Mamata Banerjee

IndiGo celebrating Durga Puja at six airports

Open-air pandals will be the new normal amid COVID-19 pandemic, say Durga Puja organisers

8:17 pm September 15, 2020

Kolkata: A day after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee advocated erecting open marquees (pandals) to contain the spread of COVID-19, several Durga Puja organisers on Tuesday said they have already started preparations to ensure revellers are able to catch a glimpse of the idols of the goddess from a distance. Most members of Forum […]

Greta Thunberg voices support to calls for postponement of NEET, JEE exams

7:54 pm August 25, 2020

London: Swedish teen climate change campaigner Greta Thunberg on Tuesday threw her weight behind postponing the NEET and the JEE exams in India in view of the coronavirus, saying it is “deeply unfair” that students are asked to appear in the crucial tests during the pandemic. Several students and political leaders across the country, including Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Visva Bharati University closes after trouble over boundary wall

11:56 pm August 17, 2020

Kolkata: The heritage Visva Bharati University was on Monday shut down indefinitely following violent protests against the varsity’s decision to construct a boundary wall around the venue of Poush Mela, a prestigious annual cultural event started more than a century ago. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee came out against the fencing, while Governor Jagdeep Dhankar expressed concern over the situation. Trouble erupted at […]

Suspense on deputy CM, other ministers in Bihar

Due to ‘right decisions taken at right time’ India better placed in COVID-19 fight: PM Modi

9:05 pm July 27, 2020

New Delhi: India is in a much better position than other countries in the fight against COVID-19 as a result of “right decisions taken at the right time”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday, asserting that the country has expanded its health infrastructure at a rapid pace to deal with the pandemic. Speaking after […]

BJP leader’s death: West Bengal CID arrests man named in ‘suicide note’

8:20 pm July 15, 2020

Kolkata: The West Bengal CID on Wednesday arrested a man in connection with the death of BJP leader Debendra Nath Roy who was found hanging near his residence in North Dinajpur district two days ago, an official said. Nilay Sinha, named in the purported suicide note of the Hemtabad MLA, was picked up from English Bazar area of Malda on Tuesday by the local police. He was later handed […]