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JEE Main 2026: Kuntal Choudhury tops Bengal with 99.998 percentile

Kolkata, April 20 -- Kuntal Choudhury of West Bengal secured 99.9984908 percentile in the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2026, emerging as the highest scorer from the state, according to result... Read More


No evidence of air crash in Chhattisgarh's Jashpur: Officials

Jashpur, April 20 -- No evidence of an aircraft crash has been found in Chhattisgarh's Jashpur so far, the district authorities clarified on Monday. The clarification came amidst reports of a suspect... Read More


Reliance Industries and Essar top bidders for 16 CBM blocks

New Delhi, April 20 -- Reliance Industries Ltd and Essar Group have emerged as top bidders for the 16 coal-bed methane (CBM) blocks offered across two consecutive bidding rounds, according to a list o... Read More


Issue wasn't women's reservation but govt's preservation: Congress

New Delhi, April 20 -- The Congress on Monday said the striking down of the Modi government's delimitation push in the garb of women's quota was a defeat of "bulldozer politics" and that the Centre's ... Read More


BJP calls Cong's remarks on Pakistan 'hypocrisy'

New Delhi, April 20 -- The BJP hit back at the Congress on Monday over its criticism of the Centre's foreign policy, accusing the Opposition party of siding with a "dalal country" and displaying "the ... Read More


TMC betrayed women by opposing Bill to tweak women's quota: Nabin

Mahishadal, April 20 -- BJP chief Nitin Nabin on Monday alleged the Trinamool Congress betrayed women by opposing the Centre's bid to implement women's quota in legislatures from 2029 and said that ha... Read More


Report: 18% candidates in fray in Tamil Nadu have criminal cases

New Delhi, April 20 -- Around 18 per cent of the candidates in fray in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections have declared criminal cases against themselves, while 25 per cent have assets worth more than ... Read More


Beldanga violence: NIA moves HC seeking bail cancellation of accused

Kolkata, April 20 -- The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday approached the Calcutta High Court seeking to set aside the bail granted to 15 accused in the Beldanga riots case, after a lower ... Read More


Nandigram clash leaves several injured

Kolkata, April 20 -- Several people were injured after a clash broke out between the TMC and BJP in Nandigram on Monday morning, triggering panic among the residents. The police, along with the Centr... Read More


CU revises UG admission rules, modifies merit index calculation

Kolkata, April 20 -- Calcutta University has revised the method of calculating the merit index for undergraduate admissions under the Curriculum and Credit Framework (CCF), 2022, with changes effectiv... Read More