All 41 ministers have been allocated portfolios now. The portfolios of six ministers, including CM Adhikari who took oath of office on 9 May, has also been reassigned.
ED plea has urged SC to order CBI probe into ‘intrusion’ by Bengal government & its head in its money laundering probe against I-PAC, which provides political consultancy services to TMC.
Basudev Dutta had migrated to Bengal from East Pakistan in 1969 and worked as a paramedic under the state govt; his job was terminated in 2011 on the basis of a ‘secret report’.
Nostalgia, romance, and a love of heritage alone cannot make the beloved trams of Kolkata sustainable. Simple science can. Transport Minister, are you with us still?
I asked the protestors at a vigil for the RG Kar doctor this question. Many had a one-word answer: resign. But there were more considered replies, too.
The 10 August memo appears to be undersigned by ex-principal Dr Sandip Ghosh. A video that went viral same day purportedly showed construction & demolition work next to crime scene.
SC said govt should exercise restraint towards peaceful protesters. The CJI-led bench set up a national task force for doctors' safety & ordered CBI to file a status report by 22 August.
A bench of Justices B.R. Gavai and Sandeep Mehta rejected the central government’s contention that West Bengal’s suit should not be heard and said the dispute raised by the state would be adjudicated by it.
Bengal has been suffering from “developmental deficit” for more than 50 years is a well-known fact, it has now the added misfortune of “governance and administrative deficit.”
Political parties take aim at ruling TMC, write to Mamata demanding speedy probe. City saw 24-hr bandh in protest. Accused in custody, police say they will file chargesheet soon.
Paper finds male relatives of women getting cash transfers in Maharashtra spend 49% less, save 23% more monthly, while women’s own spending is up 46%. Odisha also shows dip in men's spends.
Ottawa has handed over execution functions of critical defence projects to a CEO-led organisation for reducing procurement timelines and making it solely accountable for outcomes.
The Congress party’s abandonment of nationalism is the most intriguing aspect of its post-2014 politics. The real Congress was never a party of bleeding heart pacifists.
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