Punjab to amend anti-sacrilege law for ‘stricter punishment’; Special Assembly session on April 13
22 March 2026 12:24 AM ISTChandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday said his government will convene a special session of the Assembly on April 13 to amend a...
SC flags social media threat to fair trials; PIL raises concern over police uploads
22 March 2026 12:15 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court has expressed its concern over the trend of people instantly uploading videos shot on mobile phones on social media and...
Mamata to launch poll campaign from Bhowanipore today; Abhishek to kick off campaign from March 23
22 March 2026 12:07 AM ISTKolkata: Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee is set to launch her election campaign from her own Constituency, Bhowanipore, on Sunday,...
RG Kar death: Forensic & homicide teams probe site
22 March 2026 12:05 AM ISTKolkata: Experts from the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) inspected RG Kar Hospital’s trauma care building on Saturday as the lift death probe...
CM pays ‘courtesy visit’ to Guv at Lok Bhavan
22 March 2026 12:04 AM ISTKolkata: Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday paid a courtesy visit to Governor R N Ravi at Lok Bhavan, responding to his invitation....
Assembly polls: Election Commission to deploy 2,400 Central Forces in Bengal
22 March 2026 12:02 AM ISTKolkata: The Election Commission is planning unprecedented security arrangements for the upcoming Assembly elections, with a strong focus on both...
Heritage in Conversation
22 March 2026 12:02 AM ISTFrom 27 to 29 March, Hindi Bhavan will host a literary and cultural gathering that moves from poetry and dialogue to cinema, music and folk theatre
About 68 trains cancelled in Howrah, Asansol Div
22 March 2026 12:01 AM ISTKolkata: Train services across the Howrah and Asansol divisions of Eastern Railway will be disrupted on March 22 due to scheduled maintenance and...
Observers review poll preparedness with CAPF, Bidhannagar Police
22 March 2026 12:01 AM ISTKolkata: Election observers appointed for the upcoming Assembly elections on Saturday held a meeting with officers of the Central Armed Police Forces...
Kolkata mercury dips by 6°C as heavy rains lash South Bengal
22 March 2026 12:00 AM ISTKolkata: Mercury dropped by 6 degree Celsius in Kolkata on Saturday following overnight rainfall. Several parts of South Bengal received scattered...
BJP adds two more Assam nominees; Covers 90 of 126 seats
22 March 2026 12:00 AM ISTNew Delhi/ Guwahati: The BJP on Saturday announced the names of two more candidates for the April 9 Assembly elections in Assam, fielding Krishna Saha...
Bengal CEO office shifts to new address
22 March 2026 12:00 AM ISTKolkata: The Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) office relocated from its long-standing address at 21, Netaji Subhas Road to new premises in the...
