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US Congress Passes Laken Riley Act as Donald Trump Begins Crackdown on Immigrants

The Republican-controlled US Congress handed President Donald Trump an early win in his crackdown on illegal immigration on Wednesday, passing a bill to expand pretrial detention for foreign criminal suspects, media reported.

India Always Open to Legitimate Return of Undocumented Indians

Clarifying India's stance, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that New Delhi is open to the \"legitimate return\" of Indian nationals living illegally abroad, including in the United States.

Young Leaders Forum at Eden Gardens

The Young Leaders Forum (YLF), the youth wing of the Indian Chamber of Commerce had an unforgettable experience at Eden Gardens.

Inflation burden eases further for farm and rural workers

The year-on-year inflation rates based on the all-India Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers in December 2024 declined to 5.01 per cent and 5.05 per cent, respectively, compared to the corresponding figures of 7.71 per cent and 7.46 per cent in the same month of the previous year, according to data released by the Ministry of Labour and Employment on Thursday.

Mandiri U20 Challenge Series: India to face Syria in opening clash

The India U20 men's team will begin their campaign in the Mandiri U20 Challenge Series, a four-nation friendly tournament, against Syria at the Gelora Delta Stadium in Sidoarjo, Indonesia on Friday.

MP CM names flyover after Ambedkar as counter to Congress' Mhow rally

Barely four days before the Congress party's planned 'Jai Bapu - Jai Bhim - Jai Samvidhaan' rally at Mhow in Madhya Pradesh, Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav inaugurated a flyover after naming it after Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar.

Ranji Trophy: Jadeja enjoys superb comeback with five-wicket haul

Rohit, Jaiswal, Gill, Pant fall for single digits, capping gloomy return for India stars to domestic cricket

Union Budget 2025 May Introduce Changes in Income Tax Slabs: Report

Global financial services company Nomura on Thursday said the Centre will focus on both fiscal consolidation and growth-supportive measures in the upcoming Union Budget for 2025-2026, predicting that the government may introduce changes to the personal income tax slabs to encourage consumer spending.

PHE dept compensation for kin of labourers killed in Asansol

The public health engineering (PHE) department has issued compensation cheques to the family of the three labourers who have died during laying of PHE pipeline in Dalurbandh Colliery area of Salanpur Block under the Jal Jeevan Mission scheme.

BJP's John Barla shares stage with Mamata in Alipurduar

This marks a notable shift for Mr Barla, who had been distancing himself from the BJP following the party's decision to replace him with Manoj Tigga as their candidate for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections

Santanu Sen Loses Post in State Medical Council

Dr Santanu Sen, suspended Trinamul Congress leader and former Rajya Sabha MP, lost his government portfolio in the West Bengal Medical Council (WBMC).

Salah 'proud' after scoring 50 European goals for Liverpool

Mohamed Salah has taken his goalscoring tally for Liverpool in European competitions to 50 in a 2-1 Champions League win over Lille.

KMC engineers study tilted building site at Christopher Rd

The municipal corporation has issued a notice to the adjacent building at 11/2 Christopher Road, urging its occupants to vacate their homes within three days, following a visit by structural engineers and Jadavpur University experts.

Kerala CM denies financial fraud in PPE kit purchase

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday denied the opposition charge that the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report placed in the Assembly has confirmed that there was huge corruption in the purchase of PPE kits during the Covid-19 period.

Markets extend gains led by IT stocks

Broader markets staged a sharp rebound from yesterday's selloff

Centre Annuls Auction of Nayakkarpatti Tungsten Block in Tamil Nadu to Protect Heritage Area

The Union Ministry of Mines on Thursday announced that the government has decided to annul the auction of Nayakkarpatti Tungsten mineral block in Tamil Nadu to protect the heritage area.

Pillars of Caste~I

As the Human Genome Project conclusively established, all humanity is biologically one and indivisible, with 99.9 per cent of our DNAs being shared. We are all part of a six-million-year history of adaptation and survival which is written in the language of our genes in every cell of our body, evolving in East Africa and then migrating in different directions to colonise the world. Africans are not black - they see themselves as Igbo and Yoruba, Ewe, Akan, Ndebele, etc. - they became black only after coming to America or Europe

Bal Thackeray Was Uncompromising on His Core Beliefs, Says PM Modi

Paying rich tributes to Bal Thackeray on his birth anniversary, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the late Shiv Sena supremo never compromised on his core beliefs and always contributed towards enhancing the pride of Indian culture.

Literary Meet With Discussions On Films And Poetry

The Bishnupur Literary Meet 2025 was held in Bishnupur town recently, organised by a local organisation, Baitarani.

IDF Chief quits

The resignation of Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi as the head of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) serves as a striking example of leadership accountability in the wake of a national security failure.

U-19 T20 World Cup: Indian eves thrash SL, top Group A

India finished at the top of Group A after blowing away Sri Lanka on Thursday in the Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup 2025.

CM questions mystery shroud over Netaji's disappearance

Mamata Banerjee demands that Central govt declassify Netaji files in central archives

Triveni Sangam witnesses record 10 cr devotees taking holy dip so far

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DVC Observes Netaji's Birth Anniversary

The 128th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose was observed with honour and reverence on Thursday, said a DVC press release.

Ind vs Eng: Abhishek happy to continue attacking intent

Abhishek Sharma has established himself as India's frontline opener in the shortest version and further cemented his place with a 34-ball 79 to power India to a seven-wicket win in the first of the five-match T20I series against England at the Eden Gardens here on Wednesday.

Effluent treatment plant inaugurated at Noapara

An effluent treatment plant and a 33 KV DC traction substation having 15 MW DC traction capacity were inaugurated at Noapara Carshed today in presence of P Uday Kumar Reddy, general manager of Kolkata Metro Railway and other senior officers.

Gross NPAs of banks may decline to 2.4 pc by March 2025: Fitch

Rating agency Fitch has said that the gross non-performing assets (NPAs) of Indian banks may decline by 40 basis points to 2.4 per cent by March 2025.

Vaishnaw Says First 'Made-in-India' Chip to be Rolled Out This Year

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the first 'Made-in-India' chip will be rolled out this year.

Swarnalata Josh of Sain family passes away

Swarnalata's husband, Amal Kanti Josh, is now the only living survivor of the Sainbari massacre. Since May 2011, chief minister Mamata Banerjee has provided armed security outside her home. Swarnalata, her husband and their son used to attend Trinamul's annual 21 July programme.

Kerala Cong(J) MP backtracks from statement on supporting Waqf Bill

Kerala Congress (J) MP, Francis George on Thursday clarified that he had never said anywhere that he would support the Waqf Amendment Bill in Parliament.