Tech startups raise $2.5 bn in Jan-March, make India 3rd most funded globally

Indian startups raise $184.75 million this week; Bengaluru leads

The startup activity was also spread across cities. Bengaluru led with nine deals, followed by Delhi-NCR with five. Mumbai, Kolkata, and Chennai also saw their startups securing investments. Sector-wise, fintech startups emerged at the top with six funding deals. 3 days ago
Bengal school job case: CBI probes why WBSSC infrastructure not used to preserve OMR sheet scans

Bengal school job case: CBI probes why WBSSC infrastructure not used to preserve OMR sheet scans

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) sleuths probing the multi-crore cash-for-school job case are now probing why the available infrastructure of West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) was not used in preserving the "scanned" or "mirror" images of the optimal mark recognition (OMR) sheets used in the written examination for appointments for teaching and non-teaching jobs in state-run schools in 2016. Apr 14, 2025
Calcutta HC lifts ban on political rallies in JU locality till March 13

Calcutta HC lifts ban on political rallies in JU campus locality till March 13

A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Wednesday, lifted the earlier ban on any political rally in the locality in the vicinity of the Jadavpur University (JU) campus in Kolkata till March 13 without prior permission of the court, which the same bench had earlier imposed last week amid the prevailing and continuing tension in the area then over the ruckus within the university premises on March 1. Mar 12, 2025
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Statements of few Kolkata cops inconsistent with circumstantial evidence in RG Kar case: CBI

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) sleuths, probing the ghastly rape and murder of a junior doctor of R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, have noticed major inconsistencies between earlier statements made to them by some cops of Kolkata Police and circumstantial evidence accumulated by the central agency officials in the matter at a later stage. Mar 6, 2025
Flights from Hindon Airport to Bengaluru, Kolkata, Goa begin today

Flights take off from Hindon Airport to Bengaluru, Kolkata, Goa

Ghaziabad's Hindon Airport is set to expand its flight operations, offering greater convenience to travellers. Starting Saturday, direct flights to Bengaluru, Kolkata, and Goa will commence. Additionally, flights to Chennai and Jammu will be launched on March 22. Mar 1, 2025