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V-P Dhankhar, PM Modi, other leaders pay tribute to Dr B.R Ambedkar on his 69th Mahaparinirvana Diwas

Vice-President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, former President Ram Nath Kovind and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla paid floral tributes at the statue of Babasaheb Dr. B.R Ambedkar at Prerna Sthal in Parliament House Complex, on his 69th Mahaparinirvana Diwas on Friday.

Indian Navy to commission advanced stealth frigate INS Tushil in Russia

The Indian Navy is set to commission its latest multi-role stealth guided missile frigate, INS Tushil, at Kaliningrad, Russia, next week.

Telangana Thalli or Congress Thalli?

Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy is all set to unveil the newly redesigned statue of Telangana Thalli (mother) at the state Secretariat on 9 December, on the occasion of completing one year in office but the BRS has decried it as an attempt to install a \"Congress Thalli.\"

‘Presence of Masood Azhar in Pakistan exposes Pak duplicity’

India on Friday slammed Pakistan for repeatedly denying the presence of Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Maulana Masood Azhar on its soil and demanded strong action against the UN-designated terrorist.

Rahul takes a jibe at PM Modi over Adani issue

Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over billionaire businessman Gautam Adani, urging him to come to Parliament and not be afraid of an investigation into the Adani affair.

'There has been a decline in cases of violence in the North-East'

PM Modi inaugurated the first-ever three-day Ashtalakshmi Mahotsav at Bharat Mandapam

Centre's strategy in North-East centres around good governance, developmental politics: Sonowal

Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday claimed that the Narendra Modi government has sparked a new energy in the North-East India as the region aims to power the engine of growth for the country's quest to become 'Aatmanirbhar'.

'Retail sector in the east grew in last five years'

The Retailers Association of India (RAI) hosted the Kolkata Retail Summit (KRS) 2024, also known as the Retail Convention of Eastern India today.

PSU to roll out robots, exploit natural ester in transmission

Indigenous robots and vegetable extracts are set to revolutionize the country's transmission sector as they will be pressed into operation by the Power Grid Corporation for inspection of its sub-stations to remove human error and secure round-the-clock surveillance and precise data gathering.

PSU to roll out robots, exploit natural ester in transmission

Indigenous robots and vegetable extracts are set to revolutionise the country's transmission sector as they will be pressed into operation by the Power Grid Corporation for inspection of its sub-stations to remove human error and secure round-the-clock surveillance and precise data gathering.

Mukti Joddhas likely to give Vijay Diwas celebrations in Kolkata a miss this year

It is unlikely that Mukti Joddhas or serving officers from Bangladesh will attend the Indian Army's 53rd Vijay Diwas celebrations in Kolkata.

Asansol division's crackdown on trespassing

The Asansol division of Eastern Railway has stepped up its efforts to curb unauthorised travel in ladies and divyangjan coaches, reinforcing its commitment to ensuring a safe, dignified, and inclusive travel environment.

BJP questions Bengal's high consumption of kerosene

Amit Malviya, BJP's in-charge of the National Information & Technology Department and co-in-charge for the West Bengal unit, on Friday, questioned the exorbitantly high percentage of kerosene consumption in the state in comparison to the national statistics.

International conference on interdisciplinary research

The International Conference on Interdisciplinary Research in Technical and Management (IRTM 2024) is organised from 5-7 December at NIT, Calicut.

I'll miss the iconic yellow taxis, trams in Kolkata: Vidya Balan

Bollywood actress Vidya Balan today rued about the yellow taxis being phased out and getting lost, saying the symbolic transport is one of the images that one can associate with Kolkata and she would miss the iconic vehicle in the city.

Indian Oil expands its initiative for prison inmates

In a continued endeavour to uplift the lives of prison inmates and children in correctional homes, A S Sahney, chairman, Indian Oil launched Phase IX of Indian Oil's 'Parivartan - Prison to Pride' and Phase VI of 'Nayi Disha-Redefining the Future' today.

Policeman's house robbed in Durgapur

Miscreants looted the house of a policeman in the heart of Durgapur's administrative corridor this morning that sparked off sensation.

Kultali rape-murder Case: Mamata expresses satisfaction over speedy conviction

On 7 October, a Special Investigation Team was formed; the charge sheet in the case had been filed within 25 days of the incident being reported

One killed in oil tanker explosion at Sinthi More

An unexpected explosion occurred today in an oil tanker near Sinthi More on BT Road, resulting in the death of one worker and leaving another critically injured.

Dr Santanu Sen removed from State medical Council

Dr Santanu Sen, former Trinamul Congress MP from Rajya Sabha (RS) and former president of the Rogi Kalyan Samity (RKS) of R G Kar Medical College Hospital, was removed from the West Bengal Medical Council (WBMC) on Friday, hardly two weeks after his party colleague Dr Sudipto Roy, Sreerampur MLA and the president of the council, had requested the state health department to remove the former.

Car hits leopard near Phansidewa

In a series of incidents on Thursday, an adult leopard was killed, and four persons sustained serious injuries in separate accidents involving wildlife near Phansidewa and Bagdogra respectively in Siliguri.

Hooghly professor and team develop humanoid robot

Technology is helping human beings to resolve many problems which were once considered impossible.

Cattle smuggling continues amid unrest in Bangladesh

Despite ongoing unrest in Bangladesh, cattle smuggling activities persist, resulting in the death of a Bangladeshi smuggler due to Border Security Force (BSF) gunfire in north Bengal.

Three star facility at Jhargram

A three-star like hotel was inaugurated in Jhargram, the most popular tourist destination in Bengal.

Two hurt as grenade explodes accidentally during training

A training session on the use of smoke grenades for crowd control was underway at the district police lines when a sudden grenade explosion injured two police personnel.

'TMC will retain power in 2026 elections'

On Bangladesh, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said it is a leaderless country, where mafia raj has taken over and creating trouble

BJP MP urges Nobel Prize committee to reassess legacy of Md Yunus

BJP MP and member Parliamentary committee for home affairs Jyotirmoy Singh Mahato today appealed to the Norwegian Nobel Committee to reassess the legacy of Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus, who is the chief of the interim government of Bangladesh.

GAIL plans 47-km pilot project for natural gas transmission

Gas Authority of India Ltd (GAIL), a state-run natural gas transmission company, has decided to launch a pilot project covering 47 km in Siliguri.

TMC will retain power in 2026: CM

TMC chairperson Mamata Banerjee said on Friday that her party would retain power in the 2026 Assembly elections.

RBI keeps rate unchanged at 6.5 pc, cuts GDP growth projection to 6.6 per cent

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on Friday, with a majority of 4:2, decided to keep the repo rate unchanged at 6.5 per cent and retain the 'Neutral' stance.