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₹9 lakh for sleeping? This Bengaluru woman wins 'Sleep Champion' title
Saishwari Patil, an investment banker, recently became the ‘Sleep Champion’ in the third season of Wakefit's innovative sleep internship program.
Updated on Sep 30, 2024 05:44 PM IST
HT News Desk | Edited by Anagha Shrikant Deshpande
Actress Ritabhari meets CM Mamata Banerjee, pushes for Hema Committee-like panel
Ritabhari Chakraborty said such a measure would be the first step to dismantle the system of ‘exploitation’.
Published on Sep 11, 2024 07:00 PM IST
Bengal passes anti-rape law amid Kolkata uproar
West Bengal's assembly passed a bill mandating death for rape and murder, amid protests over a doctor's murder, sparking political tensions.
Updated on Sep 04, 2024 01:15 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Kolkata
Raima Sen on sexual abuse in Bengali cinema: Only women…
While Raima Sen, last seen in Bastar: The Naxal Story, hasn’t fallen victim to harassment in the industry, she reveals that she often feels unsafe as a woman.
Published on Aug 31, 2024 08:10 AM IST
Navya Kharbanda
7 people killed after car runs over them in West Bengal’s Siliguri: Police
The accident happened when the vehicle was returning with devotees from a temple on Asian Highway-II near Siliguri
Published on Aug 12, 2024 01:30 PM IST
Naveen Patnaik urges Mamata Banerjee to resume potato supply from Bengal to Odisha
The Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal has regulated the supply of potatoes to other states to control prices in the local market
Published on Jul 27, 2024 08:12 PM IST
Debabrata Mohanty
ED raids ex Karnataka minister, another MLA in Valmiki corp 'scam' case
The agency covered around 20 locations in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and one more state as part of a case registered under the PMLA.
Published on Jul 10, 2024 12:21 PM IST
PTI | | Posted by Pathi Venkata Thadhagath
Google techie alleges Rapido driver's rash driving left her with injured leg
A Google techie claimed that while riding a Rapido bike, she had an accident due to rash driving by the biker. She also shared how a stranger helped her.
Published on Jul 02, 2024 06:08 PM IST
Bengal woman dies by suicide after kangaroo court trial; TMC worker among 4 held
The woman was tried for alleged adultery at a kangaroo court called by local villagers in the Phulbari area of West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district on June 29
Published on Jul 02, 2024 04:48 PM IST
NHRC pulls up Bengal govt over couple's flogging, seeks detailed report
Mentioning similar incidents in the past, the rights body issued notices to the state Chief secretary and DGP calling for detailed report within a week.
Published on Jul 01, 2024 07:35 PM IST
Bengal CM writes to PM urging deferment of implementation of 3 criminal laws
The new laws are set to replace Indian Penal Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure and the Indian Evidence Act of 1872 respectively.
Published on Jun 21, 2024 11:20 AM IST
PTI |
HT interview: Vajpayee knew how to take Opp along, says Kirti Azad
The people in Bengal saw the empty promises that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP leaders made (earlier), Kirti Azad said.
Updated on Jun 06, 2024 10:15 AM IST
Polarisation of Muslim votes likely to block BJP’s Bengal LS target
Muslim voters play a decisive role in at least 120 of Bengal’s 294 assembly seats, of which BJP could win only 75 in 2021
Published on Jun 01, 2024 04:15 PM IST
View: Can Mamata Banerjee’s bold Bengal gambit restrict the BJP?
Mamata Banerjee’s decision to snub the INDIA bloc and go it alone in all 42 seats in Bengal may be the factor that defines BJP’s and TMC’s fortunes in the state
Published on May 30, 2024 04:45 PM IST
Election In Pincodes: Climate, caste shadow over delta
Perched on the southernmost tip of Bengal, the Sundarbans mangrove archipelago is a collection of 102 islands that form a crucial carbon sink.
