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Jaishankar urges stronger trade ties with Central Asia

New Delhi, June 6 -- In a significant outreach to strengthen economic engagement with Central Asia, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday underscored the untapped potential in trade and i... Read More


Reserve Bank's mixed signals: Rate cut & stance shift stir policy confusion

New Delhi, June 6 -- The Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on Friday delivered a 50 basis point cut in the policy repo rate to 5.50 per cent, while simultaneously shifting its mo... Read More


About 8 held for cheating BIS officer of Rs 25L by impersonating CBI officials

Kolkata, June 6 -- Kolkata Police have arrested eight individuals, all residents of Jodhpur, Rajasthan, for allegedly impersonating officials of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Mumbai, and ... Read More


RBI slashes repo rate by 50 bps to 5.5%

Mumbai, June 6 -- Home, auto and other loans are likely to cost less as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cut interest rates by a larger-than-expected 50 basis points on Friday, and unexpectedly reduced... Read More


B'desh to hold election by April next year: Chief Adviser Yunus

DHAKA, June 6 -- Amid mounting pressure and demands for spelling out the timeline for holding polls, the country's interim leader Muhammad Yunus on Friday announced national elections in Bangladesh wi... Read More


World Environment Day celebrated at SNU with seminar on energy & food security

Kolkata, June 6 -- World Environment Day 2025 was celebrated at Sister Nivedita University (SNU) with a thought-provoking seminar on the theme "Energy and Food Security on a Sustainable Basis - An Ind... Read More


State govt mulls steps to tackle hazardous waste crisis at Digha; project aims to eliminate hazardous waste within 15 days

Kolkata, June 6 -- The state government has initiated a critical environmental cleanup to remove approximately 1000 metric tons of legacy contaminated mixed waste from the Digha dump yard. Sources in ... Read More


KMC mulls strict enforcement of construction waste disposal

Kolkata, June 6 -- The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has decided to strictly enforce rules for collection of construction waste by mandating developers to inform the civic body before demolishin... Read More


Kolkata Port eyes land asset utilisation for port-led industrialisation

Kolkata, June 6 -- With an eye towards port-led industrialisation in Bengal, Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata (SMPK) recently hosted a workshop under NAVIC Cell-11, focusing on its land assets. C... Read More


Repo rate cut will positively impact real estate: Sushil Mohta

Kolkata, June 6 -- Sushil Mohta, president, CREDAI West Bengal & Chairman of Merlin Group on Friday welcomed the RBI's decision to cut the repo rate by 50 basis points to 5.5 per cent and said that it... Read More