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Bengal appoints NBCC to assess adequate security at polling booths

Kolkata, Feb. 6 -- Ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections, the state government has appointed the NBCC to examine whether polling booths across the state have adequate security arrangements and m... Read More


North Bengal to gain from people-centric Budget: TMC leaders

Siliguri, Feb. 6 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders across North Bengal on Friday welcomed the West Bengal State Budget, terming it people-centric and development-oriented with special emphasis on in... Read More


India signs MOUs/Agreements for Digital cooperation with 23 countries

New Delhi, Feb. 6 -- The Government has signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs)/Agreements with 23 countries for sharing or cooperation on India Stack/Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), primarily f... Read More


BJP bags Navi Mumbai mayor, dy mayor posts after Sena pulls out

India, Feb. 6 -- Sujata Patil and Dashrath Bhagat from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) were elected unopposed as the mayor and the deputy mayor of the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) on Thur... Read More


Sri Lankan govt. to pursue reparations for colonial-era losses

Sri Lanka, Feb. 6 -- Sri Lanka's Minister of Foreign Affairs Vijitha Herath says that the process of pursuing compensation for colonial-era losses and seek the return of looted cultural treasures is c... Read More


Balurghat Municipality to take up 32 projects

BALURGHAT, Feb. 6 -- Under the 'Amader Para, Amader Samadhan' initiative, Balurghat Municipality is set to take up 32 new development works across different parts of the municipal area. The flagship p... Read More


27 dacoits killed, 123 arrested in Sindh Katcha operationsPublished on: February 6, 2026 6:00 PM

Pakistan, Feb. 6 -- Sindh police have conducted 113 encounters in the past month, killing 27 dacoits, injuring 82, and arresting 123 suspects, Sindh IGP Javed Alam Odho said. The operations target org... Read More


Internet can be as dangerous in its own way as radiation

Bangladesh, Feb. 6 -- There have been concerns about technology dating back to the 19th-century Luddites, who opposed the industrial revolution. In recent years, however, the concern has been amplifie... Read More


One year after Trump's reciprocal tariffs, countries reset ties with China - here's why

New Delhi, Feb. 6 -- In April 2025, US President Donald Trump announced sweeping, 'reciprocal tariffs' on almost every country, as part of his "Liberation Day" economic plan, aimed at making "America ... Read More


Bankers assessed higher loan demand from most of the sectors of the economy during Q3:2025-26

Mumbai, Feb. 6 -- Reserve Bank released the results of 34th round of its quarterly Bank Lending Survey (BLS), which captures qualitative assessment and expectations of major scheduled commercial banks... Read More