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GST Council to soon take decision on rates, number of slabs: Sitharaman

New Delhi, Feb. 4 -- The GST Council will soon take a decision on having fewer and lower rates as the review work is almost complete, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday. Currently, G... Read More


Sensex and Nifty rebound nearly 2% to 1-month high

Mumbai, Feb. 4 -- Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded nearly 2 per cent on Tuesday in line with a recovery in Asian peers after US President Donald Trump delayed tariffs on Mexico and C... Read More


Indian Army signs MoU with IIT Guwahati

Kolkata, Feb. 4 -- The Eastern Command of the Indian Army has announced that its Gajraj Corps has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with IIT Guwahati for research, design and fabrication of E... Read More


State to deploy safety measures in man-jumbo conflict areas

Kolkata, Feb. 4 -- Chief Secretary Manoj Pant on Tuesday instructed district magistrates to take adequate measures for the safety of the examinees of Madhyamik and Higher Secondary examination in area... Read More


Since inception: 'Sebaashray' provides free healthcare to 5,47,970 people

Kolkata, Feb. 4 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary and Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee on Tuesday visited the 'Sebaashray' camp at Navaratna Seva Samiti amid thunderous applau... Read More


Madhyamik: Device ban in place; exam from Feb 10 to 22

Kolkata, Feb. 4 -- The West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) has issued a stern directive mandating the surrender of all electronic devices, including mobile phones, smartwatches and blueto... Read More


MAKAUT Applied Psychology department Head resigns

Kolkata, Feb. 4 -- The head of the department of Applied Psychology at Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology (MAKAUT), Payal Banerjee, has tendered her resignation following a viral video t... Read More


Youth rescued after abduction for ransom in Pragati Maidan

Kolkata, Feb. 4 -- A youth, who was abducted on Sunday while attempting to recover a sum of money from his home in the Pragati Maidan area, was rescued unharmed within hours. The police arrested four ... Read More


State to give more land to BSF amid Indo-Bangla 'infiltration concerns'

Kolkata, Feb. 4 -- Amidst the apparent Indo-Bangladesh border tension and infiltration concerns, the Bengal government on Tuesday approved handing over two patches of land to the Border Security Force... Read More


Cabinet approves 10 new posts in K P

Kolkata, Feb. 4 -- The state Cabinet on Tuesday approved the creation of 10 posts in Kolkata Police to pave the way for non-IPS officers to rise to the level of DC (Deputy Commissioner) through their ... Read More