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Bengal education minister dubs Governor a 'clown'

Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu on Monday launched a scathing attack at Governor C.V. Ananda Bose and even went to the extent of describing him as the \"best clown\" in a 'Navaratna Sabha (a gathering of nine jewels).

Global biz honchoskeen to invest in Bengal: CM

Mamata was addressing the CREDAI West Bengal Statecon 2023

Development of the Sunderbans: A priority for Didi

The Indian side of the Sunderbans is undergoing devastation at an almost irreversible rate

Assam CM meets Shah to discuss roadmap for complete withdrawal of AFSPA

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma held a crucial meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on Monday to chalk out the roadmap for the complete withdrawal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from Assam.

SC to release digital reports soon, says CJI Chandrachud

During hearing on the batch of pleas challenging nullification of Article 370 before the Constitution Bench, Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. Chandrachud said that the digital SCR (Supreme Court Reports) having exact headnotes as it appears in volumes will be out soon in the next few weeks.

I'll repeat the same thing again and again: Udhayanidhi Stalin on Sanatana Dharma

Development Unruffled by attacks from various leaders, Tamil Nadu Minister for Youth Welfare and Sports Udhayanidhi Stalin on Monday said that he would repeat the same thing again and again as he has included all religions and not just Hindus.

SC asks NC leader Lone to file affidavit affirming India's sovereignty, allegiance to Constitution

The Supreme Court on Monday asked National Conference leader Mohammad Akbar Lone-one of the petitioners challenging the abrogation of Article 370 - to swear on affidavit his allegiance to the Indian Constitution and that Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India.

Congress' Rahul Yaan has not launched in last 20 years: Rajnath Singh in Rajasthan

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday took a swipe at the Congress party saying that they failed to launch Rahul Gandhi in the last 20 years.

Not Xi, Chinese premier Li will attend G20 Summit in India

Premier Li Qiang will represent China at the 18th G20 summit in India on 9-10 September, Beijing said today, officially confirming that Chinese President Xi Jinping will not be travelling to New Delhi for the high-profile meet.

19-yr-old Antim Panghal makes India proud as WFI wrestles to come clean

\"Antim nahi vo medals ki shuruwat hai (not the end, it is the beginning of a medal haul)!\" When IANS reached Baghana, Hissar, that is how the people reacted when inquired about young grappler Antim Panghal.

Mohun Bagan take revenge and trophy

At the end of it, the Maidan's Mariners were home and dry. They did enough to take revenge and the Durand Cup in its summit showdown at Salt Lake stadium this evening, Dimitri Petratos clinching it with a 71st minute goal which climaxed a solo, trustful move by the player.

N Korea conducted 'simulated tactical nuclear attack': Reports

S Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the North fired several cruise missiles toward the Yellow Sea

Biden tells Idalia's Florida victims 'your nation has your back.' DeSantis rejects meeting with him

President Joe Biden on Saturday saw from the sky Hurricane Idalia’s impact across a swath of Florida before he set out on a walking tour of a city recovering from the storm.

Russia attacks a Ukrainian port before key grain deal talks between Putin, Erdogan

Russian forces fired 25 Iranian-made Shahed drones along the Danube River in the early hours of Sunday

Paddy planting continues to lead India's Kharif sowing

Farmers in India have sown Kharif crops across 1,077.82 lakh hectares so far this year, as against 1,073.22 lakh hectares in the same period of last year, according to the latest data from the Agriculture Ministry.

UK govt in advanced talks over £500m Tata Steel aid package

The UK government is in advanced talks with Britain's biggest steel producer to hand over a £500m aid package aimed at securing the long-term future of steelmaking in South Wales, Sky News reported.

Market sentiments this week to be driven by global cues

In the absence of any major triggers from the domestic market, sentiments will be driven by  global cues, including the release of US payroll and PMI data, says Vinod Nair, Head of Research at Geojit Financial Services.

Putin's Gambit

As Russian-installed authorities plan holding regional elections in parts of Ukraine that Moscow claims as its own, it's evident that these elections will lack legitimacy.

Religion as Experience

'The Hindu attitude to religion is interesting. While fixed intellectual beliefs mark off one religion from another, Hinduism sets itself no such limits. Intellect is subordinated to intuition, dogma to experience, outer expression to inward realisation. Religion is not the acceptance of academic abstractions or the celebration of ceremonies, but a kind of life or experience. It is insight into the nature of reality (darsana), or experience of reality (anubhava),' said Dr S Radhakrishnan to whom the grateful nation pay homage on Teachers' Day

G20 and India's role in global climate agenda

India is at the sweet cusp of concluding the BRICS Summit 2023 and starting the G20 meet under its Presidency in New Delhi in September 2023. This is a golden opportunity for India to reinforce its commitment to a just energy transition while shaping international collaborations towards a sustainable future. The XV BRICS Summit Johannesburg II Declaration dated 23 August 2023 has already made a positive attempt in addressing issues of climate change.

Rahul slams Centre over forming 'one nation, one election' panel

Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today hit out at the Narendra Modi government over its decision to form a committee to consider the proposal for holding simultaneous Lok Sabha elections and state assembly elections in the country.

No anti-incumbency against my govt: Rajasthan CM Gehlot

The CM expressed his gratitude to the Congress High Command for reposing faith in him

Central agencies warn of Islamic terror modules, sleeper cells in Tamil Nadu

The raids conducted by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday at the residence of a youth was following clear tips from the central agencies regarding certain Islamic forces trying to develop sleeper cells and terror modules in the state.

'One nation one election' will be disaster for parliamentary democracy: Owaisi

AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi has warned that one nation one election will be a disaster for multiparty parliamentary democracy and federalism.

Chandy Oomen apologises to Left candidate's family over online trolling

Opposition  Democratic Front (UDF) candidate and Youth Congress national outreach co-ordinator Chandy Oomen has apologised to the family of CPI-M leader and Left Democratic Front (LDF) candidate Jaick C. Thomas over online trolling.

Despite stiff challenge, UDF has upper hand in Puthuppally

A pivotal advantage for Chandy Oommen lies in the emotional wave stirred by his father's demise

Many 'wicked cows' within the BJP: Anupam Hazra

BJP national secretary Anupam Hazra made a controversial statement on Facebook today, stating that there are many \"wicked cows\" within the party. This comment has stirred controversy within the state BJP.

Bid to pull down Serampore's Hannah House foiled

Extensive damage caused to heritage building; students, teachers step up to halt bulldozer

Prolonged power cuts make people's lives miserable in Siliguri

Prolonged and intermittent power cuts, coupled with sweltering heat, has made life miserable for the residents of the Siliguri subdivision over the past one week.

Dhupguri bypoll campaign wraps up; setback for TMC after former MLA joins BJP

Mitali Roy joined BJP, receives party flag from state president Sukanta Majumder on Sunday