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Employer can withhold gratuity under service rules: High Court

Kolkata, Dec. 21 -- The Calcutta High Court has ruled that an employer can withhold and recover gratuity from a retired employee if the applicable service rules permit such action and disciplinary pro... Read More


Howrah: 3 killed in two separate road accidents

Kolkata, Dec. 21 -- Three persons were killed in two separate road accidents in Howrah on Saturday. According to sources, on Saturday night, a man was killed after a speeding truck ran over him near ... Read More


WBBSE opens late enrolment window for Madhyamik 2026

Kolkata, Dec. 21 -- The West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) has opened a special late enrolment window for students appearing in the Madhyamik Examination, 2026, allowing schools to compl... Read More


'Yellow Corner' notice issued against one of the Garden Reach building owners

Kolkata, Dec. 21 -- A yellow corner notice has been issued against the owners of the land and the house, which collapsed due to structural instability last year. According to sources, the owner, iden... Read More


ECL hosts underground mining exhibition

Kolkata, Dec. 21 -- Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL) organised an international conference and exhibition on 'Underground Mining Mechanisation and Automation', from December 19-20 at Asansol. The eve... Read More


Metro tests indigenous DC to DC chopper to upgrade Blue Line ICF rakes

Kolkata, Dec. 21 -- Metro Railway, Kolkata, on Saturday successfully conducted field testing of an indigenously developed DC to DC chopper converter at the Noapara Carshed, marking a key step towards ... Read More


Gautam Gambhir ignores media at airport; maintains silence on Shubman Gill's exclusion from T20 World Cup squad - Watch

India, Dec. 21 -- The reactions are coming thick and fast on the big Ajit Agarkar shocker - Shubman Gill's exclusion from the T20 World Cup squad. The 15-member team was announced on Saturday afternoo... Read More


Maharashtra civic poll results to be declared today, key posts in Baramati at stake

India, Dec. 21 -- Counting of votes for elections to municipal councils and nagar panchayats across Maharashtra will begin at 10 am on Sunday, a day after polling concluded amid reports of violence, b... Read More


Panchkula: Castration case involving Dera chief: CBI court to hold extended sittings for US-based witness

Panchkula, Dec. 21 -- The CBI court in Panchkula will hold extended sittings to record the cross-examination of the whistleblower and prime prosecution witness in the alleged castration case against D... Read More


OMR sheets to be sent directly to centres

Kolkata, Dec. 21 -- Learning from logistical disruptions during the Higher Secondary Semester III examinations in September, the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education has revised its mater... Read More