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Centre plans tighter rules on nicotine lozenges, may mandate pharmacy-only sales

NEW DELHI, March 8 -- The Centre plans to tighten rules governing the sale of nicotine lozenges, moving them from general store counters to regulated pharmacy shelves to curb easy access among minors ... Read More


St. Xavier's College launches project UDAAN to empower rural women

Kolkata, March 8 -- On the occasion of International Women's Day (8 March 2026), the Centre of Gender Studies at the Raghabpur Campus of St. Xavier's College (Autonomous), Kolkata, in collaboration wi... Read More


India vs New Zealand: Who is likely to win T20 World Cup final and why - Selection decisions, venue factor, recent form

India, March 8 -- Led by Suryakumar Yadav, India take on New Zealand in the T20 World Cup final in Ahmedabad on Sunday. Also, the defending champions, India, need to fix two things going into the fina... Read More


Mamata demands Prime Minister's resignation over SIR; says women voters being 'Pushed Out'

Kolkata, March 8 -- On the third day of her sit-in protest at Dharmatala, TMC supremo and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee condemned Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR... Read More


Singapore orders Meta to block 'blasphemous' video of man stepping on Quran

SINGAPORE, March 8 -- Singapore authorities have invoked the Online Criminal Harms Act (OCHA) to block social media access to a "blasphemous" video showing a man stepping on the Quran on a public bus.... Read More


Mamata cooks on stove at dharna, leads LPG price hike protest

Kolkata, March 8 -- Alleging that the rising cost of cooking gas has become a major burden for ordinary households, Mamata Banerjee from her sit-in protest announced a rally on International Women's D... Read More


Chandigarh: Two arrested for jewellery theft in Khudda Lahora

Chandigarh, March 8 -- Two youths have been arrested for stealing jewellery from a house in Khudda Lahora, police said. The accused have been identified as Ashu (21) of Khudda Lahora and Arjun, alias ... Read More


RN Ravi to take oath as acting Bengal Guv on March 12

Kolkata, March 8 -- R. N. Ravi, the Governor of Tamil Nadu, who has been given additional charge as the acting Governor of West Bengal, is scheduled to arrive in Kolkata on March 11, with the oath-tak... Read More


Army jawan foils robbery bid

Kolkata, March 8 -- An Indian Army jawan foiled a robbery attempt at a jewellery store in Habra, North 24-Parganas, on Saturday evening, triggering tension in the busy railway station area. According... Read More


B'desh activist Osman Hadi's killers arrested

Kolkata, March 8 -- In a breakthrough, the Special Task Force (STF) of the West Bengal Police (WBP) arrested two Bangladeshi nationals from Bongaon of North 24-Parganas on Saturday night who had fled ... Read More