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KPCC president slams LDF government for uncontrolled spending when state faces acute financial crisis

KPCC president K Sudhakaran on Sunday lashed out at the LDF government in the state for uncontrolled spending when the state is facing an unprecedented financial crisis.

'Extra-constitutional authority functions in Kerala CM's office'

Charge is levelled by a IG-rank officer of Kerala police, who is an accused in Mavunkal cheating case

Murder of 5-year-old from Bihar in Aluva: Union minister slams Kerala Police

Union Minister of state for external affairs , V Muralidharan on Sunday came down heavily on Kerala police for failing to save the life of a five-year-old girl, who was abducted and murdered by a migrant labourer, in Aluva.

I.N.D.I.A trees to give oxygen to India

After the formation of I.N.D.I.A alliance, it is now time to consolidate it. And what better way to do it than planting saplings, which will blossom in the years to come!

Dengue prevention drive: Under-construction buildings under KMC scanner

After vacant plots and abandoned old dilapidated structures, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation is now set to put under-construction buildings under scrutiny as a part of the dengue prevention drive.

Ex-CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharya still critical

The condition of ailing former chief minister Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharya remains critical on Sunday though there has been a slight improvement, according to hospital authorities.

Manipur issue: TMC holds rallies

Motion on Manipur to be discussed in Bengal Assembly on Monday

Vidyasagar 'chair' in Raj Bhavan soon

The Raj Bhavan in Kolkata will soon have a chair named after the great educationist and social reformer Ishwar Chandra Chattopadhyay, popularly known as Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, whose relentless efforts paved way for instruction of the system of widow remarriage in the country.

Legal awareness programme for Kanyashree girls

Every step is being taken by the state government to make the Kanyashree girls self-confident and self-dependent so that they can play major constructive role in empowerment of women as well as to serve society in various ways.

WBTC holds Academic Excellence Awards 2023

Amar Nath Tiwary, an employee of the Calcutta Tramways Company Limited's Cash Department had one of the happiest days at his workplace today.

State govt allocates huge chunk of land to NGO for mangrove maintenance

Decision taken in view of the fact that the mangrove cover in Indian part of Sunderbans is shrinking

'80pc kids rescued from trafficking between 13-18 yrs; UP, Bihar, Andhra among top states'

As many as 80 per cent of children rescued from being trafficked fall between the age group of 13 to 18 years.

India successfully orbits 7 S'pore satellites

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Sunday morning successfully placed into orbit seven satellites from Singapore ~ the radar imaging satellite DS-SAR and six others. ISRO’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) Core Alone variant did the honours this time. With this latest success, ISRO has launched 431 foreign satellites from 36 countries since 1999.

Massive search launched to trace missing soldier in J&K

A massive cordon and search operation was launched on Sunday in South Kashmir by the Army, police and paramilitary forces to trace a soldier who went missing on Saturday night.

Pak: 35 killed in blast targeting JUI-F workers' convention

At least 35 people, including Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl a Jamiat (JUI-F) local leader, were killed in a suicide blast that took place on Sunday at the workers' convention in Bajaur's Khar, Geo News reported.

To save funds, defence forces to jointly maintain commonweapon platforms

In a step aimed to help save funds in a big way, the Department of Military Affairs (DMA) is working towards creating a system where maintenance of common weapon systems and platforms are done jointly by forces. Working towards creating joint fighting formations under the Theatre Commands, the DMA has already started joint procurement of weapon systems and is now looking at joint maintenance of weapon platforms, defence officials told ANI

PM announces launch of new Meri Mati Mera Desh campaign ahead of 15 Aug

With Independence Day round the corner, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that a new campaign titled 'Meri Mati Mera Desh' will be launched to honour our fallen bravehearts.

'Manipur violence is a nat'l security issue'

PM's silence shows his brazen indifference towards situation: INDIA MPs

Big prize for Sarkar

Gutam Sarkar headed an impressive list of award-winners today on what in recent years had come to be called Mohun Bagan Day but an endless slew of yesterday's questions which stirred no contemporary excitement reduced the annual celebratory programme at the club ground to a damp squib as the unimaginative, often stodgy chinwagging went on ad infinitum.

ODI WC 2023: ICC team in India for venue inspection

A reconnaissance team from the International Cricket Council (ICC) is currently in India to visit all the 12 venues that will host the Men’s ODI World Cup matches, including the ones scheduled to host warm-up games.

Ashes: Crawley, Stokes take full control of game

England registered a score of 130/1 in 25 overs, lead by 118 runs

Odisha EOW arrests former bank manager in ₹1 cr loan fraud case

The Economic Offences Wing (EOW), Bhubaneswar has arrested a former branch manager of Central Bank of India (CBI), for his alleged involvement in a Rs 1.09 crore loan fraud case, an official said on Saturday.

Momentum of FPIs buying slows down

For debt flows, the US, Japan and South Korea outshines other countries in the fray

Global smartphone shipments continue to decline with 7.8 drop in Q2: Report

Global smartphone shipments declined 7.8 per cent on a yearly basis to 265.3 million units in the second quarter of 2023 (April-June), preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) showed.

Analysts revise ITC's target price as investor meet reinforces sharper capital allocation

In the wake of a recent investor meet that underscored the demerger of ITC hotels as ITC's commitment to sharper capital allocation, analyst firms have taken note and have subsequently posted a positive target price for the company.

Sequoia Capital cuts its crypto fund by over 65 pc in fundingwinter

Leading VC firm Sequoia Capital has massively cut its crypto fund, more than 65 per cent to now about $200 million, amid the funding winter.

Govt announces support for two more semiconductor design startups/MSMES

The two startups/MSMEs selected for support under the DLI scheme are: Aheesa Digital Innovations and Calligo Technologies

'X' logo installed atop Twitter building, spurring San Francisco to investigate permit violation

Musk unveiled a new “X” logo to replace Twitter’s famous blue bird as he remakes the social media platform he bought for $44 billion last year

Biden openly acknowledges 7th grandchild, the daughter of son Hunter and an Arkansas woman

President Joe Biden on Friday for the first time publicly acknowledged his seventh grandchild, a 4-year-old girl fathered by his son Hunter with an Arkansas woman, Lunden Roberts, in 2018.

Macron pledges strong support for SL's debt restructuring

Emmanuel Macron, who became the first-ever French President to visit Sri Lanka, has pledged strong support for the island nation's ongoing debt-restricting process which will help the country recover from its worst-ever financial crisis.