Amid fresh violence in Bangladesh following the killing of youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi, India’s largest land port at Petrapole was on alert over concerns regarding the safety of Indian trucks and drivers in Benapole on the Bangladeshi side ...
21 December 2025 Indian ExpressPrime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Ranaghat in West Bengal’s Nadia district was delayed on Saturday after his helicopter failed to land at Taherpur due to heavy fog and returned to Kolkata.Modi had landed at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose ...
21 December 2025 Indian ExpressKolkata’s air quality has deteriorated sharply this winter, with the city recording AQI levels worse than Delhi on several occasions this December — a rare and alarming trend for the eastern metropolis.Last week, residents in Kolkata breathed air more ...
20 December 2025 Indian ExpressThe Election Commission of India (ECI) has decided to deploy Micro Roll Observers in West Bengal to assist Electoral Roll Observers and Special Electoral Roll Observers in the SIR process.The decision follows a proposal from state Chief Electoral Officer ...
20 December 2025 Indian ExpressCricket Association of Bengal (CAB) president Sourav Ganguly has issued a Rs 50-crore defamation notice and filed a cyber complaint against Uttam Saha, secretary of the Argentina Fan Club in Kolkata, over remarks made in a recent media interview ...
20 December 2025 Indian ExpressPrime Minister Narendra Modi will visit West Bengal on Saturday to address a rally and unveil highway projects in Nadia district’s Ranaghat. This is Modi’s first visit to the state since the SIR (Special Intensive Revision) started.On Friday, Modi ...
20 December 2025 Indian ExpressThe Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) issued 12,823 certificates between August 9 and December 9, according to data released by the civic body during the ongoing revision of the electoral rolls.“The civic body issued a total of 12,823 certificates to ...
20 December 2025 Indian ExpressThe Election Commission has asked the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to deploy Central armed forces on the premises of the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer’s office in Kolkata, citing a potential “law and order” risk during the ...
20 December 2025 Indian ExpressOn a day, the Lok Sabha passed a Bill to replace the 20-year-old scheme MGNREGA, the rural employment guarantee scheme named after Mahatma Gandhi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday announced that the state’s Karmashree scheme would ...
19 December 2025 Indian ExpressFifteen years after the murder of a TMC worker in Left Front-ruled West Bengal, and 12 years after the family of the victim had filed a petition for a CBI probe, the Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed the ...
19 December 2025 Indian ExpressWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday criticised the Centre for what she called the removal of Mahatma Gandhi’s name from the rural employment guarantee scheme, and announced that the state’s Karmashree scheme would be renamed in honour ...
19 December 2025 Indian ExpressKolkata kickstarted its year-end festivities with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee inaugurating the 15th edition of the Kolkata Christmas Festival at Allen Park on Thursday.Addressing the inaugural programme, Banerjee said, “Today marks the beginning of the 15th Christmas Festival at ...
19 December 2025 Indian ExpressA day after a massive fire completely destroyed Ghuni Basti, a slum in New Town’s Eco Park, near Kolkata in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday ordered a probe.The chief minister’s order ...
19 December 2025 Indian ExpressFollowing the first phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and publication of the draft electoral roll, the Election Commission of India (ECI) is set to begin hearings from December 23, which will continue until at least January 31.Chief ...
19 December 2025 Indian ExpressWest Bengal’s mining sector could see a significant boost, with recent Geological Survey of India (GSI) surveys identifying potential gold and critical mineral deposits across several districts. In a written response to Rajya Sabha MP Samik Bhattacharya, the Union ...
19 December 2025 Indian ExpressThe Calcutta High Court on Thursday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the construction of a Babri Masjid in Beldanga, Murshidabad by suspended Trinamool Congress MLA Humayun Kabir.A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice ...
19 December 2025 Indian ExpressPlastic waste from Kurseong, a hill station in West Bengal’s Darjeeling district, is being used to build a brand-new road in Mirik Block of northern Bengal, the first such public thoroughfare within the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA).The 4.420-km stretch, ...
