Exclusive

Publication

Byline

Bengal to add class V in 2,338 more primary schools

Kolkata, Dec. 18 -- The state School Education Department has decided to introduce Class V in 2,338 additional primary schools from the academic year 2026, as part of its phased plan to align primary ... Read More


Abhishek postpones Sunali Khatun meet, assures all help

Kolkata, Dec. 18 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee has postponed his meeting with Sunali Khatun, which was earlier scheduled for December 19, as she is in an adv... Read More


Court rejects former attorney-general Malami's bail request, gives reason

Nigeria, Dec. 18 -- Former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami on Thursday lost a bid to secure bail for his release from the custody of the Economic and F... Read More


Bengal allows conversion of one-time motor vehicle tax to lifetime tax

Kolkata, Dec. 18 -- The state Transport Department has issued a notification allowing owners of certain motor vehicles who have paid a one-time tax to convert it into a lifetime tax by paying the resi... Read More


Presidency Univ begins review of 2026-27 admission process

Kolkata, Dec. 18 -- Presidency University has begun reviewing its undergraduate and postgraduate admission process for the 2026-27 academic session, with the admission committee holding a meeting on T... Read More


False marriage promise invalidates consent, says Calcutta High Court

Kolkata, Dec. 18 -- The Calcutta High Court has upheld the conviction and sentence of a man for rape, holding that consent obtained on the basis of a false promise of marriage amounts to consent given... Read More


Modi's 'Bankim Da' remark sparks row in KMC meet

Kolkata, Dec. 18 -- Heated scenes unfolded in the KMC House on Thursday after a BJP councillor accused Mayor Firhad Hakim of having once referred to a part of the city as "Mini Pakistan", triggering s... Read More


Mamata opens Christmas Festival, calls for 'harmony & compassion'

Kolkata, Dec. 18 -- At the inauguration of the 15th Kolkata Christmas Festival in Park Street's Allen Park, Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee called for harmony and compassion, saying "humanity is... Read More


'BJP making a script': TMC over Malviya's 'sponsored fire' claim on New Town slum inferno

Kolkata, Dec. 18 -- Senior Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Shashi Panja on Thursday slammed the BJP leader and Bengal co-in-charge Amit Malviya after he alleged that the massive fire at Ghuni slum in ... Read More


Venugopal backs 'gold loot' parody song writer; slams CPI(M) action

Thiruvananthapuram, Dec. 18 -- AICC General Secretary K C Venugopal on Thursday expressed solidarity with G P Kunjabdulla, the lyricist of a parody song highlighting the alleged gold looting from Lord... Read More