Bengal has successfully reduced its rural inflation by half in August 2023, the sharpest decline among all states in the past year. Data from the National Statistical Office (NSO) reveals that Bengal’s rural retail inflation was 5.07% in August 2023, down from 10.29% in August 2022. The state’s urban inflation also decreased from 7.37%...
Read MoreThe driver of former businessman Kalyan Bhattacharya, who was found dead in his villa, has been arrested by the police. The driver, Sourav Mondal, had demanded Bhattacharya’s BMW car for a trip to Digha with his friends. When Bhattacharya refused, the driver allegedly murdered him and fled in the car with his friends. The...
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Read MoreThe central government has filed a petition with the Supreme Court to challenge a Bombay High Court order that granted a stay on post facto clearances for large projects in Coastal Regulation Zone areas. The High Court order was passed in May 2021, and the Centre filed its petition over 400 days later.
Read More5 ‘endangered’ Himalayan musk deer die in a month
Read MoreThe Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) airport in Ahmedabad, India, has a higher risk of bird strikes and animal incursions compared to other major airports in the country. In the fiscal year 2022-23, the airport recorded 39 instances of avian strikes and animal incursions, higher than airports in Delhi, Chennai, Guwahati, and Vadodara. The...
Read MoreThe Indian government has suggested that taxpayers can adjust earlier demands with this year’s refund claims. The Central Board of Direct Taxes explained that taxpayers can make a representation to agree, disagree, or clarify the status of the demand before the refund is adjusted. This measure aims to facilitate the timely issue of refunds...
Read MoreOrgan donors will be accorded “full state honours” during their funeral in Tamil Nadu, chief minister M K Stalin announced on the State Organ Donation Day on Saturday. Organ donations are possible only because the families of brain-dead patients make the sacrifice at the time of grief, the CM claimed.
Read MoreAn eight-year dispute between authorities and a family in Anand, Gujarat, has arisen over the cremation of an unidentified body. The family claims that the body was that of a missing family member, while the state government denies this based on a DNA test that did not match the missing person’s son. The Gujarat...
Read MoreTropical Storm Ophelia made landfall in North Carolina, causing power outages and flooding in parts of the Mid-Atlantic. The storm is expected to bring considerable flooding from North Carolina to New Jersey, with isolated river flooding also possible. As of Saturday, the storm had weakened and was about 50 miles south of Richmond, Virginia....
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