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BMSSY scheme: TMC sets Dec deadline for firecracker workers' enrollment

Kolkata, Aug. 17 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) Rajya Sabha MP and state INTTUC president Ritabrata Banerjee fixed a December deadline for the portfolio holders of All Bengal Trinamool Green Firecracker ... Read More


Reading culture in Nepal

Nepal, Aug. 17 -- I want to share some visceral stories and allude to some episodes of book reading and the history of the activities related to different libraries. This is the subject of a long surv... Read More


'BJP ko bhagaiye, hume jitaiye': Lalu Yadav claims Modi govt 'stealing votes' at Bihar rally

India, Aug. 17 -- Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) president and former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav on Sunday called for removing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from power in Bihar. The RJD lea... Read More


Mahua Moitra hits out at CEC over Bihar voter list 'errors'

Kolkata, Aug. 17 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra on Sunday criticised Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar over statements made during a press briefing on the Bihar electoral r... Read More


Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri calls on Nepal PM Oli during two-day visit

Kathmandu, Aug. 17 -- Visiting Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Sunday paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, kick-starting his two-day visit to the Himalayan nation. Misri met Prime ... Read More


'Make Manipur Files, Gujarat Files if you're a true filmmaker'

KOLKATA, Aug. 17 -- A day after the trailer launch of filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri's film 'The Bengal Files' was allegedly halted by Kolkata Police, several cultural personalities under the banner of Des... Read More


Cooch Behar TMC leader shootout: One arrested

Cooch Behar, Aug. 17 -- Police have arrested a man seven days after the murder of Trinamool Youth Congress leader Amar Ray at Dodearhat Market, an incident that rattled the district. Additional Distr... Read More


At least 5 injured in clash over land dispute

Malda, Aug. 17 -- Tension gripped Harishchandrapur on Saturday afternoon after a violent clash broke out between two groups over a land dispute, turning the police station and hospital premises into a... Read More


"Rahul Gandhi trying to create narrative based on foundation of lies": BJP MP Praveen Khandelwal on 'Voter Adhikar Yatra'

New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- Ahead of Congress's 'Voter Adhikar Yatra' in Sasaram, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Praveen Khandelwal alleged that Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi is trying to cre... Read More


Balurghat to observe its own Independence Day on August 18

BALURGHAT, Aug. 17 -- Unlike the rest of the country, which celebrates Independence Day on August 15, Balurghat in South Dinajpur observes Independence Day on August 18. The reason lies in a historic ... Read More