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Suicides by students can come down only if parents back off, say experts

Pressure to perform well in exams, fear of results, academic stress, and incidents like ragging remain the main cause of student suicides across the country.

Vijayan: Return of BJP to power will cause irreparable harm

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday said if the BJP comes to power once more in the country, that could cause irreparable harm to the nation.

Job scam: Opposition leader dismisses Kerala CM's allegation

Opposition leader in the Kerala Assembly and senior Congress leader VD Satheesan on Sunday dismissed the allegation of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan that the job fraud allegations against the state health minister's office are part of a conspiracy and some individuals and the media are behind in it.

Fire breaks out at cracker shop in Bengaluru, 14 dead

Karnataka, Tamil Nadu governments announce compensation, case handed over to CID

74 Pally Durga Puja joins fight against plastic

With pollution becoming a global cause of concern, a puja pandal in the city is sending out the message of saving the planet from plastic waste and making the Earth a place of love for all.

Asansol-Durgapur CP flags off mobile patrol wing

The Commissioner of Police, Asansol-Durgapur Police Commissionerate (ADPC), Sunil Kumar Chaudhary on Sunday flagged off a special mobile wing named ‘Rakshak’, which will have armed policemen patrolling the streets to curb crime and maintain law and order in Burdwan West district during the Durga Puja festival.

Raj Bhavan raises questions about Abhishek's protest

The Raj Bhavan has written to the state's Chief Secretary, Hari Krishna Dwivedi, raising concerns over the Trinamul Congress second-in-command and party’s national general secretary, Abhishek Banerjee’s dharna within the “restricted area” in the vicinity of the Governor’s residence.

TMC: Creating fear in the name of investigations is not productive

Slams CBl raids atthe residences of prominent Trinamul Congress figures in Bengal

Experts question WB for invoking religious texts for childcare messaging

The recent initiative by the West Bengal women and child development and social welfare department in association with UNICEF to roll out religious texts from different religions to spread childcare messages has received major accolades from different sections of the society.

Durga Puja gift: Mini busesin Asansol offer free rides for all

As a special Durga Puja gift, the Mini-Bus Association of Asansol has decided to give a free ride to its passengers for travel upto 4 kilometres within Raniganj town until the end of the festive season.

64 Durga Puaj clubs play volleyball at Kolkata Thunderbolts

Durga Puja clubs in the state are no longer just about being the best crowd pullers or portrayal of grandeur. Many of them are also showing the way forward to adding more meaning to life by becoming pioneers in fields like sports.

NHPC officials say power stations and projects built on Teesta are safe

After the sudden natural disaster that hit the Teesta region on 4 October, NHPC's power stations and projects built on the Teesta river are safe, official sources said today.

MoS Ajay Mishra assures rescue operations to continue for missing persons in Sikkim flash floods

MoS Mishrasaid thatateam of six ministries has been constituted to build the infrastructure once again in the disaster-hitstate

IAF gets newensign after over 7 decades on 91st Foundation Day

On Air Force Day on Sunday, the Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal V R Chaudhari unveiled a new ensign of the Indian Air Force (IAF), replacing the existing one which was adopted 72 years ago.

PM hails hard work of Indian players at Asian Games 2023

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday lauded India’s best ever performance at Asian Games in the last 60 years with the highest ever medal tally of 107.

India striving to bring back students stuck in Israel

PM and his office monitoring situation, huge efforts on to bring back students: Lekhi

Trump's New York civil fraud trial rolls on after an appeals judge declines to halt it

Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial will roll ahead next week after the former president lost a bid Friday to halt the proceedings while he fights a pretrial ruling that could strip him of Trump Tower and other marquee properties

Crypto currency fraud: HP Police conducts searches at 35 locations

SIT is working on to nab the Crypto kingpin Subhash from Mandi district behind Rs 200 crore cryptocurrency fraud in Himachal Pradesh

Mayawati questions BJP, Cong over stance on caste census

BSP supremo Mayawati on Saturday targeted the BJP and the Congress over their stance on caste census, terming it the new “election gimmick”. She claimed the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) had already demonstrated this “social justice” by implementing it in the party

Nitish and Lalu's masterstroke to counter confusion politics' of BJP

Caste is the biggest factor to define the social structure of Bihar and people choose their life partner and elect their representatives from the same caste as theirs

No country can progress without robust internal security: Shah

The Union home minister was addressing the 49th AllIndia Police Science Congress in Dehradun

Caste census will not divide society, says Siddaramaiah

Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said that the caste census will not divide the society

As Hamas fires rockets into Israel, Kerala on tenterhooks

As the news of Palestinian militant group Hamas declaring a new military operation against Israel and firing a barrage of missiles towards the Jewish state from the Gaza Strip broke out, tension gripped numerous Kerala homes that have their family members eking out a living in the country

Krishna water row: Andhra to move SC against govt's decision

Andhra Pradesh has decided to move the Supreme Court against the fresh terms of reference issued to the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal II (KWDT-II)by the Union Cabinet

Extended Puja run for Green Line Metro

Like Blue Line, the Kolkata Metro Railway has decided to run services till extended hours in Green Line during the upcoming Durga Puja

MGNREGA dues: MP shares BJP chief's no., asks people to call him

Abhishek Banerjee leading his party’s protest in front of Raj Bhavan made a new announcement on the third day. Abhishek publicly disclosed the phone number of MP and BJP state president Sukanta Majumder and urged people to call Sukanta and requested that the calls be civil and focused on requesting the release of funds over MGNREGA schemes

I did not evade TMC MPs, in city to speak to them: Niranjan Jyoti

In a surprising turn of events, Union minister of state for rural development, Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, arrived in the city today and accused the Trinamul Congress-led Bengal government of corruption and playing politics instead of addressing critical issues facing the state

Air Force pays tribute to 1965 war hero at Kalaikunda

In a moving ceremony held at the Kalaikunda Air Force base, the Indian Air Force (IAF) paid heartfelt homage to Flying Lieutenant Alfred Tyrone Cooke, a distinguished war hero, for his exceptional bravery during the 1965 India-Pakistan War

Meet on BGBS preparations at Nabanna

A meeting to discuss the preparedness of the upcoming BGBS (Bengal Global Business Summit) was held today hosted by the state chief secretary HK Dwivedi. The meeting, which was attended by a group of industrialists, was chaired by Amit Mitra, principal chief adviser to the chief minister Mamata Banerjee

Sikkim flash floods: Death toll rises to 26; 142 people remain missing

The glacial-fed Lnonak Lake in north Sikkim triggered a flash flood in Teesta river basin on 4 October