Calcutta High Court (file picture) Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Monday refused to grant interim relief to the Mamata Banerjee-led faction of Trinamool against the ED’s freeze on three of its bank accounts, observing that the remaining 36 accounts — holding around Rs 164 crore — remain unfrozen.Justice Krishna Rao held that the ED’s freeze…
Spanish players reach the Madrid airport after their World Cup triumph Kolkata: Several schools and colleges on Monday saw half-filled classrooms, as on average 30 to 40% of students were absent. The hangover from last night went on almost all day, as several school teachers and principals noticed that during classes, discussions about the match…
Fans wait for the next world cup Kolkata: For the past one and half months, evenings had a fixed routine. Dinner was planned well ahead kick-off times, sleep schedules were abandoned, WhatsApp groups buzzed through the night and neighbourhoods echoed with cheers and groans till dawn.Then, on Sunday night, Spain’s 1-0 victory over Argentina in…
Kolkata: “There was no need to fire bullets to control the crowd located far away from Writers’ Buildings,” CM Suvendu Adhikari read out from the Sushanta Chatterjee Commission’s report on the police firing on a Mamata Banerjee-led Youth Congress rally on July 21, 1993, that led to the death of 12 activists (a 13th person…
Kolkata: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari announced on Monday that Bengali will become mandatory for all official work in the state from Sept 1, a day after Union home minister Amit Shah suggested the move in a letter to him.“From Sept 1, 2026, the use of Bengali will be compulsory in govt work at all levels….
Martyrs’ Day July 21 rally Kolkata: Three rallies marking the July 21 Shahid Diwas—one led by the Mamata Banerjee faction of Trinamool Congress, one by the Ritabrata faction and the third by the Congress—are set to hit the city on Tuesday, putting Kolkata’s traffic management to test.While the Mamata Banerjee faction of Trinamool will hold…
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Mamata Banerjee takes stock of preparations for Tuesday’s event on Cathedral Road Kolkata: On the eve of July 21, a date etched in Bengal’s political history, the families of those killed in the 1993 police firing find themselves caught between loyalty, uncertainty and fresh political controversy after CM Suvendu Adhikari’s dramatic remarks in the assembly…
Himadri Speciality Chemical CMD and CEO Anurag Choudhary Kolkata: Kolkata-based Himadri Speciality Chemical may soon become the first company in India to set up a carbon nanotube (CNT) manufacturing unit, said company’s CMD and CEO Anurag Choudhary.“We have successfully developed indigenous carbon nanotube (CNT) technology through our in-house innovation and R&D, marking another milestone in…
CM Suvendu Adhikari chaired a meeting with all central PSUs and central agencies and directed officials to facilitate and resolve the issues at the earliest Kolkata: CM Suvendu Adhikari has sought faster implementation of 12 infrastructure projects worth more than Rs 55,000 crore that have remained stuck in Bengal over the past several years due…
