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Rogue wild elephant kills 13 in two days in Jharkhand villages

Chaibasa, Jan. 7 -- An elephant killed 13 people in two days in separate attacks in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district, creating panic in the region, a senior forest official said on Wednesday. Four... Read More


2026 polls: Abhishek pitches 15-0 & 6-0 sweep for TMC in Dinajpur districts

Balurghat, Jan. 7 -- From a roadshow in Itahar on Wednesday, Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary and Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee called on voters to ensure a clean sweep for t... Read More


Day after Abhishek's nudge, CEO says SIR process completed at residence

Kolkata, Jan. 7 -- A day after Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee alleged that a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) hearing notice was being served to Nobel laureate A... Read More


TMC MP snubs Centre over move to replace jute with plastic bags

Kolkata, Jan. 7 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) Rajya Sabha MP Ritabrata Banerjee has written to Union Textiles minister Giriraj Singh protesting the Centre's decision to allow large-scale use of high-den... Read More


Centre seeks more details from X on misuse of Grok AI for obscene content

New Delhi, Jan. 7 -- The Centre has sought additional information from social media platform X over the alleged misuse of its artificial intelligence chatbot Grok to generate obscene and sexualised im... Read More


For sea rescue: Water drone deployed at Gangasagar Mela

Kolkata, Jan. 7 -- For the first time, the South 24-Parganas district administration has deployed a remote-controlled lifebuoy water drone at the Gangasagar Mela as part of its sea rescue operations. ... Read More


ASHA workers stage stir, seek pay hike

Kolkata, Jan. 7 -- A chaotic situation cropped up around Sasthya Bhavan in Salt Lake, Sector V, after Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) workers' deputation program demanding a minimum fixed sal... Read More


Anandapur: Fire breaks out at slum; none hurt

Kolkata, Jan. 7 -- Tension gripped the Nonadanga area in Anandapur after a fire broke out at a slum around 6 pm on Wednesday. According to sources, the fire broke out at a shanty, which quickly sprea... Read More


Custody orders must prioritise child welfare: Calcutta High Court

Kolkata, Jan. 7 -- Holding that custody arrangements must be shaped by the welfare and specific needs of the child, the Calcutta High Court modified a trial court order granting weekend custody of a s... Read More


Mamata, Abhishek pay homage to victims of Netai massacre

Kolkata, Jan. 7 -- Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee and her party's national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee paid homage to the martyrs of the Netai incid... Read More