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Odisha swimmers win multiple medals in South Africa tourney

Odisha swimmers Shristi Upadhaya and Mannata Mishra recently created waves in the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Short Course Swimming Championships, South Africa where they created new best Indian Performance in women's 100m butterfly and 100m breaststroke categories respectively.

Aussie top order delivers Boxing Day punch at MCG

Four batsmen register half-centuries to put hosts on top on the opening day of the fourth Test

Konstas becomes second youngest Aussie to score half-century in Test cricket

Debutant Sam Konstas on Thursday achieved an elusive feat for Australia during the Boxing Day Test of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Looking forward to contributing to Soorma's success: Harmanpreet

Indian men's hockey team captain and star drag-flicker Harmanpreet Singh has expressed his excitement as he prepares to lead Soorma Hockey Club in the upcoming Hockey India League (HIL) season, set to commence on 28 December.

Pak legend Jahangir Khan praises Indian players

\"I have been watching Indian players in the circuit and they are progressing by leaps and bounds.

Man City at risk of missing out on Champions League: Guardiola

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has admitted that the club are at risk of missing out on a place in the Champions League next season.

Brazilian forward Dorielton Gomes joins OFC squad

Odisha FC have bolstered their attacking lineup with the signing of seasoned Brazilian forward Dorielton Gomes Nascimento, popularly known as Dori.

ISL: Odisha FC face struggling MSC in search of top four spot

In-form eastern outfit will jump two places to third if they manage to clinch their sixth win of the season in Kolkata

Bengal down Odisha to enter Santosh Trophy semifinals

West Bengal edged out Odisha 3-1 to qualify for the semifinals of the 78th National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy 2024-25 at the Deccan Arena on Thursday.

Cash, gold found at Arpita's residence belonged to Partha: ED to court

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday informed a special Kolkata court that the huge cash and gold recovered from the twin residences of Arpita Mukherjee in July 2022, in connection with the multi-crore cash-for-school job case, actually belonged to her mentor and former education minister and Trinamul Congress secretary general Partha Chatterjee.

Mayor assures help to Siliguri resident over railways' boundary wall construction

Siliguri mayor Goutam Deb (photo) convened a meeting with the railways and IOC officials today to address complaints raised by locals during the 'Talk to Mayor' programme on Saturday.

Veer Bal Diwas Observed in Bagdogra

BJP leaders and RSS activists commemorated Veer Bal Diwas in the region today, paying tribute to the Sahibzadas, the young sons of Guru Gobind Singh, whose sacrifice and courage stand as a testament to India's struggle for justice and faith.

City filmmaker documents farmers' movements in US, India

2024 witnessed farmers' movements across the world. In India too, the farmers organised their march to Delhi with MSP as their primary demand, early this month.

Local TMC Leader Found Dead Under Mysterious Circumstances

BJP's West Bengal president and Union minister of state Sukanta Majumdar vehemently denied the TMC allegations blaming the BJP and claimed that the infighting in Trinamul Congress in Nandigram might have led to the death

SER Celebrates Railway Week

South Eastern Railway celebrated the 69th Railway Week Vishisht Rail Seva Puraskar, 2024 at Kolkata on Thursday.

Efforts still on to catch straying tigress

Rahamdah village has been surrounded from different sides like a fortress to prevent the three-and-a-half-year-old tigress Zeenat from entering at night to kill cattle.

3 in cop net for extortion using Abhishek Banerjee's name

According to police, a complaint was filed against Kaushik Sarkar, alleging that he collected crores of rupees using a fake letterhead in the name of Abhishek Banerjee.

Govt to allow construction of more shopping malls in city, districts

Mamata Banerjee to visit Sandeshkhali on 30 December, Gangasagar on 5 January

Police Deny Permission for Extension of Protest by Doctors

Kolkata Police have denied permission to a doctors' association seeking an extension of their protest in the R G Kar rape and murder case.

Micro insurance premium in life segment tops ₹10k cr in FY24

The new business premium (NBP) in life insurance's micro-insurance segment in 2023-24 surpassed Rs 10,000 crore for the first time, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) said.

Housing sales to fall by 4 pc in seven major cities: Report

A recent report by housing brokerage firm, Anarock, said the housing sales are estimated to fall 4 per cent this year in seven major cities to nearly 4.6 lakh units on lower launches.

India Strengthens Leadership in Agricultural Exports: Govt

India has strengthened its leadership in the export of labour-intensive agricultural and allied products while expanding into new areas such as electronics goods.

Financial markets witness steady improvement in gender inclusion pan India

Indian capital market regulator- SEBI is spurring Democratisation of Capital Markets, ushering in innovations through a confluence of regulatory emblems, technological guardrails, investor centricity and increased awareness.

Market ends flat

Among the sectors, Nifty Auto, Healthcare & Pharma indices rose almost 1 pc

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial group infuses ₹3,000 cr into SMFG India credit through rights issue

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (SMFG) has reinforced its commitment to the Indian market with another Rs 3,000 crore equity infusion in SMFG India Credit Co. Ltd. (formerly Fullerton India Credit Co. Ltd.) (SMICC) via a rights issue.

Bank frauds increased to 18,461, amount involved spikes 8x in H1FY25: RBI

In the first half of the current fiscal, the number of bank frauds witnessed a significant on-year increase to 18,461 cases.

Azerbaijan Mourns Air Crash Victims Amid Probe

The crash, near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan, killed 38 people and left all 29 survivors injured

South Korean opposition submits motion to impeach the country's acting president as strife deepens

South Korea's main opposition party submitted a motion on Thursday to impeach the country's acting leader over his reluctance to fill three Constitutional Court vacancies ahead of the court's review of rebellion charges against impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol stemming from his short-lived martial law decree on 3 December.

Indonesia's Aceh marks 20th anniversary of 2004 tsunami

Residents of Indonesia's Aceh province in the northern tip of Sumatra Island paid tribute on Thursday to relatives, family members, and friends who lost their lives during the tsunami on 26 December, 2004.

Debating the 'Dalit' word

On December 19, 2023, veteran Nepalese communist leader and upper-house parliamentarian Bamdev Gautam caused quite a stir in the Dalit community by suggesting that the word 'Dalit' must be removed from official documents, including the constitution and the law.