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PM calls meeting of all secretaries today; likely to review reforms

New Delhi, June 29 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi is learnt to have called a meeting of the secretaries of all central ministries and departments on Tuesday to discuss various issues, including refor... Read More


Pune man, 65, gets death penalty for rape-murder of minor girl

Pune/Mumbai, June 29 -- A special Pune court on Monday sentenced a 65-year-old man to death for the kidnapping, rape, and murder of a three-year-old girl in Nasrapur village, a verdict coming within 6... Read More


Bengal clears 'Anti-Goonda Bill', CM says it won't be 'misused'

Kolkata, June 29 -- The Bengal Assembly on Monday passed two key Bills aimed at tackling rioting, destruction of public property and organised violence, with Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari asserting ... Read More


Ashoknagar crude oil extraction likely to start in July: Samik

Kolkata, June 29 -- State BJP president Samik Bhattacharya said commercial crude oil extraction at the Ashoknagar oilfield in North 24-Parganas is expected to begin in July, reiterating that Bengal wo... Read More


HDFC Bank picks up ex-Finance Secy Rajiv Kumar to steer bank

New Delhi, June 29 -- The HDFC Bank board on Monday appointed former Finance Secretary Rajiv Kumar as its new chairman, who had been instrumental in revitalising public sector banking and the financia... Read More


Govt clears Rs 30K cr investment in NIIF to boost infra projects

New Delhi, June 29 -- In a significant step to deepen India's investment commitment for infrastructure and other nationally important sectors, the Union Cabinet last week approved an additional invest... Read More


Cal HC to hear PIL on ration, welfare benefits for SIR-excluded voters

Kolkata, June 29 -- A fresh public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the alleged stoppage of Public Distribution System (PDS) ration and benefits under the Annapurna Bhandar scheme for people excl... Read More


Railway eviction cases: Cal HC extends interim protection

Kolkata, June 29 -- The Calcutta High Court on Monday extended its interim protection against eviction in 25 petitions involving occupants of railway land across several parts of West Bengal, allowing... Read More


Deganga MLA donates salary to support meritorious students

Kolkata, June 29 -- Deganga MLA Anisur Rahman Bidesh has announced that he will donate his entire MLA salary to support meritorious and economically disadvantaged students through scholarship programm... Read More


HC seeks report on cases against Sabyasachi Dutta

Kolkata, June 29 -- The Calcutta High Court on Monday directed the Director General and Inspector General of Police to submit a report within 10 days disclosing whether any criminal cases, apart from ... Read More