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West Bengal recruitment scam: SC stays Calcutta HC order of CBI probe

The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the Calcutta High Court orders directing CBI investigation into filing of an application by the West Bengal Central School Service Commission (SSC) in a case related to the teachers' recruitment scam. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justice Hima Kohli also stayed the part of the order by which the single-judge bench of the high court had summoned West Bengal Principal Secretary Manish Jain before it Friday in relation to the filing of the fresh application by the West Bengal Central SSC. "Presently, when I am arguing here, the principal secretary is in the dock before the high court," senior advocate A M Singhvi, appearing for the state government, told the bench. "There shall be a stay on the high court orders," the CJI said and listed the plea of the state government after three weeks. On November 23, the high court had ordered the CBI probe into filing of a benami application' and had asked the central agency to investigate

Calcutta University BCom result 2022 declared; here's how to download

CU BCom result 2022 has been declared. Candidates can visit the official website to download their scorecard

NIRF rankings: Proud as JU, Calcutta University bag top spots, says Mamata

'Proud that, according to NIRF 2022 India Ranking, Jadavpur University and Calcutta University are at first and second positions among all State aided Universities in India'

234,539 cases pending in Calcutta High Court, 41% of judge posts vacant

The Calcutta High Court, which has a sanctioned strength of 72 judges, is functioning with only 39 judges, according to data provided on its website

A culinary tour de force

A history of Calcutta through its food recreates the city's rich multicultural heritage

Fee waiver for all Calcutta University students in wake of Covid

The Calcutta University has waived fees for students of all postgraduate courses and two institute-run undergraduate programmes for the academic year 2021-22

I told Modi after he became PM, I'm an admirer of Indira Gandhi: Swraj Paul

Modi appreciated it, says Lord Paul

From maharajas to mass market

Book review of The Indian Automobile - An Indian Love Affair

Little letters of love

Amit Shankar Saha has quietly carved a niche for himself in the overactive world of Indian poetry in English

Calcutta University students block Guv's car, protest against CAA

The Governor had come to attend the convocation ceremony at the University.

How Mrinal Sen's depiction of Calcutta made me see my hometown

Sen, who died on December 30 last year, compelled many of us to rub our eyes and take a clearer view of the city