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Punjab CM links E20 rollout to US trade deal

CHANDIGARH, Aug. 4 -- Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday accused the Centre of imposing E20 ethanol-blended petrol on vehicle owners without adequate scientific research or public consulta... Read More


Bengal mandates national test scores for PhD admissions

Kolkata, Aug. 4 -- The state Higher Education Department has directed all state-aided universities, private universities and aided higher education institutions to admit students to PhD programmes bas... Read More


Veteran Cong leader, ex-WB governor D Y Patil passes away at 92

Mumbai, Aug. 4 -- Former West Bengal governor and senior Congress leader D Y Patil passed away due to prolonged illness at his residence in Maharashtra's Kolhapur on Tuesday, family sources said. He w... Read More


Rebel TMC MLA Kanaia Lal Agarwal appointed PAC chairman

Kolkata, Aug. 4 -- Rebel TMC MLA Kanaia Lal Agarwal-from the Ritabrata camp-was appointed chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the West Bengal Assembly on Tuesday. The PAC is one of the... Read More


People fed up of BJP, just the beginning: Priyanka on bypoll results

New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- With the BJP suffering defeat in bypolls in Bihar's Bankipur and Madhya Pradesh's Datia, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday claimed that this showed that the people ... Read More


Bengal eyes AI investments at California Confluence 2027

Kolkata, Aug. 4 -- The West Bengal government is expected to send a high-level delegation to the Confluence 2027 Summit in California next year to showcase the state as an investment destination and a... Read More


Extortion shadow dogs BJP despite zero-tolerance pledge

Kolkata, Aug. 4 -- Nearly three months after forming its first government in Bengal, the BJP has publicly acknowledged that extortion and syndicate-style practices persist within sections of its own r... Read More


Police seize hosp records over 'illegal birth cert' claim

Alipurduar, Aug. 4 -- During a surprise inspection at Alipurduar District Hospital on Tuesday, Alipurduar MLA Paritosh Das alleged that birth certificates had been issued illegally from the hospital's... Read More


PSPCL to hold stakeholder consultation meets on Aug 7

Patiala, Aug. 4 -- Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd (PSPCL) will hold stakeholder consultation-cum-grievance redressal meetings in five districts on August 7 to address consumer issues & improve pow... Read More


Smart standards to cut compliance burden: Nidhi Khare

NEW DELHI, Aug. 4 -- Consumer Affairs Secretary Nidhi Khare on Tuesday said the government is working to introduce "smart standards" that are machine-readable & more accurate to cut the compliance bur... Read More