Meet the IPS officer who penned a hit item song in a movie. Who is Murlidhar Sharma?In a surprising twist, West Bengal's Inspector General of Police, Murlidhar Sharma, has penned the lyrics for a Hindi item number, "Shor Ma...
01 Jun, 2025, 09.21 AM IST
Jobless techie in Bengal kills parents, attacks four others after reading jihadi material online: Police reportHumayun Kabir, an unemployed engineer, was arrested after allegedly murdering his parents in Memari and attacking several individuals at a ...
30 May, 2025, 04.26 PM IST
Doctors call off fast at victim's parents request; talks with CM Mamata Banerjee failWest Bengal Junior Doctors Front ends hunger strike after parents' request of RG Kar victim but continues protest. Despite a lengthy meetin...
22 Oct, 2024, 12.31 AM IST
CII Eastern Region, Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industries host several sessions on post-Budget analysisIndustry leaders and economists gathered in Kolkata to discuss the Union Budget 2024-25. Sandeep Kumar from CII West Bengal highlighted the...
25 Jul, 2024, 03.18 PM IST
IPO-bound Perfios appoints Adobe India BFSI head Sridhar Narayan as CBOPerfios, led by Sridhar Narayan, prepares for a domestic IPO by 2025. The fintech startup focuses on international growth, revenue diversif...
03 Apr, 2024, 06.01 AM IST
Fintech firm Perfios rejigs its top deckThe changes are part of the company's preparation for a public listing over the next 18-24 months as well as global expansion, chief execut...
02 Nov, 2023, 09.54 AM IST
Perfios to acquire fintech platform Karza for Rs 600 crorePerfios earlier last month raised around Rs 520 crore from Warburg Pincus and Bessemer, and some of the existing investors. It will use the...
15 Mar, 2022, 10.19 AM IST
20 Indian scientists feature in Stanford University created global databaseThe CDRI scientists include Shrikant R. Mulay, Atul Kumar, Koneni V. Sashidhara, Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Manish K. Chourasia, Rakesh Maurya,...
07 Nov, 2021, 10.52 AM IST
BJP approaches Supreme Court seeking permission to hold Rath Yatra in West BengalAn official of the apex court registry said it has received an appeal from the BJP against the high court division bench's order.
24 Dec, 2018, 01.27 PM IST
BJP puts on hold Amit Shah's Rath Yatra, rally till HC order; says will obey court orderParty general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya said that BJP is a "responsible political party" and it will obey the court order.
06 Dec, 2018, 08.24 PM IST
Indigenous military parachutes'unsafe', DRDO lab under CAG scannerCAG has raised questions about ADRDE, the sole institution in India for development of military-grade parachutes, on its claim of successfu...
15 Jul, 2018, 01.42 PM IST
Fintech company Perfios raises about Rs 40 crore from BessemerThe Bengaluru-based firm, founded in 2009 by V R Govindarajan and Debasish Chakraborty, plans to use the funds for organic and inorganic ex...
04 Apr, 2017, 09.53 AM IST
Illegal structures leave Rs 80 crore dent in Kolkata Municipal Corporation kittyKMC has lost Rs 80 crore in revenue between July 2014 and May 2015 for not charging any retention fees charged as penalty.
08 Jun, 2015, 12.24 PM IST
Kolkata municipal body's ‘civic’ duty: Clearing chief minister Mamata Banerjee's routeOnce the 'Mission Smooth Drive For CM' is accomplished, he starts working for the CM's 'safe' and 'healthy' stroll in the evening.
12 Feb, 2015, 01.29 PM IST
- Tech-savvy teenagers tend to suffer from headaches: Doctors
An increasing number of computer-savvy teenagers are suffering from acute headaches which neurologists attribute to prolonged stress on the...
23 Feb, 2011, 11.35 AM IST
- Central forces to be deployed during WB by-elections
Central forces will be deployed in West Bengal on November 7 when by-elections to 10 assembly seats take place.
27 Oct, 2009, 10.09 PM IST
- CPI-M. Trinamool clash in Nandigram
Trouble has broken out in West Bengal's Nandigram area with clashes between the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and the mai...
30 Jun, 2008, 11.13 AM IST