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Padma Shri cardiologist Dr Mani Chhetri passes away

Kolkata, April 6 -- Eminent cardiologist and Padma Shri awardee Dr Mani Chhetri passed away at his residence in the city on Sunday night at the age of 106. According to sources, he had suffered a hea... Read More


Green experts move Election Commission of India for SOP on election waste disposal

Kolkata, April 6 -- Green experts will place a memorandum before the Election Commission seeking a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the collection and disposal of election-related waste, includi... Read More


HC grants interim bail to BJP leader Rakesh Singh for contesting polls

Kolkata, April 6 -- The Calcutta High Court on Monday granted interim bail to BJP leader Rakesh Kumar Singh, an accused in a case involving alleged use of an acid-like substance and assault, to enable... Read More


Suicide attempt disrupts Kolkata Metro blue line

Kolkata, April 6 -- Services on the Blue Line (Dakshineswar-Shahid Khudiram) of Kolkata Metro were disrupted on Monday morning following a suicide attempt at M G Road Metro station, the second such in... Read More


CP Ajay Nand inspects nomination centres, reviews security arrangements

Kolkata, April 6 -- The Commissioner of Police (CP), Kolkata, Ajay Nand, along with a few other senior officers, visited the Jessop Building and Alipore Survey Building, which are designated as nomina... Read More


Ringgit opens firmer against US dollar on softer greenback amid Middle East tensions

Kuala Lampur, April 6 --   KUALA LUMPUR, April 6 - The ringgit opened firmer against the US dollar and other major currencies on Monday, supported by a softer greenback amid lingering geopolitic... Read More


Bengal to keep air ambulance helicopter ready for Assembly polls

Kolkata, April 6 -- The West Bengal government will keep an air ambulance helicopter ready for emergency evacuation and relief operations during the 2026 Assembly elections, with deployment planned fo... Read More


No blanket bar on GUI design protection: Cal HC

Kolkata, April 6 -- In a ruling that could reshape how digital designs are treated in India, the Calcutta High Court has held that graphical user interfaces (GUIs) - the visual layouts seen on screens... Read More


Catching oil spills before they become disasters - Arash Rasti and Khor Sook Mei

Kuala Lampur, April 6 -- Oil spills in seawater rarely begin as dramatic disasters. More often, they start as small leaks that go unnoticed. A minor discharge near a port, a leak from offshore equipme... Read More


Health minister slates failures of Awami League, interim rules for measles surge

Dhaka, April 6 -- Health Minister Sardar Sakhawat Husain Bakul has blamed the "mismanagement and failures" by both the Awami League government and interim administration for the surge in measles cases... Read More