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Calcutta HC upholds conviction in 2015 Tiljala murder case

Kolkata, April 9 -- A missing pair of Adidas shoes turned into a crucial link in a murder case as the Calcutta High Court upheld the conviction of two men in the 2015 killing of a young man in Kolkata... Read More


SIR raises exclusion risks for Bengal's tribal voters: Study

Kolkata, April 9 -- In the wake of over 90 lakh deletions from electoral rolls following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), a recent study has raised concerns that documentation gaps could dispropo... Read More


Cal HC grants bail to Sarada chief Sudipta Sen

Kolkata, April 8 -- The Calcutta High Court granted bail to Saradha Group chairman Sudipta Sen, citing his 13-year detention without trial as punitive and a violation of his right to a speedy trial. T... Read More


No kidnapping offence sans lawful guardianship, says Calcutta High Court

Kolkata, April 7 -- The Calcutta High Court has set aside the conviction of a man accused of kidnapping a minor girl, holding that the prosecution failed to prove she was taken from the lawful custody... Read More


No blanket bar on GUI design protection: Cal HC

Kolkata, April 6 -- In a ruling that could reshape how digital designs are treated in India, the Calcutta High Court has held that graphical user interfaces (GUIs) - the visual layouts seen on screens... Read More


Can't force university to accept marks not on record: Cal HC in teacher recruitment

Kolkata, April 5 -- The Calcutta High Court has ruled that a university cannot be compelled to accept marks that do not match its official records, refusing relief to a candidate selected for a teachi... Read More


Between civic decay & gangwars, Kasba headed for TMC-Left spar

Kolkata, April 5 -- "If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face." George Orwell's chilling line from 1984 finds an unsettling echo in Kasba, where voters seem caught ... Read More


Can't challenge after accepting conditional re-employment: HC

Kolkata, April 3 -- A tram driver of the West Bengal Transport Corporation Ltd, who was allowed to return to duty after repeated unauthorised absence, has lost his bid to restore past service benefits... Read More


Jorasanko non-Bengali vote holds key as SIR prunes electoral roll

Kolkata, April 3 -- "A little more than kin, but less than kind." Shakespeare's line from Hamlet captures the irony of north Kolkata's Jorasanko Assembly seat - the birthplace of Rabindranath Tagore, ... Read More


Calcutta HC backs Exide's red battery packaging

Kolkata, April 2 -- The Calcutta High Court has upheld an interim order protecting Exide Industries' distinctive red packaging for automotive batteries, ruling that a rival's similar-looking product c... Read More