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SIR hearing: After Dev, ex-TMC MP Mimi Chakraborty summoned

KOLKATA, Jan. 24 -- After TMC MP and actor Dev, now ex-TMC MP and Bengali actress Mimi Chakraborty has received a notice to appear for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) hearing on January 31. Mimi ... Read More


Census 2027: Internet access, housing quality, caste among questions in house listing

KOLKATA, Jan. 24 -- Internet access, ownership of digital devices, housing quality, and caste will figure among the 33 questions to be asked during the house listing and housing census of Census 2027,... Read More


US signals half tariff rollback for India after crude cut step

NEW YORK, Jan. 24 -- US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has signalled that the Donald Trump-led administration could consider rolling back half of the 50 per cent tariffs imposed on India, citing wha... Read More


Over 40-year-old, 10 tonne steel bridge on canal stolen overnight in Chhattisgarh's Korba; 5 held

KORBA, Jan. 24 -- A 70-foot-long steel bridge weighing over 10 tonnes built on a canal more than four decades ago was stolen overnight in Chhattisgarh's Korba city, leaving local residents stunned, po... Read More


TMC alleges BJP-AIMIM link in Beldanga unrest; AIMIM leader held for inciting violence

KOLKATA, Jan. 24 -- A political slugfest erupted in Bengal after the recent arrest of an AIMIM leader in connection with the violent unrest in Beldanga, Murshidabad, with the Trinamool Congress (TMC) ... Read More


Metro introduces 'experimental' return ticket service

KOLKATA, Jan. 24 -- Kolkata Metro has introduced a return ticket facility on an experimental basis across all its corridors, allowing passengers to complete both onward and return journeys using a sin... Read More


'Enrollment portal to reopen for left-out Madhyamik examinees'

KOLKATA, Jan. 24 -- The online enrollment portal for the Madhyamik Examinations 2026 will remain open from January 27 noon to January 28 noon to allow eligible students, who were left out due to schoo... Read More


Ex-JU student objects to univ portrayal in Raj Chakraborty's 'Hok Kolorob'

KOLKATA, Jan. 24 -- Director Raj Chakraborty's latest Bengali campus drama 'Hok Kolorob' has sparked fresh controversy after an ex-Jadavpur University student objected to the film's portrayal of the i... Read More


Nipah check: RT-PCR tests conducted on bats at Alipore Zoo

KOLKATA, Jan. 24 -- The National Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), in association with the state forest and Health departments, carried out random RT-PCR tests on bats at the Alipore Zoological Ga... Read More


Gautam Ghose calls for Nobel recognition for author Amitav Ghosh; nearly 3.5L visit book fair on Saturday

KOLKATA, Jan. 24 -- National Award-winning filmmaker Gautam Ghose, who was conferred with the Samaresh Majumdar Prize at the Kolkata Literature Festival during the 49th International Kolkata Book Fair... Read More