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What will we humans 'thingify' next?
It is another world—quite literally. NASA has been releasing footage taken by rovers on the surface of Mars.
Mutual trust stable foundation to build on
The China-Central Asia relationship, steeped in history and driven by broad actual needs, is brimming with vigor and vitality.
Frames of patriarchy
The three films together — Mother India, DDLJ and Laapataa Ladies — form an intriguing triptych, going beyond clichés of women's empowerment and women imagining their futures. Born of the multicultural ethos of Bombay (now Mumbai), the films are centred around the unchanging, ruthless facets of patriarchy and the hammer-force of a centuries-old hierarchical social order, inflexible and exploitative. Mother India lost out on the Best Foreign Film award to the European film Nights of Cabiria by a single vote; Mehboob Khan, the doyen among Indian filmmakers had to step aside as Italy's Federico Fellini bagged the award
Hunter Pardoned
The presidential pardon, a constitutional power designed to temper justice with mercy, has always carried a delicate weight.
Power sector crucial for growth; demand to rise to 366 GW by 2031-32: Manohar Lal
Power is a critical component in achieving the goal of a developed India by 2047, and with the rising demand for electricity, it is essential to simultaneously increase power generation, Union Minister for Power, Manohar Lal said.
Hemant Soren cabinet expansion set to take place today
The much-anticipated cabinet expansion of Jharkhand's Hemant Soren government is set to take place on Thursday with the swearing-in ceremony to be held at Ashok Udyan in Raj Bhavan at 12 noon, according to a statement from the Governor's house.
BJP Slams Rahul Gandhi's attempt to Visit Sambhal
With prohibitory orders in place in Sambhal, Gandhi was stopped at the Ghazipur border in Ghaziabad on his way to the district, a senior police officer said
Sambhal violence: Political heat intensifies after Pak-made cartridges found
The discovery of Pakistan-made cartridges in the aftermath of the November 24 violence in Sambhal has escalated political tensions in Uttar Pradesh.
Google's first safety engineering centre in India to come up in Hyderabad
Tech giant Google will establish its first Safety Engineering Centre (GSEC) in India at Hyderabad, making it its second such centre in the Asia Pacific and the fifth in the world.
BJP committed to protecting farmer's interests: Vijayendra
Karnataka BJP president says the Waqf (Amendment) Bill will address the state's farmers' issues
Priyanka urges Shah to provide aid to landslide-affected people of Wayanad
Congress MP from Wayanad Priyanka Gandhi Vadra along with Members of Parliament from Kerala met Union Home Minister Amit Shah here on Wednesday, and urged him to rise above politics and provide assistance to the landslide affected people of her constituency.
Boot camp for innovative minds & entrepreneurs
Around 300 principals and senior teachers from various schools of West Bengal participated in the programme.
2000-plus civic staff protest unpaid salaries
More than 2,000 temporary workers of Hooghly-Chinsurah municipality are in great distress after being unpaid for three months.
Ahead Of BGBS 2025, BJP targets State government
As the government of West Bengal gears up to host the eighth edition of the Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS) on 5-6 February, 2025, the state's opposition party, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), launched a scathing attack on the ruling Trinamul Congress (TMC) over the alleged economic downturn and industrial stagnation in the state.
Illegal construction of 8-storey building stopped by civic board
Top three floors of an eight-storey commercial building were erected illegally on account of which the Burdwan Municipality cracked down on Tuesday afternoon and stopped the construction.
School job scam: Supreme Court reserves judgment on Partha's bail plea
The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict on the bail plea of former West Bengal education minister Partha Chatterjee in connection with the money laundering case linked to the alleged cash-for-school-job scam case.
West Bengal CID chief transferred
On 21 November, chief minister Mamata Banerjee told the media that there would be a massive reshuffle in the CID and ACB departments in order to strengthen the drive against corruption in the state. Miss Banerjee had remarked on lower-level corruption in the force at a meeting
Docs give relief to teen who swallowed pin
A 16-year-old girl from Prasanna Nagar, Jalpaiguri, got relief at North Bengal Medical College and Hospital (NBMCH) after a critical case involving the ingestion of a hijab pin.
147 DCL's contract workers protest their termination
About 147 contractual labourers of Durgapur Chemicals Limited (DCL) started agitation today outside the gate of the factory after being removed from service.
ED probes coal, cattle smuggling links during raids
The officers of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) seized clones of several computer hard discs, documents and other related things after conducting marathon search operations in the three medical college hospitals in Durgapur of West Burdwan district, one in Bolpur of Birbhum district along with the residences of their owners in Bolpur, Durgapur and Salt Lake in Kolkata.
467 FIRs registered over misuse of drinking water
Maximum number of FIRs has been registered in Nadia at 83, followed by East Midnapore at 66
Former CPM leader Pankaj Roy Sarkar appointed new TMC observer
The Trinamul Congress has appointed recently-inducted leader Pankaj Roy Sarkar (above) as the observer of Durgapur West seat in a bid to wrest the seat from the clutches of the BJP in the 2026 Assembly polls.
After a lull, junior doctors to intensify stir
Junior doctors, under the banner of the West Bengal Junior Doctors' Front (WBJDF) on Wednesday threatened to intensify their movement across the state again after a prolonged silence of more than one month.
Badal escapes assassination bid at Golden Temple unhurt
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal escaped unhurt a bid on his life at the Golden Temple in Amritsar when a Khalistan sympathiser associated with the radical Dal Khalsa Wednesday opened fire at him.
Rahul, Priyanka stopped from visiting violence-hit Sambhal
Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, and his sister and Wayanad MP, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, were stopped by the Uttar Pradesh Police on Wednesday when they were on their way to violence-hit Sambhal.
Shinde to take oath as Maha Dy CM along with ministers
Oath-taking Ceremony Scheduled for 5.30 p.m at historic Azad Maidan
CM Mamata Banerjee flags off KIFF, urges foreign filmmakers to work with Tollywood counterparts
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee urged foreign filmmakers and producers to come to the city and collaborate with their Tollywood counterparts.