In his keynote address, PM Modi also reflected on India's growing cultural influence, citing examples of renowned figures in Indian cinema from time to time.
One of the nine students securing the first position in the ICSE (Class X) examination is Sambit Mukhopadhyay from St Xavier's School in the state's East Burdwan district.
She alleged the BJP government of "collecting votes in the name of Pulwama attack" and said that "the same will be repeated in case of Pahalgam attack".
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday reached out to the grieving family of havaldar Jhantu Ali Sheikh, the army special forces commando of 6 Para from Nadia district, who was killed in the 24 April militant attack in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Additionally, the court has directed that a copy of the notice be sent to Kashyap's residence, heightening the legal consequences of his controversial statements.
SDRF, NDRF and other rescue teams, along with officials from Singareni Collieries, returned after inspecting the collapsed portion tunnel, in which at least eight workers are feared trapped.
During his closing speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Saturday, US President Donald Trump criticised the USAID funding of USD 18 million funding for helping India with its elections.
A jury in western New York convicted Hadi Matar, a 27-year-old from New Jersey, of attempted murder for the stabbing of Indian-born British author Salman Rushdie, The New York Times reported.
Indian-American Kash Patel was officially sworn in as the ninth Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Friday, taking the oath on the Bhagavad Gita.
Mauritius Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam on Friday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would be the Guest of Honour at the nation's National Day celebrations.