19 December 2025 Indian ExpressWithout mentioning the fiasco during Lionel Messi’s visit to Kolkata, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said that despite good works done by her TMC government in the state, a section of people tries to defame her ...
18 December 2025 Indian ExpressAyesha Akhtar, a mother of two and an Urdu para-teacher, sits with a sigh of relief at Taki House School in Sealdah, designated as the Booth Level Office centre for the area.For her, Wednesday marked the end of a ...
18 December 2025 Indian ExpressA day after the Election Commission released the draft electoral roll of West Bengal on the conclusion of the first phase of the SIR, senior CPI(M) leader Mohammad Salim’s son, Atish Aziz, on Wednesday pointed to the error in ...
18 December 2025 Indian ExpressA massive cylinder blast at an oxygen godown near Kankurgachi triggered a large fire early Wednesday, with residents reporting that the explosion sounded like a “bomb or missile attack”.The blast caused panic across the area, with those living within ...
18 December 2025 Indian ExpressRSS chief Mohan Bhagwat will begin his four-day visit to West Bengal from today and is scheduled to hold a youth conference and organisational meetings.He will start the visit from Siliguri in North Bengal, where he will attend a ...
18 December 2025 Indian ExpressThe Supreme Court Wednesday transferred to the Calcutta High Court the suo motu case it had initiated in connection with the rape and murder of a woman doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, for hearings in ...
18 December 2025 Indian ExpressWith the draft electoral roll published in West Bengal, the second phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) has begun. Electors whose names appear in the draft may now be called for hearings or re-verification. After this process, the ...
18 December 2025 Indian ExpressPrime Minister Narendra Modi is set to address a public rally at Taherpur in West Bengal’s Nadia district on December 20, in his third visit to the state in five months, as the BJP ramps up preparations for the ...
18 December 2025 Indian ExpressLess than 24 hours after the state-appointed inquiry committee recommended the formation of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the chaos at the Salt Lake Stadium, a four-member SIT led by Director (Security) Peeyush Pandey visited the venue ...
18 December 2025 Indian ExpressTo assist travelers, the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) Airport has launched a dedicated traffic advisory service on its official X handle.“This initiative aims to alert passengers in advance about potential traffic jams or waterlogging on routes leading ...
18 December 2025 Indian ExpressThe Calcutta High Court on Wednesday quashed the recruitment of 313 school teachers in the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA), terming their appointment “illegal”.Stating that the West Bengal School Education Department failed to justify the recruitment process and the approvals ...
18 December 2025 Indian ExpressThe Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed the first supplementary chargesheet against Pakistan national Azad Hussain alias Azad Mallik alias Ahammed Hossain Azad, and his Indian accomplice Indubhushan Haldar alias Dullal in connection with a case pertaining to an alleged ...
18 December 2025 Indian ExpressChief Minister Mamata Banerjee will on Wednesday address over 12,000 traders and MSMEs during the Byabasayi Sammelan at Netaji Indoor Stadium, ahead of the Bengal Business Conclave. The Sammelan is being organised by the Confederation of West Bengal Trade ...
17 December 2025 Indian ExpressThe Election Commission published West Bengal’s draft electoral rolls on Tuesday, following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, which led to the deletion of over 58 lakh voters due to reasons such as death and migration. After this exclusion, ...
17 December 2025 Indian ExpressAround 200 members of a forum of booth-level officers (BLOs) held a demonstration outside the West Bengal CEO’s office here on Tuesday, protesting against the alleged deletion of thousands of genuine voters in the draft electoral roll under the ...
17 December 2025 Indian ExpressThe Election Commission published West Bengal’s draft electoral rolls on Tuesday, following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, which led to the deletion of over 58 lakh voters due to reasons such as death and migration. After this exclusion, ...
17 December 2025 Indian ExpressThe Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday published the draft electoral roll for West Bengal as per its scheduled timeline.According to the ECI, voters can now check whether their names appear in the draft electoral roll through the ...
