Portion of balcony and roof of old building in Kolkata collapses
Some Craters Filled Up, New Ones Appear On Rain-Battered Bypass
Clear Illegal Stalls Around Parsi Fire Temple: Cal HC tells KMC, KP
KMC food team reaches Park Street, seizes stale items from eateries
Salt Lake unit among 17 eateries sealed
Govt runs 66 more buses to connect Kol with N Bengal
Bomb scare at Kolkata airport after note found on Gorakhpur-bound flight, passengers evacuated
A bomb scare was witnessed at Kolkata airport after a note found on Gorakhpur-bound flight, triggering a panic among passengers. The note was written on a tissue paper kept inside a toilet paper roll in...
Darjeeling Mail makes unscheduled halt to deliver milk to infant
Kolkata school suspends teacher over
Kolkata: Prodded by West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, a private missionary school in Kolkata suspended a teacher following an allegation that she repeatedly removed a sandalwood mark (tilak) from the forehead of a young student, an official said on Friday, September 4. A First Information Report (FIR) was also registered against the teacher. Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our channels. You can also download our app for Android and iOS .
Kolkata Fire Department Orders Evacuation of Abhishek Banerjees Office Due to Safety Violations
The Kolkata Fire Department has ordered the evacuation of Abhishek Banerjees office for failing to meet fire safety regulations. Kolkata Fire Department Orders Evacuation of Abhishek Banerjees Office Due to Safety Violations
N Bengal train ops paralysed for second day over repeated track subsidence
Fear of sexual harassment not enough for complaint under POSH Act: Cal HC
EC members urge restoration of academic activities
Nationalist Students Front makes its debut on JU walls
Teacher survives chest injuries after car accident
3 bonded labourers rescued from Alipurduar unit
Suvendu reviews south Bengal flood situation, details rescue & relief ops
'No fire safety': Abhishek office floors face eviction
The West Bengal Fire Department has ordered the evacuation of the basement and two floors of a high-rise building in central Kolkata, which houses TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee's office, due to a lack of fire safety measures. The order follows the expiry of the building's fire safety certificate and non-compliance with mandatory regulations, posing a threat to life and property.
WB Fire Dept Asks Abhishek To Vacate His Kolkata Party Office
West Bengal fire department has directed TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee to vacate his Kolkata party office over inadequate fire safety measures and an expired certificate.
Beyond Beijing & Shanghai, Nanjing & Changsha emerge as Chinas new tourist hotspots
After Kunal letter, MHA asks Bengal to probe allegations against Ritabrata
3 Bdeshi smugglers arrested in Swarupnagar
Building partially collapses in Shyampukur area of Kolkata, rescue ongoing
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Bengal to get 1,000 RSS schools for nationalistic learning: CM
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday, September 3, said that at least 1,000 schools run by Vidya Bharati, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sanghs (RSS) educational wing, will be set up within a year. Speaking at the 74th anniversary of Vidya Bharti at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, he appealed to the educational body Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our channels. You can also download our app for Android and iOS .
Outrage in Kolkata as Former Municipal Chief Faces Public Fury Over Rape and Murder Case
Former municipal chief Somnath Dey faces public anger after being arrested in a high-profile rape and murder case in Kolkata. Outrage in Kolkata as Former Municipal Chief Faces Public Fury Over Rape and Murder Case
Operation Chakra-VI: CBI conducts searches 89 locations in 20 states, three held
The CBI said on Friday that three people were arrested during the operation in Haryana and Kolkata for their alleged involvement in receiving, layering and transferring money obtained through the fraudulent schemes
Fire department orders evacuation of TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee's office in Kolkata over safety norms
TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee's office is again in controversy. The fire department on Friday ordered the evacuation of Abhishek Banerjee's office at 9 Camak Street in Kolkata. Notably, the Fire Department ordered the 6th and...
Kolkata Building Housing Abhishek Banerjee's Office To Be Partially Vacated
A week ago, authorities removed an illegal billboard of the Trinamool from the same building.
