The Calcutta High Court has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to expand its probe into the 2024 RG Kar Medical College rape and murder case by constituting a fresh, specialised investigation team, intensifying judicial scrutiny into alleged lapses and possible attempts to suppress or distort key evidence. The directive comes amid continuing judicial...
The West Bengal government has initiated a fresh restructuring of security arrangements for several politicians, former bureaucrats, and prominent individuals following an extensive review of threat perceptions and police deployment priorities. The move, which officials described as part of an administrative reassessment exercise, has resulted in the withdrawal of house guards and a reduction in...
In a landmark political development that is set to redefine West Bengal’s political landscape, Suvendu Adhikari was sworn in as the state’s first-ever Chief Minister from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The historic transition marks the end of years of dominance by the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and signals the BJP’s biggest breakthrough in eastern India....
Mother Teresa, born as Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu on August 26, 1910, in Skopje, North Macedonia, is remembered as one of the most selfless humanitarians of the 20th century. Known for her unwavering compassion and dedication to the poor, she founded the Missionaries of Charity and devoted her life to serving the marginalized. On her 28th...
Vece Paes, a former member of the Indian hockey team that won a bronze medal at the 1972 Munich Olympics and father of tennis legend Leander Paes, passed away at the age of 80 in Kolkata. He breathed his last at a private hospital on Thursday midnight after battling age-related ailments. Paes was suffering from...
Kolkata: On Saturday, the West Bengal Police used lathi charges against protesters in central Kolkata as they tried to break through barricades during the ‘Nabanna Chalo Abhiyan’, a march aimed at the state secretariat to seek justice for the junior doctor who was raped and murdered at R G Kar Medical College Hospital on August...
KOLKATA: On Thursday, Mamata Banerjee, the Chairperson of the Trinamool Congress and Chief Minister of West Bengal, intensified her criticism of the BJP regarding the purported mistreatment of Bengali-speaking individuals from West Bengal in various states, asserting that such actions will not be tolerated. In retaliation, Amit Malviya, the head of the BJP’s IT cell,...
KOLKATA: Mithun Chakraborty, an actor and member of the BJP National Executive, denied on Thursday the claims made by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee that Bengali-speaking migrant workers are facing harassment and torture in various states governed by the BJP. After participating in a BJP organizational meeting in Kolkata, he stated, “These are all...
Kolkata: On Sunday, the Patna Police announced the arrest of four individuals out of ten who were detained from two separate locations in Kolkata in connection with the recent murder of gangster Chandan Mishra at a Patna hospital. The four individuals arrested on Sunday by the Patna Police include one of the main suspects, Tauseef...
Kolkata: Authorities have arrested at least five individuals in New Town, near Kolkata, in connection with the murder of gangster Chandan Mishra at a Patna hospital, as reported by police on Saturday. The suspects were taken into custody from a housing complex in the satellite township following coordinated raids by the Bihar Police and their...