Author: Joymala Bagchi

NEW DELHI: The Air Quality Index (AQI) in the national capital has surged to a hazardous level of 504, falling into the ‘severe’ category. Health experts are sounding the alarm over the escalating respiratory problems, particularly among those grappling with post-COVID lung injuries. Despite concerted efforts and interventions by both the Delhi government and the Commission […]

NEW DELHI: As the national capital grapples with deteriorating air quality, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has invoked the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) stage III in Delhi, supplementing the stage I and II measures already in effect. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data for November 3, air quality stations […]

Moitra and her fellow opposition MPs emerged from the committee's questioning, criticising the line of inquiry.

NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress’ Lok Sabha Parliamentarian Mahua Moitra wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla regarding “warning messages” of their Apple devices being hacked on Wednesday.  Earlier Moitra had taken to the social media platform, X, to share the warning message from Apple tagging Shiv Sena (UBT) parliamentarian Priyanka Chaturvedi.  The content of the […]

NEW DELHI: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s daughter Saima Wazed, 50, emerged victorious in the elections of becoming the regional director of the World Health Organization’s South-East Asia region held in New Delhi.  The member states voted in a closed-door meeting on the third day of the 76th session of the WHO Regional Committee for […]

KOLKATA: A heated controversy and political strife have erupted at Visva Bharati University due to the omission of India’s first Nobel laureate, Rabindranath Tagore’s name from temporary plaques erected on the campus. The cause of the turmoil is a temporary marble plaque at Visva Bharati, displaying the UNESCO emblem at the top, labelled as a “World […]

KOLKATA: In the ongoing defamation case brought by Trinamool Congress’s (TMC) Lok Sabha Parliamentarian, Mahua Moitra, her legal counsel opted not to seek an interim injunction during the latest court hearing. The counsel representing Moitra informed the court that they were not pressing for an ex-parte ad interim injunction against the defendants, which would have included […]

KOLKATA: The opposition is raising concerns about the Trinamool Congress’s (TMC) conspicuous silence regarding the Mahua Moitra issue while the ruling party in West Bengal has been highly active in response to Jyotiprioya Mallick’s arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Earlier, the TMC had told The New Indian that “our party is closely monitoring the situation.” However, as […]

KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress (TMC) Member of Parliament Mahua Moitra has communicated to the Chairman of the Lok Sabha Ethics Committee, expressing her unavailability for an appearance until after November 5 due to pre-scheduled commitments. In her letter, Moitra noted, “I represent the state of West Bengal where Durga Puja is the biggest festival. I am already […]

KOLKATA: In a dramatic turn of events, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested West Bengal Minister Jyotipriya Mallick in the early hours of Friday from his residence in Salt Lake, as part of the ongoing investigation into a multi-crore ration distribution scam. This marks the first instance of a minister’s arrest in connection with a ration distribution […]