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Rahul Gandhi to address public rally in Malda on March 23

The Malda district has been a Congress bastion for several decades.

9 March 2019 5:03 PM IST

Women workers at a tea plantation.

Tea exports fall in January

Value of tea exports in Jan 2019, however, increased to Rs 480.77 crore as compared to Rs 470.83 crore owing to a rise...

7 March 2019 1:57 PM IST

India shrugs off US move to scrap preferential trade status

India shrugs off US move to scrap preferential trade status

Provision allowed $5.6bn exports to enter US duty free.

6 March 2019 12:51 AM IST

Ahluwalia reiterated that neither government officials nor any minister has given out a figure of the casualties. (Photo: Facebook)

Intention of Balakot air strike was to send out message, not kill:...

SS Ahluwalia said neither PM Modi nor any govt spokesperson had given any figure on casualty of the air strikes.

4 March 2019 9:55 AM IST

TMC MP Derek OBrien said, This is our democratic right to meet people, this is a super emergency like situation. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Amit Shah a proponent of divisive, hatred politics: TMC

BJP should stop taking credit for the air strike as armed forces belong to India, not PM Modi or Shah, TMC spokesperson...

3 March 2019 12:20 PM IST

Kolkata Police commissioner Rajeev Kumar near his residence in Kolkata. (Photo: PTI)

Ex-WB commissioner Rajeev Kumar given additional charge of economic...

The order was issued by the West Bengal home department late on Friday evening.

2 March 2019 10:59 AM IST

The woman has claimed that she was verbally told by the company that the reason behind her removal is HIV but the documents she was provided clearly mentioned absenteeism as the reason. (Photo: ANI)

'Nothing affects me after Feb 14' says wife of killed soldier

Unfazed by trolls Mita Santra urged the Centre to ensure the safe release of the Indian Air Force pilot.

1 March 2019 9:45 AM IST

DBS Bank recently conducted a similar initiative in India named Ideathon to identify talent from top business schools across India.

DBS to operate as wholly-owned subsidiary in India from Mar 1

The Asian bank, which presently operates 12 branches in the country as a franchise, will be incorporated as DBS Bank...

28 Feb 2019 3:00 PM IST

Former envoy to Pakistan G Parthasarathy, who played a key role in bringing back IAF pilot K Nachiketa during the 1999 Kargil war, has expressed his confidence that wing commander Abhinandan Varthaman (pic) too would return safely. (Photo: Facebook/ @AbhinandanIAF)

Former envoy to Pak confident of safe return of captured IAF pilot

India had demanded immediate and safe return of Varthaman and strongly objected Pak's 'vulgar display' of injured...

28 Feb 2019 1:41 PM IST

He escaped by jumping off a running train with his handcuffs on near Itarsi railway station, police said today. (Photo:

Two Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen members arrested in West Bengal's Murshidabad

Explosive materials were seized from the arrested JMB members, police said.

27 Feb 2019 5:58 PM IST

The prison gave educated people like me a chance to share our knowledge with those other inmates who were illiterate.(Representational Image)

Indo-pak tension: Bengal govt shifts Pak inmates to high-security...

The state government's move comes days after a Pakistani convict was allegedly killed by fellow inmates in Rajasthan's...

27 Feb 2019 12:43 PM IST

The police had booked Bilal Ahmed for waging war against Indian Government, possession of arms and explosives and other sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) were imposed on him. (Representational Image)

2 JMB operatives held in Bengal, explosive materials seized

The duo happens to be associates of Kauser and Sajjad, who were nabbed earlier for their involvement in 2014 Burdwan...

27 Feb 2019 11:52 AM IST