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JMM-Congress-RJD will be removed from power: Yogi

The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister was speaking during his election campaign in Jharkhand

India has embarked on journey towards Viksit Bharat: Jaishankar

Noting that India has embarked on the journey towards a 'Viksit Bharat', External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said the country has to be ready for the era of AI, chips, electric mobility, clean and green technologies, renewable energy, space and drones.

Rash driving leading to fatalities could attract murder charges

The state transport department is considering slapping murder charges against drivers committing rash driving leading to fatal accidents.

Seminar on spirituality aesthetics

Internationally renowned scholar in Indian philosophy Professor Arindam Chakrabarti will speak at a seminar on Spirituality Aesthetics and Love Eternal at the Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Gol Park on Saturday.

Tablets row: West Midnapore students' money diverted

Authorities suspect that the bank accounts of 22 students had been hacked

CM spends Children's Day with Darjeeling kids

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee celebrated Children's Day in Darjeeling today, bringing joy to hundreds of children who received toys, dolls, and chocolates from her.

Apartment registration in city increases by 5410 units in Aug

The real estate market in West Bengal is growing at a faster pace in both residential and commercial sectors, like many other states of India.

Kolkata Police arrest renowned musician in Mumbai for molestation

Kolkata Police, on Thursday, said that personnel of Charu Market Police Station in South Kolkata have arrested renowned Bengali musician Sanjay Chakraborty from Mumbai on charges of molesting one of his minor students.

RBI should cut rates: Piyush Goyal

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) should cut interest rates to boost economic growth and look through food prices while deciding on monetary policy, Union commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal has said, in possibly the first time a government minister has backed calls to re-examine the nation's inflation targeting framework.

India seeks extradition of Arsh Dalla from Canada

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday called on Canada to extradite Arsh Dalla, a Khalistani terrorist to \"face justice in India.\"

Delhi chokes, GRAP-III restrictions invoked

Measures under GRAP stage III include a ban on construction

Cong speaks Pakistan's language, wants to give cooking gas to illegal immigrants: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a blistering attack on the Congress while addressing an election rally in Panvel, near Mumbai, on Thursday.

Week-long Birsa Munda anniv celebrations to kick off today

CM Mamata Banerjee to give away the Birsa Munda award for Science, other awards on the occasion

Coal scam: CBI seeks court approval to frame charges

The process of framing charges in the coal pilferage scam in the jurisdiction of Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL) has started today at the CBI Special Court in Asansol.

Panchayat minister assures affected farmers of crop loss compensation

Farmers in Arambagh subdivision have been at the receiving end of the weather's wrath three times within a short period of six months, the untimely heavy downpour, followed by uncontrolled release of water from the DVC and then cyclone Dana.

Bike taxi aggregator opens kiosk at city airport

Commuters at the city airport would now be able to have more options to hail cabs.

Want To Be Part Of A Team That Has A Good Environment: KL Rahul Ahead Of IPL Auction

Stressing on the importance of playing with "freedom" in a "good environment", KL Rahul said he was looking forward to starting afresh as he enters the mega Indian Premier League auction after being released by the Lucknow Super Giants, following their forgettable seventh-place finish in IPL 2024.

Russia Launches First Missile Attack On Kyiv In Months As North Korean Troops Fight Ukraine In Kursk

Russia attacked the Ukrainian capital Kyiv with a sophisticated combination of missiles and drones for the first time in 73 days on Wednesday, authorities reported, as the Pentagon said most of the North Korean troops sent to help Moscow's war effort are fighting to drive Ukraine's army off Russian soil in the Kursk border region.

RG Kar Financial Lapses: Illegal Medicine Purchase Under CBI Lens

Sources said Maa Tara Traders, the agency to whom the purchases were illegally outsourced, was operating from Rishra in Hooghly district

At UN Climate Talks, Nations Big And Small Get Chance To Bear Witness To Climate Change

More than two dozen world leaders are delivering remarks at the United Nations' annual climate conference Wednesday, with many hard-hit nations detailing their nations' firsthand experience with the catastrophic weather that has come with climate change.

Birbhum ZP sabhadhipati Kajal Sheikh's security upgraded further

Within a month, security of Kajal Sheikh, sabhadhipati of Birbhum zilla parishad and a member of Birbhum district core committee, has been reviewed twice.

4 children suffer burn injuries in Kanksha

Three children received severe burn injuries on Rice Mill Road under Kanksha po lice station of West Burdwan while they were playing inside an abandoned vehicle.

TMC accuses ISF of setting on fire party office in Bhangar

Some unknown miscreants allegedly backed by Indian Secular Front (ISF) set fire to a party office of ruling Trinamul Congress at Chaltaberia in Bhangar of South 24 Parganas district at a time, when activists of the two parties got involved in a clash during bypolls in Haroa Assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas on Wednesday.

Climate Reckoning

India's climate crisis is no longer a distant threat; it's an urgent, daily reality.

Climate challenges

SIR, As the annual UN climate summit COP29 gathers in Baku, Azerbaijan, it faces a forbidding future.

Lady Justice

The symbolism marks an enlightened vision for India's judiciary. Yet, this gesture contrasts with the pressing challenges within the system, especially the vast backlog of cases. As of January 2024, the Supreme Court alone has over 80,000 pending cases, and more than 58 lakh cases are stuck across various high courts, with some dating back over 30 years. The delays disproportionately affect marginalized communities, often forcing them through a drawn-out, costly legal process

Sales of passenger vehicles stabilis in Oct, 2-Wjumps 14 per cent: Data

In October, amid the festival season, sales of the passenger vehicles (PVs) stabilised and saw a flat 0.9 per cent rise, while the two-wheeler segment witnessed over 14 per cent jump.

LIC reports 3.51 per cent growth in profit after tax for H1 FY 2024

The Board of Directors of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has approved and adopted the standalone and consolidated financial results for the six months ending 30 September.

GAIL director (finance) Rakesh Kumar Jain honoured as one of top 50 visionary CFOs

Mr. Rakesh Kumar Jain, Director (Finance), GAIL (India) Limited has been honoured as “Top 50 Visionary CFO in India” at the National Economic Growth Summit 2024 organised here by Bharat 24 News.

He's a prickly character: Ponting responds to Gambhir's outburst

Legendary Australian cricketer Ricky Ponting called Indian head coach Gautam Gambhir a \"prickly character\" after he delivered a jibe at him for voicing concerns over the form of star batter Virat Kohli.