Delhi HC Halts FSSAI Action Against ITC Over ‘100%’ Claims
ITC The Delhi High Court has granted temporary relief to ITC Ltd in its dispute with the Food Safety and...
No Attendance, Full Pay? Now comes the Recovery
West Bengal’s Higher Education Department has ordered action against employees of Dum Dum Motijheel Rabindra Mahavidyalaya following allegations that some non-teaching staff remained absent from the college for prolonged periods while continuing to receive salaries. The department has reportedly directed the recovery of salaries paid during the alleged period of unauthorised absence, bringing the college’s […]
Big Update on Delhi Lakshmi Yojana: CM Rekha Gupta Says Approval Letters From Tomorrow, Rs 2,500 From Sept 1
New Delhi: Good news for women applying for the ‘Delhi Lakshmi Yojana’! CM Rekha Gupta has announced that eligible women will not have to wait long for the first installment. Approval letters will start being issued from tomorrow, August 26. From September 1, Rs 2,500 will be directly credited to their bank accounts every month. […]
Rittobrata Brings Arabul Into TMC: MLA Kasem Siddiqui Returns to Mamata Camp
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) witnessed two major political developments in West Bengal on Monday. The developments involved Amdanga MLA Kasem Siddiqui, TMC leader Kunal Ghosh, former ISF MLA Arabul Islam and Rittobrata Banerjee. Amdanga MLA Kasem Siddiqui claimed that he had gone with Rittobrata Banerjee to the Trinamool Congress, but his signature was allegedly misused. […]
Suvendu Adhikari Says CAA Hearings Will End Soon, 23,000 Refugees Get Citizenship Certificates
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday said that hearings on citizenship applications under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA)...
Bengali Advertising: Culture That Sells?
A Bengali phrase in an advertisement. A plate of mishti. A Puja pandal glowing against the Kolkata skyline. A saree, a family gathering, a familiar song. Bengali advertising is increasingly drawing from the cultural details audiences already know, recognise and associate with their own lives. But when a brand speaks through a culture its audience […]
CJP Announces Protest March in Delhi on Sept 5: Route from India Gate to Police HQ Declared
New Delhi: The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) has announced a peaceful protest march in Delhi on September 5 against the government’s failure to fulfil promises allegedly made to youth on July 25. The decision was taken in a working committee meeting. According to the party, the march will start from India Gate and proceed to […]
Delhi-NCR on Red Alert: Heavy Rain and Thunderstorms Impact Roads
New Delhi: Delhi-NCR is under a red alert on Tuesday morning after overnight heavy rain left major roads waterlogged. IMD has warned of heavy rain (>15mm/hr), thunderstorms, lightning and 60 kmph winds in the next 2-3 hours across Central, East, New Delhi, North, North-East, North-West, Shahdara, South, South-East, South-West and West Delhi. Worst-hit areas: AIIMS […]
Kitchen Expenses Going Up? Here’s Why Sugar, Oil and Dal Are Costlier
The rising grocery bill in West Bengal is no longer just a consumer complaint. Sugar prices have climbed sharply, edible oils remain under pressure and households are keeping a close watch on pulses, prompting renewed government surveillance of markets across the state. On August 24, West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said the government had […]
Bengal Under Rain Watch as Low Pressure Persists
The monsoon is refusing to ease its grip on West Bengal, with a low-pressure area over Gangetic West Bengal and adjoining Jharkhand and North Odisha keeping the state under a weather watch on Tuesday. The system, which was located over the region on Monday morning, is continuing to influence rainfall and thunderstorm activity across Bengal. […]