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State announces ad-hoc bonus for staff

Kolkata, Feb. 28 -- The state government has announced an ad-hoc bonus for its employees. Compared to last year, the state government has raised the upper salary limit by Rs 2,000 and stated that empl... Read More


Filmmaker Gautam Ghose is Kolkata's new sheriff

KOLKATA, Feb. 28 -- National Award-winning filmmaker Gautam Ghose has been appointed as the new sheriff of Kolkata. It is learnt that the director had received the official letter on Friday. Acclaime... Read More


State transfers several IPS officers

Kolkata, Feb. 28 -- The state government on Saturday transferred several senior IPS officers in the state, an official notification stated. Ashok Kumar Prasad, ADG & IGP, Western Zone, will be the ne... Read More


Punjab: Magisterial probe ordered amid suspected jaundice outbreak in Ferozepur village

Ferozepur, Feb. 28 -- A magisterial inquiry has been ordered on Friday following the death of a 12-year-old girl and illness of around 15 others amid a suspected jaundice outbreak in Hazara Singh Wala... Read More


ICC readies contingency plans for T20 WC as US-Iran conflict impacts Dubai, to provide real-time advisories to teams

India, Feb. 28 -- The ICC said on Saturday that it has activated contingency plans to protect the travel, logistics and well-being of stakeholders at the ongoing Men's T20 World Cup 2026 in India and ... Read More


Kejriwal 'overacting' after discharge, people know the truth: Kapil Mishra

New Delhi, Feb. 28 -- Delhi Law Minister Kapil Mishra on Saturday accused former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal of overacting after court relief in the excise policy case, and said people of Delhi kno... Read More


MCD begins drain desilting ahead of monsoon; since Jan, nearly 8,047 metric tonnes removed

New Delhi, Feb. 28 -- The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has begun an extensive desilting drive across the Capital and aims to complete the exercise ahead of schedule, Mayor Raja Iqbal Singh said on S... Read More


Israel launches attack on Iran's capital with US help as tensions high over nuclear talks

Dubai, Feb. 28 -- Israel launched a daylight attack Saturday on Iran's capital, with a cloud of smoke rising from the city's downtown. The first apparent strike happened near the offices of Supreme Le... Read More


US, Israel launch major attack on Iran and Trump urges Iranians to 'take over your government'

Dubai, Feb. 28 -- The US and Israel launched a major attack on Iran on Saturday, with President Donald Trump calling on the Iranian public to "seize control of your destiny" and rise up against the Is... Read More


24-yr-old stabbed to death for confronting neighbour over inappropriate comments

India, Feb. 28 -- A 24-year-old was stabbed to death in the early hours of Friday in Hanuman Nagar, Nalasopara West, when he confronted his neighbour for posting obscene and abusive comments on his wi... Read More