Naba Kisore Das, Odisha health minister who was critically injured after being shot at by a police officer, has died in hospital. The officer, who has been arrested, was undergoing treatment for mental illness, reports said.
Naba Kisore Das, the health minister of Odisha, was critically injured after being shot at by an assistant sub-inspector in Jharsuguda district earlier today.
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the state's new Governor CV Ananda Bose came together today at the Kolkata Raj Bhavan for the Governor's 'Hatey Khori' event -- held today on the auspicious occasion of Saraswati Puja.
AAP leader Saurabh Bhardwaj on Sunday alleged that Delhi BJP president and former north Delhi mayor Adesh Gupta's son and BJP leader Shyam Jaju's son made illegal earnings through a company named Majboot Solutions Private Limited.
Bollywood superstar Kareena Kapoor today reacted to the rising trend of calling for the boycott of Bollywood movies and cancel culture. "I don't agree with it at all," she said.
The GST Council is the only institution in the country today which is totally federalist, Mr Mitra further argued, saying ministers of 31 states and union territories are part of the council, chaired by the Finance Minister of India.
In view of the large number of discrepancies pointed out by the parents of Faizan Ahmed, the court had earlier ordered the police to present the case diary and instructed the district's top police officer to conduct a detailed investigation.
RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat arrived in Kolkata this morning to attend a series of organisational events of the social service organisation. The key event in the RSS Chief's itinerary during his West Bengal visit, however, will take place on January 23 on
An image of a model question paper from a school in Bengal, asking students to mark "Azad Kashmir" on a map, has been widely distributed on social media, setting off a controversy ahead of Class 10 board exams.
Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju has written to the Chief Justice of India, DY Chandrachud, saying that the Supreme Court collegium should include government representatives.
West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Monday announced that the portico of the Raj Bhavan in Kolkata will be renamed as the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Portico.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today hit out at the BJP over a number of issues, including alleged misuse of central agencies and government funds for key schemes, during a public meeting in Murshidabad district.
Men's Hockey World Cup 2023 got underway in Odisha on Wednesday with a grand opening ceremony at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack with performances from top stars like Ranveer Singh and Disha Patani, singers like Neeti Mohan and even K-Pop band BlackS
A sitting judge of the Calcutta High Court has spoken out about the protests by several lawyers outside the courtroom of Justice Rajasekhar Mantha and abstaining from appearing before him.
A day after a group of lawyers blocked entry to Justice Rajasekhar Mantha's court, forcing an adjournment, several members of the state Bar Association have written to the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court backing the protesters.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has hit out at those spreading "fake news" on stone pelting incidents on the Vande Bharat Express. Two incidents of stone pelting on the Vande Bharat Express were reported recently.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said that stones were thrown at Vande Bharat Express in neighbouring Bihar, and not her state.
Mamata Banerjee alleged that the Gangasagar Mela, one of the most sacred pilgrimages in Hinduism, is not getting support from the centre.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today launched a new campaign for her party, the Trinamool Congress or TMC, ahead of the Panchayat polls due in April this year.
The PM was scheduled to visit West Bengal to launch a series of projects, but had to leave for Gandhinagar after the news about his mother.
Ahead of the Hockey World Cup in Odisha which is scheduled in January 2023, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has sent invites to several leaders including all of the non-BJP Chief Ministers.
Howrah-New Jalpaiguri will be the seventh Vande Bharat Express overall since the semi-high-speed train was launched in 2019
Gangasagar Mela (January 8-17) will go ahead, and precautions will be taken if there are cases of coronavirus infection, says Chief Minister
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee chaired a high-level meeting today to oversee preparations for next year's Ganga Sagar Mela. Bigger crowds expected this time compared to a dip in numbers over the last couple of years due to Covid.
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5. Engage with the government and raise the issue of providing immediate economic assistance to the informal sector workforce and strengthening the public healthcare system by allocating more funds to it.
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