The Statesman Kolkata - February 09, 2025

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February 09, 2025

Tatas infuse money in ferro alloy unit in Bishnupur

Tatas have returned to Bengal with their steel plant in the temple town of Bankura that's set to gear up commercial production, by the end of 2025-26 financial year.

1 min

Mamata Invited to Programme in Memory of RG Kar Victim

With representatives of West Bengal's medical fraternity set to mourn the ghastly rape and murder of a woman junior doctor of R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital on the occasion of her birthday on Sunday, the organising body has also sent an invitation for the programme to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

1 min

WBBSE keeps portal open: 181 candidates from 136 schools enrolled

West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) in a press note informed that it kept its Madhyamik examination portal open between Thursday and Friday to allow the left out students to enrol for the Class X board exam.

1 min

Alleged rape and murder in New Town: CID team visits crime scene

A three-member team of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) visited the crime scene at Loha Bridge in New Town on Saturday, a day after a semi-clad body of a 14-year-old girl, suspected to have been raped and murdered, was found on a deserted bushy area on Friday morning.

1 min

Kalyani blast: Owner of illegal firecracker unit in cop custody

The state government has sought a report from the North 24-Parganas district administration on the blast

2 mins

Ahead of 2026 polls, Bengal BJP demands results from central agencies

As West Bengal gears up for the 2026 Assembly elections, BJP MP Saumitra Khan has sought the intervention of the Union home ministry to ensure that central agencies do not face allegations of investigative lapses in high-profile cases.

2 mins

RSS Chief Meets RG Kar Victim's Parents, Assures Support

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat, visiting Kolkata, met with the parents of the R G Kar rape-murder victim today.

1 min

AAP humbly accepts people's mandate: Arvind Kejriwal

Accepting the people's mandate in the Delhi Assembly elections, AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal congratulated the BJP on its victory, hoping it will meet people's expectations.

1 min

We will make Yamuna the identity of Delhi city: PM Modi

Thanking the people of the national capital for giving a massive mandate to the BJP in the Delhi Assembly elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the new BJP government will make Yamuna river the identity of Delhi city.

1 min

India Bloc Leaders Blame Rift Between Cong & AAP for Delhi Poll Debacle

Leaders from across the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) coalition have pointed to the disunity between Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) as a key factor that contributed to the BJP's victory in the Delhi Assembly elections.

1 min

BJP Wave Sweeps AAP Away

AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal, former Dy CM Manish Sisodia & many of its top leaders lost in their own bastions

3 mins

Aero-India 2025 preceding seminar kicks off in Bengaluru, focusing on futuristic aerospace technologies

The 15th edition of the Biennial Aero-India International Seminar commenced in Bengaluru, Karnataka, today.

1 min

People of Delhi fed up, they voted for change: Priyanka Gandhi on Delhi Assembly election results

Reacting to Aam Aadmi Party's massive defeat and the BJP's thumping victory in Delhi, Congress's General Secretary and Wayanad's MP, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said that the people of Delhi were fed up and they voted for change.

1 min

BRS and Congress slugfest over AAP's defeat

AAP's defeat in Delhi sparked a war of words between Congress and the BRS in Telangana with KT Rama Rao attacking Rahul Gandhi over the poll results.

2 mins

'Operation Tiger': Local level Thackeray-led Sena, Congress leaders join Shinde's Sena

Hundreds of local-level workers from the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena and Congress, along with prominent Thackeray-led Sena leaders from Washim, Karanja, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, Akola, Bhiwandi, and Kalyan, joined the Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena party in the presence of Shinde himself, on Friday, giving a fillip to 'Operation Tiger'.

1 min

DMK Candidate VC Chandhirakumar Registers Thumping Win in Erode East Bypolls

Considered a dead rubber contest with the principal Opposition party AIADMK boycotting it, the ruling DMK registered a landslide victory in the bypoll for the Tamil Nadu Assembly from the Erode East constituency with a huge margin of over 80,000 votes, defeating the Tamil nationalist party 'Naam Tamilar Katchi' (NTK), the Dravidian major's only rival in the fray.

1 min

BJP's Parvesh Verma, Tarvinder Marwah, Shikha Rai 'giant killers' of Delhi polls

JP's Parvesh Verma, Tarvinder Singh Marwah, Shikha Rai, and Karnail Singh on Saturday emerged as 'giant killers' in the Delhi Assembly polls by defeating top AAP leaders.

