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CM announces Dec 10 start for 660 MW Sagardighi thermal plant

Kolkata, Dec. 4 -- Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday announced at a rally in Berhampore that Bengal's largest 660 MW supercritical thermal power plant has been completed at Sagardighi and wil... Read More


Priyanka Chaturvedi slams IndiGo disruptions, flags 'duopoly in air' as pilots' body, airline issue statements

New Delhi, Dec. 4 -- Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Thursday criticised IndiGo over large-scale flight delays and cancellations, alleging that the airline's operational disruptions have cau... Read More


Fresh Email Petition Triggers FIR Against MLA Rahul Mamkootathil

Thiruvananthapuram, Dec. 4 -- The Kerala Police Crime Branch registered a rape case against MLA Rahul Mamkootathil on Thursday, following an email petition submitted to the Kerala Pradesh Congress Com... Read More


'Sebaashray set to begin in Barrackpore from Jan'

Kolkata, Dec. 4 -- The Sebaashray health outreach initiative is set to begin in the Barrackpore Parliamentary Constituency this January, Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Partha Bhowmick announced on Wednes... Read More


Supreme Court to wrap up Yes Bank AT-1 bond case hearings in January

NEW DELHI, Dec. 4 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday said it will conclude hearings in the third week of January on appeals filed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Yes Bank and others challenging the ... Read More


MGNREGS: Tea garden workers demand immediate resumption

Alipurduar, Dec. 4 -- A fresh indication of distress is once again emerging in North Bengal's tea industry. With the lean season approaching, tea garden workers and several stakeholders are calling fo... Read More


KLO chief's 'video urging boycott' triggers controversy before CM's December 9 meet

Cooch Behar, Dec. 4 -- As the stage is all set for Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's public meeting at the Ras Mela Maidan in Cooch Behar on December 9, a controversy has erupted over a video message-p... Read More


Punitive Approach

New Delhi, Dec. 4 -- The Supreme Court's intervention yesterday, calling on states to ease the severe pressure faced by Booth Level Officers (BLOs) engaged in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of e... Read More


A troubling message from Guinea-Bissau, By Azu Ishiekwene

Nigeria, Dec. 4 -- None of the three Guineas is thriving, but in Guinea-Bissau, the country that sits on Africa's map like a tongue of fire, recent events are twisting that nation's fate into profound... Read More


Punjab tops nation in Human Trafficking Cases, Jaishankar tells parliament

Chandigarh, Dec. 4 -- India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar informed the Rajya Sabha on Thursday that Punjab has recorded the highest number of human trafficking cases in the country. Respon... Read More