There is an unconfirmed report that the US has redeployed at the Bagram air base in Afghanistan. This base was the command centre for NATO and US forces throughout their occupation of Afghanistan.
India's contemplation of allowing its companies to list on the London Stock Exchange marks a pivotal moment in the nation’s evolving economic strategy.
The termination by India of transshipment facilities for Bangladesh marks more than a policy decision ~ it signals a recalibration of regional diplomacy, trade priorities, and strategic red lines in South Asia.
We all know that failure of the Cripps Mission to offer any advance towards self rule and growing discontent among the people were the immediate factors leading to the Quit India Movement in 1942. But, there was a story behind the story.
Sleuths of the Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday raided some premises of ex VAT Congress Minister Pratap Singh Khachariyavas in connection with the infamous Chit fund (PACL) scam.
Several villagers from Jafarabad located in the Shamsherganj Police Station area of Murshidabad District have taken refuge in the Verman Colony at Rajmahal in Jharkhand following large-scale violence in Murshidabad District on April 12 in the wake of protests over the Waqf Act.
The homestays and hotels on the route of Chardham Yatra to Badrinath and Kedarnath will not be allowed to serve liquor to tourists during the pilgrimage season starting from April 30.
An advocate has moved the Supreme Court seeking a court-monitored probe by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into the violence in Murshidabad district of West Bengal during protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025.
Trinamul Congress government in West Bengal is trying to use the Anti-Waqf Bill to save face from the job losses of 26,000 school teachers in the state, said Naushad Siddiqui, sole MLA from Bhangar constituency of the Indian Secular Front (ISF).
West Bengal Speaker Biman Banerjee on Monday said that if the state government so wishes, a discussion on the amended Waqf Act can take place in the Assembly.
We who live in Calcutta are quite used to it. When we walk down the city roads, we perhaps discover that a little book store has popped up on a street corner or a small coffee shop has suddenly appeared on a neighborhood sidewalk.
Meet Nigerian-origin rapper – Yung Sammy. The singer, who has been living in India for more than 15 years now, is slowly and gradually creating a loyal fan base for himself.
Jignesh Mevani is one of the prominent leaders of the Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee. He is an MLA from the Vadgam Assembly constituency in Gujarat.
India’s transition to cleaner energy sources has entered a pivotal phase with the Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme, a key pillar of the nation's strategy to cut crude oil imports, lower carbon emissions and uplift rural economies.
Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi will travel to Russia later this week for talks on recent developments in indirect negotiations with the United States, Iran's Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) announced Monday that it has supported the deployment of judges, prosecutors, and investigators to Leer County to deliver formal justice through a mobile court.
A new round of talks between the United States and Iran on Tehran's nuclear programme will be held in Rome, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Monday.
A group of US lawmakers told South Korea's top diplomat Monday that America will not withdraw from the Indo-Pacific region as they reaffirmed their commitment to the bilateral alliance, Seoul's Foreign Ministry said.
The weighted average margins are expected to continue to remain healthy at around 12 per cent for FY2026, supported by operating leverage benefits and expectations of stable input prices, the report states.
Indian enterprises are taking the lead in adopting Generative AI (GenAI) globally, with 86 per cent of them already having strategy in place, a new report said on Monday.
Amid rising concerns and confusion among apartment residents, tax officials have clarified that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on apartment maintenance charges is not a new rule.
Assistant coaches Jason Tindall and Graeme Jones will continue leading the side in Howe’s absence for the games against Crystal Palace and Aston Villa.
For the first time in its history, Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) is set to host a unique player auction to determine team rosters for Season 6, marking a significant milestone in the league’s evolution.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have picked Ayush Mhatre as injury replacement for skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad, who has been ruled out of IPL 2025 due to an elbow fracture. On the other hand, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) have signed Smaran Ravichandran as a replacement for injured Australia leg-spinner Adam Zampa.
It’s not possible to complete the recruitment process of school teachers, group C and D employees in state government-aided schools within three months, said Prof Siddhartha Majumder, chairman of the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC).
Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Friday praised Delhi University, stating that it has produced many great leaders, artists, social reformers, and thinkers, not only for the country, but the world.
Union Health Minister J P Nadda said on Tuesday that the Centre is focused on providing healthcare which is not only curative but also preventive, palliative, and rehabilitative.
Nestled along the serene banks of the Rupnarayan River, over 80 kilometres from Kolkata, lies the quaint village of Deulti. This unassuming hamlet holds a special place in Bengal’s literary heritage as the home of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay (1876-1938), one of India’s most celebrated and widely adapted authors. From 1926 to 1938, Sarat Chandra resided in a house he built in the small village of Samta, which he named Samtaber.
As Poila Boishakh approaches, Gondhoraj Restaurant - Flavours of Bengal, invites you to rediscover the essence of home-cooked memories in this festive season.
Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare and Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan is leading a high-level Indian delegation to the 15th BRICS Agriculture Ministers' Meeting (AMM), scheduled to be held on 17 April in Brasilia, Brazil.
There’s often a saying, half-teasingly (however, we say there’s a lot of truth behind it), that while individuals eat to live, Bengalis live to eat and that Bengalis are whole-heartedly Machhe-Bhaat e Bangali.
Sleuths of the Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday raided some premises of ex VAT Congress Minister Pratap Singh Khachariyavas in connection with the infamous Chit fund (PACL) scam.
Kharge asserted that youth, farmers, labourers, extremely backward classes and all other sections of the society want ‘Mahagathbandhan’ government in the state.
