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IIM Calcutta awards honorary doctorate to External Affairs Min S Jaishankar for contributions to diplomacy and public service

Kolkata, Nov. 30 -- The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta has conferred the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Honoris Causa) on External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in recogniti... Read More


North 24-Parganas rolls out 5 mobile med units under new health initiative

Kolkata, Nov. 30 -- After Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee recently launched a "Duare Swasthya"-like initiative where mobile medical units (MMU), a clinic on wheels with a doctor, nurse, technician and ... Read More


TMC accuses BJP of 'Bengal hate' after assault on migrants in Odisha

Kolkata, Nov. 30 -- After Rahul Islam, a 24-year-old youth, a winter-garment seller from Murshidabad, was branded a Bangladeshi and tortured at a village in Ganjam district of Odisha, Trinamool Congre... Read More


SIR: Min begins inspection across 5 Alipurduar Assembly segments

Alipurduar, Nov. 30 -- North Bengal Development minister Udayan Guha on Sunday launched a three-day tour of five Assembly constituencies in Alipurduar district to review the progress of the Special In... Read More


Class II student's death at Gangarampur hostel sparks outrage

BALURGHAT, Nov. 30 -- Following the death of a Class II student at a private primary school hostel in Rajibpur, Gangarampur, the school authorities on Saturday began sending all residential students b... Read More


Siliguri: Two arrested for ATM fraud

Siliguri, Nov. 30 -- Two individuals were arrested by police of Panitanki Police Outpost for allegedly committing ATM fraud using a special device. The accused have been identified as Sachin Yadav and... Read More


RBI likely to slash interest by 25 bps in forthcoming MPC meet

Mumbai, Nov. 30 -- The RBI may trim the benchmark lending rate by 25 bps in its forthcoming monetary policy meeting, as inflationary pressures are subdued, though some experts believe the central bank... Read More


FPIs resume selling in November, withdraw Rs 3,765 cr from equities

New Delhi, Nov. 30 -- After a brief pause in October, foreign investors resumed selling, pulling out a net Rs 3,765 crore from Indian equities in November, driven by global risk-off sentiment, volatil... Read More


India to host UNESCO meet at Red Fort in Delhi

New Delhi, Nov. 28 -- In a first, India is set to host a UNESCO meeting on safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage from December 8-13 at the historic Red Fort in Delhi, and preparations are under... Read More


TMC to raise SIR issue, related deaths in Bengal in Parl's Winter Session

Kolkata, Nov. 28 -- The TMC will raise the SIR exercise and deaths allegedly linked to it in West Bengal during the winter session of Parliament next month, a senior leader said here. The ruling part... Read More