1 min

AAP got tangled in liquor and money, says Anna Hazare

As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is all set to form a government in Delhi, social activist Anna Hazare flayed the AAP for being \"focussed on liquor and money\".

1 min

Technical marvel: Bridge that can surmount hurdles

Amid the susurration of the azure waters of the Palk Strait, a sound of siren alerts the people around the newly constructed Asia's first vertical lift-span railway bridge on the sea, the Pamban Bridge in Tamil Nadu.

2 mins

Kejriwal's old challenges to Modi resurface as BJP set to form govt in Delhi

As the BJP prepares to form the next government in Delhi following a decisive victory in the assembly elections, an old video of AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal challenging Prime Minister Narendra Modi has resurfaced and gone viral on social media.

1 min

Modi in the heart of Delhi: Shah on BJP's big win in Assembly polls

This is the beginning of a new era of development & trust in Delhi: Amit Shah

2 mins

Kudos to CM

SIR, The first day of Bengal's Global Business Summit (BGBS) conducted by CM Mamata Banerjee heralded good news for the state as some of the top businessmen of our country like Mukesh Ambani, Sajjan Jindal, Sanjiv Goenka and Harshvardhan Neotia have all expressed willingness to invest in Bengal's multiple industries in order to generate job opportunities for the youth of Bengal.

1 min

The Glass Ceiling

Unlike 2016, Trump won the popular vote in 2024, carrying every key swing state, a disquieting fact for the Democratic party. A significant number of Democrats are of the view that it might be decades before the US gets a female president. Many are re-examining their commitment to fielding diverse candidates, especially women. Interestingly 40 per cent of both Democrats and Republicans feel that a woman will not be elected to the nation's highest office in their lifetime

7 mins

Cautious Stimulus

The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) decision to cut the repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.25 per cent marks a turning point in the country's monetary policy after nearly five years of a steady stance.

2 mins

Trump, Xi and Putin - Imperialists All

Over the past few weeks US president Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that the United States should \"take back\" the Panama Canal and that it should assume control of Greenland – one way or another.

4 mins

Bose: Physicist with a passion for chemistry

The centenary of the discovery of the 'boson' (1924) by Bengali physicist Satyendranath Bose has been celebrated throughout the last year.

2 mins

UP CM Yogi Calls BJP's Victory 'Triumph of Service, Security, Good Governance, and Public Welfare Under PM Modi's Leadership'

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath stated on Saturday that the results of the Delhi Assembly elections and the Milkipur Assembly by-election in Ayodhya district, Uttar Pradesh, indicate a clear rejection of the politics of 'lies and loot.'

2 mins

BJP Wrests Milkipur Assembly Seat From SP After Eight Years

The ruling BJP has wrested the prestigious Milkipur (Reserved) assembly seat in Ayodhya in the bypolls as its candidate Chandrabhan Paswan defeated his nearest SP candidate Ajeet Prasad by a record margin of 61,710 votes in a direct contest.

1 min

Milkipur is 'false' victory of BJP

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday said the BJP's victory in the Milkipur bypolls is a \"false\" one and that the party will never be able to celebrate and look in the eyes of the PDA or downtrodden sections.

1 min

Trudeau Says Trump's Threat to Annex Canada 'Real'

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said that US President Donald Trump's threat to annex Canada \"is a real thing,\" media reported.

1 min

Bangladesh: Muhammad Yunus Urges People to Stop Further Attacks on Properties of Sheikh Hasina's Family

Bangladesh's Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus called on all citizens to immediately restore complete law and order and to ensure there will be no further attacks on properties associated with the family of Sheikh Hasina and politicians of Awami League party or against any citizen on any pretext, a statement from the Chief Adviser's press wing said on Friday.

3 mins

South Korean Foreign Ministry Welcomes Trump, Ishiba's Commitment to North Korea Denuclearisation

The South Korean foreign ministry on Saturday welcomed the United States and Japan's recent summit meeting where the leaders of the two countries reaffirmed their commitment to the complete denuclearisation of North Korea.

