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130 Dalit families allowed temple entry in Bengal after 3 centuries

Breaking the shackles of caste-based discrimination, practiced in a rural pocket of West Bengal for nearly three centuries, representatives of 130 Dalit families for the first time set foot inside......

Bengal woman killed in attempt to escape boozers on highway

A 27-year-old event management professional was killed in a road accident in West Bengal's Paschim Bardhaman district after her car overturned while racing with another vehicle on Monday, the......

130 Dalit households in Bengal fight for their right to worship

Threatened, ostracised and pushed to the edge, a group of about 130 Dalit families in West Bengal's Purba Bardhaman district are pinning their final hopes on police and district administration to......

After Delhi's sign-in, Bengal only state to hold out on Ayushman Bharat

According to a parliamentary response by the Union health ministry in 2023, around 654,000 families in Delhi are eligible to enrol under the scheme. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts......

Duplicate voter I-cards issue to be addressed in 3 months: EC

Amid allegations of a cover-up over duplicate voter identity card numbers, the Election Commission on Friday said it will address the "decades-long" matter in the next three months. IMAGE: Voters......

These States Stay on Fiscal Track Despite Populist Schemes

Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Odisha budgets maintain revenue surpluses despite welfare schemes, while Rajasthan and West Bengal face high debt, fiscal deficits and low capital outlay. IMAGE: Uttar......

Ambani to invest another Rs 50K cr in Bengal by 2030

Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani on Wednesday announced a fresh investment commitment of Rs 50,000 crore in West Bengal by the end of this decade. Photograph: PTI Photo from the Rediff......

GST mop-up rises 12% to Rs 1.96 lakh cr in January

Gross GST revenue rose 12.3 per cent to Rs 1.96 lakh crore in January on higher domestic economic activity, government data showed on Saturday. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com This......

The story behind Nirmala's sari

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is often known for making statements with her sarees on Budget Day. Each year, she wears a saree that represents India's rich textile heritage and......

'Bengal Is In Business'

'This is the Bengal story, where businesses are nurtured, dreams are realised, and legacies are built.' IMAGE: Mukesh Ambani, Amit Mitra, Sajjan Jindal, Sanjeev Goenka and Sanjiv Puri at the 8th......

The Diary Of West Bengal Review: Senseless!!

How can a film that has a character declare that secularism is an illness be taken seriously, asks Deepa Gahlot. The condition of West Bengal as well as Bangladesh is such at the moment that a......

Santosh Trophy: West Bengal, Kerala set to clash for glory

IMAGE: Kerala emerged 5-1 winners over Manipur. Photograph: AIFF/X West Bengal will take on Kerala in the final of the 78th National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy after......

Santosh Trophy: Services, West Bengal notch wins

IMAGE: Action from the match between West Bengal (White) and Telangana (Yellow) in Hyderabad. Photograph: AIFF Title holders Services and former champions West Bengal registered dominant victories......

Punjab FC's Singamayum in makes ISL history

Becomes ISL's youngest goal scorer as Punjab FC defeat Hyderabad FC 3-1 IMAGE: Punjab FC's Shami Singamayum celebrates his goal against Hyderabad FC on Thursday. Photograph: ISL/X......

Sourav Ganguly unhurt after car meets with accident

Former India cricket captain and ex-BCCI chief Sourav Ganguly escaped unhurt after his vehicle was involved in an accident while he was on his way to the University of Burdwan, in Purba Bardhaman,......

National Games: Maha to face off with WB in TT final

IMAGE: Diya Chitale scored Maharashtra's opening win in the women's table tennis semi-final in Dehradun on Monday. Photograph: Kind Courtesy UTT/X Heavyweights West Bengal and Maharashtra......

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