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The year of BJP's electoral dominance

New Delhi, Dec. 31 -- With landslide victories in Assembly polls in Delhi and Bihar, the BJP consolidated its electoral dominance in the year 2025, exhibiting its capacity to manage allies and control... Read More


UP: Waqf reforms, madrasa overhaul and mosque disputes dominate headlines

Lucknow, Dec. 31 -- An order for eateries to display their names, termed "religious profiling" by a section, police arrests over 'I Love Mohammad' banners, and waqf property registration hogged the he... Read More


Alliances blur ahead of municipal polls in Maha

Mumbai, Dec. 31 -- Political equations in Maharashtra are in flux ahead of the January 15 elections to 29 municipal corporations, as the ruling Mahayuti and the Opposition MVA have abandoned any attem... Read More


Add'l traffic curbs on 'Kalpataru' Utsav and New Year's Day in city

Kolkata, Dec. 31 -- Kolkata Police has decided to regulate vehicular movement in and around Park Street and Cossipore on New Year's Day (Thursday) to ensure smoother traffic flow. With a large number... Read More


Park Street lights up as Kolkata rings in New Year

Kolkata, Dec. 31 -- Like all roads lead to Rome, on New Year's Eve, all roads in Kolkata lead to Park Street. As the year turned, the city poured into its most iconic boulevard, where lights, laughter... Read More


State can't cancel land allotment sans formal action, says Calcutta High Court

Kolkata, Dec. 31 -- The Calcutta High Court has held that a government land allotment cannot be treated as cancelled merely because the allottee failed to pay the balance premium within the stipulated... Read More


At 11 degrees Celsius, Kolkata sees season's coldest morning

Kolkata, Dec. 31 -- Kolkata shivered through one of its coldest mornings of the season as the minimum temperature dipped to 11 degrees Celsius, the lowest recorded so far this winter. Dense fog envel... Read More


'Councillors to guide residents on domicile cert applications'

Kolkata, Dec. 31 -- The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has issued a detailed advisory to all its councillors following a rise in applications for domicile certificates amid the ongoing Special In... Read More


Man held for killing sibling over family feud

Kolkata, Dec. 31 -- A long-standing family feud over a property dispute turned fatal on Tuesday evening when a man was allegedly murdered by his younger brother in Park Street. The victim, identified... Read More


High-tech surveillance, crowd mgmt plan in place for Gangasagar Mela

Kolkata, Dec. 31 -- Anticipating a record turnout of pilgrims during Gangasagar Mela 2025, with the Kumbh Mela not being held this year, the South 24-Parganas district administration has put in place ... Read More