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West Bengal winner list 2026: As BJP wins over 200 seats in stunning victory, check full list of TMC, Congress winners hereThe Bharatiya Janata Party secured a strong lead in West Bengal's election and bagged 207 seats. This outcome presents a significant challe...
West Bengal Assembly Election Phase 2: Full list of key constituencies, candidates including Mamata Banerjee, Suvendu AdhikariWest Bengal Phase 2 Elections 2026: West Bengal gears up for the second phase of its Assembly elections. Polling will cover 142 constituenc...
West Bengal BJP candidate list 2026: First list of 144 candidates out; Suvendhu Adhikari fielded in two seats; Check complete rollBJP Candidate List Bengal for 2026: The Bharatiya Janata Party has unveiled its initial list of 144 candidates for the 2026 West Bengal Ass...
What's in a SIRname Anyway?A routine voter-list verification over a “logical discrepancy” in a surname opens up a larger, deeply Indian paradox: names that refuse to ...
A giant is waking: A plethora of problems persists even as intelligent Bengali cinema is starting to break its decades-long shacklesBengali cinema is witnessing a resurgence with films like 'Mandaar,' 'Nagarkirtan,' and 'Bohurupi' gaining recognition. Despite cultural an...
West Bengal agriculture minister outlines impact on climate change on rice productionWest Bengal Agriculture Minister Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay noted the state's significant rice production, accounting for 14% of India's total...
West Bengal polls: Sporadic incidents of violence reported in CoochbeharIn the first phase of polling in Coochbehar, Jalpaiguri, and Alipurduar in North Bengal, sporadic violence was reported, with voter turnout...
President Ram Nath Kovind confers Padma awardsTeejan Bai and Naik received the second highest civilian award Padma Vibhushan.
President presents Padma Bhushan to Bachendri Pal; Manoj Bajpayee, Gautam Gambhir honoured with Padma Shri54 noted citizens conferred the Padma award by President Ram Nath Kovind.
Government announces Padma awards 2019: Gautam Gambhir, Prabhu Deva, Kader Khan among awardeesThis year 112 recipients have been selected for the prestigious awards. This includes 4 Padma Vibhushan, 14 Padma Bhushan and 94 Padma Shri...
Visva-Bharati gets a full-time V-C after more than two and half yearsChakraborty is from the Department of Political Science in Delhi University, where he has been teaching since 1998.
Indian soldiers to learn Chinese language at Visva-Bharati UniversityAimed at mental enrichment of the Army personnel, the course will introduce them with the rich Chinese culture and the centuries-old tie be...
Visva-Bharati VC retires, leaves without handing over chargeIn March 2015, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was appointed as the chancellor of Visva-Bharati.
NDA's BREI programme set to increase rice production in north-eastThough the government is yet to release funds for BGREI but it has earmarked Rs 1,000 crore for the programme.
Shift rice production from Punjab to eastern states: ExpertsIncidentally, the water table is going down by roughly 33 cm every year in Punjab, the cradle of the green revolution in the seventies.
Agriculture sector set to rebound; rainfall surge in September may help winter cropsThe rainfall surge has sown the seeds for bumper harvest of wheat, mustard & potato, potentially reviving rural demand & easing inflation.
- How an SMS in time saves farmers from monsoon blues
Mobile-based advisory services Iffco Kisan Sanchar and Nokia Life Tools help farmers take the right decisions and avoid crop losses.
Farmers bet on mobile advisory for crop sowingExperts believe mobile-based farmer advisory providers will play an increasingly larger role in coming years.
Kharif farming could come a cropper on long dry spellsA prolonged dry spell in parts of India is hurting the sowing schedule for paddy, raising the country's anxiety about monsoon rains.
- Pulling out all stops in green revolution of east
Kumar said agriculture is key to the state's cherished goal of development at a session on the strategic direction for achieving sustainabl...