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Architect of Water Transversality Honoured at World Water Leadership Congress

New Delhi, Feb. 25 -- The India Water Foundation (IWF) proudly announces that its President, Dr. Arvind Kumar, has been felicitated with the prestigious Leaders Award for Most Impactful Water Manage... Read More


Actor-MLA Soham Chakraborty served notice for loan default

Kolkata, Feb. 25 -- Bengali actor and TMC MLA Soham Chakraborty has been served an arbitration notice by Shahid Imam for alleged loan default. The Bengali actor-producer had reportedly taken Rs 68 la... Read More


Kolkata Metro gets India's 1st micro grid

Kolkata, Feb. 25 -- Indian Railways' first micro grid equipped with a 4 MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) was inaugurated on Wednesday at Central Metro station on the Blue Line, marking another ... Read More


Police: Sarawak longhouse resident fatally shot after threatening to report neighbour's shotgun misuse

JULAU, Feb. 25 -- A 69-year-old man was shot dead at a longhouse in Sungai Minus, Entabai here on Tuesday in what police described as a dispute over the misuse of a firearm. Julau police chief DSP Al... Read More


Kolkata Police tighten safety measures after fatal accidents

Kolkata, Feb. 25 -- Following five deaths in three accidents this month, Kolkata Traffic Police have introduced engineering changes and stricter enforcement along Diamond Harbour Road and James Long S... Read More


Another PDP governor, lawmakers set to join APC

Nigeria, Feb. 25 -- Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State is set to join the exodus of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) state governors to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), PREMIUM TIME... Read More


HC cancels leave of civil judges, judicial magistrates for SIR work

Kolkata, Feb. 25 -- Following the apex court's order allowing the deputation of civil judges for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) work, the Calcutta High Court has cancelled the leaves of civil ju... Read More


Trinamool flags deaths, illnesses from contaminated water in BJP-ruled states

Kolkata, Feb. 25 -- The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has expressed concern over the deaths and illnesses allegedly linked to contaminated drinking water in several BJP-ruled or BJP-allied states, followin... Read More


Jawed Shamim promoted as DGP; 15 IPS officers transferred

Kolkata, Feb. 25 -- In a major development, IPS officer Jawed Shamim, who was recently posted as the Additional Director General (ADG) of the Special Task Force (STF) with additional charge of ADG of ... Read More


Jairam Mahato forays into Bengal; To contest from Purulia

Kolkata, Feb. 25 -- In a significant political development ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections, 'Tiger'- Jairam Mahato has announced that his party, Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha (JLK... Read More