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Day before extra 25% US tariffs, PM makes pitch for swadeshi

Ahmedabad, Aug. 26 -- A day before US President Donald Trump's additional 25 per cent tariff kicks in, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday made a vehement pitch for swadeshi and Make in India that... Read More


SC: Should court sit powerless if Guv delays assent to Bills indefinitely?

New Delhi, Aug. 26 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday wondered whether the court should sit powerless if a Governor delays assent to Bills indefinitely and if the constitutional functionary's independent... Read More


INDIA Bloc VP candidate Sudarshan Reddy banks on wider support

Lucknow, Aug. 26 -- INDIA Bloc's Vice Presidential candidate B Sudarshan Reddy on Tuesday expressed confidence that he was receiving support from political parties beyond Uttar Pradesh and stressed th... Read More


Court can't accord assent to Bills, only Guv and Prez can: Maharashtra to SC

New Delhi, Aug. 26 -- The Maharashtra government on Tuesday argued in the Supreme Court that courts couldn't accord assent to Bills passed by state Assemblies as the power vested only in governors or ... Read More


SC road safety panel seeks report on Burdwan bus mishap

Kolkata, Aug. 26 -- The Supreme Court Committee on Road Safety has reportedly written to West Bengal chief secretary Manoj Pant expressing concern over a fatal road accident in Burdwan on Independence... Read More


Ganesh mandals asked to keep festivities apolitical

Mumbai, Aug. 26 -- A coordination body of Ganesh mandals in Mumbai has appealed to them to keep the Ganpati festival apolitical, specially in view of the upcoming city civic body polls, and promote M... Read More


ZSI discovers two new Collembola species from Purulia & Ghoom hills

Kolkata, Aug. 26 -- The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) has officially announced the discovery of two new species of Collembola, soil-dwelling micro-arthropods from Purulia and Ghoom hills in Darjeel... Read More


Prime Minister ignoring corruption in double-engine BJP states, says Mamata

Kolkata, Aug. 26 -- Accusing PM Modi of overlooking corruption in BJP-ruled states, Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chairperson Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday rebutted Modi's recent all... Read More


'Discrepancy': HC orders CID probe into Khejuri deaths

Kolkata, Aug. 26 -- The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday has directed the state CID to investigate the deaths of two men at a fair in Khejuri, East Midnapore district, after an apparent discrepancy in a... Read More


Students share experiences through CM's APAS prog

Kolkata, Aug. 26 -- When the students of Bakla Ramkrishna High School walked into the 'Amader Para, Amader Samadhan' camp in Mahishkuchi-II GP, Tufanganj-II block, Cooch Behar (booths 40 and 41) on Mo... Read More