Beans, roasts and coffee brews: Swap venti chugs for fun cupping sessions
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], September 4: The Manicktala Chaltabagan Lohapatty Durga Puja Committee today announced 'Nishan - The Mark' as the theme of its 84th Durga Puja along with the release of a especially composed musical theme by Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt and the soon-to-be launched Durga Puja Connect app, a global digital initiative that will carry Durga Puja - inscribed by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2021 - to devotees, organisers, the diaspora and admirers across the world.
Gita Gopinath warns AI could make India
GITA GOPINATH, one of the most influential economists in the world, has spoken of the challenges that India faces because of the advent of AI. Gopinath, who held the number two position at the International Monetary Fund, but returned to academia last year, also expressed deep concern about how the trade wars unleashed by US president Donald Trump are damaging the world economy. Gopinath was born in India and now lives in America as a US citizen; she was picked out by the Financial Times in 2021 as one of the 25 most influential women of the year. She is currently the Gregory and Ania Coffey professor of economics at Harvard University, where her neighbour is the Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen. She previously served as the first deputy managing director of the IMF from January 2022 to August 2025. This was the number two position in the organisation. Before that, she also served as chief economist of the IMF between 2019 and 2022. Her job, then as now, is to try and bring stability to the global economy. Last week she occupied the Lunch with the FT slot in an interview with the papers US economics editor, Claire Jones. Now that she is no longer constrained by her position at the IMF, Gopinath feels free to attack Trumps tariff wars. Kenneth Rogoff Alex Wong/Getty Images I joke to my former colleagues that I can now use my whole vocabulary, she said. I can actually say trade wars instead of trade tensions. Theres always a sense that you dont want to trigger a crisis in a country, for sure, she says though she adds that she was probably way more guarded than she needed to be, according to the FT. Now back in academia, it is clear Gopinath intends to use her newfound freedom to speak out in defence of the postwar economic order of free trade and financial integration coming under unprecedented attack from the Trump administration, added the FT. It said: She is less sympathetic when it comes to President Donald Trumps attempts to upend the economic order that she has devoted her lifes work to. But the high tariffs that have dominated Trumps economic agenda in his second term constitute straight-out protectionism in an extreme form and its not just about countries you think you have some rivalry with, but towards your allies. I dont know any economist whod say this is a good set of policies. Gopinaths background is that she was born on December 8, 1971, in Kolkata into a Malayali family from Kannur, Kerala, and studied at Nirmala Convent School in Mysore. She received a BA from Lady Shri Ram College for Women of the University of Delhi in 1992 and an MA in economics from Delhi School of Economics in 1994. She further completed an MA at the University of Washington in 1996. She earned her PhD in economics from Princeton University in 2001 after completing a doctoral dissertation titled Three essays on international capital flows: a search theoretic approach, under the supervision of Ben Bernanke, Kenneth Rogoff and Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas. She was awarded Princetons Woodrow Wilson Fellowship Research Award while doing her doctoral research. The FT said: At school in Mysore, in the south-western state of Karnataka, Gopinath was obsessed with science. But her father and some cousins convinced her to try for the Indian Administrative Service an elite government service and thought studying economics in Delhi would help. By the time Gopinath arrived in 1989 at the highly competitive Lady Shri Ram College, however, she had decided to apply for political science as a backup. When she said she would like to try out for economics too, the principal a political scientist became annoyed. I got super nervous and said sure, sure, put me down for political science. A senior student responsible for registering people for the course intervened. If it was not for her, I would have done political science. It was completely random, she says. The FT pointed out: Indias balance of payments crisis in the early 1990s brought the IMF to the country and, for Gopinath, the dismal science to life. After a masters at the Delhi School of Economics, she headed to the University of Washington and then to Princeton, where her doctoral advisers were Gourinchas, future Fed chair Ben Bernanke and Kenneth Rogoff. She credits Rogoff as her biggest professional mentor, saying that he was ahead of his time in doing all he could to encourage his female students. The fact that