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8k policemen on duty at Eden today for KKR-CSK match

On a downward spiral, Kolkata Knight Riders would be desperate to press the reset button and snap their three-match losing streak, when they face Chennai Super Kings in the IPL 2023.

Work on to set up air quality monitors in schools

This initiative is supported by the Clean Air Toolbox Program of Columbia University, New York.

Am victim of 'conspiracy' by my own party: MLA Saha

The Trinamul Congress MLA said this after CBI raids at his residence on Friday

Cricketer Richa Ghosh, hockey player Chhetri feted

Faced with tremendous criticism for his dismal performance both with the bat and as a skipper in 1992, a visibly upset former Indian cricket captain Md Azharuddin had said in reply to a volley of questions during a press meet: \"I will not say anything. My bat will do the talking.\"

Group protests housing project near nat'l park

Sabuj Mancha, a conglomeration of several organisations working on the environment front, has written to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, urging her to stop construction of a mega housing project at Lataguri, which is close to the Gorumara National Park in Jalpaiguri district

Tiger conservation team to visit forests in North Bengal

A team of the \"highest level\" working on tiger conservation in India is scheduled to visit \"homes\" of the big cats in the state very soon.

Bengal unsafe for kids: Central official

National Child Protection Commission Chairman visits Kaliyaganj to probe girl's death

Security stepped up in Kerala after threat to Modi; leak of intelligence report sparks row

The letter, sent to the BJP office in Thiruvananthapuram, threatened a suicide attack on Mr Modi during his visit to Kochi on 24 April

BJP paying 'someone' to divide Muslim votes: CM

Ready to sacrifice my life to protect the nation from divisions, says Mamata

Singapore to execute man over 1 kilo of cannabis

A Singaporean man is scheduled to be hanged next week for conspiring to smuggle a kilogram of cannabis, rights groups said, in the city-state's first execution in six months.

Take responsibility for the loss: Rana

Rana, along with Venkatesh, Rinku & Mandeep Singh fell without any notable contribution

Taiwan and its foreign supporters playing with fire: Chinese FM

China's foreign minister warned Taiwan and its supporters on Friday that they are \"playing with fire\" if they go against Beijing's demand to exert control over the self-governing island democracy.

Sudan's military committed to civilian rule: Top general

Sudan's top general on Friday declared the military's commitment to a civilian-led government, an apparent bid for international support days after brutal fighting between his forces and a powerful paramilitary group derailed hopes for the country's democratic transition.

NK calls its nukes stark reality,' criticizes G7

North Korea's foreign minister on Friday called the Group of Seven wealthy democracies a \"tool for ensuring the U.S. hegemony\" as she lambasted the group's recent call for the North's denuclearization.

Bill to curb Pakistan Chief Justice's powers becomes law

Last week, the top court passed an order barring govt from enforcing the Bill when it became law

Biden to sign order prioritizing 'environmental justice'

President Joe Biden on Friday plans to sign an executive order that would make \"environmental justice\" the mission of federal agencies, the White House said.

US to train Ukrainian troops on Abram tanks

The United States will begin training Ukrainian forces on how to use and maintain Abrams tanks in the coming weeks, as it continues to speed up its effort to get them onto the battlefield as quickly as possible, U.S. officials said Friday.

UK deputy prime minister quits after bullying investigation

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak received findings into eight formal complaints against Dominic Raab

'New Foreign Trade Policy of Centre has widened the scope for participation of states'

The New Foreign Trade Policy of the Centre has widened the scope for participation of states and districts which is a very positive sign, said Sanjeev Nandwami, former additional director general foreign trade, ministry of Commerce and Industry.

Global VC market falls to $57.3 bn in Q1, expected to remain weak in Q2

Global VC investment sank from $86 billion across 9,619 deals in Q4 2022 to $57.3 billion across 6,030 deals in Q1 2023 as major uncertainties in the market showed no sign of waning, a report showed on Friday.

NSE comes out with framework for appointing forensic auditors

The National Stock Exchange of India has come out with a framework to appoint forensic auditors for assignments relating to the auditing of trading members.

Credit Suisse investors sue after facing billions in losses

A group of Credit Suisse investors have sued Swiss financial regulators after a government-engineered takeover of the struggling bank by rival UBS left them with billions in losses.

Stock Market: World shares mostly lower, oil advances

Markets rose in Paris and Frankfurt but fell in London. Oil prices recovered from early losses

Rahul Gandhi, Mamata Banerjee, Kejriwal among politicians who lost Twitter blue tick

Micro-blogging site Twitter on Tursday removed the verified blue tick from many high-profile individuals' account in India including West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami, and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's among others.

New Army HQ'Thal Sena Bhawan' to be ready by 2025

The new headquarters of the Indian Army 'Thal Sena Bhawan' which is being constructed in Delhi Cantonment on an area of 39 acres is likely to be ready by 2025, a source in the know of things said on Thursday.

SC may have a regular bench to hear urgent matters from 24 April

Chief Justice D.Y.Chandrachud on Friday indicated that from Monday-24 April - a regular bench headed by him may sit from 9.30 AM onwards to hear urgent matters as a five-judge constitution Bench hearing a batch of petition seeking legal sanction of same-sex marriage will now sit from Monday (24 April) itself.

Cheetahs rechristened with Indian names

The 19 Cheetahs, seven from Namibia and 12 from South Africa, brought to the Kuno National Park (KNP) in Madhya Pradesh have now been rechristened with Indian names following suggestions from people across India after PM Narendra Modi had called for name suggestions during his Mann Ki Baat' program.

Noclean chit in Vadra-DLF land deal: Haryana govt

The Haryana government on Friday said no \"clean chit\" has given by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted to investigate the transfer of land done between Robert Vadra's Skylight Hospitality and DLF Universal Ltd.

PM: Viksit Bharat will happen if civil servants support citizens' aspirations

Legacy issues, policies of previous regimes led to corrupt ecosystem, says Narendra Modi

Owaisi says Atiq's killers belonged to terror cells created to realise Godse's dreams

AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi today alleged that following radicalization terror cells have been set up in the country and its members have been trained and provided weapons to realise the dreams of Godse and the killers of Atiq Ahmed and his brother belonged to these terror cells.