aide to...
BENGAL
After months of interim leadership, Calcutta HC get New Chief Justice; Rabindravijay V. Ghuge Takes Oath in Presence of Governor Ravi
Justice Rabindravijay Vitthalrao Ghuge on Wednesday took oath as the new Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court, ending the court’s wait of several ...
BENGAL
Seven Kolkata Durga Puja Committees Opt Out of ₹1 Lakh Grant After CM Suvendu Adhikari’s Appeal
Seven prominent Durga Puja committees in Kolkata have decided not to apply for the West Bengal government’s ₹1 lakh assistance announced for this year...
BENGAL
SC Questions Noida DM Megha Roopam, CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s Daughter, Over Notice to Student for Jantar Mantar Protest
The Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned Greater Noida executive magistrate Megha Roopam, daughter of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, over...
BENGAL
KMC Suspends Licences of 40 Kolkata Restaurants and Sweet Shops After Hygiene Raids Ahead of Durga Puja
The Kolkata Municipal Corporation has temporarily suspended the food licences of 40 restaurants, eateries and confectioneries after a week-long inspec...
MAHARASHTRA
Three Detained After Armed Men Enter Mumbai Mall; Police Rule Out Link to PM Modi Event
Three men were detained after allegedly using a suspicious government identity card to gain entry into Jio World Plaza in Mumbai’s Bandra-Kurla Comple...
BENGAL
BJP MLA Rekha Patra Grabs Police Officer by Collar During Heated Land Dispute in Sandeshkhali
A land dispute in West Bengal’s Sandeshkhali escalated into a tense confrontation after BJP MLA Rekha Patra was allegedly seen grabbing a police offic...
INDIA
Congress Files Complaint against Bageshwar Baba over 'Veg Food during Durga Puja' Diktat; BJP Downplays Stance
A fresh political and cultural controversy has erupted in West Bengal after Bageshwar Dham head priest Dhirendra Krishna Shastri, popularly known as B...
WORLD
Eiffel Tower Row: BAPS Visit Sparks Protest Over Alleged Sidelining of Women Staff, Group Denies Exclusion
A controversy erupted in Paris after female employees at the Eiffel Tower were allegedly asked to leave their workstations or avoid certain areas duri...
BENGAL
CM Suvendu Adhikari’s Helicopter takes U-Turn From Kalimpong Due to Bad Weather
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari’s helicopter was unable to land in Kalimpong on Monday because of adverse weather conditions in the hills....
UTTAR PRADESH
Allahabad High Court Pulls Up CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s Daughter, Noida DM Medha Roopam, Over NSA Detention of Student
The Allahabad High Court has sharply criticised Gautam Buddha Nagar District Magistrate Medha Roopam over the detention of Delhi University student an...
BENGAL
Bengal CJP Protest: Barricades, Massive Police Force, Water Cannons Placed in Bankura to Tackle 'DM Office Gherao'
Security was stepped up significantly around the Bankura District Magistrate’s office on Tuesday ahead of a planned protest by the Cockroach Janata Pa...
DELHI
Manipuri Musician Beaten to Death Outside Delhi Home For Opposing to “Noise and Drinking”; Students Demand Justice
A respected Manipuri guitarist and music teacher who had lived in the capital for nearly two decades was beaten to death outside his home in southeast...
BENGAL
Bengal Government Durga Puja Ad Shows 11-Armed Goddess; Draws Criticism From Opposition
A government advertisement featuring an image of an 11-armed Goddess Durga has triggered a political controversy in West Bengal, with opposition parti...
INDIA
On PM Modi’s Birthday, 1.48 Crore Women to Get ₹3,000 Under Annapurna Yojana in Bengal
Eligible beneficiaries of West Bengal’s Annapurna Yojana will receive their August instalment of ₹3,000 on September 17, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’...
INDIA
Calcutta HC Quashes Arrest Warrant Against Mahua Moitra, Transfers Case to Special MP-MLA Court
The Calcutta High Court has quashed the arrest warrant issued against Krishnanagar MP Mahua Moitra in a case over her alleged controversial remarks an...
BENGAL
‘Enough Is Enough’: Calcutta HC Questions Repeated FIRs Against Abhishek Banerjee, Grants Protection Till November 30
The Calcutta High Court has granted Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee protection from coercive action in connection with the Sebashray healt...
News
'Head Severed, Fingers Chopped:' 25-Yr-Old Woman Found Decapitated in Guwahati Flat, Husband Surrenders
A 25-year-old woman was allegedly murdered in a flat in Guwahati’s Basisthapur area, with her severed head found wrapped in a polythene bag inside a r...
