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Eastern Railway to run 12 special trains for Gangasagar Mela

One special train each will also run from Lakshmikantapur and Kakdwip to Sealdah

Bangladeshi sans valid docus arrested

Police have registered a case against the woman under the relevant section of the Foreigners' Act

Min dismisses rumours about retirement age increase for teachers

State Education minister Bratya Basu has dismissed recent rumours claiming the state government has decided to increase the retirement age of school teachers.

Govt school teachers guide students for Madhyamik

The West Bengal Government School Teachers' Association (WBGSTA) in partnership with the Hub of Learning, Hooghly, organised a comprehensive subject-specific counselling session for students preparing for the upcoming Madhyamik 2025 exams at Uttarpara Government High School.

Rajpur-Sonarpur: Spread of oil-like-black sticky liquid substance creates panic

JU Expert Team to Visit on Tuesday for Probe

KMC to Increase Executive Engineers in Building Department

TO CURB ILLEGAL CONSTRUCTIONS

HC asks state to act against 'random grant of auto permit'

Congestion in Zinzira Bazar routes made area accident-prone

RPF Constable Saves Passenger at Howrah Stn

A constable from the Railway Protection Force (RPF) at Howrah North Post saved the life of a passenger at Howrah Railway Station's Old Complex on the evening of January 2.

Bengal Achieves Zero Per Cent Dropout Rate at Primary & Upper Primary Levels

Report Findings for Academic Year 2023-2024

State to set up fruit ripening chambers in five districts

TO PREVENT WASTAGE OF FRUITS DUE TO SUDDEN STORM...

FPIs Withdraw ₹4,285 Cr in 3 Trading Sessions

This came following an investment of Rs 15,446 crore in the entire December, data with the depositories showed

NHAI prepays ₹56,000 crore to lenders in FY2024-25

National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has pre-paid loans of worth Rs 56,000 crore during the current fiscal, helping the state-owned agency to save interest cost of around Rs 1,200 crore, a senior government official said on Sunday.

Foxconn Beats Estimates With Record 4th-Quarter Revenue on AI Demand

Taiwan's Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker, beat expectations to post its highest-ever revenue for the fourth quarter on continued strong demand for artificial intelligence (AI) servers.

Post-Adani exit, Wilmar to leverage oil biz to expand FMCG portfolio

Wilmar may further capitalise on this approach by introducing more global FMCG brands into the Indian market

MSME Pharma Companies Get Additional One Year To Upgrade Facilities Under Schedule M

The Health Ministry on Saturday gave small and medium pharma companies with a turnover of less than Rs 250 crore an additional 12 months to implement the revised good manufacturing practices under Schedule M of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act.

Mcap of four of top-10 most valued firms erode by ₹96,605.66 crore

The combined market valuation of four of the top-10 most valued firms eroded by Rs 96,605.66 crore last week, with HDFC Bank taking the biggest hit.

Govt to launch another round of PLI scheme for steel sector today

The government will launch another round of production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for the steel sector on Monday.

FDI in India growing rapidly

Investors from Middle East, EFTA region, Japan, EU & the US are all realising that India continues to be the most preferred FDI destination

Indian-origin tech firms corner 1/5th of H1B visas issued by US

In April-Sept 2024 period, out of total 1.3 lakh H1B visas issued to different employers, about 24,766 visas were issued to Indian-origin companies

State's spending in healthcare up by seven times in last 10 years

WITH AN INVESTMENT OF RS 1.5 LAKH CRORE

Bangladesh Cancels Judges' Training in India

Bangladesh's interim government on Sunday cancelled a planned training programme for 50 judges and judicial officers in India, scrapping a previous notification.

Hezbollah leader Nasrallah killed last year inside war ops room: Aide

Israeli airstrikes flattened several buildings in Beirut's southern suburbs on Sept 27, 2023, killing Nasrallah

Israel Kills Member of Palestinian Security Forces Who It Says Was a Militant

Israeli forces killed a member of the Palestinian security services in the West Bank whom they accused of being a militant.

Survivor of 1945 Nagasaki atomic bomb, who devoted his life for peace, dies at 93

Fukahori was only 14 when the U.S. dropped the bomb on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945, killing tens of thousands of people, including his family

Ukraine Will Ask Allies to Boost Its Air Defenses at Germany Meet

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he will again call on allies to boost his country's air defenses at a meeting this week in Germany, as US President-elect Donald Trump takes over later this month with a vow to end the almost three-year war quickly.

New Syrian foreign min visits Qatar

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B'desh CEC says 180 mn people have been denied voting rights

Bangladesh's Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin on Sunday said that almost 180 million people have been denied their voting rights and the Election Commission wants to end their deprivation, The Dhaka Tribune newspaper reported.

Success Can Isolate You And Lead To Failure

Shah Rukh Khan is self-critical but doesn't show moments of weakness to anyone

Making Sense of a Wise Saint

In The Notebook of Kabir, Anand, disenchanted by caste, sets forth on a soulful journey of self-discovery through Kabir's timeless songs that rekindle his love for music, poetry, and a broader spiritual exploration. Excerpts:

Dimitrov retires with groin injury during Brisbane Int'l semi-final

Defending Brisbane International champion Grigor Dimitrov retired from his semifinal match Saturday to give Jiri Lehecka a shot at a second Australian title.