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Calcutta High Court puts brakes on Mamata Banerjee's Mahesh rally over venue dispute

Kolkata, Sept. 10 -- The proposed Trinamool Congress meeting at Mahesh in Hooghly, scheduled for Friday and to be attended by former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, has been put on hold af... Read More


MMDR Amendment threatens Odisha's constitutional, fiscal rights: Congress

Bhubaneswar, Sept. 10 -- The Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) on Thursday alleged that the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2026 posed a serious threat to the sta... Read More


Mamata's Hooghly meet uncertain as state appeals Calcutta HC order

Kolkata, Sept. 10 -- political meeting of the Trinamool Congress in Serampore, which was to be attended by former chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday, has been postponed after the West Bengal gov... Read More


Rohingyas, push-ins dominate as Humaiun Kobir takes questions in JS

Dhaka, Sept. 10 -- State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir on Thursday accused the previous "fascist" government of limiting its diplomatic efforts for Rohingya repatriation to "showmanship" ... Read More


Flood crisis deepens in Bhutni, erosion hits English Bazar

Malda, Sept. 10 -- The flood crisis in Bhutni has intensified with the Ganga continuing to swell, triggering large-scale erosion at Khaskol in English Bazar also and prompting the health department to... Read More


Siliguri civic polls: Congress, Left demand immediate elections

Siliguri, Sept. 10 -- The Darjeeling District Congress on Thursday staged a protest march demanding immediate elections to the Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC), alleging that civic services have d... Read More


Two motorcycle theft accused escape from police custody

Alipurduar, Sept. 10 -- Two youths accused in a motorcycle theft case escaped from police custody in broad daylight on Thursday while being taken to Alipurduar District Hospital for a medical examinat... Read More


Police recover pistol used in Islampur teacher's murder

Raiganj, Sept. 10 -- Police on Thursday recovered a 7 mm pistol and nine rounds of live ammunition allegedly used in the murder of school headmaster Najrul Islam from beneath a bush at Amlajhari villa... Read More


Karnataka defies Centre, restricts Vande Mataram to two stanzas

Bengaluru, Sept. 10 -- The Karnataka government has decided to restrict the singing of Vande Mataram to its first two stanzas at most state government programmes, setting aside the Centre's decision t... Read More


BJP forms new board at Tufanganj-I Panchayat Samiti

New Delhi, Sept. 10 -- Ending a prolonged administrative impasse, the BJP on Thursday formed a new board at the Tufanganj-I Panchayat Samiti, with Chiranjit Das taking charge as the new president. The... Read More