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Centre bans oral formulations containing nimesulide above 100 mg citing health risks

New Delhi, Dec. 31 -- The Union Health Ministry has prohibited the manufacture, sale and distribution of all oral immediate-release formulations of the painkiller nimesulide containing more than 100 m... Read More


'Vote chori' is happening in electoral rolls not in EVMs, says Abhishek

Kolkata/Delhi, Dec. 31 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, who led his party's delegation to the Election Commission of India (ECI) in Delhi on Wednesday, raising... Read More


Nandini Chakravorty becomes Bengal's first woman Chief Secretary

Kolkata, Dec. 31 -- The West Bengal government on Wednesday appointed Nandini Chakravorty as the new Chief Secretary, while outgoing Chief Secretary Manoj Pant was named Principal Secretary to Chief M... Read More


India successfully test-fires two Pralay missiles off Odisha coast

New Delhi, Dec. 31 -- India on Wednesday successfully test-fired two Pralay missiles in quick succession off the coast of Odisha, paving way for its induction into the military. Pralay is a short-ran... Read More


'Over 4,155 e-learning courses in 23 languages with 28 states, UTs'

New Delhi, Dec. 31 -- Union Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Jitendra Singh said that the iGOT-Karmayogi platform crossed 1.45 crore registered government employees duri... Read More


The year of BJP's electoral dominance

New Delhi, Dec. 31 -- With landslide victories in Assembly polls in Delhi and Bihar, the BJP consolidated its electoral dominance in the year 2025, exhibiting its capacity to manage allies and control... Read More


UP: Waqf reforms, madrasa overhaul and mosque disputes dominate headlines

Lucknow, Dec. 31 -- An order for eateries to display their names, termed "religious profiling" by a section, police arrests over 'I Love Mohammad' banners, and waqf property registration hogged the he... Read More


Alliances blur ahead of municipal polls in Maha

Mumbai, Dec. 31 -- Political equations in Maharashtra are in flux ahead of the January 15 elections to 29 municipal corporations, as the ruling Mahayuti and the Opposition MVA have abandoned any attem... Read More


Park Street lights up as Kolkata rings in New Year

Kolkata, Dec. 31 -- Like all roads lead to Rome, on New Year's Eve, all roads in Kolkata lead to Park Street. As the year turned, the city poured into its most iconic boulevard, where lights, laughter... Read More


At 11 degrees Celsius, Kolkata sees season's coldest morning

Kolkata, Dec. 31 -- Kolkata shivered through one of its coldest mornings of the season as the minimum temperature dipped to 11 degrees Celsius, the lowest recorded so far this winter. Dense fog envel... Read More