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HC sets aside sentence of man accused of minor's rape, murder

Kolkata, Feb. 6 -- The Calcutta High Court has set aside the life sentence of a man convicted for the rape and murder of a minor girl, holding that while the crime itself stood medically proven, the p... Read More


BJP MP Nishikant Dubey announces plan to set up library on alleged misdeeds of Nehru-Gandhi family

New Delhi, Feb. 6 -- BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Friday announced that he plans to set up both a physical and an online library on the Gandhi-Nehru family, saying the decision aims to highlight what he ... Read More


Ghaziabad suicide: Debts deepened family's isolation, financial stress began during pandemic, say cops

India, Feb. 6 -- As investigators piece together the family's life, they say it was marked by a series of complex and layered dynamics - from financial stress that began during the pandemic and intric... Read More


Family was unaware of IIT-B student being depressed

India, Feb. 6 -- The family of the 21-year-old civil engineering student at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-B) who died by suicide on Wednesday did not know that he was depressed and h... Read More


Can't deny conveyance to housing society for not producing property card: HC

India, Feb. 6 -- Granting relief to residents of a housing society in Ghatkopar East, the Bombay High Court recently ruled that failure to produce a property card cannot deny flat purchasers their rig... Read More


Bengal plans 46K km of new rural roads before elections

Kolkata, Feb. 6 -- Ahead of the forthcoming Assembly elections, the state government has set an ambitious target to revamp rural road infrastructure, proposing construction of 46,000 km of new rural r... Read More


Unemployment down 45.65% since 2017-18: TMC

Kolkata, Feb. 6 -- The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Friday outlined how various state government welfare schemes have benefited people across West Bengal. Addressing a Press conference, senior party l... Read More


Asked PM Modi to skip Lok Sabha after info on 'unexpected' act, says Speaker Om Birla

India, Feb. 6 -- For the first time in 22 years, the Prime Minister could not reply in the Lok Sabha to the debate on the President's speech, which was passed through a voice vote amid stifling disrup... Read More


Bengal appoints NBCC to assess adequate security at polling booths

Kolkata, Feb. 6 -- Ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections, the state government has appointed the NBCC to examine whether polling booths across the state have adequate security arrangements and m... Read More


SIR: BLO dies in Murshidabad, work pressure alleged

Kolkata, Feb. 6 -- A 58-year-old booth-level officer from West Bengal's Murshidabad district died on Friday, triggering fresh concerns over the mounting pressure faced by officials engaged in voter li... Read More