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Messi event fiasco: Police summon Bengal's former Sports Minister Aroop Biswas to appear on Monday

07 Jun 2026 | 6:52 PM

Kolkata, June 7 (UNI) Rejecting former West Bengal Sports Minister Arup Biswas's plea for more time to appear before the police, the city cops on Sunday summoned the senior Trinamool.Congress leader next Monday .

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Three killed, three injured in car-tractor collision in Aurangabad

07 Jun 2026 | 6:44 PM

Aurangabad,7 June ( UNI) At least three people, including a woman and two minor girls, were killed and three others seriously injured in a collision between a car and a tractor on National Highway-120 near Dadhpi village under the Goh police station area here this afternoon.

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Two teenagers drown while shooting reel in Gandak canal in Bihar

07 Jun 2026 | 6:43 PM

Bettiah, 7 June ( UNI) Two teenagers lost their lives after drowning in the Tirhut Main Gandak Canal while allegedly filming a social media reel near Amwa Majhar under Bettiah Mufassil police station area of West Champaran district today.

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BJP will regain strength in Jharkhand by 2029: Nitin Nabin

07 Jun 2026 | 6:27 PM

Ranchi, June 7 (UNI) BJP national president Nitin Nabin on Sunday expressed confidence that the party would regain its political strength in Jharkhand and emerge stronger by the 2029 Assembly election.

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Palamu Tiger Reserve begins summer water source survey

07 Jun 2026 | 5:50 PM

Daltonganj (Jharkhand), June 7 (UNI) The Palamu Tiger Reserve (PTR) has launched a survey of water sources across its forest areas to assess water availability and monitor wildlife movement during the peak summer season.

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TMC leader assaulted, head shaved over alleged MGNREGA fund embezzlement in Howrah

07 Jun 2026 | 5:11 PM

Kolkata, June 7 (UNI) In a bizarre incident, a Trinamool Congress leader was allegedly assaulted, partially head shaved, garlanded with shoes and paraded through a village by angry residents over allegations of embezzling funds meant for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme in Howrah's Shyampur on Sunday.

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Bihar: Senior journalist Binay Kumar nominated to Centre's Hindi Advisory Committee

07 Jun 2026 | 5:04 PM

Patna, June 7 (UNI) The central government has nominated senior Bihar-Jharkhand journalist, Binay Kumar, as a member of the Hindi Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries.

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Huge quantity of baby food, police uniforms recovered from Panchayat Pradan's house in Diamond Harbour

07 Jun 2026 | 5:00 PM

Kolkata, June 7 (UNI) In a bizarre incident, huge quantities of baby foods, medicines, police uniforms, spent ammunition casings and relief materials were allegedly recovered from the residence of a Trinamool Congress panchayat chief in South 24-Parganas, triggering widespread controversy and political sparring in the district.

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Firhad Hakim's sister alleges death threats over Durga Puja committee dispute

07 Jun 2026 | 4:51 PM

Kolkata, June 7 (UNI) Geeta Hakim, sister of former Kolkata mayor and senior Trinamul Congress leader Firhad Hakim, alleged on Sunday that she received death threats over the phone in connection with a dispute involving a local Durga Puja committee in south Kolkata.

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Delhi Police arrests Burdwan couple for murdering a university professor in Delhi

07 Jun 2026 | 4:51 PM

Asansol, Jun 7 (UNI) Delhi Police, with assistance from East Burdwan district police, have arrested a couple from Burdwan town in connection with the sensational murder of a Delhi University assistant professor, whose body was found inside her East Delhi apartment earlier this week.

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INTTUC leader found hanging at home in W Bengal's Durgapur

07 Jun 2026 | 4:16 PM

Durgapur, Jun 7 (UNI) An Indian National Trinamool Trade union Congress (INTTUC) leader was found hanging at his residence in Durgapur industrial town of West Bengal on Sunday morning, sparking off sensation.

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Security enhanced for five Birbhum TMC MLAs amid growing rift within party

07 Jun 2026 | 2:26 PM

Kolkata, June 7 (UNI): Security cover for five Trinamool Congress MLAs from Birbhum has been enhanced amid ongoing political turmoil within the party and a wider reduction in security arrangements for several TMC leaders across West Bengal.

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Modern technology, strong prosecution and better coordination will take railway security to new heights: CM Yogi

07 Jun 2026 | 1:48 PM

Lucknow, June 7 (UNI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed that "the railway security system in Uttar Pradesh should be made more modern, technology-enabled and result-orientated."

He said that the state has the largest railway traffic network in the country, where lakhs of passengers use rail services every day. In such a situation, passenger safety, women's dignity, crime control and prompt police assistance should be accorded the highest priority.

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KMC councillors meeting called off as Mamata leaves for INDIA Bloc meet in Delhi

07 Jun 2026 | 1:47 PM

Kolkata, Jun 7 (UNI) The very important meeting of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation councillors convened by former chief minister Mamata Banerjee is likely to be called off as the Trinamool Congress supremo will fly to New Delhi on Sunday to attend the crucial INDIA bloc meeting on Monday.

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WB: Two KMCs arrested in 24 hours, Jorasanko TMC councillor held in POCSO case

07 Jun 2026 | 1:20 PM

Kolkata, Jun 7 (UNI) The crackdown on Kolkata Municipal Corporation councillors continued after the BJP assumed power in West Bengal, with Mohammad Jasimuddin, councillor of Ward No. 39 in Jorasanko, being arrested on Sunday morning.

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