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Nepotism, self-aggrandisement anathema to democratic system: SC

New Delhi, Feb. 18 -- Observing that nepotism and self-aggrandisement are anathema to a democratic system, the Supreme Court has cancelled the allotment of two flats by a Haryana government housing so... Read More


IFR 2026: From buyer to builder, a decade of India's naval transformation on full display

Visakhapatnam, Feb. 18 -- Ten years after hosting the International Fleet Review (IFR), India has once again made Visakhapatnam the epicentre of global maritime diplomacy. The IFR 2026, held on Wednes... Read More


KMC detects 11,452 TB cases, screens 11.9L slum dwellers

Kolkata, Feb. 18 -- The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has reported significant gains in tuberculosis (TB) control under the National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP), screening 11,90,86... Read More


Cal HC upholds life term in 2010 Thakurpukur murder

Kolkata, Feb. 18 -- The Calcutta High Court has upheld the life sentence of a man convicted of murdering a woman by strangulation at a house in Thakurpukur, holding that minor discrepancies in eyewitn... Read More


Kolkata Port to execute Rs 117.54 cr renovation of Bascule Bridge

Kolkata, Feb. 18 -- Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata (SMPK) has launched a major renovation of the historic Bascule Bridge at the Kolkata Dock System, undertaking a Rs 117.54 crore project aimed a... Read More


Portal launched to fast-track approval of new subjects in colleges

Kolkata, Feb. 18 -- The West Bengal State Council of Higher Education on Wednesday launched an online portal to streamline the approval process for introducing new subjects in government, government-a... Read More


St. Xavier's University to hold 7th convocation on Feb 21

Kolkata, Feb. 18 -- St. Xavier's University, Kolkata (SXUK) will hold its 7th Convocation ceremony on February 21, 2026, at 3 pm. at the Biswa Bangla Convention Centre, New Town. This year, SXUK will... Read More


More students turn to vocational subjects in Higher Secondary

Kolkata, Feb. 18 -- Over 60,000 candidates appeared for vocational subjects in this year's Higher Secondary examinations, indicating a rise in enrolment in the skill stream, officials said. Of the 7,... Read More


Four minors sustain injuries in explosion at Bhangar

Kolkata, Feb. 18 -- Four minor boys aged between 8 and 10 years sustained critical injuries after an explosion took place in the Bodra area of Bhangar on Tuesday evening. According to sources, a road... Read More


Bhasha Utsav pays tribute to Jibanananda Das

KOLKATA, Feb. 18 -- While some called him a loner and even a failure during his lifetime, others describe his poetry as politically relevant even 72 years after his death. So, Jibanananda Das remains ... Read More