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State advances Durga Puja vacation in schools and colleges amid heavy rain

Kolkata, Sept. 23 -- Heavy overnight rain that brought normal life across Kolkata and surrounding areas to a standstill on Tuesday, coupled with forecasts of further inclement weather, prompted the st... Read More


Bengali TV & film industry reel under relentless downpour, flooding

KOLKATA, Sept. 23 -- Aratrika Maity, popularly known as Uji from Zee Bangla's serial 'Jowar Bhata', usually leaves her Ruby More residence around 7.45 pm, reaching Technician Studio within 15 minutes.... Read More


Monsoon mayhem: More rain in a day than in 3 weeks

Kolkata, Sept. 23 -- A torrential downpour brought Kolkata to its knees on Tuesday morning, inundating large parts of the city and crippling transport systems just days ahead of the Durga Puja festivi... Read More


Body recovered in Buxa Tiger Reserve, land dispute suspected

Alipurduar, Sept. 23 -- The body of Subhash Kujur (40), a resident of Latabari under Kalchini Police Station, was recovered from a forest area near Dima Bridge on National Highway 31/C, in the Poro Ba... Read More


Balurghat: Trader, employee jailed for illegal kerosene hoarding, smuggling

BALURGHAT, Sept. 23 -- The Balurghat District Court on Monday sentenced a trader and his employee to three months' rigorous imprisonment in connection with illegal hoarding and smuggling of kerosene o... Read More


Malda: Fatal collision in Kaliachak claims two lives, four people injured

Malda, Sept. 23 -- Tragedy struck early Tuesday morning when a speeding four-wheeler rammed into a toto (battery operated rickshaw) in Kaliachak's Jalalpur Danga area, leaving two people dead and four... Read More


India has ground-mounted solar potential of 3,343 GWp: Report

New Delhi, Sept. 23 -- India has potential to have about 3,343 GWp ground-mounted solar PV from 27,571 square km of wasteland across the nation, a report by National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) s... Read More


Global economy to weaken in 2026: WEF Chief Economists' Outlook

New Delhi, Sept. 23 -- Global economy is entering a period of weak growth and systemic disruption, the World Economic Forum said in its latest Chief Economists' Outlook on Tuesday. Noting that India ... Read More


PM: Ayushman Bharat effected revolution in public healthcare

New Delhi, Sept. 23 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted on Tuesday that Ayushman Bharat, which was launched on this day in 2018, has effected a revolution in public healthcare, ensuring financial... Read More


Unemployment biggest problem facing youth: Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi, Sept. 23 -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday claimed that as long as elections are "stolen", unemployment and corruption will continue to rise, and asserted that young people will no... Read More