Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday announced the establishment of a central control room at Uttarkanya to monitor and coordinate disaster management efforts across north Bengal, as the region braces for a potentially severe monsoon season.
Techno India University in collaboration with NoScope Gaming will host the University Esports Championship (UEC) 2025 national finals, the most anticipated collegiate esports event and for the first time in eastern India at Techno India University, Kolkata, from 3-5 August.
West Bengal BJP president and Union minister Sukanta Majumdar launched a sharp attack on the Trinamul Congress-led state government on Wednesday, citing the Calcutta High Court-appointed committee’s report on the recent Murshidabad violence to reject chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s claim that “outsiders” had orchestrated the clashes.
India is said to be on the brink of a historic trade deal with the United States, and if done right, it could mean more than just political wins and export numbers.
According to the Bengali calendar, 8 May 1969, was the 25th day of Baishakh. It was the 108th birthday of Tagore. However, it is recognised as the day that Satyajit Ray’s iconic fantasy film, Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne, which was based on the story by his grandfather Upendrakishore Roy Chowdhury, was released.
India’s proposed move to tighten foreign investment norms by formally recognising “Foreign-Owned and Controlled Entities” (FOCE) is not just a bureaucratic tweak ~ it is a decisive step toward aligning FDI oversight with economic reality.
In the latest twist in the long and brutal war in Ukraine, US President Donald Trump has once again injected himself into the peace process ~ this time, after a twohour phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The Union Government has finally yielded to the demands of various pressure groups for conducting a caste census side by side with the next normal census operation (2021) as and when it is held.
British Council, the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities, presents Creative Saturdays, an engaging, joy-packed programme at the British Council Library in Kolkata.
The Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) has released provisional payroll data for March, revealing a net addition of 14.58 lakh members registering an increase of 1.15% compared to March 2024.
