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Key infra sectors growth picks up to 4.6% in January

New Delhi, Feb. 28 -- The output of eight key infrastructure sectors rose by 4.6 per cent in January against a 4.2 per cent expansion in the same month of last year, according to official data release... Read More


Govt appoints Finance Secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey as SEBI chief

New Delhi, Feb. 27 -- Finance Secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), according to an official announcement from the A... Read More


India is trusted friend: EU Prez

New Delhi, Feb. 27 -- The top leadership of India and the European Union (EU) is expected to infuse on Friday a fresh momentum in sealing an ambitious trade deal at the earliest as the 27-nation bloc ... Read More


Mamata: BJP enrolling 'fake voters' from other states, manipulating list

Kolkata, Feb. 27 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) chairperson Mamata Banerjee on Thursday accused the BJP of manipulating the voter list by enrolling "fake voters" from other states in the electoral rolls ... Read More


Delhi records its warmest February night in 74 years

NEW DELHI, Feb. 27 -- Delhi recorded its warmest February night in 74 years, with the minimum temperature at Safdarjung reaching 19.5 degrees celsius on Thursday -- the highest for the month in the pe... Read More


Global and Indian artists shine at the 10th India-International Dance & Music Festival

NEW DELHI, Feb. 27 -- Delhi's cultural landscape shone brightly as the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) hosted the 10th edition of the India-International Dance & Music Festival at Baansera Park, in ... Read More


Bengal: Education Min slams Centre for withholding 'Samagra Shiksha Mission' funds

Kolkata, Feb. 27 -- State Education minister Bratya Basu has criticised the Central government for "deliberately withholding" funds approved for the state's Samagra Shiksha Mission (SSM). Basu said: ... Read More


Two women died after being hit by train at Sodepur station

Kolkata, Feb. 27 -- Two young women died after being hit by an express train while crossing the railway tracks at Sodepur station on Wednesday night. The incident occurred at approximately 9:40 pm wh... Read More


Services: More KMC satellite Health centres keep mobile units at bay

Kolkata, Feb. 27 -- The setting up of more satellite health centres to bridge the gap in rendering healthcare services has compelled the Kolkata Municipal Corporation's (KMC) to keep its five mobile m... Read More


High Court moved to protect Siraj-ud-Daulah's place

Kolkata, Feb. 27 -- During the hearing of a PIL calling for preservation of the remaining part of Hirajheel Palace of Siraj-Ud-Daula in Murshidabad, Calcutta High Court said that the state must focus ... Read More