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Jagannath temple at Digha will open on 30 April next year: Mamata

During her visit, the chief minister said that she will pull the rath at Digha during the Ultarath festival

Gita Jayanti Celebration at Mayapur ISKCON

ISKCON's headquarters in Mayapur has become a testament to the unwavering enthusiasm of devotees and tourists, undeterred by the barbaric attacks by fundamentalists on minorities and ISKCON in Bangladesh.

NBU campus carnival

The University of North Bengal (NBU) is set to host the NBU Campus Carnival 2024 (NBUCC 2024) on 18 December, providing a platform for students, research scholars, local farmers, and craftsmen to showcase their creativity and entrepreneurial skills.

Tapati Chakraborti new VC of Kanyashree University

After a prolonged vacancy of over a year, Prof Dr Tapati Chakraborti has been appointed as the vice-chancellor (VC) of Kanyashree University, a dream project of chief minister Mamata Banerjee.

Shah to attend SSB Raising Day in Ranidanga

Union home minister Amit Shah is scheduled to visit Ranidanga near Siliguri on 20 December to attend the Raising Day celebration of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB).

Rail services disrupted by GCPA protest

Train operations were brought to a standstill today following a rail blockade staged by the Greater Cooch Behar People's Association (GCPA) at Jorai Railway Station near the Bengal-Assam border.

Low visibility forces flight disruptions at city airport

Three domestic flights and one international flight were diverted to alternate airports

NRI entrepreneur announces ₹100 cr investment in a robotic factory

Non-Resident Indian (NRI) entrepreneur, Dr Narayan Sharma, has announced to set up a new greenfield robotics manufacturing factory at the industrial region of Durgapur with an estimated investment of Rs 100 crores.

Pollution: Durgapur surpasses Delhi, Chandigarh AQI levels

Within a fortnight, the degree of air pollution in the industrial cities of Durgapur and Asansol have further crossed the pollution levels of the country's highest polluted cities in recent times.

ED raids three places in Bengal in online forgery scam case

The Enforcement Directorate (ED), on Wednesday, was conducting a marathon raid and search operation at three different locations in West Bengal in connection with an online forgery scam case.

Dhankhar biggest disruptor in RS: Oppn

Vice President behaves like the spokesperson of ruling party, says Kharge

Grateful to leaders who honoured me: Mamata

Trinamul Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday expressed her gratitude to the leaders who have expressed support for her to lead the INDIA bloc, amid growing talk about a change in the alliance's leadership.

Pink-Ball Test May Be Difficult But Can't Be An Excuse: Captain

Bruised and battered after the 10-wicket drubbing at the hands of Australia in the Pink-ball Test at the Adelaide Oval, India skipper Rohit Sharma said that the concept of playing a day-night Test is always challenging but that cannot be an excuse for their flop show with the bat across both innings.

Taiwan's Defense Ministry Detects Significant Chinese Military Activity Near Island

China's secretive military appears to be up to something around Taiwan, but it's unclear whether it's a formal military drill.

BGT: Shastri, Gavaskar Ask Rohit Sharma To Return As Opener For Brisbane Test

Former India head coach Ravi Shastri suggested Rohit Sharma to return to his usual opening slot as India gear up to bounce back from the humiliating 10-wicket defeat in the pink-ball Test against Australia at Adelaide, that allowed the home side to level the five-match series at 1-1.

Influence of pesticides on ants and bees

The toxic action of pesticides on ants in the treatment of a forest depends on the kind of insecticide, the form of it, and the dose of its application.

FAIR Council meeting in Kolkata: A historic step towards creating milestone

The 42nd meeting of the Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research (FAIR) Council was hosted in Kolkata, India on 3-4 December 2024.

Private sector, startups crucial for expanding India's space market: ISRO chairman

Private enterprises and startups hold the key to propelling India's space sector to claim a larger slice of the global market, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman S Somanath recently stated at a session titled \"ISRO's vision and the rise of India's space Tech companies\" held in Trivandrum, Kerala.

Republican-led states are rolling out plans that couldaid Trump’s mass deportation effort

As President-elect Donald Trump assembles his administration, Republican governors and lawmakers in some states are already rolling out proposals that could help him carry out his pledge to deport millions of people living in the U.S. illegally.

NRAI cautions restaurants on aggregator payment gateways

The National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI) has issued an advisory to its members regarding the potential long-term adverse effects of large-scale indining discount programmes and aggregator payment platforms.

ISL: Chennaiyin FC, Hyderabad FC aim to bounce back

Both Chennaiyin FC and Hyderabad FC will be desperate to get a positive result under their belt when they face off in an Indian Super League (ISL) clash at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai on Wednesday.

TB deaths reduced by 21.4 per cent

The incidence of TB in India has shown a 17.7 per cent decline from 237 per 100,000 population in 2015 to 195 per 100,000 population in 2023 while the TB deaths have reduced by 21.4 per cent from 28 per lakh population in 2015 to 22 per lakh population in 2023.

Gang leader in Haiti is accused of massacring older people to avenge hisson’s death

A gang leader who controls a key port in Haiti's capital is accused of massacring older people and Vodou religious leaders in his community to avenge his son's death, according to the government and human rights organisations that estimate more than 100 were killed.

Optimistic

SIR, Apropos your editorial \"UN must act\" published today, it is overly optimistic to assume that the UN will act decisively on any issue, let alone matters in Bangladesh.

Energy Redefined

The promise of \"energy dominance\" has once again taken centre stage in the energy discourse.

State to get two new private universities

The state Assembly today passed two Private University Bills, Rabindranath Tagore University Bill 2024 and Ramakrishna Paramhansa University Bill 2024.

Government’s duty to provide water, electricity to Rohingya settlers in J&K: Faroog Abdullah

A day after the BJP termed the settlement of illegal immiRohingyas and grant Bangladeshis in Jammu a political conspiracy, National Conference President Dr. Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday said it is the responsibility of the Jammu and Kashmir government to provide basic amenities like water and electricity to these refugees residing in the region.

Harbhajan backs Kohli to return stronger after Adelaide flop show

Former India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has backed Virat Kohli to bounce back strongly in the third Test after the prolific right-hander's twin failures in the Pink ball Test.

Tim Paine in awe of Travis Head's sizzling form against India during Adelaide Test

Former cricketer Tim Paine heaped praise on Australia batter Travis Head following his blitzkrieg knock against India in the Adelaide Test of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy, as reported by Fox Cricket.

A look at Virat Kohli's legacy as Test captain, a decade after Adelaide 2014

On this day back in 2014, star India batter Virat Kohli took to the field as the Test captain for the first time ever during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia, marking a start of perhaps the country's golden period in Test cricket, which witnessed plenty of records broken, on-field confrontations and aggression and the long-format cricket at its very best, which marked a massive paradigm shift in the way India played its cricket in white clothing.