Bangladesh interim leader Yunus addresses UNGA amid protests, warns of Gaza ‘genocide’ and Rohingya crisis

Bangladesh's interim Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus addressed the fourth day of the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) ...

IMA seeks clarifications from Santanu Sen on bank transactions

The national body of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has written to Dr Santanu Sen, former Trinamul Congress MP, seeking ...

Asia Cup Super Four: India edge Sri Lanka in Super Over after Nissanka’s heroics

After an Asia Cup dominated by one-sided contests, the final Super Four dead rubber turned into a thriller, as Sri Lanka came ...

Abijit Banerjee

Purulia Police have launched an investigation following the recovery of four bodies from a house in Bandwan. The deceased have been identified as Piya Gorai (30) and her three daughters – Baisakhi ...
The Statesman

Shah should get state’s dues cleared before talking big: Abhishek

Coming down heavily on Union home minister Amit Shah for his statement that the BJP will make Bengal a ‘sonar Bangla’ if voted to power in 2026, Abhishek Banerjee, Trinamul Congress national general ...

IMD alert: Odisha CM cautions against flash floods

Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday directed collectors of 17 districts to remain vigilant and prepared to handle any emergencies arising from heavy rainfall triggered by a fresh ...

Flavours finding favours with city’s foodies

Restaurants specialising in Bengali cuisine offer special mahabhoj thalis, featuring an array of delights: from the fragrant Basanti pulao and crisp bhetki paturi to the pungent shorshe ilish and ...

‘China out of Tibet now’: Tibetan activists protest outside UN, call for global support

Tibetan activists gathered outside the United Nations headquarters in New York on Friday, holding a protest against China and calling for global support for Tibetan independence.

Four die in Bandwan, police probe on

Purulia Police have launched an investigation following the recovery of four bodies from a house in Bandwan. The deceased have been identified as Piya Gorai (30) and her three daughters – Baisakhi ...

TMC exposes BJP’s ‘lies’ on Durga Puja

Trinamul Congress leaders lambasted the BJP for sending Indian citizens speaking Bengali to Bangladesh and said the High Court has called such deportation as illegal.

Law clerk dead, revenue officer critical after consuming biryani

A biryani meal claimed the life of a law clerk and left a revenue officer from the Land Revenue Department critically ill in Kalna.

China’s Premier decries ‘tariff hikes’ at UNGA, calls for global cooperation

China's Premier of the State Council, Li Qiang, on Friday strongly criticised the rise of "protectionist" trade measures, warning that tariff hikes and other barriers are adversely affecting the ...