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After Netaji's nephew, Bengal Min asked to appear for SIR hearing

Kolkata, Jan. 19 -- After Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's grandnephew Chandra Kumar Bose appeared for the SIR hearing on January 16 after being summoned by the Election Commission of India (ECI), the pol... Read More


State seeks poll duty exemption for teachers during Madhyamik

Kolkata, Jan. 19 -- The Education Department will shortly write to the Election Commission of India, urging it not to deploy school teachers and school inspectors (SIs) for the Special Summary Revisio... Read More


Three Bengal youths forced off train in BJP-ruled Chhattisgarh

Kolkata, Jan. 19 -- Targeted attacks against Bengali-speaking people apparently seem to continue unabated in BJP-ruled states. This time, three youths from Bengal were allegedly forced off a train in ... Read More


TMC's welfare film 'Lokkhi Elo Ghore' trends on social media

KOLKATA, Jan. 19 -- The political campaign narrative ahead of the 2026 Bengal Assembly elections is becoming culturally vibrant, with the Mamata Banerjee-led government foregrounding Bengal's deep-roo... Read More


Retired Rail worker kills self; family alleges SIR fear

Kolkata, Jan. 19 -- A 70-year-old retired Railway worker, Narayan Chandra Sengupta, died by suicide at his residence in Asansol, with his family alleging that fear triggered by a Special Intensive Rev... Read More


IMF raises India's GDP growth forecast to 7.3% for current fiscal

New Delhi, Jan. 19 -- The International Monetary Fund on Monday raised India's growth projection to 7.3 per cent for fiscal 2025-26, up 0.7 percentage point from its October forecast, on the back of b... Read More


Rupee settles 12 paise down to 90.90 against US dollar

Mumbai, Jan. 19 -- The rupee depreciated 12 paise to close at 90.90 against the greenback on Monday, a tad above its record low closing level, weighed down by robust greenback demand from metal import... Read More


North continues to battle intense cold, fog

New Delhi, Jan. 16 -- Intense cold continued to prevail in northern India as several places besides Kashmir, where the night temperatures remained sub-zero, witnessed mercury plummeting to as low as 0... Read More


Prosecute those lodging false FIRs: Allahabad HC to UP Police

Prayagraj, Jan. 16 -- Taking serious note of false FIRs being lodged by some people, the Allahabad High Court has asked the police in Uttar Pradesh to mandatorily initiate prosecution against those wh... Read More


Special Assembly session on cards over remarks row

New Delhi, Jan. 16 -- The Delhi Legislative Assembly may convene a special session, if required, to protect its dignity and uphold democratic accountability amid an ongoing controversy linked to remar... Read More