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Health department to use AI to verify 'Swasthya Sathi' claims

The state health department has decided to use the 'Jio tagging' system along with AI technology to prevent irregularities in the government-funded Swasthya Sathi scheme.

School job scam: Supreme Court reserves judgment on Partha's bail plea

'On the face of it, you are a corrupt person! What message do you want us to send to society? That corrupt person can get bail like this?' the top court observed

SC transfers to CBI 2 FIRs against BJP leader over scuffle with TMC workers

The Supreme Court Wednesday transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) the probe into two FIRs registered against West Bengal BJP leader Kabir Shankar Bose (photo) pertaining to the 2020 scuffle between his security personnel of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and ruling Trinamul Congress workers.

Boot camp for innovative minds & entrepreneurs

All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) & ministry of education innovation cell organized Innovation Design and Entrepreneurship boot camp at Sister Nivedita University on 29-30 November.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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

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.

Shinde to take oath as Maha Dy CM along with ministers

Hours after the Mahayuti alliance partners held a press conference on Wednesday evening after meeting Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan, it is learnt that Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde has agreed to take oath as one of the Deputy Chief Ministers on Thursday.

Uproar in LS over Rahul's Sambhal visit

Opposition members staged a brief walkout on Wednesday after a heated exchange of words over Rahul's visit to violence-hit Sambhal district of Uttar Pradesh.

Badal escapes assassination bid unhurt at Golden Temple

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal escaped unhurt a bid on his life at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on Wednesday when a Khalistan sympathiser associated with the radical Dal Khalsa 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.

Fadnavis to be sworn in as Maha CM today

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.

World Chess Championship: Gukesh misses chances as Ding turns the tables

For the second game in a row, India's D. Gukesh failed to capitalize on a big advantage and landed in an inferior position as Game 8 ended in a draw with reigning champion Ding Liren of China defending stoutly and brilliantly to turn things around in another edge-of-the-seat roller-coaster in Singapore.

Worst time to be Australian batter? A look at shocking statistics from 2024

As Australians take to the field for the pink-ball, day-night Test at Adelaide Oval against India, all eyes will be on its batting line-up spearheaded by Usman Khawaja, Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne, which has struggled to live up to their gigantic standard for the majority of the year.

BGT: Team India Shift Focus to Fielding Ahead of Adelaide Test

Indian Players Sweat it Out in Fielding Sessions in Adelaide Ahead of the Pink-Ball Encounter

Nathan Lyon expects Mitchell Marsh to bowl with pink ball in Adelaide Test

Australia's seasoned spinner Nathan Lyon has backed Mitchell Marsh to play a role with the pink ball in Adelaide during the second Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India, beginning on Friday.

West Bengal players shine at 11th Commonwealth Karate Championship

West Bengal's talented karate players have made India proud at the 11th Commonwealth Karate Championship, held in Durban, South Africa.

Odisha striker Roy Krishna sidelined with ACL injury

Odisha FC have been handed a heavy blow in the context of the ongoing season as the Kalinga Warriors' star striker Roy Krishna will be sidelined for the remainder of the season due to an ACL (Grade 3) injury sustained during the game against Hyderabad FC.

Novak Djokovic to compete at Brisbane International for first time since 2009

The 2025 Brisbane International on Wednesday announced a star-studded lineup of 61 professional tennis players led by 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic, scheduled to kick off on 29 December at the Pat Rafter Arena.

HIL: Being teammates with Indian players will be special, says Holland star

Netherlands' men's hockey team star Thierry Brinkman is all set to don the colours of Kalinga Lancers in the upcoming edition of the Hockey India League (HIL) 2024-25.

ISL: Mumbai City FC take on Odisha FC, eye third spot

Mumbai City FC will aim to replace Odisha FC at the third spot in the Indian Super League (ISL) points table when the two teams battle it out in their reverse fixture clash on Thursday.

Myth of modernity unveiled

Modernist Transitions: Cultural Encounters between British and Bangla Modernist Fiction from 1910s to 1950s, edited by Subhadeep Ray and Goutam Karmakar, published by Bloomsbury Academic India, is a collection of twelve scholarly essays.