North Bengal’s lush tea estates, especially in the Dooars region, are facing a serious crisis. A massive outbreak of looper caterpillars, a pest known for damaging tea leaves, has spread across nearly all gardens in the area.
China’s latest naval manoeuvres in the western Pacific are a sharp reminder that great power rivalry is no longer confined to the pages of strategy documents ~ it is playing out in real-time on contested waters.
India stands at a pivotal moment in its industrial production evolution. It stands at a crossroads to redefine itself not just as a supplier of low-cost raw materials but as a trusted source of high-quality industrial components.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has strongly urged the Central Government to grant 12 per cent free power to the state from all Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) projects.
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday said the now-abrogated Article 370 of the Constitution “bled India and the state of Jammu and Kashmir” for too long.
A woman allegedly murdered her mother-in-law over some dispute by hitting a piece of tile on her head inside the bathroom of the family's house in Indore.
With a vision to make the state a leading enterprise hub, the Uttar Pradesh government is laying emphasis on environmental monitoring alongside the development of defence corridors and industrial zones.
The National Commission for Women (NCW), has taken suo motu cognisance of a case of the mysterious death of a minor girl at Canning in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal earlier last week.
An FIR has been registered against the West Bengal BJP chief, Sukanta Majumdar, at a police station in Kolkata on Saturday based on a complaint lodged by a Trinamool Congress councillor of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC).
As per the list, the new district committees of all these three wings have a balanced combination of retention of old faces and replacement of the old faces by new ones.
India just witnessed its worst aviation disaster in recent times. Shortly after takeoff, Air India Flight 171 crashed into the hostel block of a medical college in the Meghani Nagar neighbourhood of Ahmedabad in Gujarat on June 12.
India Meteorological Department (IMD) Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra has been elected the third vice president of the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO).
Flanked by high mountain peaks, the Chenab Bridge stands 359 meters above mean sea level, dwarfing the Eiffel Tower by 35 meters, and the Qutub Minar five times over!
Air travel across the Middle East continues to face major disruptions after the United States launched airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities on Sunday.
Former President Dmitri Medvedev, who has increasingly adopted a hawkish posture, also warned that several countries could offer nuclear weapons to Iran.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has confirmed that no abnormal radiation levels have been recorded following the recent airstrikes on three of Iran’s nuclear facilities by the US.
The area under kharif crop sowing has increased to 137.84 lakh hectares so far this year, compared to 124.88 lakh hectares during the same period last year, according to official data released on Monday.
The Adani Group issued an official press release on Monday announcing that its subsidiary Adani New Industries Limited (ANIL) has commissioned India's first off-grid 5-megawatt (MW) green hydrogen pilot plant in Kutch, Gujarat.
The recovery followed reports of US and Israeli airstrikes targeting Iranian nuclear facilities, which had initially triggered a broad sell-off across the cryptocurrency market.
Finally, after weeks of anticipation, meme wars, and social media slogans demanding an early drop, Prime Video surprised one and all by releasing the season early.
With only a few hours left until the new season premieres, many fans are finding it hard to sit still. Some have been refreshing the Prime Video app repeatedly.
“About ten years ago, I used to work out at the same gym as Diljit paaji,” Arjun fondly recalls. “One day, he just looked at me and said, ‘You’ll become a big actor one day.’"
In fact, a prominent cine workers' organisation has now called for a complete ban on Diljit Dosanjh. They argue that featuring Pakistani artists goes against the current national sentiment.
Former skipper Sourav Ganguly expressed the hope that the rest of the Indian pace unit will step up in the ongoing Test series against England to ease the burden on Jasprit Bumrah, allowing the star pacer to feature in all five matches of the tour.
Shaw, who stormed into international cricket with a century on debut in 2018 as a teenager, however, faded away after the initial promise due to poor fitness and lack of discipline.
Coventry was elected as the 10th president of the IOC, following voting at the 144th IOC Session in Costa Navarino, Greece, in March this year. She succeeds Bach, whose 12-year tenure officially ended on Monday.
The Publishers and Booksellers Guild today announced that the 49 International Kolkata Book Fair will be held earlier than usual in 2025 to avoid overlapping with state secondary (Madhyamik) school examinations.
Shibashis Banerjee, president of the Central Kolkata unit of TMCP along with other members raised concerns by students from multiple colleges across Central Kolkata.
In a blazing start to the 2024–25 placement season, IIT Kharagpur has set a new benchmark in campus recruitment, with nine students bagging job offers exceeding Rs 1 crore per annum, and the highest package touching an unprecedented Rs 2.14 crore.
Finally, after weeks of anticipation, meme wars, and social media slogans demanding an early drop, Prime Video surprised one and all by releasing the season early.
The research, published in the journal ACS ES&T Water, was led by Prof Mihir Kumar Purkait along with Dr Anweshan, Dr Piyal Mondal, and research scholar Mukesh Bharti from the Department of Chemical Engineering.
The ceremony paid tribute to the valour and supreme sacrifice of the unknown Indian and African soldiers who laid down their lives during World War I in the East African theatre.
A statement from the Ministry of Women and Child Development stated that the initiative was in line with the Prime Minister’s vision of Viksit Bharat@2047 and Government’s unwavering commitment to women-led development.
The Meghalaya Police, currently camping in Indore, detained another man on Monday in connection with the murder of Raja Raghuvanshi, who was killed in Meghalaya on 23 May.
The area under kharif crop sowing has increased to 137.84 lakh hectares so far this year, compared to 124.88 lakh hectares during the same period last year, according to official data released on Monday.
Former skipper Sourav Ganguly expressed the hope that the rest of the Indian pace unit will step up in the ongoing Test series against England to ease the burden on Jasprit Bumrah, allowing the star pacer to feature in all five matches of the tour.
India on Monday rejected the “unwarranted and factually incorrect” references to India at the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) council of foreign ministers’ meeting, asking it to stay away from its internal matters.