17 December 2025 Indian ExpressAmid massive backlash on social media and a formal complaint by her husband, Bengali actress Subhashree Ganguly on Monday released a video statement on Instagram saying she was being unfairly targeted over the chaos that unfolded during Argentine footballer ...
17 December 2025 Indian ExpressA preliminary report on the violence and vandalism at Salt Lake Stadium on Saturday has been submitted to the state government by the three-member enquiry committee constituted by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.Based on the report, show-cause notices have been ...
17 December 2025 Indian ExpressThe pandemonium at Kolkata’s Salt Lake stadium during football superstar Lionel Messi’s visit claimed its first political casualty on Tuesday with the resignation of Aroop Biswas as West Bengal’s Sports Minister. He will, however, continue to hold the portfolio of ...
17 December 2025 Indian ExpressSIR Draft Roll West Bengal 2025: Ahead of next year’s elections in West Bengal, the draft electoral roll will be published on December 16. The keenly awaited list being compiled by the Election Commission (EC) will determine who gets ...
16 December 2025 Indian ExpressTuesday will mark the second stage of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll in West Bengal with the publication of the draft voters’ list by the Election Commission.The SIR exercise began on November 4 with the ...
16 December 2025 Indian ExpressA social media influencer was arrested by the Kolkata Police’s Cyber Wing in connection with his post about TMC MP Mahua Moitra allegedly smoking e-cigarettes inside Parliament.According to the police, Shashank Singh was arrested at midnight but was released ...
16 December 2025 Indian ExpressTollywood actor Subhashree Ganguly’s husband, director-producer and Trinamool Congress MLA Raj Chakraborty, has filed a formal complaint at Titagarh police station, alleging that his wife has been subjected to harassment and abusive trolling on social media since Saturday. The ...
16 December 2025 Indian ExpressSIR draft roll West Bengal 2025: The Election Commission of India (ECI) is set to release the draft electoral rolls for West Bengal on Tuesday, December 16. The SIR (Special Intensive Revision) process began on November 4, following the ...
16 December 2025 Indian ExpressThree Public Interest Litigations (PILs) were filed in the Calcutta High Court on Monday over the chaos that erupted at Salt Lake Stadium during the visit of football star Lionel Messi as part of his three-day “Messi GOAT India ...
16 December 2025 Indian ExpressThe Trinamool Congress on Monday came out strongly against a proposed Central government Bill that seeks to replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), with party leaders saying it would be “strongly opposed”.The NDA government’s proposed ...
16 December 2025 Indian ExpressJanuary 2026 brings a holiday bonanza for West Bengal government employees, with the possibility of up to 10 days off including weekends, if a single day of leave is taken strategically.According to the state government calendar, Saturday, January 10 ...
16 December 2025 Indian ExpressThe Salt Lake Stadium, scene of Saturday’s chaotic Lionel Messi event, bore the brunt of angry fans’ frustration on Sunday.Torn banners hung precariously from the galleries, broken bucket chairs littered the sides, and the goalpost’s net was torn. On ...
15 December 2025 Indian ExpressFive persons have been arrested in connection with a vandalism case, registered after chaos broke out during footballer Lionel Messi’s event at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Salt Lake, Kolkata. The case was lodged at the Bidhannagar South ...
15 December 2025 Indian ExpressRejecting the bail plea, a Bidhannagar court on Sunday sent Shatadru Dutta Dutta, the chief organiser of the Lionel Messi football event in Kolkata, to 14-day police custody, a day after fans ran amok at Salt Lake stadium, unhappy ...
15 December 2025 Indian ExpressA day after spectators went on a rampage at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata during Argentine football legend Lionel Messi’s visit, the three-member inquiry committee formed by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee visited the venue Sunday.West Bengal ...
15 December 2025 Indian ExpressMessi visit fiasco in Kolkata: A self-described “sports entrepreneur and influencer”, Shatadru Dutta finds himself on the wrong side of the law and of the fans of Argentine football superstar Lionel Messi, who booed him on Sunday as he ...