INDIA
Bageshwar Baba’s Durga Puja appeal reignites row over non-veg food and Bengal festival
Bageshwar Dham’s Dhirendra Krishna Shastri has appealed to Hindus in West Bengal not to sell or cook non-vegetarian food beside Durga Puja idols, addi...
INDIA
Gujarat NGO Withdraws Defamation Case Against BBC Over ‘India: The Modi Question’
A Gujarat-based NGO has withdrawn its defamation suit against the BBC over the broadcaster’s 2023 documentary, India: The Modi Question, which examine...
INDIA
Delhi High Court To Hear Habeas Corpus Plea Over Swatantra Bhardwaj’s Arrest
The Delhi High Court is set to hear a habeas corpus petition on Monday concerning the arrest of right-wing influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj in connection...
DELHI
Six Dead After South Delhi Student PG Collapses; Inquiry and FIR Ordered**
At least six people were killed and several others injured after a five-storey paying guest building used by college students collapsed in southwest D...
INDIA
“Utterly Lazy, Utterly Incompetent…”: BJP MP Kangana Ranaut Questions Officials Over Delayed Mandi Development Works
BJP MP Kangana Ranaut pulled up government officials during a District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee (DISHA) meeting in Himachal P...
INDIA
CBI Books Subhash Chandra Over Alleged ‘Inflated Net Worth’ Used to Secure ₹980 Crore LIC Housing Loans
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered an FIR against Essel Group chairman Subhash Chandra and others over allegations that in...
BENGAL
NIA Reopens Probe Into Alleged AQIS Sleeper Network in Bengal, Ikramul Haque Named in Fresh FIRs
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has launched a fresh probe into alleged sleeper cells and modules linked to Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinen...
INDIA
“Come to Telangana…”: KTR Slams Rahul Gandhi, Takes a Dig at the ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ Campaign
BRS working president KT Rama Rao (KTR) on Saturday challenged Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to visit Telangana and listen to the concerns of students,...
DELHI
Swatantra Bhardwaj Arrested, Sent To 1-Day Police Custody in CJP Protest Assault Case
Self-styled Hindutva influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj, accused of assaulting a 38-year-old man during a protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar in June, was arr...
BENGAL
89 Child Deaths Reported at Malda Medical College in August, Hospital Superintendent Removed
The West Bengal Health Department has removed the superintendent-cum-MSVP of Malda Medical College and Hospital, Prasenjit Bar, following a report by ...
CHHATTISGARH
Jhiram Valley Maoist Attack: NIA Court Convicts 10
A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Jagdalpur has convicted all 10 accused in the 2013 Jhiram Valley Maoist attack, one of the dead...
BENGAL
Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari Orders FIR Against Kolkata Teacher Over Alleged Removal of Student’s Tilak
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Friday said police have been directed to register an FIR against a teacher at a missionary school in Ko...
WORLD
Chinese Citizen Pulled Alive From Nepal Tunnel After 10 Days
Rescue teams in flood-hit Nepal pulled two people alive from the rubble and flooded areas on Saturday, taking the number of recent survivors rescued t...
DELHI
AAIB Report Raises Questions Over Air India Phuket-Delhi Flight’s Sudden Altitude Drop
The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has released its preliminary report into the Air India Phuket-Delhi flight that suffered a sudden al...
INDIA
Revanth Reddy Accuses BJP of ‘Vote Theft’ Through Telangana SIR, Alleges Plot to Target Congress Supporters
Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Saturday accused the BJP-led Centre of attempting to influence elections in Opposition-ruled states throug...
UTTAR PRADESH
Saharanpur Collectorate Mosque Demolished After Court Upholds ‘Unauthorised Structure’ Order
A mosque located inside the Saharanpur Collectorate campus in Uttar Pradesh was demolished on Saturday morning after authorities proceeded with an ear...
BENGAL
Kolkata Airport Plans Underground Pickup Route to Ease Arrival Congestion
Kolkata’s Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport is planning to put an unused basement-level pathway into service in an effort to ease persi...
WORLD
The World Map Is Changing: UN Backs a New Projection That Shows Africa at Its True Scale
The world map familiar to generations of students may be about to look very different. The United Nations General Assembly has backed a resolution enc...
BENGAL
Railways Begin Trial Run on Repaired Farakka Track, Passenger Services Await Safety Clearance
Railway authorities on Saturday began trial runs on the repaired track near New Farakka station in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district, marking a signi...
