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China's President Xi arrives in North Korea on first official visit in 7 years

Seoul, June 8 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Pyongyang on Monday for a rare state visit that experts say is likely meant to reassert China's unique influence over North Korea in return for... Read More


Police raid flat linked to Aroop, Swarup Biswas

Kolkata, June 8 -- Police on Monday conducted a search at a flat reportedly linked to Trinamool Congress leader Aroop Biswas and his brother Swarup Biswas as part of an ongoing investigation. Accordi... Read More


TMC leader Jahangir Khan arrested near Indo-Nepal border

Kolkata, June 8 -- The state STF, in a joint operation with Darjeeling Police, arrested defeated TMC candidate from Falta Assembly Constituency, Jahangir Khan, near the Indo-Nepal border on Sunday aft... Read More


State orders overhaul of MGNREGS monitoring; Banglar Bari review

Kolkata, June 8 -- Chief Secretary Manoj Agarwal has issued fresh instructions to District Magistrates to strengthen implementation, monitoring and accountability under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rur... Read More


'TMC's worker's death in Burdwan result of 'political violence'

Kolkata, June 8 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Sunday strongly condemned the death of party worker Mihir Ghosh from East Burdwan, alleging that the inciden... Read More


Maynaguri: Ex-TMC block prez arrested

Jalpaiguri, June 8 -- Former Maynaguri-I Block Trinamool Congress president and Khagrabari-II Gram Panchayat Pradhan Bablu Roy was arrested by police on Sunday evening on charges including extortion, ... Read More


TMC leader Jahangir Khan arrested near India-Nepal border in north Bengal on 'extortion' charges

Diamond Harbour, June 8 -- Trinamool Congress leader Jahangir Khan was on Monday arrested near the India-Nepal border in north Bengal on "extortion" charges, police said. The Calcutta High Court had o... Read More


Another loss for TMC, Sukhendu Sekhar Ray resigns as Rajya Sabha MP, quits party

Kolkata/New Delhi, June 8 -- Veteran TMC Rajya Sabha MP Sukhendu Shekhar Ray on Monday resigned from the party and stepped down as a member of the Upper House, dealing a fresh blow to the Mamata Baner... Read More


Israel and Iran trade strikes, threatening to drag the region back into full-scale war

Dubai, June 8 -- Israel and Iran traded fire early Monday in their first attacks since the US struck a ceasefire two months ago, threatening to drag the Middle East back into a full-scale war. The war... Read More


Trump asks Netanyahu not to strike Iran; says "very close" to peace deal

Washington, June 8 -- US President Donald Trump has asked Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to retaliate to Iran's latest barrage of missiles, saying it would jeopardise the ongoing negotia... Read More