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Published on: Aug 07, 2025 12:35 pm IST The girl was strangled to death at her home on May 13 last year. Her mother, who discovered the body the next morning, lodged a police complaint Kolkata: A court in Bengal’s West Burdwan district sentenced a 42-year-old man to death on Wednesday for raping and murdering his 14-year-old daughter in May last year, lawyers who attended the hearing said. The death sentence follows a series of similar verdicts passed by district judges in West Bengal in recent months. (Representative photo) “The accused was sentenced by judge Suparna Bandopadhyay under multiple sections…

Businesses around the world are scrambling to assess the impact of steep new US tariffs, after President Donald Trump on late Thursday imposed higher duties on countries without updated trade agreements with Washington. According to Reuters, the US Customs and Border Protection agency began collecting the higher tariffs, ranging from 10 per cent to 50 per cent on Friday.The new measures push the average US import duty to its highest level in a century, up from just 2.5 per cent when President Trump took office in January. Trump has defended the move as necessary to “rebalance” trade and boost US…

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here.Welcome to The Logoff: It’s tariffs day, for real this time. President Donald Trump’s latest wave of tariffs, which will almost certainly raise prices for Americans, officially went into effect overnight.Who is Trump tariffing? Roughly half the world, or more than 90 countries. Some, like South Korea, struck trade deals with the administration and face a tariff rate of 15 percent (give or take depending on the country), while others, like Brazil, face…

Kolkata: The West Bengal government has brought back more than 2,000 migrant workers, while many are still languishing in detention camps in Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled (BJP) states after being labelled as Bangladeshis, chief minister Mamata Banerjee said on Thursday. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee at an administrative programme in West Bengal’s Jhargram district. (ANI) Speaking at an administrative programme in Bengal’s Jhargram district, the chief minister also attacked the Election Commission of India (ECI) for the second day in a row for suspending four state government officers. “People from West Bengal are being tortured. We have brought back more…

New Delhi, Parents of the RG Medical College rape victim met CBI Director Praveen Sood on Thursday to express their dissatisfaction with the agency’s probe in the rape and murder of their daughter, officials said. Unhappy over probe, RG Kar victim’s parents meet CBI director; assured all assistance The parents, who arrived at the agency headquarter in the afternoon, received a patient hearing from Sood who assured them “all assistance” in bringing the culprit to justice, they said. This is the second meeting Sood has had with them. It lasted for half an hour. The 26-year old trainee post-graduate doctor…

The White House says President Trump is now open to meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: President Trump says he’ll likely meet soon with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss ending the war in Ukraine.(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: That road was long and continues to be long, but there’s a good chance that there will be a meeting very soon.SUMMERS: Trump’s relationship with Putin has run hot and cold recently. Trump now acknowledges Putin’s words cannot necessarily be trusted. NPR White House correspondent Franco Ordoñez has more.FRANCO ORDOÑEZ, BYLINE: President…

KOLKATA: West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress and the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which have begun preparations for next year’s assembly elections, are focusing on strengthening the organisational base at the polling booth level in every district. Trinamool Congress national general secretary and MP Abhishek Banerjee during a virtual meeting with party leaders in Kolkata, India on Tuesday (AITC Photo) There were about 80,000 polling booths in Bengal during the 2021 assembly and 2024 Lok Sabha polls. At the TMC meeting attended by 9,000 party workers on Tuesday, national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee declared that the party would replace the…

Updated on: Aug 07, 2025 10:04 pm IST The HC said the fresh panel will provide 7% reservation for the 66 classes of OBC candidates recognised by Bengal’s Backward Classes Department prior to 2010 KOLKATA: The Calcutta high court on Thursday directed the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination (WBJEE) Board to publish a fresh merit list of examinees, holding that the one published by the board didn’t conform to the court order on reservation to the Other Backward Classes (OBC). A view of Calcutta High Court (HT FILE PHOTO) “The WBJEE Board shall recast the merit list and publish a…

Image for representational purposes only. The man who fired the stray bullet that killed 21-year-old Indian student Harsimrat Randhawa in Canada has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder, an official said.Hamilton Police, who arrested 32-year-old Jerdaine Foster at Niagara Falls in Ontario on Tuesday (August 5, 2025), also charged him with three counts of attempted murder, CBC News quoted Acting Det-Sgt Daryl Reid as saying in a news conference.Randhawa, a second-year student enrolled in a physiotherapy course in Mohawk College, was hit by a stray bullet while standing near a bus stop at the intersection of Upper James Street…

After years of battling drug addiction, American rapper Eminem opened up about it in his new documentary STANS, released on August 7. The film features the rapper (real name Marshall Mathers), along with Dr. Dre, and LL Cool J, exploring the intense and often messy relationship he’s had with listeners during his meteoric rise, all while fighting a “vicious cycle” of addiction that nearly killed him. Directed by Steven Leckart, STANS takes its name from Eminem’s 2000 hit “Stan,” the tragic story of an obsessed fan.  Eminem opens about his deadly drug battle “None of it’s normal. None of this…