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Oil Is 'Biggest Risk Factor' For Economic Growth, Says HDFC Bank Director

Written by Saurabh Gupta | Thursday August 24, 2023, Kolkata

India must overcome challenges posed by oil and climate-related issues to remain the fastest growing large economy in the world, HDFC Bank Director Keki Mistry said.

In Mamata Banerjee Muslim Outreach, A 6-Month Deadline To Modi Government

Written by Saurabh Gupta | Monday August 21, 2023, Kolkata

Mamata Banerjee has warned Prime Minister Narendra Modi that he has only six months in power as the two prep to joust over Bengal's Muslim voters' favour for the 2024 Lok Sabha election.

Senior Professor At Jadavpur University Resigns Amid Student Death Row

Press Trust of India | Monday August 21, 2023, Kolkata

Amid row over the death of a first-year undergraduate student of Jadavpur University, its science faculty dean has resigned from the post, varsity sources said.

Arrested Men In Jadavpur University Student Death Case Not Cooperating: Cops

Press Trust of India | Sunday August 20, 2023, Kolkata

The police have lodged the 12 people arrested for their "involvement" in the alleged ragging and sexual harassment of a first-year student of Jadavpur University leading to his death, at different police stations as they are not cooperating.

Jadavpur University Report "Not Satisfactory", Centre Concerned: Minister On Student's Death

Press Trust of India | Sunday August 20, 2023, Kolkata

Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday said the report to the University Grants Commission by Jadavpur University, where a student died recently after allegedly being ragged and sexually harassed, was "not satisfactory".

Kolkata Top Cop Questions Accused In Jadavpur University Student Death Case

Press Trust of India | Saturday August 19, 2023, Kolkata

Kolkata Police commissioner Vineet Goyal on Saturday questioned some of the past and present students of Jadavpur University arrested in connection with the recent death of a first-year student, officials said.

Jadavpur University Student Death Case: 3 More Arrests Take Total In Custody To 12

Press Trust of India | Saturday August 19, 2023, Kolkata

Three more people were arrested on Friday in connection with the death of a first-year undergraduate student after being allegedly ragged and sexually harassed last week.

"Ridiculous, Shame": Sourav Ganguly On Jadavpur University Student's Death

Asian News International | Saturday August 19, 2023, Kolkata

A week after the death of an undergraduate student in West Bengal's Jadavpur University, Former cricketer Sourav Ganguly on Friday called the incident "ridiculous" and urged for strict laws to be implemented in the universities.

BJP Demands CBI Probe Into Jadavpur University Student's Death

Asian News International | Friday August 18, 2023, Kolkata

Referring to the arrest of a Kashmiri boy in the death case of a student from Jadavpur University, BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari demanded a probe by Central Bureau of Investigation and the National Investigation Agency as it involves multiple states.

4 More Arrested In Connection With Death Of Jadavpur University Student

Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 16, 2023, Kolkata

The Kolkata Police arrested four more persons in connection with its probe into the death of a first-year student of Jadavpur University, a senior officer said today.

6 More Arrested Amid Political Heat Over Jadavpur University Student Death

Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Chandrajit Mitra | Wednesday August 16, 2023, Kolkata

Six more current and former students have been arrested in the death of a fresher due to alleged ragging at Kolkata's Jadavpur University.

"They Rag, Strip Students": Mamata Banerjee Slams Left Over Student Death

Written by Saurabh Gupta | Tuesday August 15, 2023, Kolkata

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has blamed the "Marxists" for the death of a student at Kolkata's Jadavpur University due to alleged ragging, accusing them of creating an "environment of terror" at prestigious institutions.

Child Sex Abuse Angle Being Probed In Jadavpur University Student's Death

Press Trust of India | Monday August 14, 2023, Kolkata

West Bengal Commission for Protection of Child Rights (WBCPCR) on Monday said prima facie it is of the view that the unnatural death of a first-year undergraduate student at Jadavpur University Boys main hostel be dealt under the provisions of POCSO.

Trinamool Sweeps Panchayat Polls, Consolidates Rural Hinterland Ahead Of 2024

Press Trust of India | Thursday July 13, 2023, Kolkata

The ruling Trinamool Congress on Wednesday steamrolled to a massive victory in West Bengal's violence-scarred rural polls, bagging all zila parishads and leaving its rivals trailing way behind in results declared by the State Election Commission.

Re-Polling Underway At Over 600 Booths Across 19 Districts In West Bengal

Press Trust of India | Monday July 10, 2023, Kolkata

Fresh polling is underway today at over 600 booths across 19 districts of West Bengal where voting for panchayat elections was declared void amid allegations of tampering with ballot boxes and the violence that left 15 people dead, officials said.