15 December 2025 Indian ExpressAs Kolkata picked up the pieces after the chaotic Lionel Messi event at Salt Lake stadium on Saturday, the Opposition BJP has accused the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) of misusing the football icon for its election propaganda ahead of ...
15 December 2025 Indian ExpressFor lifelong Lionel Messi fan Sabyasachi Ghosh (25), the trip to Salt Lake Stadium on Saturday morning was to be a pilgrimage, a chance to pay homage to the global football deity. By noon, he would stand stunned, his ...
15 December 2025 Indian ExpressGovernor C V Ananda Bose has written to the state government, seeking an elaborate report on the arrangements for Argentine superstar footballer Lionel Messi’s programme in Kolkata on Saturday, a Lok Bhavan official said.Following the chaos, Governor Bose sharply ...
15 December 2025 Indian ExpressKolkata Metro latest update: Kolkata Metro is set to introduce two new direct train services between Jai Hind Bimanbandar and Shahid Khudiram stations from December 15. The initiative is expected to benefit passengers commuting to and from DumDum airport, ...
15 December 2025 Indian ExpressMinutes after angry fans ransacked Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata following football superstar Lionel Messi’s brief visit to the venue on Saturday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee apologised to him and constituted an inquiry committee under the chairmanship ...
14 December 2025 Indian ExpressThe first phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal has ended. The Election Commission of India (ECI) will now publish a draft electoral roll on December 16, following which those who have failed ...
14 December 2025 Indian ExpressHours after chaos and pandemonium broke out at Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on Saturday as thousands of football fans, angered by Argentinian icon Lionel Messi’s extremely brief visit to the venue, broke seats, tore down banners, and hurled ...
14 December 2025 Indian ExpressKolkata is abuzz with excitement as it gears up to welcome football titan Lionel Messi. The city’s passion for football is palpable, with people waiting to catch a glimpse of the Argentine footballer. Kolkata, known as the heartland of ...
14 December 2025 Indian ExpressThe enumeration process is complete, and the Election Commission of India (ECI) is set to release the draft electoral roll on December 16. Wondering if your name is included? Here’s how to check the list:Checking OnlineAccording to sources in ...
14 December 2025 Indian ExpressKolkata Metro Barrackpore Kalyani Metro Corridor Update: In recent years, Kolkata Metro has expanded at a remarkable pace. While the network grew only from 28 km between 1972 and 2014 – a span of 42 years – it added ...
13 December 2025 Indian ExpressThe recent sealing of the iconic Glenary’s bar section in Darjeeling by the Excise Department, soon after the inauguration of the community-built Gorkhaland Bridge, has sparked a row, with Glenary’s owner and the founder of Indian Gorkha Janshakti Front ...
13 December 2025 Indian ExpressThe first phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal has exposed widespread inconsistencies, particularly in identifying new voters based on parentage and family mapping from the 2002 rolls, prompting the Election Commission to ...
13 December 2025 Indian ExpressWith the deadline for the submission of enumeration forms for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal ending on Thursday, the Election Commission will begin the round of claims and objections.Till 4 pm Thursday, EC ...
13 December 2025 Indian ExpressA day after a road accident on Basanti Highway in North 24 Parganas, killed his son and the driver of his car, Bholanath Ghosh, a key witness in the Sandeshkhali ED assault case and connected to a CBI probe, ...
13 December 2025 Indian ExpressAfter the Election Commission of India (ECI) did not extend the deadline for the submission of enumeration forms for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) directed all Booth Level ...
13 December 2025 Indian ExpressHours after three persons were arrested for allegedly assaulting a chicken patty seller near Kolkata’s Brigade Parade Ground during the Bhagavad Gita Path event on Sunday, they were granted bail.Police arrested Soumik Golder (23), Swarnendu Chakraborty (32), and Tarun ...
13 December 2025 Indian ExpressOn a day the Election Commission extended the deadline for the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in five states and one UT, excluding West Bengal, CM Mamata Banerjee on Thursday escalated her confrontation with the poll panel and BJP, ...
