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Govt forms special NIA court for trial of cases related to ethnic violence

New Delhi, May 23 -- A sessions court in Manipur's Churachandpur has been designated as a special NIA court for the trial of cases related to ethnic violence being investigated by the National Investi... Read More


UP: ATS arrests Varanasi resident for alleged links to Pak-backed anti-national groups

Varanasi, May 23 -- The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has arrested a Varanasi resident, Tufail, son of Maqsood Alam, for allegedly sharing sensitive internal security information with conta... Read More


Mamata urges Centre to convene special session of Parl after return of delegations

Kolkata, May 23 -- Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Friday urged the Centre to convene a special session of Parliament after the return of the all-party de... Read More


State asks wholesalers to verify medicine sources after CM's directive

Kolkata, May 23 -- Two days after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, during an administrative meeting in North Bengal on Wednesday, directed health officials to ensure that pharmacies display a list of f... Read More


Goyal meets US Commerce Secy to discuss proposed trade pact

New Delhi, May 23 -- Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday met US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick in Washington, their second meeting within a week, to discuss the proposed bilateral... Read More


India to oppose World Bank's funding to Pakistan in June

New Delhi, May 23 -- India will next month oppose the World Bank funding to Pakistan, just as it had done in case of IMF, arguing that Islamabad had used such funds in the past to procure arms and amm... Read More


KMC launches clean-up drive to remove 'garbage black spots'

Kolkata, May 23 -- The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) is launching a comprehensive one-week solid waste management drive from May 28 to June 3, aimed at addressing the city's growing concern over... Read More


Mongolian ambassador meets Speaker in Assembly

Kolkata, May 23 -- Mongolia ambassador Ganbold Dambajav met Speaker Biman Banerjee at the Assembly on Friday. Terming the meet as a courtesy call, Speaker Banerjee said that its main purpose would be ... Read More


Maharaja Cossimbazar Polytechnic Institute gets new computer lab

Kolkata, May 23 -- A state-of-the art computer lab was inaugurated on Friday at Maharaja Cossimbazar Polytechnic Institute, a heritage Higher Secondary educational institution in Bagbazar. The initia... Read More


Haringhata Municipality's TMC councillor found hanging

Kolkata, May 23 -- The body of a Trinamool Congress (TMC) councillor in Haringhata of Nadia was found hanging inside a party office on Thursday evening. The deceased identified as Rakesh Parui (30) w... Read More