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On the night of 4 September, I returned from a candlelight march and was surfing various TV channels. I felt that the furore in Kolkata was on an increase. Nearly a month has elapsed since the heinous crime at R G Kar Hospital took place.
The pact between India and Singapore in the semiconductor sector, signed during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the country, is a strategic move with significant implications for both nations.
It is disconcerting that the Election Commission of India (ECI), the mainstay of free and fair elections, is suffering from a credibility crisis. On the one hand, the public trust in the ECI is dipping.
The recent electoral victory of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in Thuringia underscores a troubling shift in Germany’s political landscape, reflecting growing unease about immigration and its effects on society.
Uttar Pradesh police, with the help of social media Meta, have saved the lives of 10 people who attempted suicide in the last one week in the state.
Heavy rain has been predicted in several parts of Telangana till September 9 under the influence of a low-pressure area in the Bay of Bengal.
Karnataka government will inaugurate the first phase of its ambitious Ettinahole Comprehensive Drinking Water Supply Project on Friday. With this, on the occasion of the Gowri-Ganesh festival, Congress hopes to consolidate its position in south Karnataka.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has approved special assistance amount for the loss caused by heavy rains in the Kedarnath area of Rudraprayag district.
There was trouble on a flight before it could cross Kolkata's skies on its way to Mumbai.
Policemen in disguise of cyber experts looted Rs 1.01 crore in cash from a railway vendor on the NH-19 in Durgapur allegedly at gunpoint last evening.
A 28 year-old youth of Hooghly district died at R G Kar Medical College Hospital on Friday.
This Sunday will see another spontaneous protest on streets of Kolkata, suburbs and across the country, a call to ‘reclaim the night’.
The second International Classical Manipuri Dance Festival was held at Satyajit Ray Auditorium to pay a tribute to the 106th birth anniversary of Guru Bipin Singh by the artistic director Sruti Bandhopadhay under the Horizon series of ICCR.
Marking the 100th birth anniversary of Habib Tanvir, Antiquity Natural Mineral Water, in partnership with the Kolkata Centre for Creativity (KCC), commemorated a three-day festival, titled ‘Dekh Rahe Hain Nayan’, from 30 August to 1 September this year, to reminisce about the artist’s life, work and immense contributions to Indian theatre, literature and art.
Recently, Kolkata witnessed two vibrant performances—a solo dance by Sangeet Natak Akademi awardee and recipient of Tagore Scholarship Aloka Kanungo at the Kalaakar Festival at Gyan Manch on 17th August followed by another on 26th August at Sisir Manch by her students.
Rajendra Khandelwal, Honorary Consul of the Republic of Niger in Kolkata and the founder of the Dhanwantary Chain of Pharmacies in Kolkata, has recently authored a book titled “Karma, the Winner”, understating his own life and the role that karma played in shaping it.
Several people were shot near Interstate 75 in Laurel County, Kentucky in the US, CNN reported, quoting the Laurel County Sheriff's Office.
Global dairy prices increased while sugar prices declined in August, leaving the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Food Price Index virtually unchanged compared to the previous month.
Kaseya warned of an "upward trend" in mpox cases across Africa, Xinhua news agency reported.
Super Typhoon Yagi made its second landfall in Xuwen County, in the city of Zhanjiang, south China's Guangdong Province, around 10:20 p.m. Friday, said the provincial meteorological bureau.
He was inaugurating an international conference-cum-exhibition titled ‘Viksit Bharat- Technical Textiles for Sustainable Growth & Development’ in New Delhi.
The Reserve Bank of India on Friday imposed monetary penalties on Godrej Housing Finance Ltd, Aadhar Housing Finance Ltd, and Housing and Urban Development Corporation Ltd over non-compliance.
The central bank imposed a fine of Rs five lakh each on Godrej Housing Finance and Aadhar Housing Finance, and Rs 3.5 lakh on Housing and Urban Development Corporation.
IPO-bound food delivery platform Swiggy has disclosed that a former junior employee allegedly embezzled more than Rs 33 crore over a period of time from one of its subsidiaries.
Musical sensation, actor, and entrepreneur Selena Gomez makes it to the Billionaires’ Index! Catch the details here.
‘The Seasons’ has announced Lee Young Ji as its new host. Young Ji succeeds BLACK B’s Zico, who hosted the show previously.
On September 4, Lee Tae Geun, a former member of the boyband Naughty Boys Club, passed away after battling COVID-19 vaccine complications.
'Stree 2' actor Abhishek Banerjee talks about the cast’s camaraderie and calls director Amar Kaushik "a bully from Kanpur."
As New Zealand gear up for six Tests in two months, and all of those in the sub-continent, former New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson acknowledged that the inaugural World Test champions will be challenged in a number of ways
Defending champions Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB), runners-up Railway Sports Promotion Board (RSPB) and Steel Plant Sports Board (SPSB) took their winning run into another day
Levelling serious charges against the two Haryana wrestlers, Singh said the nation paid a heavy price because of their motivated protest, which was apparently backed by the Congress.
In a major development, Olympian wrestler Bajrang Punia was appointed the Working Chairman of the All India Kisan Congress on Friday.
A state-run school at Khanakul in Arambagh sub-division, Ram Nagar Atul Vidyalaya, in order to provide quality education, at par with the English medium schools, has upgraded itself to provide the best of education to the students of Bengali medium through advanced teaching aid technology.
The Calcutta University students, affiliated to the Trinamul Congress Chhatra Parishad (TMCP), demanding the resignation of vice-chancellor, had planned a gherao of the VC office on Tuesday.
According to the CBSE, these surprise inspections were aimed at ensuring that the schools affiliated with the board are strictly adhering to the norms and bylaws set forth by it.
The decision to reinstate Prof. Bibekananda Mukherjee, who faces criminal charges of rape, as the Head of the Department of Visual Arts at Kalyani University has sparked widespread outrage and concern among students, faculty, and the broader community.
There was trouble on a flight before it could cross Kolkata's skies on its way to Mumbai.
Several people were shot near Interstate 75 in Laurel County, Kentucky in the US, CNN reported, quoting the Laurel County Sheriff's Office.
Musical sensation, actor, and entrepreneur Selena Gomez makes it to the Billionaires’ Index! Catch the details here.
‘The Seasons’ has announced Lee Young Ji as its new host. Young Ji succeeds BLACK B’s Zico, who hosted the show previously.
On September 4, Lee Tae Geun, a former member of the boyband Naughty Boys Club, passed away after battling COVID-19 vaccine complications.
'Stree 2' actor Abhishek Banerjee talks about the cast’s camaraderie and calls director Amar Kaushik "a bully from Kanpur."
Salim Khan reveales that Amitabh Bachchan could have stopped 'Salim-Javed' from splitting, had he intervened.
In Megan Thee Stallion's ‘Neva Play’ ft. BTS' RM, the K-pop idol says, “For Asia, Man, we paved the way.” The lyrics have stirred a debate.
'Stree 2' director Amar Kaushik talks about Aaprshakti Khuana's comment on 'credit wars' for the film. Details inside!
This scheme, initially launched with the promise of providing financial aid to women, is now facing criticism for failing to meet its initial guarantees.