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State forms screening committee to vet RCI credentials of special educators

Kolkata, July 25 -- The state School Education Department has constituted a state-level Screening Committee to verify the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) credentials of ad hoc contractual teache... Read More


Elderly stabbed during robbery bid in Park Street area

Kolkata, July 25 -- An elderly man was stabbed by a group of miscreants in the Park Street area late Thursday night after he resisted a robbery attempt. Sources said the victim, identified as 65-year... Read More


As many as 27 police officials receive hands-on training on ham radio

Kolkata, July 25 -- As many as 27 police officials from the rank of inspector till assistant commissioners from the state and Kolkata Police received hands-on training on ham radio at Administrative T... Read More


New spider species discovered on Sagar Island in the Sunderbans

Kolkata, July 25 -- Researchers from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), Kolkata, have discovered a new species of spider on Sagar Island in the Sunderbans, highlighting the region's rich yet undere... Read More


Torrential rainfall inundates Kolkata, Salt Lake & New Town

Kolkata, July 25 -- Residents of Kolkata and adjoining townships woke up to heavy downpours on Friday, leaving several parts of the city-especially Salt Lake and New Town-waterlogged and congested. D... Read More


Manipur: IMFL worth over Rs 1 crore seized on NH-37 in Noney, two held

Imphal, July 25 -- Central security forces, in coordination with Manipur Police, conducted an operation on National Highway-37 near Awangkhul village under Noney Police Station in Noney district, resu... Read More


WestBridge-backed IndiQube gets bids worth $580 mn for IPO

New Delhi, July 25 -- The initial public offering of IndiQube Spaces Ltd, a co-working and flexible office space provider backed by private equity firm WestBridge Capital, was covered 12.33 times on t... Read More


No respite in sight from heavy rains, thunderstorms till July 29

Kolkata, July 25 -- The districts of South Bengal will get no respite from rainfall at least till July 29, the Alipore weather office predicted on Friday. Thunderstorms with lightning and gusty wind (... Read More


Grammy-winning jazz musician Chuck Mangione dies at 84

ROCHESTER, July 25 -- American two-time Grammy-winning jazz flugelhorn player Chuck Mangione, best known for his 1970s cross-over hit "Feels So Good," died this week at the age of 84 at his home in Ro... Read More


Indra release date: Vasanth Ravi's next to hit theatres in August

India, July 25 -- Indra, the upcoming Tamil film starring actor Vasanth Ravi in the lead role, is all set to release in theatres on August. The makers of the film announced that it will arrive on Augu... Read More