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Govt extends deadline on WhatsApp username feature to July 9

New Delhi, July 5 -- The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has given Meta three more days to respond to questions about WhatsApp's proposed username feature, extending the deadline to... Read More


Industry welcomes Rs 313.30-cr welfare package for N Bengal tea garden workers

Alipurduar, July 5 -- The tea industry and stakeholders have welcomed the Rs 313.30-crore welfare package announced for tea garden workers in North Bengal under the Centre's Pradhan Mantri Cha Shramik... Read More


Balurghat: Matrisadan faces closure

BALURGHAT, July 5 -- The only health facility, Matrisadan, run by the Balurghat Municipality, is on the verge of closure after its Clinical Establishment licence remained unrenewed for the past two ye... Read More


Return to work or resign: Min tells absentee panchayat heads

Kolkata, July 5 -- Amid reports that a large number of panchayat chiefs have stopped attending their offices following the change of guard in the state, Bengal Panchayats and Rural Development Ministe... Read More


Gangster 'Mini Firoz' held from Dankuni

Kolkata, July 5 -- In a major breakthrough against organised crime, the Anti-Rowdy Section (ARS) of the Kolkata Police arrested alleged gangster Md. Feroz Khan, alias "Mini Firoz", on Saturday morning... Read More


Posta traders blame expelled members for attack

Kolkata, July 5 -- Office-bearers of the Posta Bazar Merchants' Association (PBMA) have alleged that the attack on its general secretary, Biswanath Agarwala, was carried out by a group of traders who ... Read More


Hottest July day in 2 years

New Delhi, July 5 -- Delhi recorded its warmest July day in two years on Sunday, with the maximum temperature reaching 38.6 degrees Celsius, two notches above normal and the highest since July 11, 202... Read More


Saini pays tribute to Mookerjee

Chandigarh, July 5 -- Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Sunday said the sacrifice of Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee strengthened the unity and integrity of the country a... Read More


UN Dialogue on AI governance: Kirti Vardhan to lead Indian delegation

New Delhi, July 5 -- Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh will lead the Indian delegation that will participate in the inaugural United Nation's Global Dialogue on AI Governance ... Read More


AICTE: '58 engineering & technical colleges closed in India in 2025-26'

New Delhi, July 5 -- Over 55 engineering colleges across the country were shut down during the 2025-26 academic year for various reasons, although existing students will be allowed to complete their d... Read More