Dibyendu Mondal, Author at The Sunday Guardian Live

Professor worked hard to ensure Durga Puja’s UNESCO heritage status

The tag came after at least three years of research, negotiations and deliberations by the Union Ministry of Culture and researchers led by Tapati...

Bengal BJP workers told to stop infighting, prepare for 2024 LS polls

‘Bengal BJP should be ready to accept people from other parties’. NEW DELHI: The three-day training programme of Bengal BJP leaders that concluded on Wednesday...

IIFCL in dock for loans to two firms for terminated projects

Extending the loans caused the company a loss of Rs 26 crore. The India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited (IIFCL), a registered Non-Banking Finance Company-Non-Deposit taking-...

Gold smuggling on the rise along India-Bangladesh border

New Delhi: The India-Bangladesh border along West Bengal, notorious for cattle smuggling and the smuggling of fake Indian currency, is witnessing a rising trend...

Cash-strapped SpiceJet plans to sell stakes in the next few months

New Delhi: Cash-strapped budget carrier SpiceJet is looking for urgent recapitalization by means of raising funds to the tune of Rs 2,000 crore from...

BJP to hold three-day training programme for its Bengal leaders

Move is meant to rejuvenate party in state and prepare it for 2024 Lok Sabha polls.Move is meant to rejuvenate party in state and...

Digiyatra: Seamless, paperless travel for passengers at three airports

New Delhi: After a delay of almost 24 months, the Ministry of Civil Aviation’s ambitious “Digiyatra” project was launched in at least three airports...

Indian MSMEs accuse Google of fleecing them by changing policy

‘Google is bluntly executing unfair, coercive, and monopolistic trade practices in Indian market’. New Delhi: The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector in India...

Arrest of two top leaders hurts TMC, pushes Mamata on the back foot

Kolkata: West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) is on a sticky wicket in the state after two of its prominent leaders—Partha Chatterjee and Anubrata...

Calcutta HC judge fought against all odds to expose recruitment scam

New Delhi: The persistent effort, conviction and dedication of one Calcutta High Court Judge, who fought against all odds, led to the unearthing of...

‘8,500 wilful defaulters defrauded banks of over Rs 2 lakh crore’

This is according to Ministry of Finance’s data presented to Parliament earlier this week. New Delhi: More than 8,500 wilful defaulters together owe Indian banks...

‘Rise in circulation of fake notes used to fund terror’

According to RBI’s report, there has been a rise of almost 100% in circulation of fake Indian currency. New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India’s...

Tough for BJP turncoats to make a mark in TMC

‘Unlike the others, Babul Surpriyo is being rewarded within the party because of his close proximity to Abhishek Banerjee’. New Delhi: Following the victory of...

Mithun’s claim of TMC MLAs wanting to join BJP in Bengal rings hollow

Actor-turned-politician’s remark is being seen as ‘diversionary’ tactics meant to build ‘positive optics’ for BJP. New Delhi: Actor-turned-politician Mithun Chakraborty’s statement last week that claimed...

‘Partha & Co plundered Bengal education department’

‘Every transfer, posting, and recruitment had a price tag’. New Delhi: The arrest of former West Bengal education minister Partha Chatterjee by the Enforcement Directorate...

James Bond loses to Gems after 17 long years

The battle began in 2005, between Mondelez India Foods Private Limited and M/s. Neeraj Food Products. New Delhi: After a long-drawn battle of 17 years...

After Goa, Satish Dhond tasked with tough Bengal job

NEW DELHI: In a bid to take charge of the political slide of the BJP in Bengal, BJP national president J.P. Nadda, earlier this...

‘Delhi witnesses one murder every two days’

NEW DELHI: Almost every day, some or the other news of murder emerges from the national capital, raising questions about the law-and-order situation in...

Bundelkhand Expressway caves in, alert traveller saves over 100 cars from mishap

NEW DELHI: A part of the newly constructed Bundelkhand Expressway caved in on Wednesday night, just five days after it was inaugurated, leading to...

Indian aviation sector is facing some turbulence

Poor maintenance of aircraft, safety oversight explain reports of frequent technical snags and mid-air emergency. NEW DELHI: The Indian aviation sector is witnessing turbulent times...

TMC struggles to keep flock together ahead of presidential election

The party fears that some of its MLAs could vote for Droupadi Murmu. New Delhi: Ahead of the presidential election on 18 July, the Trinamool...

Bangladesh witnessing steep rise in persecution of Hindus

At least 79 Hindus have been killed in the last six months. New Delhi: Incidents of persecution of minorities (Hindus) in Bangladesh are witnessing a...

‘China wants to threaten its neighbours, be a hegemon in Asia’

‘Things in coming days would become more uncertain as far as India-China relations are concerned’. “While the world was busy fighting the Covid-19 pandemic, China...

BJP trying to boost Bengal cadre morale for 2024 polls

‘BJP’s report from Bengal highlighted that the party was not even in the position to win five Lok Sabha seats in 2024’. New Delhi: Ahead...

Search operations on after cloudburst kills pilgrims

The Army has deployed six teams for the rescue and search operations at the site of the incident. New Delhi: A flash flood triggered by...

