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Bourses sink 1% amid selloff in oil & gas stocks on rising tensions in Middle East

Mumbai, June 12 -- Benchmark Sensex tanked 823 points on Thursday following a selloff in oil & gas, power and capital goods shares in tandem with weak global market trends amid growing tensions in the... Read More


'State can't object': SC frees man held over interfaith marriage

New Delhi, June 11 -- The Supreme Court has granted bail to a man who was arrested under Uttarakhand's anti-conversion law following his marriage to a woman of another faith. The bench, comprising Jus... Read More


Sri Lanka Army commander meets IAF, Navy chiefs; also briefed on Op Sindoor

New Delhi, June 11 -- Commander of the Sri Lanka Army, Lt Gen BKGM Lasantha Rodrigo, on Wednesday interacted with Indian Navy Chief Adm Dinesh K Tripathi and IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal A P Singh, wit... Read More


Chhattisgarh: Two Naxalites killed in encounter in Sukma

Sukma, June 11 -- Two Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district on Wednesday, police said. The gunfight took place in the forest of Pusguna village u... Read More


Bengal mulls interim flood management as Centre sits on river erosion aid

Kolkata, June 11 -- Amid the Centre's inaction on tackling river erosion in Bengal, the state Irrigation and Waterways department is planning an interim flood management scheme for erosion-hit areas o... Read More


Recruitment exam will be held on time: Minister

Kolkata, June 11 -- State Education minister Bratya Basu on Wednesday reaffirmed that the fresh recruitment examination for 35,726 assistant teacher posts in state-aided and sponsored schools will be ... Read More


Smart meters to be treated as normal ones: Min

Kolkata, June 11 -- Two days after issuing an official notification declaring that installation of smart meters in residences will remain temporarily suspended, state Power minister Aroop Biswas said ... Read More


Schools told to halt midday sports amid heatwave

Kolkata, June 11 -- Amid the possibility of heatwave-like conditions, the state school Education department has instructed all schools to avoid holding physical activities and sports around noon to pr... Read More


Deadline to surrender HS results extended for students who passed under Regulation 9(2)

Kolkata, June 11 -- The West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) has extended the deadline for students wishing to surrender their Higher Secondary (HS) 2025 results, who passed unde... Read More


Ex-edu minister Partha moves HC for statutory bail

Kolkata, June 11 -- Former Bengal Education minister Partha Chatterjee, a prime accused in the high-profile money-for-school-job scam case, filed a statutory bail application under Section 436 of CrPC... Read More