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BJD to support NDA nominee Om Birla for Lok Sabha Speaker's post

The Biju Janata Dal Tuesday decided to support NDA nominee Om Birla's candidature for the Lok Sabha Speaker's post.

Heatwave toll in Bihar rises to 83 Patna

At least 83 people have died in the last four days in three districts of Bihar as a blistering heatwave swept several places in the state, officials said Tuesday.

Protests greet Nitish during Muzaffarpur hospital visit Muzaffarpur/Patna

Public grief gave way to outrage as angry people raised slogans against Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday when he visited a hospital in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district, where over 100 children had died so far due to acute encephalitis syndrome (AES).

HC refuses to advance hearing in Kumar's prayer for quashing Kolkata

The Calcutta High Court Tuesday refused to advance hearing of former Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar's prayer for quashing CBI's notice in connection with its probe in the Saradha chit fund scam.

Tripura CM meets Shah, seeks spl package for tribal council Agartala

Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb has sought a special economic package from the Centre for the development of Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) during his meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi, an official release said.

Four RBU dept heads quit over 'racist' remarks Kolkata

Four departmental heads of the Rabindra Bharati University here have put in their papers over alleged racist remarks made against them by members of the Trinamool Congress Chhatra Parishad (TMCP), prompting the state education minister to intervene into the matter.

Suicide hits Metro railway services in Kolkata Kolkata

Metro services were disrupted for an hour on Tuesday after a middle-aged man committed suicide at Rabindra Sadan station during the peak office hours, an official said.