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'India will be third in world economy', says RBI Guv, hails PM Jan Dhan Yojana

Indore, Aug. 30 -- Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Saturday said India will become the world's third largest economy soon, and credited the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana for b... Read More


ONGC discovers major Hydrocarbon reserves in Nadia; drilling to begin soon

Kolkata, Aug. 30 -- In a major expansion in Bengal's potential energy reserves, hydrocarbon reserves equivalent to 0.9 million tonnes of oil were identified at two exploration sites in Nadia and North... Read More


BJP stages protest over Cong's offensive remarks on PM Modi

New Delhi, Aug. 30 -- Thousands of Delhi BJP workers marched on Deendayal Upadhyay Marg on Wednesday, protesting against Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi's alleged remarks against PM Modi and his mother dur... Read More


CDSCO flags 151 drugs as 'not of standard quality', several batches traced to other states

Kolkata, Aug. 30 -- The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has recently listed at least 151 drugs as not of standard quality (NSQ) in July. Many of these spurious drugs were found in ... Read More


Abhishek tells TMC leaders to resolve differences, focus on 2026 elections

Kolkata, Aug. 30 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, during an organisational meeting on Saturday, gave a strong message to the party leaders from Kanthi organisa... Read More


Beliaghata: Metro may skip Gour Kishore Ghosh Stn until underpass is built

Kolkata, Aug. 30 -- Metro Railway has offered not to operate the newly constructed Gour Kishore Ghosh Metro Station at Beliaghata until a pedestrian subway is built, after the state government raised ... Read More


SNU organises two-day inter-college start-up summit to mark World Entrepreneurs' Day

KOLKATA, Aug. 30 -- To mark World Entrepreneurs' Day, the Institution's Innovation Council (IIC) of Sister Nivedita University (SNU) successfully organized a two-day student initiative start-up summit... Read More


State govt makes 30% dividend mandatory for profit-making PSUs

Kolkata, Aug. 30 -- In a significant stride towards resource mobilisation, the state government has decided that all the profit-making state Public Sector Undertakings (PSU) in the state shall pay a m... Read More


Metro pushes QR ticketing amid surge in ridership

Kolkata, Aug. 30 -- Following the full opening of the Green Line stretch, Kolkata Metro has seen a sharp rise in passenger traffic, prompting authorities to intensify awareness campaigns about the 'Aa... Read More


Lake Town temple burglary: Three held

Kolkata, Aug. 30 -- Bidhannagar Police arrested three men for the August 26 burglary at the Hanuman temple in Lake Town and recovered all stolen ornaments, including the deity's crown. The break-in to... Read More