12 December 2025 Indian ExpressWith the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls concluding today, election officials are racing to finalize corrections and remove fraudulent entries before the draft list is published next week. This deadline marks a crucial step in ensuring accurate ...
12 December 2025 Indian ExpressThe Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday criticised the role of District Electoral Officers (DEOs) for failing to identify booths in high-rise buildings across the state and asked them to identify them soon before the draft SIR role is published.The ...
12 December 2025 Indian ExpressAs uncertainty deepens over the fate of 33-year-old Sweety Bibi and her two children Qurban (6) and Imran (12), the family now spends its days in quiet despair, inside a small house in Chapainawabganj, Bangladesh.They, along with 29-year-old Danish ...
12 December 2025 Indian ExpressThree people have been arrested in connection with the alleged assault on a chicken patty seller who was “humiliated” for selling non-vegetarian food during the Gita Path event at Kolkata’s Brigade Parade Ground.Police said that after the video went ...
12 December 2025 Indian ExpressBholanath Ghosh, a key witness in the case against arrested TMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan of Sandeshkhali, was severely injured in a road accident on Monday while on his way to testify before a court in a different case against ...
11 December 2025 Indian ExpressA key witness in the case of an attack on ED officials in Sandeshkhali in 2024 in which former TMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan is the prime accused, was severely injured when a truck collided with his car in North ...
11 December 2025 Indian ExpressNot on one count, but at least on five counts, the Excise Department has shut the iconic Glenary’s bar in Darjeeling for three months, The Indian Express has learnt.On Monday, a team of the West Bengal Excise Department raided ...
11 December 2025 Indian ExpressThe Election Commission of India (ECI) has issued showcause notices to two Booth Level Officers (BLO), an Electoral Registration Officer (ERO), and an Assistant Electoral Registration Officer (AERO) from Baruipur East assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas district for ...
11 December 2025 Indian ExpressA political row has erupted in West Bengal after a video, purportedly showing a street vendor selling non-vegetarian patties being thrashed near the venue of a “Gita Path” event at Brigade Parade Ground, went viral.The incident, which took place ...
11 December 2025 Indian ExpressThe pre-hearing phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of West Bengal’s voter roll ends on December 11, 2025. With one day left, discrepancies have emerged — including roughly 55 lakh ‘uncollected forms’, representing voters who may be struck ...
11 December 2025 Indian ExpressLaunching a scathing attack on the Centre, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday tore up a note outlining new MGNREGA norms at a public meeting in Cooch Behar, calling it a “valueless and insulting” diktat and said ...
11 December 2025 Indian ExpressAddressing a Trinamool Congress (TMC) rally in Cooch Behar against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday attacked the Centre over its failure to pay its dues to the state. She ...
10 December 2025 Indian ExpressThey are the nowhere people, but can they remain the somewhere voters? Clutching forms, some anxiously drawing a dupatta or shawl over their faces, the sex workers of Sonagachi in north Kolkata queued up at three special camps decorated ...
10 December 2025 Indian ExpressKolkata is set for a day of important administrative and political activity, starting with the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of West Bengal holding a special camp at Sonagachi, Asia’s largest red-light district, on December 9). Also, the political spotlight ...
10 December 2025 Indian ExpressHis father had died years ago. To support his mother, Subhash Chhetri went to Goa last year and was working there as a cook. Like many other 24-year-olds, Subhash also dreamed of building a house and starting a family. ...
10 December 2025 Indian ExpressWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday claimed that assembly elections in the state would be announced immediately after the publication of the final electoral rolls following the SIR exercise in February to prevent legal challenges.Addressing a public ...
10 December 2025 Indian ExpressFollowing mass cancellations of IndiGo services in West Bengal and other parts of the country, the Ministry of Civil Aviation on Tuesday dispatched a senior officer to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata, to conduct an on-the-ground review to ...
