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Putin's nuclear commitment to take Kudankulam plant to full capacity

New Delhi, Dec. 5 -- Russia is collaborating with India at Kudankulam, the largest nuclear plant in India, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a joint press briefing alongside Prime Minister ... Read More


Winter Session: Lok Sabha passes Bill to levy cess on pan masala units

New Delhi, Dec. 5 -- Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said the proposed Health and National Security Cess will be levied on pan masala manufacturing units, assuring states that the revenu... Read More


Shah launches 14 digital services to transform cooperative sector

GANDHINAGAR, Dec. 5 -- Union Home minister Amit Shah inaugurated the EARTH Summit 2025 in Gandhinagar, giving a big fillip to the country's march towards digitally empowered rural development and a ro... Read More


PM to initiate debate on Vande Mataram in LS on December 8

New Delhi, Dec. 5 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will initiate the debate on the 150th anniversary of Vande Mataram in the Lok Sabha on December 8 while Home Minister Amit Shah will begin the discuss... Read More


State orders raids amid rising egg prices to curb illegal hoarding

Kolkata, Dec. 5 -- With a rise in the price of eggs, the state government has directed the Animal Resources Development department and the special task force to jointly conduct raids in various market... Read More


Centre blames Bengal govt for delays in Kolkata Metro projects

Kolkata, Dec. 5 -- The Centre has blamed the Bengal government for holding up Kolkata Metro expansion works for more than two decades, with Union Railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw telling Parliament ... Read More


CBI charges ex-RG Kar officer in 'tender bribe' case

Kolkata, Dec. 5 -- Former Deputy Superintendent of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Akhtar Ali, had allegedly taken bribes from a private company in exchange for facilitating tenders for purchasin... Read More


Land unit mismatch 'hampers Waqf digitisation' in Bengal

Kolkata, Dec. 5 -- The digitisation of Waqf properties on the central portal has been impacted in Bengal because the state's land measurement units differ from those used in states like Bihar and Utta... Read More


SIR portal: Trinamool raises booth restructuring concerns

Malda, Dec. 5 -- Issues of booth restructuring and data accuracy in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) dominated the all-party meeting in Malda, chaired by District Magistrate Preeti Goyal. While th... Read More


Mass IndiGo flight cancellations put city airport pax in the lurch

Kolkata, Dec. 5 -- Flight operations at Kolkata Airport faced renewed disruption on Friday as IndiGo reportedly cancelled 47 flights through the day, according to the updated list shared by airport so... Read More