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Jaishankar seeks Dutch push for 'decisive phase' of India-EU trade pact talks

India, Dec. 19 -- India and the Netherlands on Friday discussed ways to deepen their cooperation in strategic areas such as semiconductors, cyberspace and technology, with external affairs minister S ... Read More


"No agreement of two and half year," Siddaramaiah rejects power sharing theory says "will stay CM"

Belagavi, Dec. 19 -- On the last day of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly session in Belagavi, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah firmly rejected claims of a "two-and-a-half-year" power-sharing agreement, a... Read More


Reconsider 211% hike in salaries:Odisha BJP MLAs to CM amid backlash

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 19 -- BJP MLAs of Odisha on Thursday requested chief minister Mohan Majhi to reconsider the controversial 211% hike in MLAs' salaries and allowances, acknowledging the need to respec... Read More


Niqab row: PDP lashes out at Omar for 'targeting' Mehbooba

Srinagar, Dec. 19 -- The People's Democratic Party (PDP) lashed out at chief minister Omar Abdullah for targeting PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti instead of questioning Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar over... Read More


Stealth management: Deepanjana Pal writes on Dhurandhar

India, Dec. 19 -- When director Aditya Dhar's Dhurandhar was released in theatres on December 5, reports began to trickle in of block bookings over its first weekend. "The story of the film is someth... Read More


Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan asserts Mamata will return to power

Kolkata, Dec. 19 -- Samajwadi Party Rajya Sabha MP Jaya Bachchan has said that Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will again return to power. Jaya, who shares a long-standing relationship with Bane... Read More


PM Modi to launch Rs 3,200-crore highway projects in Bengal

Kolkata, Dec. 19 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit West Bengal on Saturday to lay the foundation stone for, and inaugurate, national highway projects at Ranaghat in Nadia district. According... Read More


Ministers' role under Nabanna scanner in Messi event rampage

Kolkata, Dec. 19 -- In the wake of the Salt Lake stadium rampage during the visit of the World Cup-winning football icon Lionel Messi, Nabanna (state secretariat) on Friday made it clear that no one i... Read More


FIR filed against BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya

Kolkata, Dec. 19 -- An FIR was registered on Friday against BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya for allegedly circulating a statement that could harm the country's communal harmony. According to sources, ... Read More


Bengal unveils Mini Cinema Policy for film screening in rural, suburban areas

Kolkata, Dec. 19 -- The West Bengal government has unveiled the West Bengal Mini Cinema Policy, aimed at accelerating the growth of the film industry and creating a new screening ambience, particularl... Read More