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Record start for Bihar; first phase logs record 65.08% turnout

Patna, Nov. 8 -- The final turnout in the first phase of the Bihar assembly polls is 65.08 per cent, the highest in the state's history, the Election Commission said. A total of 3.75 crore people were... Read More


PM flags off 4 new Vande Bharat trains

VARANASI/ERNAKULAM, Nov. 8 -- In a major boost to enhancing connectivity across various regions, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday flagged off four new Vande Bharat Express trains during his vi... Read More


Organisational reshuffle gathers pace | TMC appoints new chairmen in Barasat, Bongaon municipalities

Kolkata, Nov. 8 -- Ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections, Trinamool Congress (TMC) has begun organisational reshuffle at various levels in a phased manner. The party's leadership started preparing an a... Read More


KMC begins farmers' compensation drive for new landfill proj in Dhapa

Kolkata, Nov. 8 -- The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has begun distributing compensation cheques to farmers against land that is being used for the new landfill project at Dhapa. In the first ph... Read More


Duttabad jeweller murder case: Two, including driver of Rajganj BDO, arrested

Kolkata, Nov. 8 -- Bidhannagar City Police arrested two persons, including the driver of the Rajganj Block Development Officer (BDO) Prashanta Burman, in connection with the investigation of the abduc... Read More


Howrah migrant labourer's body found in Chhattisgarh after alleged harassment in MP over 'Bangladeshi'suspicion

Kolkata, Nov. 8 -- A migrant labourer from Amta in Howrah was allegedly murdered over suspicion of being a Bangladeshi national in Madhya Pradesh. However, mystery shrouds his death as the body was fo... Read More


"This time we will see change in Bihar": Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar ahead of second phase polls

Patna, Nov. 8 -- With just two days due for the second phase of assembly elections in Bihar, Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar on Saturday expressed confidence that the state is poised to witness a chang... Read More


HC permits termination of 27-week pregnancy of minor rape survivor

India, Nov. 8 -- The Bombay High Court on Thursday allowed a 15-year-old rape survivor to medically terminate her 27-week pregnancy, emphasising the need to protect her physical and mental well-being.... Read More


Will launch a new political party: Humayun Kabir

Kolkata, Nov. 8 -- Rebel TMC MLA Humayun Kabir on Saturday, reportedly, announced that he will launch a new political party, with details to be unveiled at a public rally in Bharatpur on December 22. ... Read More


Garden Reach: Burglars decamp with Rs 80K and gold jewellery

Kolkata, Nov. 8 -- Tension gripped the Garden Reach area after a burglary took place at a house on Paharpur Road, where two elderly women reside. According to sources, two elderly women, identified as... Read More