Kolkata: Bengal, particularly Kolkata, houses several hotspots for fraudulent transactions, according to Gaurav Gupta, group head of financial crime intelligence at Axis Bank.Gupta was in the city alongside Sameer Shetty, group head of digital business, transformation, and strategic programmes, and Reynold D’Souza, group head of branch banking, to discuss the lender’s safe-banking initiatives. He noted…
ITC chairman Sanjiv Puri meets CM Suvendu Adhikari in Kolkata on Thursday. Officials said Puri spoke to the CM on ITC’s Bengal plans Kolkata: ITC chairman Sanjiv Puri called on CM Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday and discussed the conglomerate’s future investment plans. Officials said Puri apprised the CM about the company’s plans to invest in…
Kolkata: The opening session of the Bengal assembly on Thursday laid bare the divisions within Trinamool, with rival factions occupying separate sections of the opposition benches.Around 38 MLAs were seated alongside LoP Ritabrata Banerjee and senior rebel netas such as Sandipan Saha. Another group of 14 legislators, including Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay, Madan Mitra, Kunal Ghosh, Rukbanur…
Kolkata: The West Bengal Medical Services Corporation Limited (WBMSCL), acting on a directive from CM Suvendu Adhikari, has started the process to establish three new state-run medical colleges. The strategic expansion aims to add 300 MBBS seats to the state’s healthcare network, with 100 seats allocated to each new facility.On May 23, Adhikari had announced…
IIT-Kgp, JU, CU on QS World University Rankings 2027 list Kolkata: IIT Kharagpur, Jadavpur University (JU) and Calcutta University (CU) are the only three higher education institutes from Bengal to feature on the 52-strong nationwide list for the QS World University Rankings 2027. While IIT Kharagpur improved its rank, JU and CU saw a dip…
Kolkata: Employees at Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Kolkata, on Thursday said they were confused about an advisory they received from the authorities as no major incident had occurred on the campus that could be seen as a threat to communal harmony or national integrity. A day earlier, ISI issued an advisory, urging staff members to…
Former sports minister Aroop Biswas Kolkata: Former state sports minister Aroop Biswas — now being probed for last December’s “Messigate” at Salt Lake stadium — wrote a letter six days ago to HDFC Bank, asking for the party’s account to be frozen.The letter, to the bank’s Central Plaza branch, sought a “freeze” till “competent authorities”…
Arrop Biswas at Judge’s court to visit lawyer’s chamber Kolkata: After skipping three summonses and being trolled for failing to appear before investigators probing alleged irregularities in Lionel Messi’s GOAT India Tour, former sports minister Aroop Biswas made his first public appearance in nearly six weeks when he turned up at Bidhannagar South police station…
Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Thursday refused to pass an interim order staying the appointment of rebel Trinamool MLA Ritabrata Banerjee as leader of opposition in Bengal assembly. The order came on a day the first assembly session commenced with a BJP govt in office.The court was hearing a plea by Trinamool MLA Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay…
Kharagpur: The medical community has welcomed the state health department’s decision to revoke the suspension of Professor Md Alauddin, the former gynaecology and obstetrics head at Midnapore Medical College. The move has sparked fresh hope among other senior doctors suspended alongside him, who are now anticipating similar relief.The disciplinary action dates back to Jan 8,…
