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Crocodile kills 14-year-old boy in Bahraich; 3rd such attack in 2 weeks

Bahraich, Aug. 29 -- A 14-year-old boy died in a crocodile attack near the Gerua River here, forest officials said on Friday. This was the third such attack on humans in the area in the past two weeks... Read More


Top Court questions language-based presumption of 'illegal immigration'

Kolkata, Aug. 29 -- The Supreme Court on Friday questioned the practice of treating Bengali-speaking persons as undocumented Bangladeshi immigrants, observing that language alone could not determine a... Read More


Over 1 cr visit 14,500 APAS camps in 26 days; CM congratulates

Kolkata, Aug. 29 -- More than one crore people across West Bengal have visited around 14,500 Amader Para, Amader Samadhan (APAS) camps in just 26 days, seeking sustainable solutions to various local i... Read More


Two ITI Durgapur instructors bag National Teachers' Award, CM congratulates

Kolkata, Aug. 29 -- Two instructors from Government ITI Durgapur, Sukanta Konar (Electrician trade) and Indranil Mukherjee (Diesel Mechanics), have been selected for the National Teachers' Award 2025 ... Read More


CEO sets Sept 8 deadline for booth rationalisation feedback; TMC seeks same-premises voting

Kolkata, Aug. 29 -- West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Agarwal on Friday set a September 8, 5 pm deadline for parties to submit objections on the state's booth rationalisation exercise, under w... Read More


PM Modi and Prez Xi likely to meet twice on SCO summit sidelines

Beijing, Aug. 29 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to hold two bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the SCO summit in Tianjin on Sunday, as both nations l... Read More


SC to hear RJD, AIMIM pleas on claim deadline extension on Sept 8

New Delhi, Aug. 29 -- The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear on September 8 pleas of the RJD and AIMIM for extending the deadline to file claims and objections in the special intensive revision of... Read More


Mayawati elevates nephew Akash Anand as BSP national coordinator

Lucknow, Aug. 29 -- Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati has handed a major promotion to her nephew Akash Anand, naming him the party's National Coordinator in a sweeping organisational shake-up. ... Read More


Declining discussion in legislatures a concern: Birla

Bhubaneswar, Aug. 29 -- Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said on Friday that the role of Parliamentary committees has been growing as they work above the divide of partisan politics at a time when the decli... Read More


BJP workers storm Bihar Cong HQ over 'abusive language' targeting PM

Patna, Aug. 29 -- The issue of the alleged abuse hurled at Prime Minister Narendra Modi during Rahul Gandhi's 'Voter Adhikar Yatra' in Bihar spilled out on the streets on Friday when BJP workers storm... Read More