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Rishra set to welcome lakhs of visitors for Jagadhatri Puja

On the day of Jagadhatri Dashami at Chandannagar starts the Rishra Jagadhatri Puja.

Centre expands ambit of security for Bengal LOP

Acting on the reports of the Central intelligence agencies on threat perception, the Union government has decided to expand the ambit of security provided to Suvendu Adhikari, the Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal Assembly.

With focus on development, CM to meet development board chiefs

After arrival at Bagdogra Airport, members of the Lepcha community welcomed her with traditional khada scarves, she left for Darjeeling straight from airport

Amid happiness ranking, Sikkim CM urges focus on rising suicide rates

Despite Sikkim ranking 2nd in the North East and 5th nationwide in the happiness index, chief minister Prem Singh Tamang-Golay expressed concern over the state's suicide rates, emphasizing that the government is actively addressing this issue through various departments.

AMC sanitation workers demand pay hike

The sanitation department workers of Asansol Municipal Corporation agitated outside the civic body at Ashram More, Asansol today demanding wage revision and other demands.

At Veer Gatha 2024 children learn firsthand about gallantry achievements from soldiers

Veer Gatha 2024, a joint initiative by the ministry of defence (MoD) and ministry of education (MoE), concluded today at the Dhono Dhanno Auditorium, Kolkata.

Vote Trinamul for further development: Mamata

Few hours before the campaign for the by-election in six Assembly constituencies comes to an end, chief minister and Trinamul Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee urged the voters of these areas to cast their vote in favour of her party that looks after them throughout the year and not cast a single vote to the BJP.

'India-Russia partnership will serve the world well'

EAM also said that devising appropriate methods of cooperation is essential for both India & Russia

Pure fiction, completely untrue: Russia denies Trump-Putin conversation

Russia on Monday denied US media reports which claimed that the US President-elect Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have spoken over phone after the former's win in the presidential election, last week.

Justice Sanjiv Khanna sworn in as Chief Justice of India

Justice Sanjiv Khanna on Monday was sworn in as Chief Justice of India.

Campaign for Jharkhand Assembly's 1st phase polls ends

The high-octane campaigning for the first phase of Jharkhand Assembly elections came to an end on Monday evening.

Gambhir plays down NZ debacle, looks forward to Oz tour

Under fire after a 3-0 series whitewash at home against New Zealand, the Indian cricket team will look to turn things around and retain the Border-Gavaskar trophy for a third consecutive time during their upcoming tour of Australia for a challenging five-Test tour, starting with the first Test at Perth from November 22.

Rizwan leads Pak to historic ODI series win in Australia

The Green Brigade win the three-match ODI series against the hosts 2-1 after being 0-1 down

England's Salt ties with Babar, to become player with joint 3rd highest T20I centuries

England opener Phil Salt tied with Pakistan's Babar Azam to become the player with the third-highest number of centuries in T20I cricket.

Shillong Cherry Blossom Festival marks 'year oflegends'

Meghalaya is poised for an unforgettable celebration as the \"Year of Legends\" theme elevates the Shillong Cherry Blossom Festival 2024 to new heights.

Resolving border discord

Federal India began her journey with multi-dimensional challenges.

Second coming of the Land of Christ in the offing

He also said that he wanted the Zo people to have the conviction and confidence that one day, through the strength of God who had made them a nation, they would rise together under one leadership to achieve the destiny of nationhood.

Multilateral banks are key to financing the fight against global warming; here is how they work

As climate change leads to a seemingly endless stream of weather disasters around the world, countries are struggling to adapt to the new reality.

Market outlook: Inflation, FII, economic data key triggers for next week

The market outlook for next week will be guided by key macroeconomic data and the last round of Q2 earnings.

Punjab & Sind Bank seeks bids from ARCs to sell over ₹400 cr NPAs

Punjab & Sind Bank is seeking bids from asset reconstruction companies (ARCs) and other eligible entities to sell Rs 403.62 crore of non-performing loans across nine accounts.

Market valuation of six of top-10 firms erode by over ₹1.55 lakh crore

The combined market valuation of six of the top 10 most-valued firms eroded Rs 1,55,721.12 crore last week, with Reliance Industries emerging as the biggest laggard, in line with an overall weak trend in equities.

FPIs pull out approx ₹20,000 crore in last five trading sessions

The foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) have pulled out approximately Rs 20,000 crore in the last five trading sessions.

EPFO to hire CA firms for preparation of Annual Financial Statements

A meeting of the Employees' Provident Fund Organization has decided to hire two Chartered Accountant firms for the preparation of Annual Financial Statements of the EPFO, and to facilitate the automation of the process of preparation of financial statements.

Singapore Airlines to invest ₹3,194.5 crore in Air India post-merger of Vistara

Singapore Airlines is set to make an additional investment of Rs 3,194.5 crore in Tata Group-owned Air India post-merger of Vistara in November.

Scheduled commercial banks, NBFCs to give additional MSME credit of ₹1.54 lakh cr: FM

The government has set the target for all scheduled commercial banks and NBFCs for providing additional MSME credit of Rs 1.54 lakh crore in the current financial year (FY25).

Balmer Lawrie well on track to cross ₹6,000 cr revenue mark, set to roll out new verticals

A number of its business verticals had been hit hard by the pandemic. The de-growth in the post-pandemic phase seems to be a thing of the past now, and Balmer Lawrie, a Kolkata-headquartered Mini-ratna-I PSE (public sector enterprise), under Union Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, is well on track to reach its targeted gross revenue of Rs 6000 crore and an increased bottomline.

Multilateral banks are key to financing the fight against global warming; here is how they work

As climate change leads to a seemingly endless stream of weather disasters around the world, countries are struggling to adapt to the new reality.

UN nuclear chief to visit Iran for talks on country's nuke programme

The visit comes amid wider tensions gripping West Asia over the Israel-Hamas war and uncertainty over how U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will approach Iran after his inauguration in January

Soldier with Yemen's exiled government opens fire, killing two Saudi troops and wounding another

A soldier for Yemen's exiled government opened fire on Saudi troops as they exercised in eastern Yemen, killing two of them and wounding another in a rare insider attack during the kingdom's nearly decadelong war there, officials said Saturday.

Indonesia's new leader calls for collaboration with China before heading to the USA

Indonesia's new leader called for collaboration rather than confrontation with China after the signing of $10 billion in new deals at a business forum on Sunday in the Chinese capital before heading to the U.S.