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Kolkata, March 30 TMC MLA Debasish Kumar appeared before the Enforcement Directorate on Monday for questioning in connection with a land fraud case, officials said.Kumar, who has been renominated from the Rashbehari seat in south Kolkata, appeared before the ED amidst his election campaign...

New Delhi, March 30 Real estate major DLF has finalized a deal to sell its IT-ITeS SEZ (special economic zone) project and nearly 18 acres of vacant land in Kolkata for Rs 710 crore to Srijan Group as part of its strategy to monetize commercial assets.The deal was announced in April last year...

New Delhi, March 30 – The Special Cell of the Delhi Police has arrested a suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative, Shabir Ahmed Lone, from the Ghazipur area here, officials said on Monday.After his arrest, he was produced before a court, which remanded him in police custody for five days...

New Delhi, March 30 The Indian Navy received three new ships constructed by state-run Garden Reach Shipbuilding and Engineers Ltd (GRSE) on Monday.The ships – Dunagiri, Sanshodhak, and Agray – are expected to significantly enhance the Navy's overall combat capabilities.Dunagiri is the fifth...

Raipur, March 30 Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai virtually launched flight services from Ambikapur to Delhi and Kolkata on Monday, stating that the government has been working to ensure air connectivity to major cities in the state and make air travel accessible to ordinary people...

New Delhi, March 30 – The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, has scanned a total of 2,033 manuscripts, comprising 1,46,099 pages, as of March 23, after being designated as a Cluster Centre for manuscript scanning work under the Gyan Bharatam Mission, the Lok Sabha was informed on Monday.Union Minister...

New Delhi, March 30 The Special Cell of Delhi Police has arrested a suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) handler, Shabir Ahmed Lone, from the Ghazipur area here, officials said on Monday.Describing Lone as a "hardcore and highly trained terrorist," the officials said that he reportedly established...

Raipur, March 30 – Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai virtually inaugurated direct flight services from Maa Mahamaya Airport in Ambikapur to New Delhi and Kolkata on Monday. The inauguration was conducted from Raipur, while local MP Chintamani flagged off the flight from Maa Mahamaya...

Beijing, March 30 IndiGo airline launched its daily flight from Shanghai to Kolkata on Monday, boosting air connectivity between India and China.The IndiGo 6E flight was launched by the Indian Consul General in Shanghai, Pratik Mathur.Speaking to the IndiGo management team on the occasion...

Kolkata, March 29 A man was arrested for allegedly killing his wife in the Kasba area here in the early hours of Sunday, police said.The incident took place around 4 am in the southern part of the city's Bosepukur Road. The victim, identified as Swapna Singh (42), was allegedly attacked with a...

Kolkata, March 28 The West Bengal government will pay the outstanding Dearness Allowance (DA) arrears to serving employees, pensioners, and family pensioners in a single installment instead of the two installments announced earlier, an official said on Saturday.This decision follows a Supreme...

Kolkata, March 28 Curfew was in effect in the Raghunathganj and Jangipur areas of Murshidabad on Saturday, following violent clashes during a Ram Navami procession the previous day. The procession was marked by incidents of stone-throwing, vandalism, and arson between two groups.Thirty people...

Kolkata, March 28 IIT Kharagpur has filed an application with the National Medical Council to introduce a postgraduate Doctor of Medicine (MD) course, institute director Suman Chakraborty said on Saturday.If the proposal receives approval from the Centre, it would be the first IIT to offer a...

Kolkata, March 28 – Following a squall that swept across Kolkata and several districts overnight, the Met department on Saturday forecast intensified rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms later in the day, particularly across south Bengal.The Regional Meteorological Centre in Kolkata's Alipore...

Jammu, March 27 Jammu and Kashmir Police claimed on Friday to have busted a job fraud and extortion racket, arresting five people, recovering Rs 34 lakhs, and rescuing two victims from captivity at a hotel in Kolkata.Superintendent of Police, Jammu city south, Ajay Sharma, said the group was...

Kolkata, March 27 The Kolkata chapter of the National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI) has initiated discussions with Bengal Gas Company Ltd (BGCL) to explore the feasibility of piped natural gas (PNG) as an alternative fuel for restaurants facing disruptions, amid a supply shortage of...

Kolkata, March 27 VOC Tuticorin stunned the hosts, Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata, 4-3 in a thrilling final to win the 47th All India Major Ports Hockey Championship here on Friday.Despite a strong performance from the home side, Tuticorin capitalized on key moments to secure the title...

New Delhi, March 27 – The 19th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is set to begin on March 28, with the defending champions, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), facing off against the 2016 champions, Sunrisers Hyderabad, at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.The tournament will run...

Kolkata, March 27 The sit-in by SFI at Presidency University over the demands for the university's own entrance tests and student union elections entered its fourth day on Friday.The student wing of the CPI(M) vowed to continue the protest until their demands are met by the university...

New Delhi, March 27 – AAP MP Raghav Chadha raised serious concerns on Friday about the growing impact of traffic congestion in India's major metropolitan cities, calling for the creation of a National Urban Decongestion Mission to address the crisis.Speaking in the upper house of Parliament on...