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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

Asian Games: Indian contingent finishes with unprecedented 107 medals

India finished its campaign at the 19th Asian Games with a best-ever haul of 107 medals, including 28 gold, 38 silver, and 41 bronze with the addition of five golds on the penultimate day of the Games at Hangzhou on Saturday

Rajasthan govt to conduct caste-based survey of people's economic conditions

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday gave the go-ahead for a ‘castebased survey’ to gauge the economic conditions of people living in the state

PM Modi reviews execution of schemes for poor, middle class promised on I-Day

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday reviewed preparations to implement his Independence Day promise to ensure affordable credit for poor and middle class housing and solar power for households

Sunak hopes India-Canada tension will de-escalate

United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says he hopes to see a de-escalation of the ongoing India-Canada diplomatic row over the killing of 'Khalistan' supporter Hardeep Singh Nijjar

PM expresses shock over Israel attack

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday expressed deep shock over the Hamas attacks in Israel even as New Delhi issued an advisory, asking Indian nationals in the Jewish nation to remain vigilant and observe safety protocols.

Hundreds killed in West Asia flare-up

Hamas launchessurprise multi-orong attack on Israel; IDF strikes back

Asian Games: India beat B'desh to book finals berth after Gaikwad, Tilakshine

Tilak Varma emerged the star for India, scoring abelligerent half century after picking awicketto earn the ticket to the final

Asian Games: India reclaim men's hockey gold with 5-1 win over Japan , bag Olympics berth

This was the India's fourth gold medalat the Asian Games after the 1966 and 1988 editions in Bangkok and Incheon 2014