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SIR protest fallout: Central forces to guard Bengal CEO's office

Kolkata, Dec. 18 -- Central armed forces will be deployed at the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer's (CEO) office after the Union Home Ministry approved an Election Commission (EC) proposal, followi... 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


Nick Reiner chilling video surfaces after parents' murder; 'I'm gonna go kill...'

India, Dec. 18 -- A disturbing clip of Nick Reiner from 2016 has surfaced as he stands accused of murdering his parents, director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele. The Stand By Me director and his spo... 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


Farmers descend on Brussels to protest EU Mercosur trade deal

France, Dec. 18 -- Hundreds of tractors began rolling into the European quarter of the EU capital on Thursday morning, ahead of a high-stakes summit among European Union leaders. Convoys of farmers h... Read More


Farmers descend on Brussels to protest against EU Mercosur trade deal

France, Dec. 18 -- Hundreds of tractors began rolling into the European quarter of the EU capital on Thursday morning, ahead of a high-stakes summit among European Union leaders. Convoys of farmers h... Read More