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High Court div bench declines to intervene in WBJEE result order

Kolkata, Aug. 21 -- The Calcutta High Court's division bench on Thursday declined to intervene in a single bench order directing publication of the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination (WBJEE) resul... Read More


Ignored again? Dilip Ghosh 'not invited' to PM Modi's Dum Dum rally

Kolkata, Aug. 21 -- Former state BJP president Dilip Ghosh has not yet received an invitation for the public rally in Dum Dum, which will be addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday. Ghosh ... Read More


Legal tangle puts fate of thousands of med,engr, nursing aspirants in limbo

Kolkata, Aug. 21 -- An alarm bell is ringing in academic circles of Bengal as the future of around 11,000 medical and over 35,000 engineering aspirants in the state, besides those in nursing (BSC, GNM... Read More


Money laundering case: ED raids Phagwara-based sugar mill, 7 other locations in Punjab, Chandigarh

Jalandhar, Aug. 21 -- The Enforcement Directorate carried out raids at eight locations in Punjab and Chandigarh in connection with a money laundering investigation worth Rs.95 crore against Phagwara-b... Read More


Bengali family 'forced' to return to Balurghat after harassment in Ggm

BALURGHAT, Aug. 21 -- A chilling incident of linguistic harassment has come to light after a Bengali-speaking family from Balurghat's Ward No. 16 was forced to return home from Gurugram, Haryana. The ... Read More


English Bazar Municipality unveils free ambulance service

Malda, Aug. 21 -- A fleet of ambulances, which will provide free services, were officially launched in Malda on Thursday, marking a significant step toward strengthening healthcare accessibility for t... Read More


Parliament passes India's first federal ban on online money gaming amid protests

India, Aug. 21 -- The Parliament cleared the country's first federal legislation banning online money gaming on Thursday, with the Rajya Sabha approving the bill through voice vote amid opposition pro... Read More


Bengal FM urges Centre to cap insurance premiums

Kolkata, Aug. 21 -- Bengal Finance minister Chandrima Bhattacharya has urged the Centre to ensure that the insurance companies do not increase their premiums and charge more from the common people in ... Read More


Lok Sabha adjourned sine die; Speaker Om Birla blames "planned disruptions" for lower productivity

New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- As Thursday marks the final day of the Parliament Monsoon Session 2025, the Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die on Thursday, while the proceedings of the Rajya Sabha were adjourned ... Read More


Sudarshan Reddy files nomination for VP election

New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- Opposition's vice-presidential candidate B Sudarshan Reddy on Thursday filed his nomination papers for the elections to the second highest office, and asserted the contest is not... Read More