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Mamata Banerjee pays tribute to legendary scientist Homi J Bhabha on his birth anniversary

Kolkata, Oct 30 (UNI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today paid her glowing tribute to India's legendary scientist Homi J Bhabha on his birth anniversary.
Homi J. Bhabha was an Indian nuclear physicist and the "father of India's nuclear program" who established key institutions like the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) and the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC).
Born in Mumbai on this day in 1909, he earned his Ph.D. from Cambridge University and was known for his vision of self-reliance in nuclear science for India. He served as a scientific advisor to the Prime Ministers and received numerous honors, but died in a plane crash in 1966.
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Kolkata, Dec 9 (UNI) Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for referring to Vande Mataram author Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay as "Bankim-da" during his speech in the Lok Sabha on Monday, calling it a shocking display of ignorance and disrespect towards one of Bengal's most revered literary icons.

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ZSI scientists discover two new jumping spider species in Meghalaya

09 Dec 2025 | 1:26 PM

Kolkata, Dec 9 (UNI) The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), on Tuesday announced the discovery of two new species of Jumping Spiders, theoretically known as Asemonea dentis and Colyttus nongwar, found in the biodiversity-rich state of Meghalaya.

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Orissa HC restores guardianship of minor to father after mother's death

09 Dec 2025 | 1:10 PM

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Young man dies by suicide on railway track in Giridih

09 Dec 2025 | 12:56 PM

Giridih, Dec 9 (UNI) An incident unfolded in Harichak under Pachamba police station area of Giridih district on Tuesday morning, where the mutilated body of a young man was found on the railway track.

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