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Custody orders must prioritise child welfare: Calcutta High Court

Kolkata, Jan. 7 -- Holding that custody arrangements must be shaped by the welfare and specific needs of the child, the Calcutta High Court modified a trial court order granting weekend custody of a s... Read More


Murder of ex-AAG's wife in Mohali: Police make 2nd arrest

Mohali, Jan. 7 -- A week after the shocking murder of Ashok Goyal, the wife of former Punjab additional advocate general (AAG) KK Goyal, at their Phase 5 residence, police have arrested the second acc... Read More


Mamata, Abhishek pay homage to victims of Netai massacre

Kolkata, Jan. 7 -- Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee and her party's national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee paid homage to the martyrs of the Netai incid... Read More


Admit cards for Madhyamik 2026 to be distributed on Jan 20

Kolkata, Jan. 7 -- Admit cards for candidates appearing in the Madhyamik Examination, 2026, scheduled from February 2 to 12, will be distributed through designated camp offices on January 20, the West... Read More


Can't impose election duty on co-op bank staff: Cal HC

Kolkata, Jan. 7 -- The Calcutta High Court has held that employees of an autonomous cooperative bank cannot be requisitioned for election-related duties or included in an election personnel database, ... Read More


St Xavier's College Kolkata to organise first-ever mini marathon

Kolkata, Jan. 7 -- Come January 11 and St. Xavier's College (Autonomous), Kolkata is all set to organise Xavathon 2026, the first-ever city-level mini-marathon. Not merely a sporting event, Xavathon i... Read More


Couple held over 'trafficking of minor girls, women'

Kolkata, Jan. 7 -- The Anti Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) of the Kolkata Police Detective Department has arrested a couple from Kalyani in Nadia district in connection with a case of Immoral Trafficki... Read More


Dharavi's Ward 185, battleground of redevelopment concerns, dominates civic poll campaign

India, Jan. 7 -- With an electorate of around 2,35,000 voters in its 1.5-million population spread across wards 183 to 189, Dharavi remains one of Mumbai's most politically significant constituencies.... Read More


Nasarawa students appeal to lecturers to suspend strike as minimum wage dispute drags on

Nigeria, Jan. 7 -- Students of state-owned tertiary institutions in Nasarawa State have appealed to striking lecturers and other staff to suspend the ongoing industrial action, warning that the prolon... Read More


Emraan Hashmi was 'on board within the 2-3 minutes of our meeting' for Taskaree - The Smuggler's Web: Neeraj Pandey

India, Jan. 7 -- Taskaree: The Smuggler's Web is a gripping crime thriller following Superintendent Arjun Meena (Emraan Hashmi) and his elite customs unit as they confront a sprawling international sm... Read More