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Bengal plans 46K km of new rural roads before elections

Kolkata, Feb. 6 -- Ahead of the forthcoming Assembly elections, the state government has set an ambitious target to revamp rural road infrastructure, proposing construction of 46,000 km of new rural r... Read More


Asked PM Modi to skip Lok Sabha after info on 'unexpected' act, says Speaker Om Birla

India, Feb. 6 -- For the first time in 22 years, the Prime Minister could not reply in the Lok Sabha to the debate on the President's speech, which was passed through a voice vote amid stifling disrup... Read More


State govt floats tender for 10-acre land parcel in New Town's central business district

Kolkata, Feb. 6 -- The West Bengal government has initiated a move to open up a prime 10-acre land parcel in New Town's central business district to attract large commercial investments and strengthen... Read More


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