Saayoni Ghosh’s instagram post Kolkata: Facing intense backlash over her decision to join the rebel Trinamool bloc — including criticism from former colleague and MP Mahua Moitra — MP Saayoni Ghosh has remained publicly silent, choosing instead to make a statement through a dramatic image change on social media late Tuesday night.Trading her signature saree…
You receive the address the night before and show up to a stranger’s home expecting a good meal — what you aren’t prepared for is everything else. The door opens and you’re immediately struck by how much thought has gone into the evening: every corner considered, the tablescape elaborate and deliberate, soft music drifting through…
Kolkata: The state health department has revoked the suspension of Prof Md Alauddin, former gynaecology and obstetrics head at Midnapore Medical College. Alauddin was suspended alongside 11 other doctors by the previous Trinamool Congress govt in Jan 2025 after two women died and four fell seriously ill post-C-section. Doctors blamed spurious Ringer’s Lactate saline, leading…
Kolkata: Bengal and Kolkata have hotspots where fraudulent transactions are more compare to other areas. This was disclosed by Gaurav Gupta, group head-financial crime intelligence of Axis Bank. He was in the city along with Sameer Shetty, group head digital business, transformation and strategic programmes of Axis Bank and Reynold D’Souza, group head branch banking…
Kolkata: A newly constituted Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the CBI, probing the RG Kar rape and murder case, on Wednesday morning visited the Panihati crematorium ground where the victim was allegedly cremated in haste. The team conducted a spot inspection, spoke to employees at the burning ghat, and examined the crematorium’s register records for…
Kolkata: Even as most of its founding members remain in the dark about who their newly appointed president is, Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI) on Wednesday welcomed Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs who wanted to join them. In an X post, the party said, “We welcome all Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs who want to join…
Bengal finance minister Swapan Dasgupta meets Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi Kolkata: Bengal govt’s budget will chart a roadmap to tackle the state’s economic crisis, finance minister Swapan Dasgupta said on Wednesday, days ahead of presenting the BJP govt’s first budget in the Bengal assembly on June 22.He added that the state…
Kolkata: The Bengal government is working on a new industrial policy aimed at attracting fresh investments and addressing key challenges that have impeded industrialisation in the state for last couple of decades, commerce and industry minister Tapas Roy said on Wednesday.The proposed policy is expected to focus on improving the ease of doing business, facilitating…
Guha being taken away by cops on Wednesday Kolkata: Former North Bengal Development minister Udayan Guha on Wednesday became the fourth Trinamool Congress minister to be arrested since the change of govt in Bengal.Dinhata and Kolkata cops along with central force personnel raided Guha’s flat in a housing complex in Kankurgachhi and took him into…
KOLKATA: Two FIRs have been registered in South 24 Parganas against Trinamool national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, alleging corruption of Rs 550 crore. The complaints were lodged by BJP functionary Abhijit Das (Bobby). The first FIR alleges a Rs 300 crore illegal soil excavation scam that illegally excavated 163 bighas of agricultural land since 2017…
