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OPINION - Northern Investment Summit, Jaffna January 2026

Sri Lanka, Jan. 29 -- By Jekhan Aruliah When the topic of the Northern economy comes up, Jaffna is often criticized for living on remittances. Small transfers, perhaps a hundred US dollars a month, s... Read More


State plans hi-tech gear, CCTVs for Sundarbans Tiger Reserve surveillance

Kolkata, Jan. 29 -- The West Bengal government has taken up a series of infrastructure and equipment-related works in the Sundarban Tiger Reserve aimed at improving wildlife protection and supporting ... Read More


Union Budget likely to set tone for TMC's poll pitch in Bengal

Kolkata, Jan. 29 -- The Union Budget, scheduled to be presented in Parliament on February 1, may shape the rhetoric of the election campaign in Bengal by the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) ahead of t... Read More


FM Sitharaman tables Economic Survey for FY 2025-26 ahead of her 9th consecutive Union Budget

New Delhi, Jan. 29 -- Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday tabled the Economic Survey of India in Parliament for the financial year 2025-26, setting the stage for the Union Budget, wh... Read More


Maha: NCP in leadership crisis after demise of Ajit Pawar

Mumbai, Jan. 29 -- Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's sudden demise has thrown the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) into a leadership crisis, with his wife Sunetra Pawar emerging as a pote... Read More


Mamata Banerjee doing politics over Ajit Pawar's death in a plane crash: Mangal

Patna, Jan. 29 -- Expressing grief over the death of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in a plane crash, Bihar Law and Health Minister Mangal Pandey on Thursday strongly objected to West Be... Read More


State seeks ECI exemption for 9 IAS officers from Central observer duty

Kolkata, Jan. 29 -- The Bengal government on Thursday wrote to the Election Commission of India (ECI), seeking exemption for nine IAS officers - including state Home Secretary Jagdish Prasad Meena - f... Read More


Death toll rises; Section 163 imposed, DNA identification begins

Kolkata, Jan. 29 -- The death toll in the devastating fire incident at Anandapur's Nazirabad area has reached around 19, according to some vernacular newspapers, while the Superintendent of Police, Ba... Read More


Assam: Mahila Udyamita scheme gains momentum as Rs 10,000 cheques distributed to over 36,000 women in Jorhat

Jorhat, Jan. 29 -- A cheque distribution programme under the Mukhya Mantri Mahila Udyamita Scheme was held in Teok and Sotai in Jorhat district on Wednesday, aimed at empowering women and strengthenin... Read More


Relatives share harrowing final moments, lingering uncertainty

Kolkata, Jan. 29 -- At the ravaged Anandapur fire site in Kolkata's Nazirabad area, families of the deceased and missing have been recounting heartbreaking experiences as they wait for answers and clo... Read More