4+ hour, 41+ min ago   (305+ words) The case relates to a September 8 demonstration outside the Bhawanipur police station in south Kolkata over remarks made by Shastri about Bengalis, Bengal's culture and food practices during Durga Puja. Earlier in the day, Chatterjee said a notice from the…...

6+ hour, 48+ min ago   (293+ words) The Bengal government has ordered the closure of 252 madrassas and sent show-cause notices to around 100 others after a state-wide survey found that several such institutions lacked requisite approvals and basic infrastructure, officials said on Sunday. Minority affairs and madrasah education…...

2+ hour, 7+ min ago   (835+ words) Manoj Jarange Patil File picture Mumbai police on Sunday denied permission to Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange for his indefinite hunger strike in the metropolis from September 19 citing potential security concerns during the ongoing Ganeshotsav festival. Issuing a six-page refusal…...

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7+ hour, 42+ min ago   (229+ words) Samik Bhattacharya File picture BJP state president Samik Bhattacharya on Sunday called upon party functionaries to refrain from indulging in violence against political opponents or extorting businessmen, as the party has zero tolerance for such activities. Bhattacharya, who was speaking…...

17+ hour, 1+ min ago   (606+ words) Telegraph India Shah, Rajnath greet Mohan Bhagwat at 76; PM Modi’s silence stands out DELHI DIARIES | PM Modi’s silence was particularly striking given the warmth of his response last year, when Bhagwat turned 75 Silent treatment File picture The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh…...

17+ hour, 7+ min ago   (435+ words) Officers from the Buxa Tiger Reserve conduct the awareness campaign at Uttar Poro forest village on Saturday. Picture courtesy: BTR. Foresters are organising awareness campaigns in villages and tea gardens in the Buxa Tiger Reserve (BTR) in Alipurduar to address…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (158+ words) Smoke was detected in a train on the Blue Line of the Kolkata Metro on Friday evening, officials said. The incident happened around 4.10 pm when the Dakshineswar-bound train was at the Belgachia station, they said. Smoke was spotted coming from…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (574+ words) Supreme Court of India Sourced by the Telegraph The Supreme Court was concerned to learn on Thursday that police had registered an FIR against a minor girl who had participated in the Jantar Mantar protest, and that her home had…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (528+ words) Dhirendra Shastri Sourced by the Telegraph A religious preacher from Madhya Pradesh said Bengalis eat “dirty food” during Durga Puja and should be “expelled”, but Bengal’s chief minister told the Assembly on Thursday that those protesting the disparaging remarks should…...