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Iconic buildings turn blue on World Children's Day to uphold children's rights

Kolkata, Nov. 20 -- Iconic edifices like the Vidhan Sabha Bhavan (Assembly Building) and the Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry building here have been illuminated in blue light on Thursday to co... Read More


ICG seizes Bangladeshi trawler, nabs 28 fishermen for entering Indian waters illegally

Kolkata, Nov. 20 -- The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has intercepted a Bangladeshi trawler and nabbed 28 fishermen on board for entering Indian waters in the Sundarbans of West Bengal's South 24 Parganas ... Read More


ED arrests Sahara Group top director O P Srivastava in money laundering case

Kolkata, Nov. 20 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday arrested Sahara Group Director O P Srivastava in an alleged money laundering case of Rs 1lakh 79,000 crore, official sources said. The... Read More


Bengal: Mamata writes to CEC Gyanesh Kumar seeking halt to "chaotic, unplanned" SIR

Kolkata, Nov. 20 -- Describing the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll as "unplanned, chaotic and thrust upon the government officials and citizens", West Bengal Chief Minis... Read More


Uttar Pradesh emerging as global benchmark for AI-driven development

Lucknow, Nov. 20 -- Uttar Pradesh is emerging as a global benchmark in Artificial Intelligence (AI) across multiple sectors, with the technology being implemented on a wide scale and evolving from a m... Read More


Nepali security forces used disproportionate force during September uprising: Human Rights Watch

Kathmandu, Nov. 20 -- Nepali security forces used disproportionate force during the September uprising by Gen-Z, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW), a US-based advocacy group. "The interim governm... Read More


Governors can't stall state bills, but courts can't set timelines for assent by President: Supreme Court

New Delhi, Nov. 20 -- The Supreme Court said on Thursday, November 20, that it cannot fix the timeline for governors and the President to give assent to bills passed by state assemblies. In a signifi... Read More


Democrats introduce bill limiting donations to Trump's $300 million ballroom, call it 'golden crime scene'

New Delhi, Nov. 20 -- Democrats have introduced a new Bill that aims to limit donations for US President Donald Trump's ambitious White House ballroom, construction of which already underway. US Sena... Read More


"TMC is pressuring BLOs to upload incorrect voters", alleges WB BJP

Kolkata, Nov. 20 -- Amid the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, West Bengal BJP President Samik Bhattacharya alleged that the ruling Trinamool Congress was "pressuring" Booth Level Officer... Read More


Andhra: Former CM Jagan Mohan Reddy appears in special CBI court in Hyderabad in disproportionate assets case

Hyderabad, Nov. 20 -- Former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, appeared before a special court for CBI cases in Nampally, Hyderabad, on Thursday complying with the Court's recent... Read More