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Baruipur gang-rape case: Key accused killed in encounter
Kolkata: One of the prime accused in the rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl in West Bengal’s Baruipur was killed in an alleged encounter early on Wednesday, July 8, after he…
- Hate Crime
West Bengal: Multiple attacks on Christians reported on July 5
Kolkata: A Hindutva mob on July 5 vandalised an under-construction church located in the Subhashgram area of South 24 Parganas in West Bengal, in what was a series of attacks against Christians…
- Kolkata
BJP, TMC meet gang-rape victim’s family in Bengal’s Baruipur
Baruipur: Leaders of various political parties met the family of the 11-year-old girl, who was allegedly gang-raped and murdered, in West Bengal’s Baruipur, and assured them of support in their fight for…
- Kolkata
Religious freedom no excuse to hurt others’ faith: Calcutta HC
Kolkata: A person has the right to profess his religion, but that cannot be construed as permission to hurt others’ faith, the Calcutta High Court has observed while setting aside a man’s…
- Kolkata
Bengal minor rape case: 3 arrested, NCW seeks report from police
Kolkata: West Bengal Police on Monday, July 6, arrested the key accused in the alleged gangrape-murder of a girl in Baruipur, taking the total number of arrests in the case to three,…
- India
Prostitution racket busted at Thane spa; operator held
Thane: Police have busted an alleged prostitution racket operating under the guise of a spa and salon near the Thane railway station in Maharashtra, arresting its operator and rescuing three women, officials…
- India
Adani Group to set up 2,000-bed hospital in New Town: Bengal CM
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has said the Adani Group would set up a 2,000-bed hospital in the New Town area near Kolkata, with 1,000 beds to be reserved for…
- Kolkata
50 Bangladeshi nationals sent to West Bengal for deportation
Salem (Tamil Nadu): As many as 50 Bangladeshi nationals were deported and sent to West Bengal by train to facilitate their repatriation, police said on Saturday, July 4. The deportees, comprising 44…
- India
UCC bill likely to be passed in Bengal assembly in August
Kolkata: The bill for implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in West Bengal will be passed in the assembly next month, a senior functionary of the state government said on Friday,…
- India
Less than 1 pc of SIR cases cleared in 100 days in Bengal
Kolkata: In the 100 days since starting operations, SIR tribunals in West Bengal have cleared 30,000 cases, less than 1 per cent of the state’s 33 lakh pending appeals, The Times of…
- India
TMC MP Mahua Moitra faces protest outside party MLA’s residence
Kolkata: TMC MP Mahua Moitra on Wednesday, July 1, alleged that BJP workers hurled eggs and raised slogans against her during a protest outside the residence of party MLA Alifa Ahmed in…
- Bangalore
CCB detains Bangladeshi nationals in Bengaluru for illegal stay
Bengaluru: In a crackdown on illegal immigration and human trafficking, the Bengaluru Central Crime Branch (CCB) has detained 12 Bangladeshi nationals who were allegedly staying in the city illegally after entering India…
- India
WB: 20 injured as fire engulfs Haldia plant after pipeline leak
Haldia: About 20 people were injured after a major fire broke out at a naphtha-carrying pipeline of Haldia Petrochemicals in West Bengal’s Purba Medinipur district in the early hours of Tuesday, June…
- Kolkata
Stop selling halal, or leave: Kolkata meat sellers threatened
Kolkata: Bajrang Dal members allegedly threatened Muslim vendors to stop selling meat or relocate at the earliest in the Jadavpur area, Kolkata’s prominent suburban region. A video has surfaced where a Bajrang…
- India
ISKCON releases statement on relieving former VP Radharaman Das
The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) on Sunday evening issued a statement, saying that the former Vice-President and spokesperson of the religious organisation’s Kolkata branch Radharaman Das has been sent on…
