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Cabinet approves Rs 10,000 cr fund to promote SMEs

New Delhi, Oct. 6 -- The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved a Rs 10,000 crore commitment to establish an SME Growth Fund (SGF) aimed at providing direct equity investments to small and medium enterpris... Read More


DGP S N Gupta gets six-month extension

Kolkata, Oct. 6 -- DGP S N Gupta, whose tenure was earlier extended till October 31, 2026, has been granted another six-month extension by the Centre. The Centre cleared Gupta's extension on Tuesday,... Read More


CEO publishes SIR excluded-voter list, invites applications

Kolkata, Oct. 6 -- The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, on Tuesday published the list of voters left out during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and inv... Read More


India condemns Hormuz ship attack that injured 11 Indian crew members

New Delhi, Oct. 6 -- Eleven Indian crew members were injured on Tuesday after a Panama-flagged commercial vessel was hit by a projectile while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, prompting a strong conde... Read More


Nagpur: Man sexually assaults minor; beaten to death by crowd

Nagpur, Oct. 6 -- A 35-year-old man was beaten to death by a large group of people after he was accused of taking a nine-year-old girl to his house and sexually assaulting her in Nagpur city, police s... Read More


India and B'desh seek to break ice with trade, visa talks

New Delhi, Oct. 6 -- India and Bangladesh are working to arrange the meeting of institutional mechanisms in areas such as trade and consular affairs as part of efforts to normalise ties. A Bangladesh... Read More


Maa Flyover mishap: 3, including cop, hurt

Kolkata, Oct. 6 -- Three persons, including a police officer, were injured in a road accident on Maa Flyover on Monday evening after a car lost control and rammed a few motorcycles and cars. The inci... Read More


Engineer caught taking bribe for paperwork

Kolkata, Oct. 6 -- The Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) of the West Bengal Police on Tuesday arrested a Sub-Assistant Engineer (SAE) of the West Bengal State Rural Development Agency under the state Panch... Read More


EVM shortage before civic polls: SEC moves HC

Kolkata, Oct. 6 -- Facing a shortage of electronic voting machines (EVMs) ahead of the proposed civic elections, the West Bengal State Election Commission (SEC) has moved the Calcutta High Court seeki... Read More


Allcargo to invest Rs 1,000 crore in Dankuni warehouse

Kolkata, Oct. 6 -- Allcargo Logistics will invest Rs 1,000 crore to develop a large warehouse facility at Pratham Dealmark Industrial Park in Dankuni, strengthening West Bengal's logistics and warehou... Read More