A woman Maoist was killed on Friday morning in a fierce gun battle between security forces and insurgents in the forested hills between Amatola and Kalpar villages in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker district.
Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal met several top UK officials and industry leaders during his visit to Britain, and discussed avenues for collaboration in financial frameworks and emerging technologies like AI.
Tensions escalated in West Bengal’s political arena on Thursday as Suvendu Adhikari today accused the state administration of discriminatory treatment of women MLA inside the state Assembly.
Very heavy rainfall has been forecast for the districts of West Midnapore, Jhargram, West Burdwan, Purulia, and Bankura. Districts including Birbhum, East Burdwan, East Midnapore, and South 24-Parganas are likely to receive heavy showers.
This Pride Month, The LaLiT Great Eastern Kolkata is rewriting the rules of celebration. Kicking off on 31 May with a pride parade and flag hoisting ceremony, the hotel transforms into a vibrant haven of joy, acceptance, and inclusivity all through June.
The Publishers and Booksellers Guild today announced that the 49 International Kolkata Book Fair will be held earlier than usual in 2025 to avoid overlapping with state secondary (Madhyamik) school examinations.
Authorities at Kolkata’s Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport are planning to implement stricter regulations on high-rise construction within a 20-kilometre radius of the airport, following increased safety concerns in the wake of the recent air crash in Ahmedabad.
The Scottish Centre of Tagore Studies (ScoTs), in collaboration with the Consulate General of India, Scotland, has organised the unveiling of the Indian Nobel Laureate for Literature (1913) Rabindranath Tagore’s bust in Edinburgh on 3 July, in Sandeman Garden, behind the Scottish Storytelling Centre, off the Royal Mile.
Two people were killed and at least 26 others injured after a passenger bus was hit by a lorry in wet conditions at Library More in Bagnan, Howrah district, on Thursday morning, police said.
Heatwaves are characterized by hot weather and higher than normal daily temperatures that can last for a few days to months.