10 December 2025 Indian ExpressKolkata on Sunday morning was electric, charged with the deep, resonant hum of engines that have seen nearly a century pass on the 5th edition of The EIMG Vintage Car Fiesta presented by Club de Golf.The spectacle began on ...
10 December 2025 Indian ExpressIn a veiled reference to the BSF, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday warned against what she called “high-handedness” at the India-Bangladesh border and condemned alleged instances of Indian nationals being pushed into the neighbouring country.Addressing an ...
9 December 2025 Indian ExpressThe Election Commission of India (ECI) has appointed five additional Special Roll Observers for West Bengal, who will arrive to review the progress of the ongoing Special Summary Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.The newly appointed observers are Kumar Ravi ...
9 December 2025 Indian ExpressIn a veiled reference to the BSF, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday warned against what she called “high-handedness” at the India-Bangladesh border and condemned alleged instances of Indian nationals being pushed into the neighbouring country.Addressing an ...
9 December 2025 Indian ExpressA 22-year-old woman from West Bengal has been arrested in Ghaziabad for allegedly killing her newborn daughter barely 45 minutes after giving birth at her sister’s home.Police said Jharna allegedly wanted to throw the newborn from the terrace to ...
9 December 2025 Indian ExpressWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is scheduled to visit Cooch Behar today to hold an administrative meeting. She will also address a rally there.The chief minister, who was invited by her Telangana counterpart Revanth Reddy to attend ‘Telangana ...
9 December 2025 Indian ExpressChief Minister Mamata Banerjee targeted the Centre over the IndiGo flight disruptions impacting thousands of passengers over the past week on Monday, claiming that the policy of Flight Duty Time Limitations (FDTL) was implemented without any planning. Before attending ...
9 December 2025 Indian ExpressWest Bengal is set for a week of stable, dry, and cool winter weather with clear skies generally prevailing. According to weather experts at the Alipore Meteorological Office, there will be no significant change in the temperature over the ...
8 December 2025 Indian ExpressEven as West Bengal has emerged as the second-most popular destination for international tourists in India, trailing only Maharashtra — based on the Union Tourism Ministry’s India Tourism Data Compendium — multiple factors have contributed to this achievement.The state ...
8 December 2025 Indian ExpressKolkata’s iconic Brigade Parade Ground on Sunday witnessed lakhs of people, including Governor C V Ananda Bose, BJP leaders, as well as sadhus and sadhvis from across West Bengal, reciting the Bhagavad Gita at an event organised by the ...
8 December 2025 Indian ExpressSunali Khatun (25), the pregnant woman who was brought back from Bangladesh after she along with her husband, son and another family was pushed into the neighbouring country in June this year, on Saturday visited her parental house and ...
8 December 2025 Indian ExpressThe Trinamool Congress (TMC) observed December 6, the Babri Masjid demolition anniversary, as “Sanhati Dibas”, with Chief Minister and party supremo Mamata Banerjee pledging to continue fighting against forces stoking communalism to “destroy the country”.CM Banerjee took to social ...
8 December 2025 Indian ExpressA day after laying the foundation stone for a Babri Masjid-like mosque at Beldanga in West Bengal’s Murshidabad, suspended Trinamool Congress MLA Humayun Kabir Sunday said he is in talks with All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president and MP ...
8 December 2025 Indian ExpressThe West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) has directed 50 government schools that have failed to complete registration or rectify student data within the stipulated deadline to pay a penalty of ₹5,000 per student by Monday.The schools that ...
7 December 2025 Indian ExpressCalling it “a prestige battle for Muslims”, suspended Trinamool Congress MLA Humayun Kabir on Saturday laid the foundation stone for a Babri Masjid-like mosque at Beldanga in West Berngal’s Murshidabad where thousands of people gathered on the anniversary of ...
7 December 2025 Indian ExpressThe iconic Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata is gearing up to host a grand Bhagavad Gita recital event, likely to be attended by five lakh people along with several spiritual leaders on Sunday, the organisers said.Organised by the Sanatan ...
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