there are quite a few women in international finance [shows] Ken has [had] an important role to play, she says. Gopinath retains her close India links: While her schedule at Harvard is nowhere near as hectic as it was during her time at the IMF, Gopinath continues to travel the world including back to India. She expects to make four trips this year to see her parents, elder sister and other family members. Gopinath is a US national and an overseas citizen of India. I ask her if America still feels like home. Very much so, she says. Its a great country, no doubt about that...it frees you up from a whole lot of daily worries that people have in many countries including India. Sometimes at 2am, Im filling gas at a gas station and Im not worried. And that is so liberating because it frees you up to do much more exciting work. I definitely feel much safer here than, for example, if I were in Delhi, [where] Id be careful about where I was going. Gopinath warns technological change could pose challenges for Indias software services sector Indraneel Mukherjee/AFP via Getty Images She outlined the harm that Trump had done to US academia: Gopinath still believes US universities are the best places to pursue a doctorate in economics even though there are many more private-sector opportunities in India now than when she left in 1994. However, Trumps immigration clampdown would, she says, have made her think twice about coming here now. It would [have felt] too risky, too uncertain, too unpredictable. She adds: Thats a big mistake what the US has been fantastic at is drawing talent from around the world. That used to be valued and praised and recognised, and now, unfortunately, were going in the other direction. Gopinath was asked if there are parallels between Trumps and Indian premier Narendra Modis disdain for mainstream economic thought and the institutions, such as the IMF and Harvard, that practise it. Many economists, including Gopinaths office neighbour Amartya Sen, criticised the Indian governments shock decision in November 2016 to ban 86 per cent of cash overnight, with no warning, as part of a crackdown on the shadow economy. Modi responded to Sen by declaring that hard work was more powerful than Harvard. Gopinath replies swiftly: I never thought Id say this, but I think the economic policies in the US are more heterodox compared to the policies in India. Quite obviously so. Gopinaths comments on India are measured: While Gopinath lauds India for the huge economic reforms the country has made since she left, there remains a lack of jobs for young people. Many like she once did continue to pursue public-sector roles, spending their twenties preparing to sit exams amid a paucity of secure private-sector jobs that offer healthcare. She worries that the advent of AI will exacerbate the problems associated with Indias complex bureaucracy especially in an economy that has relied heavily on software services for good jobs. If youre in a country where its hard to start a business, its going to bite a lot, she says. The US is super easy In India its still complicated If they dont fix that ease of doing business, its even more consequential now than it was before AI.
Gold, Silver Prices Today, September 4: Check 24K, 22K Gold and 999 Silver Rates
Gold prices edged lower in Indias retail market on Friday, while silver also declined. Here are the latest rates for Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Hyderabad and Chennai. Gold and silver prices today, September 4: Precious metal prices moved lower in Indias retail market on Friday, with both gold and silver recording modest declines. The latest [] The post Gold, Silver Prices Today, September 4: Check 24K, 22K Gold and 999 Silver Rates first appeared on informalnewz .
How fans can watch India's football matches vs Brazil, Panama and Uruguay
India will first face Panama at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru before travelling to Kolkata for back-to-back fixtures against Brazil and Uruguay on October 3 and 6
Gold and silver prices today, 4 September: Check the latest 24K, 22K gold and 999 silver retail rates across Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and other major Indian cities, along with MCX market updates.
Jadavpur University students use ex-PM Vajpayees remark to justify Free Palestine graffiti
Six arrested after Abhishek Banerjee alleges armed men vandalised Kolkata office
The MP alleged that the armed men entered the office around 4.30 am, assaulted workers, snatched their mobile phones and ransacked the premises
Case registered against Mahua Moitra under non-bailable sections
Kolkata: A case has been registered against Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra under non-bailable sections, said the police on Thursday. The Krishnanagar MP has been summoned to the Diamond Harbour Cyber Crime Police Station in South 24 Parganas district on Saturday (September 5). According to the police, a case has been registered under sections 196 Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our channels. You can also download our app for Android and iOS .