Updated on May 30, 2024 07:48 AM IST
HT Explains: A 5-point FAQ on the Lok Sabha battle in West Bengal
West Bengal, which sends the third highest (42) lawmakers to Lok Sabha, is among the key states going to the polls in the remaining three phases of polls
Published on May 16, 2024 04:39 PM IST
PM Modi already got full majority in Lok Sabha: Amit Shah's claim after Phase 4
Union home minister Amit Shah asserted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has secured a majority in the Lok Sabha after four phases of elections.
Updated on May 14, 2024 05:27 PM IST
Narendra Modi in Bengal | PM makes 5 big guarantees: ‘As long as I am there…’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed an election rally in Barrackpore, West Bengal.
Updated on May 12, 2024 03:55 PM IST
Sandeshkhali row: BJP mandal president writes to CBI over ‘sting video’
In his complaint to the CBI, Kayl alleged that his face and voice was modulated using the Artificial Intelligence.
Updated on May 05, 2024 04:48 AM IST
ANI |
Lok Sabha elections: Infighting, camp switch add intrigue to Darjeeling fight
All this is brewing in the backdrop of some local resentment that BJP, which has held the seat for 15 years, has not fielded a local and opted for “outsiders”.
Updated on Apr 25, 2024 04:00 AM IST
Promod Giri, Siliguri
Tamil Nadu gets connectivity boost with IndiGo's direct Chennai-Durgapur flights
IndiGo airline will operate direct flights between Tamil Nadu's Chennai and West Bengal’s Durgapur, 3 times a week i.e. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays
Published on Apr 20, 2024 04:43 PM IST
PTI | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz, Kolkata
Elephant burials and human grief: Exploring depths of animal sentience
Elephant calves have been found buried - what does that mean? Ancient traditions: Elephant burials hint at possible understanding of death
Published on Mar 17, 2024 04:48 PM IST
PTI | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz, Portsmouth
Bengal: 4th biggest source of migrant workers launches separate health card for them
Opposition parties in Bengal have used the outflux of migrant workers as a major issue against the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC)
Published on Mar 14, 2024 11:40 AM IST
TMC list: 8 MPs dropped, Haji Nurul Islam named from Sandeshkhali's Basirhat
Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha elections candidate list: A total of 12 women have found mention on the list.
Updated on Mar 10, 2024 05:55 PM IST
Calcutta HC judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay resigns, set to join politics
Calcutta high court judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay resigns to join politics, may join Left parties, Congress, or BJP and contest Lok Sabha elections.
Updated on Mar 05, 2024 01:10 PM IST
New species of marine slug found in Odisha named after President Droupadi Murmu
Melanochlamys Droupadi, the slug species named after Murmu, is a head-shield brownish-black sea slug with a ruby red spot and a maximum length of up to seven mm
Updated on Feb 29, 2024 07:30 PM IST
Debabrata Mohanty
Congress to BJP, the art of making poll slogans
From Indira Gandhi to Narendra Modi, the art of turning issues into slogans for electoral success continues in Sandeshkhali, Bengal.
Published on Feb 26, 2024 12:28 PM IST
Fact-finding delegation detained in West Bengal
Unofficial fact-finding team blocked from Sandeshkhali; Trinamool Congress plans rally amid escalating political war over alleged criminal activities.
Updated on Feb 26, 2024 06:06 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Kolkata
Bengal governor reacts to Khalistani row: 'Should not do anything which hurt…'
Governor Bose announced to make Punjabi Bagh in its estate as a tribute and symbol of Bengal's abiding admiration for the Punjabi community.
Published on Feb 22, 2024 05:46 PM IST
Lion ‘Akbar’ with lioness ‘Sita’ at safari park. VHP moves Calcutta HC
VHP claims that housing 'Sita' with 'Akbar' in the safari park, would be an insult to the Hindu religion.
Published on Feb 17, 2024 05:36 PM IST