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Prabir Ghosal back in TMC

Former TMC MLA Prabir Ghosal, who later developed differences with the TMC, opted to join the BJP.

SER's growth in freight loading

The South Eastern Railway registered a growth of 1.89 per cent in originating freight in the current fiscal and loaded 138.84 million tonnes of originating freight in the first eight months between April and November.

Italian author talks about Ray's influence on him

The idea of the film has been adapted from Serjio Scapagnini's book, The Story of LALA, an epic tale.

Beleghata fire: Elderly woman, pet die

A fire broke out at a building in Beleghata, causing the death of an elderly woman and her pet.

HC extends stay order on Mandarmani demolitions till 24 Jan

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday extended its stay-order period in connection with demolitions of illegal hotels and lodges in Mandarmani tourist spot in East Midnapore district till 24 January.

NFR restores century-old 'Baby Sivok' steam engine

In a significant step to preserve its railway heritage, the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has restored the century-old vintage steam engine, affectionately known as 'Baby Sivok'.

Bal Sanskar Shivir: Bridging tradition and modernity among growing children

Braj Gopika Mission is serving the society through its various awareness and development programmes.

Two nabbed with 25 kg ganja

Two persons from Murshidabad district were arrested along with 25 kilograms of ganja from an area besides the Pandaveswar railway station on Sunday night.

Three trucks with potatoes seized, seven arrested

Purulia district police intercepted three trucks loaded with potatoes heading to Jharkhand and arrested seven persons, including the drivers and helpers under Bero police station.

Water therapy for prostate problems

Rezum Water Vapor Therapy has emerged as a promising solution, according to Dr. C. Mallikarjuna, Managing Director and Chief Consultant Urologist at the Asian Institute of Nephrology and Urology (AINU).

EB Fan Club members bring out peace rally

The East Bengal Fan Club members today brought out a peace rally in Durgapur town to give a message to the caretaker government in Bangladesh to ensure protection of the minorities in the troubled neighbouring country where the weaker community members are allegedly attacked, killed indiscriminately in the violence which erupted after the arrest of a Hindu monk.

Fog blankets north Bengal disrupting travel & daily life

Dense fog enveloped the entire north Bengal region early this morning, significantly affecting normal life.

BJP's membership drive faces challenges in north Bengal

The party aims to enrol one crore new members across West Bengal

Bengal school job case: CBI plea to court for formation of medical board for accused

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), on Tuesday, moved a plea at a special court in Kolkata requesting the court direction for the formation of a medical board to evaluate the health conditions of a prime accused in the multi-crore cash for school-job case in West Bengal Sujay Krishna Bhadra.

No discrepancy in VVPAT, EVM counts in Maha polls

The Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday said there was no discrepancy found between VVPAT slip count and EVM control unit count in the recently concluded Maharashtra Assembly polls.

Mahakumbh 2025: Setting a global benchmark in event headcount with advanced technology

As Mahakumbh 2025 prepares to host an unparalleled influx of devotees, the Uttar Pradesh government is adopting state-of-the-art technology to document what is anticipated to be the world's largest congregation.

India doing multiple conversations to resolve Ukraine conflict: EAM

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday denied that India is attempting a \"peace plan\" or doing any mediation to resolve the Russia-Ukraine conflict, adding that New Delhi is only trying to facilitate bringing the two parties to the negotiating table.

'Have taken note': SC on controversial speech of Allahabad High Court judge

The Supreme Court has taken note of the media reports and sought \"details and particulars\" of the controversial speech made by Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav of Allahabad High Court at a function on 8 December organised by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) wherein he had advocated majoritarian rule and used objectionable language to describe a minority community.

Karnataka's former CM S M Krishna passes away

Former Karnataka Chief Minister S M Krishna passed away in the wee hours of Tuesday.

Oppn submits notice for Dhankhar no-trust

The notice, signed by around 60 MPs, seeks to remove Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar for allegedly conducting the Rajya Sabha in a partisan manner

Lalu backs Mamata to lead INDIA bloc

Former Bihar Chief Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Tuesday backed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to lead the Opposition's INDIA bloc, asserting that the Congress's objection to her leadership bid will not make any difference.

BGT: Hazlewood has 'a few boxes to tick' ahead of Brisbane Test

Australia are in line for a big boost with star pacer Josh Hazlewood slated to be fit for third Test

World Chess C'ship: Ding strikes back to beat Gukesh, levels scores

Reigning champion Ding Liren of China bounced back from his defeat in the previous game and came up with a brilliant win against India's Dommaraju Gukesh in Game 12 to tie the scores in their FIDE World Chess Championship Match at Resort World Sentosa here on Monday.

Siraj, Head held guilty of breaching code of conduct during Adelaide Test

Taking note of the ugly on-field spat between Mohammed Siraj and Travis Head during the second Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at the Adelaide Oval, the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday announced sanctions for both players for breaching Level 1 ICC Code of Conduct.

India commence month-long camp for Kho Kho World Cup

Hosts India will begin their training camp at the Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium in the national capital from December 10 to fine-tune their preparations ahead of the Kho Kho World Cup 2025.

HIL: Goal is to lead by example, says Odisha Warriors captain

Odisha Warriors captain Neha is all set to embark on a historic journey as she leads her team in the first-ever Women's Hockey India League (HIL) 2024-25.

Upsetting Olympic medallists boosted my confidence: Malvika Bansod

India shuttler Malvika Bansod felt proud of her performances in the 2024 BWF season but admitted that accomplishment comes with a sense of responsibility to continue to perform.

India's Kush Maini creates history with landmark win at Abu Dhabi GP

Kush Maini has scripted history again in the Formula 2 2024 season.

Asian Cup 2027 qualifiers: India drawn with Hong Kong, Singapore, Bangladesh

India were drawn against Hong Kong, Singapore, and Bangladesh in Group C of the AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027 Qualifiers Final Round.

Moment of uncertainty

SIR, This refers to the editorial, \"After Assad\" (9 December). It took just 11 days for Syrian rebels to force President Bashar alAssad to flee the country, ending his family's iron-fisted rule after more than 13 years of civil war.