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Fire guts chemical godown in Burrabazar

Kolkata, Jan. 15 -- Within a day of the fire incident in Bowbazar, another fire broke out at a godown full of chemicals in Burrabazar on Thursday afternoon, triggering panic among the local people. A... Read More


Slide from 18th to 140th

New Delhi, Jan. 15 -- Hong Kong's slide from a global symbol of press openness to one of the most constrained media environments in the world is not a matter of rankings alone. It is a lesson in how f... Read More


Quiet Verdict of Ordinary Citizens

New Delhi, Jan. 15 -- At one point in time, onion prices reached their peak, and the BJP government in the Delhi Union Territory was defeated in the subsequent election. An order was passed by the AIA... Read More


More 'Glacier Funerals'

New Delhi, Jan. 15 -- When the Yala glacier in Nepal was declared "dead" in 2025, it was marked not by scientific instruments alone, but by a symbolic funeral. A similar funeral was organised in 2019 ... Read More


Two Regimes, Two Choices

New Delhi, Jan. 15 -- One of the most consequential political successes of Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman (MbS) has little to do with oil prices, megaprojects, or geopolitics. It lies... Read More


CM Yogi extends Makar Sankranti-Khichdi festival greetings to all citizens

Gorakhpur, Jan. 15 -- On the auspicious occasion of Makar Sankranti, Gorakshpeethadhishwar and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath offered the sacred Khichdi to Mahayogi Guru Gorakhnath at the Gorakhnath T... Read More


Chief Minister to open Jalpaiguri Circuit Bench building on Jan 17

Jalpaiguri/Siliguri, Jan. 15 -- The long-awaited permanent building of the Jalpaiguri Circuit Bench of the Calcutta High Court will be inaugurated by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on January 17. Ahea... Read More


NBSTC to launch its first Volvo sleeper bus service

Cooch Behar, Jan. 15 -- The North Bengal State Transport Corporation (NBSTC) is set to introduce Volvo sleeper bus services for the first time in its history. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will virtu... Read More


Fear and stress over SIR hearings blamed for two deaths in South Dinajpur, political storm follows

BALURGHAT, Jan. 15 -- Two deaths in South Dinajpur district, allegedly linked to fear and stress over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls, have triggered widespread gri... Read More


Man held with dual citizenship documents

Siliguri, Jan. 15 -- A man was arrested at the Indo-Nepal border in Panitanki for allegedly possessing dual citizenship documents for both Nepal and India. The accused has been identified as Uttam Kum... Read More