Bengal BJP chief holds talks with Mumbai industry leaders, signals investment pushWest Bengal BJP leaders met with Mumbai's industrialists, who expressed keen interest in new investment opportunities within the state. The...
03 Jul, 2026, 07.11 PM IST
UCC bill to be passed in Bengal assembly in August: Senior functionaryWest Bengal is set to become the fourth state to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) next month, following cabinet approval for a commit...
03 Jul, 2026, 07.05 PM IST
TMC leader Shakir Ali gets conditional bail in Ram Navami violence caseA special court has granted conditional bail to TMC leader Shakir Ali, husband of former MP Aparupa Poddar, in connection with the 2023 Hoo...
03 Jul, 2026, 04.25 PM IST
Industrial park operator Ganesh Industrial to invest Rs 600 crore in NCR parksKolkata's Ganesh Industrial Complex is investing Rs 600 crore in new industrial parks across Delhi-NCR, targeting highway-adjacent location...
03 Jul, 2026, 11.39 AM IST
West Bengal plans tram route linking Dakshineswar and Kalighat templesWest Bengal is set to launch a new tram route connecting the Dakshineswar and Kalighat Kali temples, aiming to boost religious tourism. The...
02 Jul, 2026, 12.23 AM IST
West Bengal govt courts Aditya Birla Group, sees investment interestWest Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya has urged the Aditya Birla Group to reinvest in the state, recalling their past departure due ...
01 Jul, 2026, 11.48 PM IST
Cabinet approves two highway projects for Rs 14,115 croreThe government has greenlit two major highway projects totaling Rs 14,115 crore. A 117.7 km access-controlled highway in Uttar Pradesh, des...
01 Jul, 2026, 06.25 PM IST
Union Cabinet approves six-lane Dwarka tunnel, Kanpur-Kabrai highway worth Rs 14,115 croreThe Union Cabinet has greenlit two significant highway projects totaling over Rs 14,000 crore. A six-lane tunnel will soon connect Dwarka E...
01 Jul, 2026, 03.36 PM IST
HC refuses relief to Abhishek Banerjee in voice sample caseThe Calcutta High Court has denied Trinamool leader Abhishek Banerjee's request to avoid providing voice samples to the CID. The samples ar...
01 Jul, 2026, 12.13 AM IST
NIA arrests TMC councillor Shakir Ali in 2023 Rishra Ram Navami violence caseThe National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested Shakir Ali, husband of former TMC MP Aparupa Poddar and a local leader, in connection ...
30 Jun, 2026, 02.23 PM IST
Rail-focused logistics firm Pristine Logistics confidentially files IPO papers with SebiPristine Logistics and Infraprojects has confidentially filed its DRHP with Sebi for an IPO. The rail-focused multimodal logistics company ...
29 Jun, 2026, 04.59 PM IST
Of service to the State: Bengal should prioritise high-skill services, sidestep constraints that make manufacturing difficultWest Bengal's new budget prioritizes job creation, but the path through manufacturing faces significant hurdles like fragmented land and in...
28 Jun, 2026, 11.35 PM IST
West Bengal FY27 Budget: SBI report hints shift to investment-led growth and economic transformationWest Bengal's FY27 budget signals a strong pivot towards investment-led growth, emphasizing industrialization and long-term economic transf...
25 Jun, 2026, 03.19 PM IST
Kolkata godown collapse: WB minister Agnimitra Paul announces audit of new constructions, vows strict actionWest Bengal Minister Agnimitra Paul on Thursday said that all new construction sites under the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) limits w...
25 Jun, 2026, 01.08 PM IST
West Bengal to review road names, Suvendu Adhikari rules out Mughal, Pathan referencesWest Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced a committee to review road and area names in Kolkata, vowing to remove those honoring...
23 Jun, 2026, 08.47 PM IST
West Bengal's Rs 4.39 lakh crore Budget under BJP aims to bury 'syndicate raj', woo investorsWest Bengal's new government unveiled a Rs 4.39 lakh crore budget prioritizing fiscal restructuring and job creation. Finance Minister Swap...
22 Jun, 2026, 05.43 PM IST
Modi releases PM-Kisan instalment for 9.44 crore farmers, launches world's largest crop insurance scheme in BengalPrime Minister Narendra Modi disbursed over Rs 18,880 crore to 9.44 crore farmers under the PM-KISAN scheme. He also launched the Pradhan M...
20 Jun, 2026, 05.42 PM IST