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‘Will not bow before malevolent forces’

2 Jan 2026 12:58 AM IST
Kolkata: On Trinamool Congress (TMC) Foundation Day on Thursday, party supremo Mamata Banerjee and national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee...

State govt employees can now travel to Andaman by air on LTC

2 Jan 2026 12:56 AM IST
Kolkata: State government employees opting for ‘Leave Travel Concession’ (LTC) to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands will now be permitted to travel by...

State govt initiates master plan for Jungle Sundari industrial hub

2 Jan 2026 12:55 AM IST
Kolkata: The West Bengal government has begun the formal planning process for developing Jungle Sundari Karmanagari in Purulia, with the West Bengal...

Canning Police Station SI held for home guard’s death

2 Jan 2026 12:55 AM IST
Kolkata: A sub-inspector (SI) of the Canning Police Station in South 24-Parganas was arrested early Thursday in connection with the alleged murder of...

Harshavardhan Neotia takes over as chairman of Ananta Centre

2 Jan 2026 12:54 AM IST
Kolkata: Harshavardhan Neotia has taken over as chairman of Ananta Centre, a non-partisan, not-for-profit organisation focused on value-based...

After meeting with Shah, Dilip Ghosh re-enters BJP spotlight

2 Jan 2026 12:54 AM IST
Kolkata: Former state BJP president Dilip Ghosh, who was sidelined by his party, seems to be returning to active politics. A day after he met Union...

Smuggler held with gold worth Rs 1 cr in Nadia: BSF

2 Jan 2026 12:54 AM IST
Kolkata: The BSF South Bengal Frontier on Thursday arrested a smuggler in West Bengal’s Nadia district and seized six gold biscuits weighing 700...

Calcutta HC grants anticipatory bail to industrialist Pawan Ruia

2 Jan 2026 12:53 AM IST
Kolkata: Granting anticipatory bail to industrialist Pawan Ruia and two members of his family, the Calcutta High Court observed that the gravity of...

Can’t invoke criminal law twice on same charges: Calcutta HC

2 Jan 2026 12:53 AM IST
Kolkata: Holding that criminal law cannot be set in motion twice on the same matrimonial allegations, the Calcutta High Court has quashed a second...

State spent Rs 59K cr under various student schemes: CM

2 Jan 2026 12:50 AM IST
Kolkata: Greeting all the students of Bengal, guardians and teachers on the observation of Students’ Week, Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on...

Abhishek to launch 21-day poll campaign today

2 Jan 2026 12:49 AM IST
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee is set to launch a 21-day campaign, “Jotoi Koro Hamla, Abar Jitbe...

Chilly start to 2026 as Kolkata sees coldest New Year’s Day in 18 years

2 Jan 2026 12:49 AM IST
Kolkata: The city ushered in the New Year with an unusually cold morning, as temperatures on January 1 fell to their lowest level in 18...
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