1,000 Vidya Bharati schools in Bengal within a year: CM
Kolkata Police Busts Fake Call Center Racket, 67 Arrested Including 41 Women
Kolkata police have arrested 67 individuals, including 41 women, in a major fake call center operation involving fraud. Kolkata Police Busts Fake Call Center Racket, 67 Arrested Including 41 Women
On Uttam Kumars birth centenary, West Bengal CM vows to keep politics out of Tollywood
14 masked men ransack Abhisheks Camac Street office at dawn, 6 held
Didi warns of Delhi march, dharna if atrocities continue in Bengal
Swine Flu Numbers Spike In Last 7 Days, Many Seek Hospitalisation
Fake call centre busted, owner, 39 others arrested
Kolkata developers turn focus on premium housing as costs rise
Changing Buyer Aspirations, Rising Costs Driving Market
KMC Starts Repair Of Mominpore Road After CP Steps In
Celluloid prints of Nayak, Harano Sur to be screened for Uttam centenary
Govt wont engage in politics in Tollywood, says chief minister as film industry honours Mahanayak
Panic in Tangra after KMC visit, many restaurants throw away food stock
Elderly woman makes off with 1.5 kg hilsa from fish market
VIP Rd Zones, Airport Approach Under Water, Flyers Face Trauma On Ground
Nepals DNA order will help us, say families of missing tourists
State bus conductors will have to wear body cams: Transport minister
Civic team reaches star hotel kitchens
KMC mulls action against eatery
ACB Busts Old Extortion Syndicate, Exposes UPI-Based Racket Involving Cops Across Kolkata Region
(SPECIAL) HC upholds life terms, says dying declaration to independent witness admissible
TMC Office Vandalised In Kolkata? Mamata Blames BJP-Backed Men, Warns Delhi Dharna
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has launched a sharp attack on the BJP after alleged vandalism at the TMC office on Kolkata's Camac Street. Mamata accused BJP-backed men of attacking the office and alleged that documents and equipment were taken away. She warned that the TMC would stage dharnas outside BJP leaders' homes in New Delhi if such atrocities continued. Six people have been arrested in connection with the incident. Abhishek Banerjee also shared purported CCTV footage showing masked men carrying electronic equipment from the premises. The incident has triggered another TMC-BJP political confrontation. Watch
JU students use Vajpayee quote in reclaim re-run
FIR against Mahua for incitement
Bengal BJP plans month-long outreach to mark 25 yrs of Modi in public life
Watch: Can India-Belgium defence ties unlock new potential? | Above the Fold | Sept 3, 2026
India and Belgium have agreed to deepen defence and security cooperation, with a focus on military exchanges, training, maritime security, intelligence sharing and joint development and production of defence equipment. What does this expanding partnership mean for India? Also in focus: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay announces plans for a new integrated Secretariat complex in Chennai, the Supreme Court declines to entertain a plea challenging restrictions on journalists and activists entering government schools, TMC leader Abhishek Banerjees Kolkata office is vandalised, and Telangana CM A. Revanth Reddy recommends Konda Surekhas removal from the Cabinet. Above the Fold is The Hindus daily news show, bringing you the days biggest stories with clarity, depth and context.
No Kashmir Maange Azadi slogans in Bengal: CM
Sizzling nights make Aug 2026 Indias warmest on record
HC interim protection for Sreelekha
Panihati municipality ex-chairman arrested from Bengaluru
Kolkata sees relief after heavy rain; light showers forecast
Kolkata Survey Reveals Strong Public Support for Animal Welfare Initiatives
4, including encounter dead, on Baruipur charge sheet
TMC MP seeks security in letter to Shah
No progress in case even after govt change: RG Kar victims mom
HC denies urgent listing of Anandabazar Patrika plea to quash FIR
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday, September 2, refused to hear a petition filed by journalists of Anandabazar Patrika seeking the cancellation of several FIRs filed over its use of Gerua Gundagiri (saffron hooliganism). The Bengali newspaper had used the term in its coverage of an Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) clash with Left Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our channels. You can also download our app for Android and iOS .
