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Malda: NIA refrains from seeking custody of Mofakkerul Islam

Malda, April 8 -- In a fresh development in the ongoing probe into the SIR-related unrest in Malda, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday did not seek custodial interrogation of prime a... Read More


US-Iran war: Can crude oil price crash enable Nifty 50 to climb 25,000?

New Delhi, April 8 -- Crude oil prices have crashed sharply after the US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire and decided to return to the negotiating table to explore ways to end one of the most i... Read More


Communal clash lays bare real problem of drug peddlers in Dindoshi

India, April 8 -- For residents of Santosh Nagar at Dindoshi in Goregaon East, the arrest of 10 members of a family on Sunday, following an altercation between members of two communities, has come as ... Read More


New President, old playbook. Democracy still on hold in Myanmar

Nepal, April 8 -- On April 3, Min Aung Hlaing, the former Commander-in-Chief of Myanmar who had removed Aung San Suu Kyi in the February 2021 coup, was elected by the Myanmar Parliament as its 11th Pr... Read More


'Past poll violence and voter list concerns may shape New Town Assembly contest'

Kolkata, April 8 -- Although there are no major issues relating to public service or security, the people of New Town are expecting a fair and peaceful election this year. However, the incidents of v... Read More


9 million names deleted in Bengal SIR, Murshidabad fares worst in adjudication cuts

India, April 8 -- Around nine million names were deleted as part of the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced on Tuesday,... Read More


BJP leaders visit Bengal only for votes, says Abhishek

Kolkata, April 8 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on the BJP leadership, accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Ho... Read More


White House confirms talks in Islamabad, VP Vance to lead US delegation

Washington DC, April 8 -- White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Wednesday said that US President Donald Trump is "dispatching his negotiating team", led by the Vice President of the United S... Read More


Mamata walks through a sea of supporters to file nomination

Kolkata, April 8 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee, on Wednesday, led a massive colourful rally from her Kalighat residence up to Alipore Survey Building, where she filed her nominat... Read More


Grassroots leader Mita Bag makes Assembly debut in Arambagh

Kolkata, April 8 -- Mamata Banerjee held a campaign rally in support of Mita Bag on Wednesday, boosting the latter's bid as a first-time Assembly candidate from Arambagh. Backed by the ruling Trinamoo... Read More