Protest led by Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar was part of BJP's statewide demonstrations demanding justice for the victim & criticising Mamata govt for 'failure' to ensure women's safety.
Three accused, including former TMCP office-bearer, have been arrested and remanded to police custody till 1 July. Complainant is 24-year-old student of South Calcutta Law College.
Less than an year after RG Kar case, gang rape of 24-yr-old law student in Kolkata has sparked outrage, with Oppn saying West Bengal’s law & order is 'in shambles' under Mamata Banerjee.
After 20 performances in two years, the play is headed for the 24th edition of the National School of Drama’s upcoming Bharat Rang Mahotsav theatre festival.
Before ‘Bohurupi’, Shiboprosad Mukherjee and Nandita Roy’s 2023 film ‘Raktabeej’ had impressed audiences by capturing the beauty of the Bengali countryside.
Man held from Kolkata hotel claims he is ex-BNP leader who fled Bangladesh after dispute with Awami League. 4 others have been arrested from Nadia for entering India illegally.
A new body of doctors, suspended for promoting ‘threat culture’, says the initial movement lost its focus and became politicised. Their focus is on justice for murdered junior doctor.
For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.
The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.
Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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