West Bengal anti-corruption panel searches firms co-owned by former Kolkata mayor Firhad Hakim
The anti-corruption commission was established by the BJP government under retired Justice Biswajit Basu
West Bengal BJP Chief Claims TMC Struggling with Internal Conflicts
Kolkata, September 3: Samik Bhattacharya, the president of the West Bengal BJP, shared his insights with reporters on Thursday regarding various issues. He stated that given the current situation in West Bengal, it is not incorrect to say that the Trinamool Congress (TMC) is grappling with internal strife. The principle on which the TMC has ... Read more West Bengal BJP Chief Claims TMC Struggling with Internal Conflicts
ABVP holds Vande Mataram march at JU amid anti-national slogans
Kolkata: Members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) on Thursday, September 3, took out a Vande Mataram march on Jadavpur University campus here, carrying the national flag and displaying images of eminent personalities, in a show of nationalism that added another layer to the ongoing political contest surrounding the varsity. The march, held ahead Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our channels. You can also download our app for Android and iOS .
Mumbai, Kolkata Face Rising Seas: 14 Million People Now At Risk Across South Asia
Rising seas are putting millions at risk, but India's coastal cities still have a crucial window to prepare for what's coming.
All-Hindu Committee Takes Over Kolkata Janmashtami Event Started By A Muslim
Rakesh Singh, who has now formed a committee consisting of only Hindus, said that 16 of the 18-member Janmashtami puja committee were Muslims earlier.
Mamata Warns BJP Of Protests In Delhi Over TMC Office Vandalism
Former West Bengal CM condemns alleged attack on TMC's Kolkata office and accuses BJP-backed men of looting documents and equipment.
TMC Requests Meeting with President and Governor Over Law and Order Issues in West Bengal
Kolkata, September 3: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has requested a meeting with President Droupadi Murmu and Governor R.N. Ravi to discuss the law and order situation in West Bengal. The party sent letters to both constitutional authorities on Thursday, seeking an appointment. A senior TMC leader stated that the letters addressed to the President and ... Read more TMC Requests Meeting with President and Governor Over Law and Order Issues in West Bengal
PM Modi Honors Legendary Actor Uttam Kumar on His 100th Birth Anniversary
Kolkata, September 3: The 100th birth anniversary of the legendary Bengali actor Uttam Kumar was commemorated in Kolkata on Thursday. On this special occasion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to the iconic actor via social media. West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari expressed his happiness regarding the Prime Ministers post and extended his gratitude. ... Read more PM Modi Honors Legendary Actor Uttam Kumar on His 100th Birth Anniversary
Wheels of Wellness ride flags off from Kolkata to Ladakh for HPV awareness
Watch: TMC-BJP war of words after Abhishek Banerjees Kolkata office is ransacked
A political row has erupted in West Bengal after masked men allegedly ransacked TMC leader Abhishek Banerjees Camac Street office in Kolkata. Banerjee blamed BJP supporters for the attack, while police arrested six people.
Heavy Rain Warning Issued for West Bengal, Orange Alert in Kolkata and 7 Districts
Kolkata, September 3: The India Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for heavy rainfall in eight districts of West Bengal over the next 24 hours. This warning comes amid ongoing heavy rains in the region. According to the Regional Meteorological Centre in Kolkata, districts including Kolkata, North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas, Howrah, Hooghly, ... Read more Heavy Rain Warning Issued for West Bengal, Orange Alert in Kolkata and 7 Districts
East Bengal face tough AFC Women's Champions League Group
East Bengal FC has been drawn into Group B of the AFC Women's Champions League, alongside strong teams from South Korea, Vietnam, and North Korea. Kolkata will host this group stage in November 2026, marking a significant milestone for Indian football.
Tukaram Mundhe's food safety ripples in Bengal, 500 kg rotten fish, meat seized in Kolkata raids
Maharashtra FDA commissioner Tukaram Mundhe's aggressive crackdown on restaurants, eateries and food storage facilities has brought food safety enforcement into sharper focus across states. In West Bengal too, authorities have stepped up inspections ahead of the festive season, with several establishments facing action over alleged violations of hygiene and food safety norms.
Trinamool seeks time from President, Governor to complain about law and order situation in Bengal
Kolkata, Sep 3 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress led by former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her nephew, Abhishek Banerjee, on Thursday, sought time from President Droupadi Murmu and state Governor R.N. Ravi to complain about the law and order situation in West Bengal. An insider from the Mamata Banerjee-led faction of the Trinamool Congress said []
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