BENGAL
BJP Youth Leader Arrested in Bolpur Over Alleged Attempt to Rape Minor Domestic Worker
A BJP youth leader has been arrested in Birbhum’s Bolpur following allegations that he confined a minor domestic worker inside his home and attempted ...
WORLD
“What day is it?”, Asks Worker Miraculously Rescued Alive From Buried Trishuli Tunnel After Nine Days, Even As Nepal Counts Its Dead
In a moment that has been called a miracle across Nepal and beyond, two hydropower workers were pulled alive on Friday from a debris-choked tunnel at ...
BENGAL
Kolkata-Siliguri Bus Fares Soar to ₹6,000 Amid Rail Disruption, Transport Minister Warns of Action
The rail disruption near New Farakka has triggered a severe travel crisis for passengers heading to and from north Bengal, with private bus operators ...
INDIA
Abhishek Banerjee’s Camac Street Office Building Ordered to be Partially Vacated Over Fire Safety Lapses
The West Bengal Fire Department has ordered the evacuation of the basement and two floors of a high-rise on Camac Street that houses Trinamool Congres...
BENGAL
West Bengal to target 1,000 RSS schools in one year, says CM Suvendu Adhikari
NTT DeskWest Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday set a one year target of opening at least 1,000 schools run by Vidya Bharati, the educ...
INDIA
Air India Terminates Phuket-Delhi Pilot After Psychoactive Substance Detected In Drug Test
Air India has terminated the employment of the pilot-in-command of its August 4 Phuket-Delhi flight after a post-incident drug test detected a psychoa...
News
“Lips must move…”: Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari Warns of Fund Cuts to Govt Schools Over Vande Mataram Rendition
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has warned schools that government financial assistance and other support could be withdrawn if students d...
DELHI
'Hindutva Influencer' Swatantra Bhardwaj Detained In UP Over Assault on CJP Protestor’s Father
Hindutva influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj was detained in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr on Friday, hours after Delhi Police assured Cockroach Janta Party (...
BENGAL
Dengue Crosses 4,000 Cases in Bengal, 7 Deaths Reported; Health Minister Turns to School Uniforms for Prevention
With West Bengal recording more than 4,000 dengue cases this year and seven officially attributed deaths, the state’s health machinery is once again s...
INDIA
Two 4PM Women Journalists Allege Assault by Delhi Police at Saket Police Station; Viral Videos Trigger Outrage
Two women journalists associated with digital news platform 4PM News Network have alleged that they were detained and physically assaulted by Delhi Po...
BENGAL
Six Arrest Over Alleged Vandalism at TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee’s Camac Street Office
Kolkata Police have arrested six people in connection with the alleged vandalism at TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee’s office on Camac Street. The arrests...
BENGAL
Om Birla Gives Rebel TMC MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay Time Till Sept 22 to Respond to Disqualification Plea
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has granted rebel Trinamool Congress MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay an extension until September 22 to respond to a disqualificatio...
BENGAL
TMC Seeks Meetings with President Murmu, Bengal Governor Over ‘Lawlessness’ After Camac Street Office Attack
The Trinamool Congress has approached President Droupadi Murmu and West Bengal Governor RN Ravi, seeking urgent meetings over what the party has descr...
DELHI
Marked ‘shifted’ in Punjab draft rolls, Raghav Chadha alleges vendetta after AAP-to-BJP switch
Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha has accused the Aam Aadmi Party government in Punjab of political revenge after his name was classified as “permanently s...
News
Ram Temple Trust Names Retired Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra First CEO After Donation Row Forces Overhaul
The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust on Wednesday appointed retired Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra as its first full-time chief executive offic...
DELHI
Former Finance Secretary Challenges 7.8% GDP Figure; Government Defends, Says Old and New Series Cannot Be Compared
A television interview in which former Finance Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg questioned the official 7.8 per cent GDP growth figure for the April - J...
BENGAL
Abhishek Banerjee Office ‘Attacked’: What the released CCTV and aftermath clips actually show
Abhishek Banerjee posted two videos on Thursday, alleging his office was “attacked and vandalised” by goons. The office, from where the MP had been op...
BENGAL
TMC office on Camac Street ‘vandalised’ & ‘looted’ in early-morning ‘attack’, Abhishek Banerjee alleges BJP role
Trinamool Congress national general secretary and Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee alleged on Thursday that a group he identified as BJP workers s...
