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Ex-RS MP Tutu Bose summoned for SIR hearing

Kolkata, Jan. 13 -- Former Mohun Bagan Athletic Club president and ex-Rajya Sabha MP Swapan Sadhan "Tutu" Bose has been summoned for a SIR hearing, triggering surprise and concern among Mohun Bagan su... Read More


Mamata flags Army's Fort William link in voter roll 'manipulation'

Kolkata, Jan. 13 -- The confrontation between the Bengal government and the Election Commission of India (ECI) over the SIR took a dramatic turn on Tuesday after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee made al... Read More


Rural job scheme weakened with scrapping of MGNREGA: Congress

Ferozepur, Jan. 13 -- The central government weakened the rural employment scheme by replacing the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) with Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Roz... Read More


Congress leaders in hectic parleys to avert party split

Kathmandu, Jan. 13 -- As supporters of the Nepali Congress's special general convention pressed ahead with proceedings, party president Sher Bahadur Deuba and his camp, who opposed the convention, wer... Read More


I-PAC raid case: Bidhannagar Police quiz security staff

Kolkata, Jan. 13 -- Even as Kolkata Police continues its probe, Bidhannagar City Police has questioned two security personnel attached to the office of I-PAC in connection with a case registered at th... Read More


State Budget Session likely in early Feb

Kolkata, Jan. 13 -- The Budget Session of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly is set to begin in the first week of February. According to sources in the Assembly Secretariat, this will be the last s... Read More


Gangasagar Mela draws lakhs; coastal erosion shrinks bathing ghats

Sagar Island, Jan. 13 -- Lakhs of pilgrims are visiting the Gangasagar Mela, with footfall expected to peak on Makar Sankranti, even as coastal erosion at Sagar Island has reduced the number of functi... Read More


BJP leadership meets to decide on national party president election

New Delhi, Jan. 13 -- The leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday met in the national capital to decide the process for electing the party's National President, with an official announc... Read More


I am not afraid of Thackeray family's threats: Annamalai

Chennai, Jan. 13 -- Taking on the Thackeray family, former Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai on Monday said that he won't be afraid of intimidation by MNS and Shiv Sena (UBT) leaders that his legs ... Read More


Bihar cabinet clears Indrapuri Reservoir Project, approves 43 initiatives

PATNA, Jan. 13 -- The state cabinet on Tuesday gave go-ahead to 43 development initiatives and policy matters, including the long-pending Indrapuri Reservoir Project in Bihar. The cabinet approved th... Read More