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Cal HC sets aside single-judge order, restores jobs of 32K primary teachers

Kolkata, Dec. 3 -- A Calcutta High Court division bench on Wednesday set aside a previous single-judge order that had cancelled the appointment of 32000 primary teachers recruited through the 2014 sel... Read More


'Wanted to discard a corrupt system': Abhijit Gangopadhyay

Kolkata, Dec. 3 -- Hours after the Calcutta High Court's Division Bench set aside his earlier order cancelling the appointment of 32,000 primary teachers, former judge and current BJP MP Abhijit Gango... Read More


Mamata blames BJP for Waqf Act, vows to protect religious properties

Malda, Dec. 3 -- Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday accused the BJP of introducing the contentious Waqf Amendment Act 2025 and asserted that her government would not allow "anyone to touch re... Read More


Deported Sunali Khatun, son will be brought back from B'desh: Centre tells Supreme Court

Kolkata, Dec. 3 -- The Central Government on Wednesday informed the Supreme Court that it will bring back Sunali Khatun - a pregnant woman deported to Bangladesh - along with her eight-year-old son Sa... Read More


Lok Sabha passes Bill to levy higher excise duty on tobacco

New Delhi, Dec. 3 -- Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed a law to levy a higher excise duty on tobacco and related products once the GST compensation cess ends. The Central Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2025, w... Read More


India expands humanitarian assistance in cyclone-hit Sri Lanka

Colombo, Dec. 3 -- India has continued its humanitarian assistance to Sri Lanka under Operation Sagar Bandhu, with extensive air, sea and ground operations delivering urgent relief to those affected b... Read More


BJP bags Shalimar Bagh B ward by highest margin

New Delhi, Dec. 3 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) retained its dominance in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) by securing 7 of the 12 wards in the 2025 bypolls, results of which were declar... Read More


BJP thanks Delhi: Results reaffirm trust in meaningful work

New Delhi, Dec. 3 -- Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Wednesday thanked voters after the BJP won seven of the 12 Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) wards in the 30 November bypolls. The remaining seats... Read More


Kejriwal: MCD bypoll results show people's trust returning to AAP

New Delhi, Dec. 3 -- Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said the MCD bypoll results show that public trust is returning to AAP in just 10 months. The AAP, which was eyeing a thi... Read More


'Revival': Cong hails vote surge

NEW DELHI, Dec. 3 -- Delhi Congress chief Devender Yadav credited the party's resurgence in the MCD by-elections to its booth-level workers, as Congress candidate Suresh Chaudhary secured the Sangam V... Read More