WORLD
Rising Seas Put Millions in Kolkata, Mumbai at Risk of Losing Homes, UN Warns
Millions of people living in low-lying parts of Kolkata and Mumbai face an “immediate risk” of losing their homes to permanent inundation as global se...
WORLD
Nepal Demands Climate Compensation, Not Charity, From China, US and India After Deadly Flash Floods
A week after a Himalayan glacier collapse sent a wall of ice, rock and mud down the Bhotekoshi and Trishuli river systems, Nepal is no longer framing ...
BENGAL
Jadavpur University Graffiti Whitewashed for Second Time, Students Question Midnight Police, KMC Entry
Wall graffiti across Jadavpur University was allegedly whitewashed for a second time late Tuesday night, triggering a backlash from students. A team o...
WATCH
Uttarakhand Rain Fury: Eight Dead as Landslides, Flash Floods and Land Subsidence Ravage State
At least eight people have died in Uttarakhand in the past 24 hours as relentless monsoon rain triggered landslides, house collapses and flash-flood-l...
INDIA
Bombay HC Orders CBI Probe Into Sushant Singh Rajput’s Manager Disha Salian Death Case, Flags Investigation Discrepancies
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to register an FIR and conduct a fresh, thorough investigation i...
WORLD
Terror cannot be a ‘strategic asset’: PM Modi Reminds Shehbaz Sharif As Pakistan takes SCO chair
Pakistan on Tuesday formally assumed the rotating chairmanship of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, just as Prime Minister Narendra Modi used the...
BENGAL
Saffron paint on Anandabazar Patrika wall in Kolkata follows row over ‘gerua gundami’ headline
A group of men in saffron robes gathered outside the Anandabazar Patrika office near Chandni Chowk on Tuesday afternoon and painted two entrance pilla...
BENGAL
Former Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee’s niece found dead in Birbhum
A relative of former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was found dead 'under mysterious circumstances' at her home in Birbhum district on Tue...
DELHI
Supreme Court Quashes NEET Protest FIRs Across India; CJP Calls Off Sept. 5 March
The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered that FIRs registered across India over student protests held between July 20 and 25 should not be pursued or inve...
DELHI
Rahul Gandhi demands accountability over Noida bus gang-rape, questions Amit Shah and Yogi Adityanath
Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday sharply questioned the Centre and the Uttar Pradesh government over the alleged gang-rape of a minor girl...
DELHI
'Terrorism Cannot Be a Strategic Asset': PM Modi’s Firm Message at SCO in Presence of Pakistan’s Sharif
Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered a sharp, unequivocal message on terrorism at the 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Bishkek...
BENGAL
TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee Appears Before Kolkata Police Over Camac Street Office Billboard Row
Trinamool Congress national general secretary and Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee appeared before Kolkata Police on Tuesday in connection with th...
Nepal
Nepal Floods: Indian Embassy Begins Identification, Repatriation of Victims
Indian Embassy in Kathmandu has started the process of identifying and repatriating victims following the devastating floods that struck western Nepal...
Nepal
Nepal flood death toll climbs past 900 as thousands remain missing after Himalayan glacial collapse
Nepal’s confirmed death toll from last week’s catastrophic flash floods has risen to at least 903, with some official tallies later Monday putting rec...
BENGAL
Abhishek Banerjee Hits Out at BJP Over Fire Safety Audit at Camac Street Office
Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee hit out at the BJP-led government on Monday after a joint team of Kolkata Police and t...
Nepal
Mass Burial Underway as Nepal Reels from Devastating Floods; Over 900 Dead, Thousands Remain Missing
Authorities in Nepal and neighboring China are grappling with the aftermath of catastrophic flash floods that swept through the Nepal-China border reg...
DELHI
'Avoid Foreign Holidays, Overseas Weddings, Unnecessary Gold Purchase': PM Modi’s Call for Swadeshi, Self-Reliance
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday urged Indians to cut back on foreign leisure trips, overseas weddings and non-essential gold purchases, callin...
WORLD
Lionel Messi Ends Argentina Chapter After Two Decades, Calling Time on International Career
Lionel Messi, widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers ever, has confirmed he will no longer play for Argentina. The 39-year-old posted a ha...
DELHI
"Jhooth Ki Goonj...": PM Modi Hits Out at Rahul Gandhi After 7.8% GDP Growth
Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a swipe at Rahul Gandhi, invoking the phrase “jhooth ki goonj” (echo of lies) as he celebrated India’s stronger-than...