Sandeshkhali case: Why has the State of West Bengal come against CBI probe, SC asks West Bengal

Sandeshkhali case: Why has the State of West Bengal come against CBI probe, SC asks West Bengal

A bomb squad team of the National Security Guard arrive after CBI recovered weapons in a case related to the violence against ED officials, at Agarhati village in Sandeshkhali, West Bengal. | Photo Credit: ANI The Supreme Court on Monday, April 29, 2024 wondered why the State of West Bengal has come to the Supreme … Read more

Political storm picks up over Jalpaiguri tornado in West Bengal

Political storm picks up over Jalpaiguri tornado in West Bengal

West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee visited people injured in a storm, at a hospital in Jalpaiguri district, on March 31, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI A political storm has erupted over the tornado at Jalpaiguri and other districts of north Bengal with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and leaders of the Bharatiya … Read more

TMC lines up six big rallies across West Bengal in March

TMC lines up six big rallies across West Bengal in March

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. | Photo Credit: Debasish Bhaduri With the Lok Sabha polls round the corner, the Trinamool Congress on March 2 announced five big rallies across West Bengal between March 14 and 22, besides the mega rally at Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata on March 10. The party said in its … Read more

EAM Jaishankar discusses Indo-Pacific, West Asia situation with Australian counterpart Wong

EAM Jaishankar discusses Indo-Pacific, West Asia situation with Australian counterpart Wong

External Affairs Minister Dr Jaishankar, Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, and Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan at at the opening of the 7th Indian Ocean Conference in Perth. | Photo Credit: X@DrSJaishankar External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on February 9 met his Australian counterpart Penny Wong and discussed the bilateral … Read more

West Midlands has 75% of England's measles cases

West Midlands has 75% of England's measles cases

In a statement, health minister Maria Caulfield said NHS England has “rapidly implemented” a campaign to increase the number of children being vaccinated. “[It is] part of a major drive to protect children from becoming seriously unwell as measles continues to rise in parts of the country,” she said. From 6 February, parents and carers … Read more

GI tags for over 17 products from Odisha, Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal, and J&K

GI tags for over 17 products from Odisha, Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal, and J&K

The traditional Lanjia Saura paintings, the exquisitely embroidered Dongaria Kondh shawl, the delicious Khajuri Guda from Odisha and the Handmade Carpets and Wancho Wooden Craft from Arunachal Pradesh were among the 17 products that bagged the Geographical Indications (GI) tag on Thursday. The Lanjia Saura paintings are a style of wall mural art. Those paintings also … Read more

Special Task Force arrests two Maoists in West Bengal

Special Task Force arrests two Maoists in West Bengal

The Special Task Force (STF) of the Kolkata Police has arrested two members of the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist) from Suti in Murshidabad district. Arrested on Saturday, the two were produced before a city court on Sunday and sent to police custody till November 30. Those arrested were identified as Mantu Mallick and … Read more