1 min

Israeli Forces Prepare to Receive Three More Hostages Being Released by Hamas

Hamas had said that, in exchange, Israel will release 183 Palestinian prisoners

1 min

US President Donald Trump freezes aid to South Africa over land expropriation legislation

US President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order cutting all aid to South Africa over land expropriation law aimed at tackling inequality emanating from apartheid, Al Jazeera reported.

1 min

FM to Introduce New Income Tax Bill Next Week

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that she is hopeful of introducing the new Income Tax Bill in the coming week, which would go to the Parliament's Standing Committee on Finance for scrutiny.

1 min

I-League: Sporting Club Bengaluru beat Delhi FC

Sporting Club Bengaluru kept their hopes alive in the I-League when they beat Delhi FC by a 1-0 margin on Saturday.

1 min

FA Cup: New Look Aston Villa Eager to Shine vs Tottenham

Lucas Digne says Aston Villa will be doing all they can to overcome Tottenham Hotspur and progress in the FA Cup when the two sides meet at Villa Park on Sunday with a place in the fifth round at stake.

1 min

ISL: Jamshedpur FC, Bengaluru FC fight for playoffs spots

Both Jamshedpur FC and Bengaluru FC will aim to maintain their chances of retaining their positions in the top six when they meet in an Indian Super League (ISL) clash at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru on Sunday.

2 mins

Bundesliga: Kane powers Bayern Munich past Werder Bremen

Harry Kane's second-half brace helped leaders Bayern Munich to a 3-0 win over Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga.

1 min

FA Cup: Maguire Heads Late Winner as Man Utd Beat Leicester in Dramatic Tie

Harry Maguire scored a controversial injury-time winner as Manchester United came from behind to beat Leicester 2-1 and move into the last 16 of the FA Cup on Saturday (IST).

2 mins

Govt revises incentive policy for athletes

The sports ministry has expanded the list of sports disciplines eligible for cash incentive policy, under which medal winners in mallakhamb, e-sports and even break-dancing, will be rewarded.

1 min

Ranji Trophy: Nidheesh, Anshul, Chintan shine

The opening day of the Ranji Trophy quarterfinals saw a dominant display of bowling across four matches on Saturday.

1 min

Former India coach Bangar recalls Gill's first nets session for India

Former Indian batting coach Sanjay Bangar recalled the first-ever net session of star opener Shubman Gill for the national senior side, reminiscing his impressive performance against throw-down specialists that left coach Ravi Shastri in awe.

1 min

Second ODI: Focus on Rohit, Kohli as India aim to seal series

Senior Team India stars struggle to return to form, fitness ahead of ICC Champions Trophy 2025

2 mins

Incensed or indifferent?

A debate is raging. News channels, podcasts, YouTube videos, Facebook, Twitter (X), you name it and people are exchanging heated words.

2 mins

Rajasthan's motorcycle messiah: Faith on two wheels

Rajasthan, a timeless symphony of golden sands, majestic forts, and whispered legends, is a storyteller par excellence. Its tales, etched into its very stones and winds, captivate the heart and stir the soul.

3 mins

At Kolkata Book Fair, words find their way back to you

If Kolkata had a heartbeat, it would sound like the rustle of book pages flipping in the wind, the hushed excitement of a reader discovering a hidden gem, and the collective sigh of book lovers whispering, \"Just one more\".

3 mins

Psychological discourse on the origin of violence against women

Rape is a heinous crime that has existed for years. It is a social disease that needs to be cured desperately. However, not many of us pay much attention to the history of rape.

4 mins

The three Sens for three generations

book, titled \"The Three Khans - And the Emergence of New India\" written by journalist and author Kaveree Bamzai details the emergence of three superheroes of Bollywood, all with the last name Khan - Salman, Shah Rukh and Aamir and their influence on our younger generation.

4 mins

Who brought Ashoka back into history books?

It is surprising that history books, let us call them the institutions responsible for reiterating our country's stunning discoveries, are probably themselves oblivious of some information. Or maybe they want to conceal the fact that we Indians completely forgot about one of our greatest rulers and needed a foreigner to dig out our roots.

3 mins

Enjoy ecological wonders with the thrill of wildlife in Madhya Pradesh

Adventure, discovery, and the thrill of the unknown are calling!

5 mins

The Italian quartet

As an ode to India's second favourite international cuisine after good old Pan-Asian, here is our pick of four of the country's best Italian restaurants that we feel are at the top of their game!

3 mins

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