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Railway minister invites Mamata to PM's inauguration of 3 Kolkata Metro Sections on August 22

Kolkata, Aug. 16 -- Union Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has formally invited West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to attend the inauguration of three long-awaited stretches of the Kolkata Me... Read More


Heavy rains ravage Mumbai, kill two; local train services hit

Mumbai, Aug. 16 -- Heavy downpour pummelled Mumbai and its suburbs, with some parts recording more than 200 mm rainfall in the wee hours of Saturday, inundating low-lying areas and affecting the movem... Read More


Public has woken up: Rahul shares new video highlighting 'vote theft'

New Delhi, Aug. 16 -- Alluding to Bollywood movies, the Congress stepped up its campaign against alleged "vote theft" on Saturday by releasing a new video titled "laapata vote" to highlight the claim.... Read More


Recruitment under Agnipath scheme still on hold: who gains/loses

New Delhi, Aug. 16 -- There are a total of seven Gurkha Regiments having 43 Gurkha Infantry Battalions in the Indian Army, with approximately 34,000 Nepali soldiers serving in these units at the time ... Read More


'Let this sacred celebration inspire us...' Bengal celebrates Janmashtami with fervour, CM greets all

Kolkata, Aug. 16 -- Janmashtami, an annual festival that celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu, was celebrated on Saturday with religious fervour and gaiety across the stat... Read More


Post state govt's effort, Malda youth returns after being pushed to B'desh; was branded 'illegal immigrant' in Rajasthan

Malda, Aug. 16 -- After weeks of anguish, Amir Sheikh, a migrant worker from Jalalpur, Malda, returned home, days after he was detained in Rajasthan and allegedly pushed back to Bangladesh on suspicio... Read More


Medals of Padma Shri swimmer Bula Choudhury stolen, CID joins probe

Kolkata, Aug. 16 -- Former swimmer and Padma Shri awardee Bula Choudhury's ancestral house in Hindmotor, Hooghly, was burgled, with several of her medals and mementoes allegedly stolen. The theft came... Read More


CM announces compensation for Burdwan crash victims; checks on students who fell ill at I-Day event

Kolkata, Aug. 16 -- Several school students participating the Independence Day programme fell ill on Friday morning and were rushed to SSKM, where Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, after presiding over ... Read More


BJP leader Sanghamitra Chowdhury, 300 supporters join TMC

Kolkata, Aug. 16 -- In a major blow to the state BJP, its leader from South Kolkata Sanghamitra Chowdhury joined Trinamool Congress on Independence Day. Around 300 BJP activists also joined the ruling... Read More


Mamata greets Parsi community on 'Navroz'

Kolkata, Aug. 16 -- Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday extended her greetings on the beginning of the Parsi New Year, referring to the connection between Swami Vivekananda, one of the g... Read More