In a major breakthrough, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney have agreed to restore high commissioners to each other's capitals, marking a significant step towards repairing bilateral ties between the two nations.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Tuesday (Canada time), met Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Canada.
The Trinamul Congress on Tuesday launched a sharp counterattack against BJP MLA and chief whip of the Opposition, Sankar Ghosh, after he raised the issue of alleged eviction of tribal tea growers from forest land in Cooch Behar during a recent session of the state Assembly.
In a significant crackdown on illegal cross-border infiltration, Krishnaganj police on Tuesday arrested two Bangladeshi nationals and two local agents from a residence in the Nalupur border area. The four were later produced before the District Judge’s court in Krishnagar.
A major shake-up is underway within the youth wing of Bengal’s communist party, with growing indications that Minakshi Mukherjee, the fiery leader who brought the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) into sharp public focus through street mobilisation and mass movements in West Bengal, may soon be stepping down from her post as the state secretary.
Fresh security concerns have emerged in Bengal, following multiple reports of drone sightings — now near the India-Bangladesh border in North 24-Parganas last night just a few days after seven drones were spotted over key areas of the city.
Struggling to run hi-tech machines at health centres due to shortage of manpower, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation is now considering recruiting technicians at public-private-partnership model to address the problem.
A group of ‘qualified and jobless’ teachers have expressed their intent to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his upcoming visit to Alipurduar on 29 May, in a desperate plea for justice following a Supreme Court verdict that cost them their jobs.
Darjeeling MP Raju Bista on Saturday visited the newly-constructed Loop Bridge on national highway 717A—popularly known as the ‘Snake Bridge’—near Bagrakote in Kalimpong district to inspect reported structural damages.
Three COVID-19 positive cases including a 20-year-old woman and an adolescent boy have been reported in West Bengal at a time when India has recorded a slight spike in the number of cases in nine states over the past week.
