Kolkata: Kolkata Police Cyber Cell raided a Nagerbazar address on Thursday, dismantling a tech support hub allegedly aiding illegal call centres and cybercrime operations. A computer expert was arrested. Police seized a laptop, router, Apple phone, Rs 6.60 lakh and digital documents. Investigators are tracing the wider network. Source link
Kolkata: FMCG major Emami Ltd will buy back up to 59 lakh shares at a maximum price of Rs 475 apiece, for a total outlay of up to Rs 282 crore. The company’s board approved the buyback on Thursday.Emami will use at least 75% of the maximum buyback size, or Rs 211 crore, for the…
Kolkata: The govt has declared Sept 22 as a state holiday for Karam Puja. The holiday will apply to state offices, educational institutes, local and statutory bodies, boards, corporations, state-controlled undertakings and to tribal community employees working in tea gardens. Source link
West Bengal will observe Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday as Annapurna Divas annually KOLKATA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday on September 17 will be celebrated as ‘Annapurna Divas’ in West Bengal every year, chief minister Suvendu Adhikari announced on Thursday.Addressing a programme in Salt Lake near Kolkata, Adhikari said the day would be observed every…
NEW DELHI: On most routes in India, a ticket for a flight three days away costs more than one for the same flight a month later. That is how airline pricing works. Seats get dearer as the plane fills and the date closes in.On flights into Kolkata this October, the rule has flipped.An analysis of…
NEW DELHI: On most routes in India, a ticket for a flight three days away costs more than one for the same flight a month later. That is how airline pricing works. Seats get dearer as the plane fills and the date closes in.On flights into Kolkata this October, the rule has flipped.An analysis of…
Image Credit: X/ CM Suvendu Adhikari KOLKATA: The Kolkata Police Special Task Force (STF) on Thursday arrested Asim Mandal, a central committee member and secretary of the West Bengal State Committee-I of the CPI (Maoist).Mandal was nabbed from Lalat in Patashpur, Purba Medinipur district, after evading law enforcement for more than 15 years across inter-state…
Kolkata: A technical glitch has brought the online film submission process for the 32nd Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) 2026 to a complete halt. The official KIFF website and online submission portal have remained inaccessible since Friday night due to a major server/technical disruption, effectively preventing filmmakers and producers from submitting their work through the…
Kolkata: Jadavpur University on Wednesday formed a committee with VC Chiranjib Bhattacharjee as the chairperson and pro-VC Amitava Datta as the vice-chairperson to oversee, coordinate and facilitate activities and initiatives under the Institute of Eminence (IoE) framework.The state had written to JU, stating they would provide Rs 250 crore and asked the university to seek…
Kolkata: JU VC Chiranjib Bhattacharjee formed a committee for Pradhan Mantri Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (PM-USHA) with pro-VC, registrar, faculty deans, professors and finance officer to conduct and oversee the functions governing the PM-USHA scheme, according to the applicable guidelines, rules, regulations and directives. The scheme provides financial aid to state-run higher education institutes to improve…
