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Impose Article 355 in Bengal, says John Barla

Union minister of state for Minority Affairs John Barla today echoed the Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari and demanded imposition of Article 355 of the Indian Constitution, in West Bengal.

Why did Trinamul field three new faces?

If one drives down Gariahat Road, which after a point turns into Raja S.C. Mullick Road, one would pass, to the left, a rather unassuming building. But looks can be deceiving because, Dinabandhu Andrews College also boasts a prominent faculty.

PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen move to quarter-finals of US Open badminton

Former world no 1 PV Sindhu and Commonwealth Games champion Lakshya Sen chalked out facile wins over their rivals to cruise to the quarter-finals of the US Open Badminton at Council Bluffs, Iowa.

India to play three T20I, two Tests against South Africa in December-January

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Friday announced the schedule of India’s all-format tour of South Africa to be played in December and January.

US FTC begins probe into OpenAI

In a first major government investigation into Sam Altman-run OpenAI, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is probing the ChatGPT developer over user data collection and the publication of false information.

South Korea slaps more unilateral sanctions on N Korea after ICBM launch

South Korea on Friday imposed unilateral sanctions on four North Korean individuals, including Pyongyang's top military officer, and three entities in response to the North's launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) earlier this week, Seoul's Foreign Ministry said.

NATO sponsoring Kiev's nuclear terrorism: Moscow

Russia accused the West on Friday of sponsoring \"nuclear terrorism\" after authorities said a Ukrainian drone had struck the western Russian town of Kurchatov, where a nuclear power station similar to the ill-fated Chernobyl plant is located.

Justice Bhuyan and Justice Venkatanarayana Bhatti sworn in as SC judges

Justice Ujjal Bhuyan - former Chief Justice of Telangana High Court and Justice S. Venkatanarayana Bhatti – former Chief Justice of Kerala High Court, on Friday were sworn in as judges of the Supreme Court.

National security strategy must absorb changes in world geo-politics, says CDS

Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan has said that international geo-politics is in a flux and the national strategy should aim to absorb the changes in such a way that it meets the challenges and exploits the opportunities.

Cong alleges Vyapam-2 scam in MP

Amidst statewide protests by examinees and allegations by Congress of 'Vyapam-2', the BJP state government in MP has been forced to withhold the appointments of Patwaris who were selected through an exam conducted by the MP Employees Selection Board, which was earlier known as the 'Vyavasayik Pariksha Mandal' (Vyapam).

Gujarat: Families of slain Dalit siblings assured full protection

The Gujarat government today assured full police protection to the surviving members of the family of two Dalits killed by upper caste people in Surendranagar district on Wednesday.

SC notice to Maha Speaker

The SC issued notice to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar on a plea by the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) party MLA Sunil Prabhu seeking direction to the Speaker to take expeditious decision on the disqualification petitions seeking the unseating of the Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and the MLAs aligned to him who had split Shiv Sena legislature party.

Maha CM reshuffles cabinet; Ajit Pawar new finance minister

This is despite strong reservations from the ruling Shiv Sena members, and murmurs from BJP

Jaishankar, Blinken meet in Jakarta, talk Ukraine

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Friday met US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the sidelines of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia

Sensex closes above 66K, Nifty touches new high intraday

IT heavyweights led the rally as the BSE closed at 66,060, up 502 pts, among IT heavyweights, TCS was up 5.1 pc, Tech Mahindrawas up 4.4 pc, Infosys was up 4.4pc

Farmers' body-supported GP candidates win in panchayat polls

In a credible move, two candidates, both farmers, have won gram panchayat elections in North Dinajpur.

BJP woman to head TMC panchayat board

The Arambagh Salepur-1 panchayat pradhan chair is reserved for a ST woman candidate.

AIIMS job graft case: BJP MLA quizzed

Chakda BJP MLA Bankim Chandra Ghosh appeared at Bhavani Bhavan CID office on Friday afternoon.

FIR against TMC's former minister Humayun Kabir

An assistant registrar of the West Bengal University of Health Sciences (WBUHS) lodged an FIR against retired IPS Humayun Kabir, Trinamul Congress MLA and former minister in the Mamata Banerjee cabinet, on Friday.

ISF MLA Naushad stopped from visiting Bhangar

Indian Secular Front leader and Bhangar MLA Naushad Siddiqui was prevented today at Hatisala in Rajarhat on his way to Bhangar by police.

Lake Town murder case: 2 arrested

Two persons were arrested regarding the murder of a fire department employee.

TMC team in Nandigram after violence

Trinamul Congress team urged the police to arrest the leader of opposition Suvendu Adhikari immediately to unleash a reign of terror in Nandigram, his Assembly constituency.

Govt seeks ₹350cr from Centre as expenses for central forces' deployment during polls

The West Bengal government on Friday sought Rs 35 crore from the Union Ministry of home affairs as expenses for the deployment of central forces during the recently-held panchayat polls in the state.

Where is the kingpin? Justice Sinha on job scam

Directs the two central agencies to submit separate reports

'Bahubali' rocket LVM3 puts Chandrayaan-3 into orbit

India opened another chapter in its space journey with the successful launch of its third moon mission, Chandrayaan-3, on Friday from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.

PM conferred Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, France's highest award, by President of France Emmanuel Macron on Thursday (local time).

Modi attends Bastille Day parade in Paris

Rafale jets take part in flypast during the parade

Asian Athletics C'ships: Jyothi Yarraji wins gold in women's 100m hurdles; Abdulla Aboobacker bags gold in triple jump

India's Jyothi Yarraji on Thursday opened India's gold medal tally in the Asian Athletics Championships by winning the women's 100m hurdles race here in Bangkok.

US Open: Sindhu, Lakshyamarch into second round; Muthusamy also wins opener

Two-time Olympic medallist P.V. Sindhu and her Indian compatriot, Lakshya Sen made a winning start in their US Open campaign with comfortable wins in their respective opening matches.

Medal-less day for India as shooters flop at ISSF World Cup Shotgun

It turned out to be a medal less day for the India as none of the six - shooters in fray could make it too the podium of the ISSF World Cup Shotgun at the Trap Concaverde Shooting Range in Lonato, Italy Indian shooters performed below par and were never a challenger in any of the events they took part