New Delhi, Aug 18 (UNI) The Supreme Court today granted bail to former West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee, former Vice Chancellor Dr. Subires Bhattacharyya, and senior education official SP Sinha in the multi-crore cash-for-jobs (teacher recruitment) scam being investigated by the CBI. A Bench of Justice MM Sundresh and Justice NK Singh allowed their…
Mumbai, Aug 16 (UNI) The trailer of filmmaker Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri’s ‘The Bengal Files’ has finally been released. Set against the backdrop of West Bengal’s bloody and violent political past, the film dares to raise questions many have long evaded. In the most shocking moment of the trailer, a voice breaks the silence, “This is…
Jamshedpur/Kolkata, Aug 16 (UNI) Indian Super League (ISL) sides Jamshedpur FC, Mohun Bagan Super Giant, and East Bengal FC will be in action in the quarter-finals of the Durand Cup 2025 on Sunday. Jamshedpur FC will face Diamond Harbour FC in the third quarter-final at the JRD Tata Sports Complex in Jamshedpur, while Mohun Bagan…
Kolkata, Aug 14 (UNI) Dr Vece Paes, a distinguished member of India’s Bronze medal-winning hockey team at the 1972 Munich Olympics, died at a private hospital here today following old age complications, a medical bulletin said. He was 80 and left behind his son, former Indian tennis ace Leander Paes, who won the bronze for…
New Delhi, Aug 11 (UNI) Indian Navy is set to commission two advanced frontline frigates – Udaygiri (F35) and Himgiri (F34) on August 26. This will be the first time that two major surface combatants from two prestigious Indian Shipyards are being commissioned at the same time at Visakhapatnam, a Defence Ministry statement said. This…
Kolkata Aug 10 (UNI) East Bengal FC will look to close out their Group A campaign in the 134th Indian Oil Durand Cup on a high when they take on the Indian Air Force Football Team at the Kishore Bharati Krirangan today. According to the Indian Super League website, “Indian Super League (ISL) side East…
New Delhi, Aug 9 (UNI) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday said it has rescued a minor girl who was kidnapped from Bardhaman, West Bengal, in August 2023, an official said. She was recovered from Pali, Rajasthan, and five people, including a woman, have been arrested in connection with the case. The accused…
Kolkata, Aug 9 (UNI) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached movable assets worth Rs 14.29 crore allegedly lying in 80 mule bank accounts in connection with illegal online betting, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), official sources said. Investigation revealed that multiple mule accounts were used for the collection of illegal online betting…
Kolkata, Aug 7 (UNI) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) today filed a charge sheet against Chandranath Sinha, West Bengal’s Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and Textiles, in connection with alleged irregularities in the recruitment of primary school teachers in state-run institutions. Sinha after former Education Minister Partha Chatterjee becomes the second minister from the…
Kolkata, Aug 7 (UNI) In a blistering attack on the Election Commission of India (ECI), All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee today accused the poll body of acting as an “extended arm of the BJP” and grossly overstepping its constitutional jurisdiction by interfering in the affairs of the West Bengal government…
