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Kalyan Banerjee gives Mamata an ultimatum, threatens to quit TMC over rift with Abhishek

11 Jun 2026 | 4:34 PM

Kolkata, Jun 11 (UNI) What could prove to be the last nail in the coffin for the already embattled Trinamool Congress (TMC), senior lawyer and TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee on Thursday issued an ultimatum to former chief minister and party supremo Mamata Banerjee, saying she would have to choose between him and the party's national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee.

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Meghalaya CM condemns killing of six Naga men

11 Jun 2026 | 4:28 PM

Shillong, Jun 10 (UNI) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma has condemned the killing of six Naga men in Manipur, asserting that there can be no justification for the taking of innocent lives.

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Rajasthan delegation studies Odisha’s urban development, water management models

11 Jun 2026 | 4:26 PM

Bhubaneswar, June 11 (UNI): A nine-member delegation from the Rajasthan Urban Drinking Water Sewerage and Infrastructure Corporation Ltd. (RUIDP), Jaipur, visited Bhubaneswar and Puri to study Odisha’s urban development initiatives and best practices in water supply, sanitation, and urban governance under an Asian Development Bank (ADB)-supported exposure programme.

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Jharkhand introduces time-bound grievance redressal system for state employees

11 Jun 2026 | 4:09 PM

Ranchi, June 11 (UNI): The Jharkhand government has notified the Jharkhand Government Servant Grievance Redressal Rules, 2026, introducing a time-bound mechanism for redressal of service-related grievances of state government employees.

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Jharkhand begins profiling fugitive criminals abroad for extradition efforts

11 Jun 2026 | 4:05 PM

Ranchi, June 11 (UNI) The Jharkhand Police have initiated a process to profile wanted criminals and gangsters believed to be operating from foreign countries as part of efforts to facilitate their extradition through international channels, including Interpol.

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Jharkhand: Babulal Marandi hails Modi govt's 12-year record

11 Jun 2026 | 4:00 PM

Ranchi, June 11 (UNI) Leader of Opposition and senior BJP leader Babulal Marandi today said the 12-year tenure of the Narendra Modi government at the Centre has been dedicated to service, good governance, development, public trust and welfare of the poor.

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TMC more a gang rather than a political organisation: Bengal minister Dilip Ghosh

11 Jun 2026 | 3:22 PM

Siliguri, June 11 (UNI) West Bengal Panchayat Minister and senior BJP leader Dilip Ghosh on Thursday dubbed the Trinamool Congress as a "gang" rather than a political organisation and said the ordeal the party was going through was "inevitable".

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Meghalaya to host Northeast infrastructure summit on June 15, 16

11 Jun 2026 | 3:11 PM

Shillong, Jun 11 (UNI) Meghalaya will host the North East India Infrastructure Summit to promote economic growth, strengthen cooperation and align development priorities across the Northeastern states.

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Dumri sports city to be developed at Rs 574 Cr on 100 acres land

11 Jun 2026 | 3:09 PM

Patna, Jun 11 (UNI) Bihar Sports Minister Shreyasi Singh Thursday said that the ambitious Dumri Sports City will be developed over 100 acres, at an expenditure of Rs 574 crore.

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Finance Minister Swapan Dasgupta begins pre-budget consultations from north Bengal, says region neglected

11 Jun 2026 | 2:59 PM

Siliguri, June 11 (UNI) With the state budget slated to be presented on June 22, newly appointed West Bengal Finance Minister Swapan Dasgupta on Thursday launched the government's pre-budget consultation process from North Bengal, alleging the region has been "neglected and deprived" for decades.

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Trivedi flies towards a reset in Indo-Bangladesh relations

Trivedi flies towards a reset in Indo-Bangladesh relations

11 Jun 2026 | 2:06 PM

(UNI SPECIAL)
Jayanta Roy Chowdhury
Kolkata, Jun 11 (UNI) India’s new High Commissioner to Bangladesh will be flying down to Bangladesh from Kolkata on Friday at a delicate moment in the relationship between New Delhi and Dhaka, with both sides seeking to reset ties amid political change, emerging strategic frictions, and a series of consequential negotiations that will shape bilateral relations for years to come.

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IIT Bhubaneswar scientists’ research on rare subatomic particle behaviour featured in CERN Courier

11 Jun 2026 | 1:33 PM

Bhubaneswar, June 11 (UNI) Research conducted by scientists from the School of Basic Sciences at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar has earned international recognition after being featured in the latest edition of Energy Frontiers, a special section of the globally acclaimed CERN Courier magazine.

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Sougata Roy hits back at Sukhendu Sekhar Ray, calls Facebook attack ‘politically motivated’

11 Jun 2026 | 1:27 PM

Saibal Gupta
Kolkata, June 11 (UNI) Hours after Sukhendu Sekhar Ray launched a blistering attack on the alleged conduct of a TMC MP and the party’s top leadership through an explosive Facebook post, describing the veteran parliamentarian as a “lecherous MP”, Sougata Roy said he did not take the former Rajya Sabha member seriously and questioned the timing of his resignation from the Trinamool Congress.

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TMC suffers another Rajya Sabha Setback as Prakash Chik Baraik resigns

11 Jun 2026 | 1:27 PM

Kolkata, Jun 11 (UNI) The Trinamool Congress (TMC) suffered another setback in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday as party MP Prakash Chik Baraik resigned from the Upper House amid ongoing political turbulence within the party.

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Tripura court summons Abhishek Banerjee to appear on June 22

11 Jun 2026 | 1:20 PM

Agartala, June 11 (UNI) A local court in Tripura’s Khowai district has summoned senior Trinamool Congress leader and Loksabha MP Abhishek Banerjee to appear on June 22 in connection with a case stemming from the aftermath of the 2021 Tripura Assembly election.

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