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Boost for Jhargram: Mamata unveils projs worth Rs 550 crore

Kolkata, Aug. 7 -- Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for a slew of development projects worth over Rs 550 crore in Jhargram. The flurry of initiativ... Read More


ED files chargesheet against Chandranath Sinha

Kolkata, Aug. 7 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a chargesheet against the state Correctional Administration minister Chandranath Singh in connection with the case of primary teacher recr... Read More


HC declines blanket ban on 'Nabanna Abhijan', allows 'peaceful protest'

Kolkata, Aug. 7 -- The Calcutta High Court on Thursday declined to pass a blanket prohibitory order against the proposed 'Nabanna Abhijan' protest and instead advised protestors to remain peaceful and... Read More


Bengali films to get priority in theatres in state, announces Min

KOLKATA, Aug. 7 -- That Bengali films often don't get prime-time slots is nothing new. Time and again, whenever a big-budget Bollywood or pan-Indian film starring A-listers releases, Bengali films are... Read More


Guv assented to WB Clinical Establishment Amendment Bill 2025

Kolkata, Aug. 7 -- Governor CV Ananda Bose assented to the West Bengal Clinical Establishment (Registration, Regulation and Transparency) (Amendment) Bill 2025, which will help the state government in... Read More


Worker drowns in floodwaters

Malda, Aug. 7 -- A 37-year-old daily wage worker, Tarani Mondal, drowned in floodwaters near his home in Dohara village of Harishchandrapur on Wednesday while trying to catch fish. His body was recove... Read More


Domestic automobile retail sales decline 4% YoY in July, says FADA

New Delhi, Aug. 7 -- Domestic automobile retail sales declined 4.31 per cent year-on-year in July amid drop in demand for passenger vehicles and two-wheelers, dealers' body FADA said on Thursday. Over... Read More


'Reliance builds four engines for growth, charting deep-tech shift'

New Delhi, Aug. 7 -- Reliance Industries has built four high-powered growth engines of retail, digital services, media and entertainment, and new energy to propel the conglomerate's next phase of expa... Read More


'No logic behind Trump's 50% tariff, talks continue with US'

Mumbai, Aug. 7 -- There is no logic or reason behind the Trump administration's "unilateral" move to impose 50 per cent tariffs on Indian exports to the US, a senior Indian diplomat said on Thursday. ... Read More


Sensex, Nifty end higher as mkts shake off Trump's tariff jitters

Mumbai, Aug. 7 -- Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty staged a comeback on Thursday following the last-hour buying in IT and banking shares, even as US President Donald Trump slapping an additio... Read More