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'ABHAY': CBI unveils AI chatbot to fight digital arrest scams

New Delhi, April 20 -- Amid a surge in digital fraud, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has introduced an artificial intelligence-powered system, 'Abhay', aimed at helping citizens verify susp... Read More


'Plot before polls': Mamata alleges targeted arrests of TMC workers

Kolkata, April 20 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) chairperson Mamata Banerjee on Monday voiced apprehension over arrests targeting party workers, just days ahead of the high-stakes two-phase Assembly elec... Read More


SC to seek Cal HC report on appellate tribunal functioning

Kolkata, April 20 -- The Supreme Court on Monday said it will seek a report from the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court on the functioning of appellate tribunals dealing with electoral roll disp... Read More


WB Excise extends 'dry day' to 96 hours, liquor ban till April 29

Kolkata, April 20 -- On a day when the Election Commission of India (ECI) directed a 48-hour 'Dry Day' in poll-bound areas of West Bengal, the state Excise department ordered an extension of the statu... Read More


Bhowanipore: EC suspends 3 magistrates

Kolkata, April 20 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) has suspended three magistrates deployed in a flying squad team (FST) in the Bhowanipore Assembly Constituency in Kolkata for alleged dereli... Read More


SC asks states, UTs to provide details of pending terror and drugs cases

New Delhi, April 20 -- The Supreme Court on Monday asked all states and union territories to provide details of terror and narcotics cases being probed by Central and state agencies, including the NIA... Read More


JEE Main 2026: Kuntal Choudhury tops Bengal with 99.998 percentile

Kolkata, April 20 -- Kuntal Choudhury of West Bengal secured 99.9984908 percentile in the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2026, emerging as the highest scorer from the state, according to result... Read More


No evidence of air crash in Chhattisgarh's Jashpur: Officials

Jashpur, April 20 -- No evidence of an aircraft crash has been found in Chhattisgarh's Jashpur so far, the district authorities clarified on Monday. The clarification came amidst reports of a suspect... Read More


S Koren Prez, Goyal outline expansive vision for India and Korea economic cooperation

New Delhi, April 20 -- On Monday, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal outlined an expansive vision for India-Korea economic cooperation at the India-Korea Bus... Read More


Reliance Industries and Essar top bidders for 16 CBM blocks

New Delhi, April 20 -- Reliance Industries Ltd and Essar Group have emerged as top bidders for the 16 coal-bed methane (CBM) blocks offered across two consecutive bidding rounds, according to a list o... Read More