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Convict found dead in Hooghly jail, probe on

Kolkata, Oct. 25 -- A 45-year-old life-sentenced convict, Sheikh Maniklal, was found dead inside the Hooghly Correctional Facility on Friday around 6 am. According to jail authorities, he was discove... Read More


Booklist delay leaves semester IV students uncertain about textbooks

Kolkata, Oct. 25 -- With less than three months to go for the Higher Secondary Semester IV examinations scheduled in February 2026, many schools across Bengal are still struggling to finalise booklist... Read More


Mamata directs stricter hospital security, zero tolerance for harassment at state-run medical facilities

Kolkata, Oct. 25 -- Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday directed officials to ensure the safety and security of patients, visitors, and doctors in medical establishments across the state, where... Read More


'Bihar must become number one': Tejashwi vows jobs, says BJP 'scared' of EBC Dy CM face

KHAGARIA, Oct. 25 -- As campaigning gathers steam in poll-bound Bihar, the Grand Alliance's chief ministerial candidate and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday promised to ena... Read More


Icon Satish Shah, the smile behind millions, dies of kidney failure at 74

Mumbai, Oct. 25 -- Bollywood actor Satish Shah, whose very presence in films such as "Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron" and "Main Hoon Na" and sitcom "Sarabhai vs Sarabhai" elicited smiles and many a laugh, died o... Read More


UP: 24-Kosi parikrama resumes after 46 years in Sambhal

Lucknow, Oct. 25 -- The 24-Kosi parikrama resumed after a 46-year gap, having been stopped in 1978 due to communal riots, in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal. The parikrama began from Shri Vansh Gopal site in... Read More


3 suspected criminals caught after encounter

New Delhi, Oct. 25 -- Three men with a history of serious criminal offences were injured in an exchange of fire with police in west Delhi's Nangloi area in the early hours of Saturday, police said. E... Read More


MCD allocates Rs 40,000 per ward to enhance street lighting at Chhath Ghats

New Delhi, Oct. 25 -- The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has announced the allocation of Rs 40,000 per ward to strengthen street lighting arrangements at Chhath Ghats across the city, ensuring s... Read More


LIC says made investments in Adani firms 'independently'; rubbishes Washington Post report

New Delhi, Oct. 25 -- The Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) on Saturday rejected allegations that it invested heavily in Adani Group companies under external pressure, calling the claims "fals... Read More


Facebook picks 30% in AI venture of Reliance

New Delhi, Oct. 25 -- Meta Platforms, Inc's Facebook Overseas will hold 30 per cent interest in the AI venture floated by billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries, according to a regulatory fil... Read More