TMC in Tripura lacks organisation, local face

Observers say that the TMC’s chances look bleak for the 2023 Assembly polls. New Delhi: To make deep inroads into the political spectrum of the...

India needs 1,200 new pilots every year to meet growing demand

New Delhi: The Indian civil aviation market is the fastest growing in the world and India’s airport capacity is expected to handle around 1...

Call for introspection as poll loss hits Delhi BJP

Fissures have widened after the BJP faced defeat in the recently concluded Rajinder Nagar bypoll. New Delhi: The successive electoral losses faced by the BJP...

Agencies probing Punjab gangs’ ‘links’ with Khalistani terrorists

New Delhi: The recent killing of popular Punjabi pop singer Sidhu Moosewala due to a gang rivalry has brought to the fore Punjab’s deep-rooted...

Interpol a ‘post office’ for law enforcement agencies

Red corner notices are of little use as the Interpol has no power to enforce such notices. New Delhi: On the request of India, the...

Ahead of Tripura Assembly polls, bypoll litmus test for TMC, BJP

‘Despite TMC’s bid to establish itself in Tripura, it has failed to gather the kind of support the party had been expecting’. NEW DELHI: The...

RSS asks Bengal BJP leaders to reach out to violence-hit workers

‘RSS is unhappy that the state BJP has failed to deal with post-poll violence in a disciplined manner’. NEW DELHI: Ahead of the 2024 Lok...

House panel, telecom operators concerned about high 5G spectrum price

NEW DELHI: The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information and Technology, in its report submitted to Parliament in March 2022, observed that the price for...

‘Akasa Air to link tier 2 & 3 cities initially, make air travel affordable’

The airline has a strong commitment to democratising the skies, says its Founder, MD and CEO Vinay Dube. New Delhi: On Thursday (IST), India’s newest...

On Bengal visit, Nadda tells BJP leaders to hit the streets

24 MLAs, MPs did not attend the meet called by the BJP leadership in Kolkata. New Delhi: Amid the growing deep-rooted disenchantment within the Bengal...

Digi Yatra gets delayed, will be implemented by 2023

‘Some of the bottlenecks that were flagged during the trial phase are yet to be resolved’. New Delhi: The “Digi Yatra” project of the Ministry...

Fame over, ‘Nagrikta’ is now forgotten by politicians, activists

Hindu Pakistani refugee girl, whose birth coincided with India’s Parliament passing the Citizenship Act, lives in a shanty. New Delhi: The two-and-a-half-year old Hindu Pakistani...

DCP Dwarka benched for creating ruckus in Delhi pub; probe initiated

New Delhi: The DCP of Dwarka, Shankar Chaudhury (AGMUT 2011 batch) was on Saturday relieved from his post and asked to report to the...

‘As Pak exports terror, India must abrogate unfair Indus Water pact’

Experts say the treaty is ‘unjust’ as then PM Nehru deliberately gave 80% of water share from Indus to Pakistan. New Delhi: The “unfair” Indus...

Tihar Gangs turn prison into safe haven for criminals

Questions are being raised about the role of jail officials and the security apparatus of the prison. New Delhi: Tihar jail, one of the largest...

Kitchen district at Hyatt Centric offers great variety

The Kitchen District welcomes you with a smile and a refreshing mocktail curated with their homemade spices and seasonal fruits. Delhi is meant to be...

ONGC in the dock for inability to prevent 86 deaths during Cyclone Tautkae

Questions raised about weather forecasting company ONGC hired. New Delhi: A Parliamentary Panel on Petroleum and Natural Gas examining the mishap that took place in...

Parties, agencies echo Musk’s ‘Twitter bots’ concern

‘Bots are one of this decade’s most important cyber threats’. New Delhi: The concern over a large number of bots on Twitter which forced billionaire...

TMC-backed group launches ‘Mamata as PM 2024’ campaign

The group claims that they are not directly associated with the Trinamool Congress. New Delhi: Taking cue from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 2014 Lok Sabha...

Multiple reasons for rising fire incidents in Delhi

Mushrooming of illegal factories, commercial establishments and open flouting of fire rules are mostly cited for such incidents. New Delhi: The tragic death of 27...

Rs 25,000 cr worth unclaimed money lying with insurance firms

New Delhi: As much as Rs 25,000 crore of unclaimed money is ly- ing with various insurance companies across the country, according to a...

NO CISF cover at 30 sensitive, hypersensitive airports

Parliamentary panel raises concern, recommends bringing all airports under CISF cover. New Delhi: A little over 50% of all the operational airports in India are...

Amit Shah’s stern message to Bengal BJP: Take to the streets

NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah, during his recent two- day visit to West Bengal, gave a strong message to BJP state office...

Renault’s made for India Kiger ready to take on its rivals

The price of Kiger has been kept very competitive compared to its rivals in Hyundai, Kia and Tata. New Delhi: The French automobile manufacturer Renault...

Oppo wants to make India its global export hub

Oppo has invested Rs 2,400 crore in its Noida manufacturing facility. New Delhi: Following the 2020 Galwan incident, Oppo was among the many smartphone companies...

Congress aims for greater control in Maha elections

AAP launches ‘Mission 2025’ ahead of Delhi Assembly elections

Raveena, Taapsee speak on women’s empowerment and equality

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