JALPAIGURI: Trinamool lost control of Mekhliganj municipality in Cooch Behar after its chairman, who defected to Congress on Friday, said six councillors would follow him into Congress. This will be the first civic body to be managed by Congress since the change of govt in West Bengal.Chairman Prabhat Patani received the party flag from state…
KOLKATA: West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari made an unscheduled trip to Delhi on Friday and met BJP’s central leadership, the trip coming close on the heels of the state cabinet expansion.Sources said Adhikari met BJP president Nitin Nabin and national general secretary Sunil Bansal. “They discussed the allocation of portfolios. A few other political issues…
NEW DELHI: On the eve of its much-touted NEET protest, newly minted online outfit Cockroach Janta Party is learnt to have approached Indian Youth Congress for coordination, even though the overture was not reciprocated by the latter.Sources said a key CJP figure met IYC president Uday Bhanu Chib at the latter’s office. While the details…
PATNA: Tutor Faisal Khan, popularly known as Khan Sir, could face arrest after Patna police registered an FIR against him in connection with a firing incident at his coaching centre in the Kadamkuan area.The FIR was lodged at Kadamkuan police station under attempt to murder and Arms Act provisions. Police action followed statements by Khan…
NEW DELHI: State-run Oil India Limited (OIL) Friday said it has reported the presence of natural gas in its third exploratory well in the Andaman shallow offshore block, further indicating hydrocarbon potential in the region.In a regulatory filing to stock exchanges, the company said natural gas was encountered in the exploratory well Vijayapuram-3, drilled 15…
NEW DELHI: JEE (Advanced) authorities on Friday said a cloud storage misconfiguration identified by an ethical hacker earlier this week did not result in any mass extraction of candidate data and had no impact on examination records, results or rankings. The clarification came after social media claims that candidate records and admit card documents linked…
BGB, the border patrolling force of Bangladesh, claimed on Friday that India’s BSF “made multiple attempts to push in people into Bangladeshi territory in the early hours of Thursday and Friday”.In an official statement, Border Guard Bangladesh further pointed out to alleged incidents near their areas such as Lalmonirhat and Panchagarh (both close to Bengal’s…
MUMBAI: In a coordinated move, govt and RBI Friday rolled out a clutch of measures aimed at attracting foreign portfolio investors and non-resident funds to govt bonds and bank deposits. The strategy is as much about sentiment as it is about flows: signalling openness, easing friction, and offering a small subsidy from RBI in the…
NEW DELHI: When BJP leader J P Nadda had said in 2023 that “regional parties promoting family and corruption are destined to be wiped out”, no one would have thought that his prophecy would turn true so soon.The last three years have seen many regional satraps not just lose power but also lose their clout….
NEW DELHI: Officials on Friday conducted a demolition drive in Malviya Nagar area on unauthorised constructions amid heavy security.The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Friday began sealing unauthorised establishments in various south Delhi commercial hubs.The action was initiated against commercial establishments found operating in violation of building bye-laws and licence conditions, they said.According to…