The MP went on to claim that a large number of irregular chit fund companies had come into existence.

The hearing date has not been fixed yet, but a copy of the PIL has been sent to Ganguly.

While the BJP has already offered him a seat from the state, West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee chief Pradip Bhattacharya Sunday visited his house at Behala

The Trinamool Congress on Monday saw a fresh batch of leaders and workers from other political parties joining it in the presence of the party''s all-India general secretary, Mukul Roy.

The matter has now been referred to Attorney General G E Vahanvati to work out legal details.

To take oath next week, says Gorkhaland statehood demand 'not on the agenda now''

The party has called a Lalbazaar Chalo march on Tuesday.

3 TMC workers have been arrested in connection with attack

GJM supremo termed hill council 'necessity'', months after he said it should scrapped

Government is likely to send this week a Presidential reference to the Supreme Court for conducting a probe into the allegation of sexual harassment against Justice (retd) A K Ganguly after the Attorney General has endorsed it.

In order to counter the demand for a fare hike by bus associations and curb the violation of rules by auto-rickshaw drivers, transport minister Madan Mitra said 1,000 taxis would hit the roads on January 1 and 900 buses would be provided by the state government by March 31.

Apart from sexual misconduct, note also details his foreign trip, arbitration assignment.

Chief Secretary Sanjoy Mitra''s claim that the rape victim received adequate medical attention drew flak from the All India Democratic Women''s Association (AIDWA), the women''s wing of the CPM.

Former Supreme Court judge A K Ganguly, accused of sexual harassment by a woman lawyer who interned under him, is contemplating resignation as chairman of the West Bengal Human Rights Commission (WBHRC).

Dev claimed that about three lakh people will attend the rally tomorrow.

India's financial sector faces certain challenges that hold it back from becoming a preferred destination for global investors even though reforms have made domestic capital market more vibrant and transparent, the Economic Survey said today.

The Economic Survey today said slippage on fiscal deficit will be restricted to 0.2 percentage point this year as expenditure measures could offset the shortfall in revenue collections

For a state that has resolutely led the country''s farm pack in terms of growth and reform, Punjab surprisingly refuses...

All''s not well with the horticulture industry in Jammu and Kashmir. Even as the state Government claims to have spent Rs 88 crore...

While farmers are selling potatoes for as low as Rs 1-1.50 per kilo to the middlemen, consumers are shelling out Rs 7-10 in the retail market.

This tiny pest was ravaging mint crops until one day scientists found out how to deal with it.

In the very first year of the 11th Five Year Plan, the agriculture sector in Uttar Pradesh has suffered a setback...

Amid arguments for and against introducing genetically modified (GM) crops in India, the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee....

While North India is reeling under heavy rainfall, for the state''s farmers it has brought cheer

With the monsoon arriving late in Maharashtra, agriculture experts advised farmers to go for soybean crop instead of moong and lentil.

After celebrating a record wheat production, Punjab is lagging behind in paddy cultivation. According to the Department of Agriculture, the deficit is 33 per cent as of now almost two lakh hectares less than last year

On one side, fear of wipe-out by foreign arrivals. On the other, hopes of better infrastructure

To break monopoly of state-run markets, encourage direct procurement

Punjab imports cattle semen doctored to produce only female calves

Looking to diversify from paddy, Punjab rings alarm bell at way area under various crops is being assessed on the ground.

US President Donald Trump has announced his choice for Defence Secretary has withdrawn, shaking up the Pentagon at a time of rising Middle East tensions.

Acting US Defence Secretary Patrick Shanahan has quit as reports of a domestic violence incident from nearly nine years ago surfaced marring his chances for confirmation even as Washington readies for a possible confrontation with Iran.

With customers caught in a swirl of panic and fear, life insurance companies are looking at confidence building measures for a post Covid-19 world

CM Uddhav Thackeray on Friday shunted out BMC commissioner Praveen Pardeshi (in pic) for ‘inept’ handling of the Covid-19 crisis, replacing him with IAS officer Iqbal Singh Chahal (56) who has been secretary with the state urban development department.

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Doubts grow over whether New Delhi can boost revenues from privatisations

Suspension of visas for short-term visitors extends to country’s overseas citizens

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