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CBI, with MEA, brings back passport ‘racketeer’, ₹2,672 cr‘fraudster’ from UAE

NEW DELHI: Aalok Kumar alias Yashpal Singh and Kamlesh Parekh after being brought back to India by the CBI in separate operations from the...

Satyajit Ray’s films continue to speak directly to the present, say Kolkata filmmakers

KOLKATA: More than a century after his birth, Satyajit Ray’s films continue to speak directly to the present. From questions of morality and personal...

Opp calls commercial LPG price hike after state polls end ‘Modi model’

‘First strike on gas, next petrol-diesel’ NEW DELHI: The Narendra Modi government’s move to hike commercial LPG cylinder price by a steep Rs 933 drew...

West Bengal elections: EC orders repolling in 15 booths on May 2

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India on Friday, May 1, announced repolling at 15 booths in the Diamond Harbour and Magrahat Paschim Assembly...

Counting: Section 163 imposed around strong rooms, security tightened in Kolkata

KOLKATA: With the polling process for the West Bengal Assembly election now over, the administration has stepped up security measures ahead of the counting...

Punjab: Congress demands alcohol, dope tests of all Assembly members, including CM Mann

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Congress MLAs on Friday, May 1, staged a walkout from the Assembly during the special one-day session to mark the International Labour...

PM Modi has every intention of delaying caste census: Congress

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Thursday said one full year has passed since the government announced a caste census but the details of how...

EC assesses repoll demands in 77 Bengal booths, all under Abhishek Banerjee’s LS constituency

KOLKATA: The Election Commission is actively looking into demands for repolling in 77 booths across four Assembly constituencies in South 24 Parganas district after...

Will win 226 seats in Bengal: Mamata

KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday alleged that exit poll predictions were being aired at the “instruction of the BJP” to...

‘No locus…’: SC raps Centre, lets 15-yr-old rape survivor decide on 30-week abortion

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain a fresh plea seeking to overturn its earlier order permitting termination of a 30-week...

BJP says Jamia VC’s ‘Mahadev DNA’ comment unifying, not divisive

NEW DELHI: The BJP on Thursday backed Jamia Millia Islamia Vice Chancellor Mazhar Asif's remarks that all Indians share "Mahadev's DNA", saying the criticism...

SC reserves order on Cong leader Pawan Khera’s plea for anticipatory bail

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its order on a plea of Congress leader Pawan Khera seeking anticipatory bail in a case...

West Asia conflict raises inflation risks; India’s domestic strength offers cushion: Fin Min report

NEW DELHI: The ongoing conflict in West Asia poses a significant supply-side shock with rising risks to inflation, trade and financial flows, though India’s...

‘Unprecedented’: PM Modi hails ‘massive turnout’ in Bengal

Trinamool throws ‘resign’ dare NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said voters are casting their vote in Bengal this time in a "fearless...

Central forces working to help BJP in Bengal polls: Mamata after casting vote

KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday alleged that the central forces, deployed for assembly polls, were working in favour of the...

500 companies of central forces to stay in WB after polls: CRPF DG

KOLKATA: CRPF Director General (DG) GP Singh on Wednesday, April 29, said that 500 companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) will continue to...

India’s meteorological services underwent remarkable transformation: Jitendra

NEW DELHI: India's meteorological services have undergone a remarkable transformation over the last decade, and, today, they provide reliable and precise predictions used by...

Govt committed to ‘Act East, Act Fast’ for India’s ‘Ashtalakshmi’ in northeast: PM

GANGTOK: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said his government was not only committed to its 'Act East' policy but was resolved to 'Act...

Time for PM to make amends for ‘sin’ of using women to push pol agenda: Cong

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Tuesday reiterated its demand that the government must convene an all-party meeting to discuss how the women's quota law...

Telangana tops in recovering 1.24 lakh lost mobile phones

HYDERABAD: Telangana has emerged as the top-performing state in the country in recovering stolen and missing mobile phones, with a total of 1,24,850 devices...

BJP 10 short of simple majority in Rajya Sabha

RS Chairman okays merger of seven AAP defectors NEW DELHI: The BJP strengthened its position in the upper House of Parliament after Rajya Sabha chairman...

Modi vows to return on result day, Shah says central forces to stay even if BJP wins Bengal

KOLKATA: The West Bengal Assembly election campaign is intensifying, with political parties stepping up their efforts. The BJP has notably expanded its campaign outreach...

Mamata Banerjee holds roadshow in south Kolkata

KOLKATA: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee undertook a roadshow in south Kolkata on Monday afternoon, a couple of hours before the end of campaigning for...

India, New Zealand seal FTA in 9 months

100% duty-free access, 5,000 work visas, student work rights, $20 bn push NEW DELHI: India and New Zealand on Monday signed a Free Trade Agreement...

Leverage cross-sector opportunities: Goyal to Industry

NEW DELHI: Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal on Sunday urged Industry to leverage education, talent mobility, and cross-sector opportunities under India-New...

BJP committed to women’s security, fielded Sandeshkhali’s Rekha, RG Kar victim’s mother: PM

BONGAON: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday accused the TMC of "sheltering goons who torture women", and said the BJP giving poll tickets to...

Bengal polls:  Kejriwal asks 27 lakh deleted voters to support TMC and defeat BJP

KOLKATA: AAP leader and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday alleged that BJP-EC conspiracy led to the deletion of the names of...

Pawan Khera moves SC against rejection of anticipatory bail plea

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Pawan Khera on Sunday moved the Supreme Court against an order of Gauhati High Court which rejected his anticipatory bail...

Entire Union cabinet, 19 CMs won’t help BJP win Bengal polls: Mamata

KOLKATA: TMC chief Mamata Banerjee on Saturday claimed that the BJP has deployed its entire machinery to defeat the regional party in the West...

Mamata Banerjee gets angry when I warn hooligans against poll disruptions’: Amit Shah

KOLKATA: Responding to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s “legal case” threat over his remarks warning “didi’s goons” against creating disruptions in polling, Union...

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