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CBI names TMC MLA, 2 councillors in charge sheet for murder of BJP leader Avijit Sarkar

In second supplementary charge sheet of the 2021 case, the probe agency also named 15 others under IPC Sections related to criminal conspiracy, murder & disappearance of evidence.

Along Bangladesh border, BSF seizes gold worth over Rs 4 cr concealed in cycle tyres, bike seat cover

On Wednesday, BSF seized 20 gold biscuits worth Rs 2.31 crore from inside a bicycle’s tyre. The day before gold worth about Rs 2.43 cr confiscated at Laxmipur border outpost.

2 killed in violence linked to anti-Waqf law protests in Bengal’s Murshidabad

A father and son were found with multiple stab wounds inside their home in Jafrabad in Samserganj area, where large-scale violence was reported Friday.

Bengal received proposals worth Rs 4.4 lakh crore, says Mamata after 2-day business conclave

Addressing the concluding day, the Bengal chief minister said a total of 212 MoUs and letters of intent were signed across various sectors.

SubscriberWrites: The complicit heart: How ordinary citizens become the instruments of their own demise

Bengal faces a stark reality of political decay, where decades of complicity and corruption have eroded its identity, leaving citizens to confront the consequences of their choices.

Bangladesh has hit us where it hurts. Durga Puja will be incomplete without Hilsa

The Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina had reintroduced what is now called ‘hilsa diplomacy’ in 2019. Now, it’s a bone of contention between India and Bangladesh.

Stop this North-South divide over mangoes. The real match is playing out in Bihar and Bengal

In 'Magnifera Indica', Sopan Joshi presents a rich synthesis of reportage, history, biology, economics, and culture to chronicle India's favourite fruit - mango.

Man dies at hospital in Bengal a week after mob attack, third such death in 3 days

Sourabh Sau was found injured, lying on a road in Jamboni area near Jhargram town by locals on 22 June. His family alleges he was assaulted by a group of men engaged by a contractor.

SubscriberWrites: Remembering Gour Kishore Ghosh – the forgotten hero of fearless journalism

Gourkishore was an ardent humanist who believed in nonviolence. It’s high time we bring their memory back when the glorious tradition of impartiality and independence of the press is under siege.

Probe points to lapses by goods train crew, operating dept in Bengal train accident that killed 10

The horrific accident occurred when a goods train rammed into the stationary Sealdah-bound Kanchanjunga Express in Darjeeling district on Monday.

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Feudals prevent SC/ST, minorities, women from voting: Rajiv Gandhi on electoral reforms

On 15 December 1988, PM Rajiv Gandhi spoke in the Lok Sabha while introducing comprehensive electoral reforms, including lowering the voting age from 21 to 18, and introducing measures to protect secular values in elections.

Go Swadeshi—RSS affiliate SJM calls for boycott of US firms Amazon, Walmart after Trump’s tariff hike

New Delhi: The day after the US imposed a 50 percent trade tariff on India, RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) has made an...

Legacy of Air Chief Marshal LM Katre, the man who flew Spitfires & ushered IAF into a modern era

ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.