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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


Golpark shootout: 20 booked, gangleaders still at large

Kolkata, Feb. 6 -- Police on Thursday evening arrested another accused in connection with the shootout and bombing on Kankulia Road near Golpark, taking the total number of arrests to 20. However, co... Read More


Art teacher, activist wins $1-mn Global Teacher Prize

India, Feb. 6 -- Rouble Nagi, an activist and art teacher known for painting educational murals across the walls of slums in Mumbai and other cities, won the $1-million Global Teacher Prize on Thursda... Read More


Surat to host organic Mud Fest on Dhuleti, attract participants from India and abroad

Surat, Feb. 6 -- Giving a unique and contemporary identity to the traditional celebration of Dhuleti, Surat is set to host the sixth edition of Mud Fest on March 4 at Triyom Club near Aabhwa Chowkdi... Read More


Old Malda: Expelled BJP leader Mondal plans Independent bid

Malda, Feb. 6 -- Even before the Election Commission announces the schedule for the 2026 Assembly elections, the BJP in Malda is facing fresh internal turmoil, with expelled party leader Nitai Mondal ... Read More


BJP bags Navi Mumbai mayor, dy mayor posts after Sena pulls out

India, Feb. 6 -- Sujata Patil and Dashrath Bhagat from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) were elected unopposed as the mayor and the deputy mayor of the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) on Thur... Read More


Balurghat Central Correctional Home inmate found hanging

BALURGHAT, Feb. 6 -- Tension prevailed at the Balurghat Central Correctional Home on Thursday evening after a convicted prisoner was found hanging inside his cell, once again raising concerns over pri... Read More


Relief for patients as Balurghat Dist Hosp begins evening OPD

BALURGHAT, Feb. 6 -- Bringing relief to patients, the South Dinajpur district Health department on Friday started evening Out Patient Department (OPD) services at Balurghat District Hospital. The newl... Read More