West Bengal

As Kolkata prepares for its biggest festival, Durga Puja, the entire city has decked itself up in hues of all colours with fairylights glimmering all along. The calls of the shankh and the curled tenor of the Ululudhvani are only awaiting us for a couple of days, when the yellow taxis will start hobnobbing towards […]

WB Governor orders release of 71 term prisoners during upcoming Durga Puja

The approval comes after Bangladesh lifted its ban on hilsa fish exports to India.

NEW DELHI/KOLKATA: Former Trinamool Congress Dhugpuri MLA Mitali Roy, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday, two days before the by-poll in Dhugpuri in West Bengal. Her joining was overseen by the BJP State President Sukanta Majumdar in Kolkata. Roy’s truck with the BJP comes at a time when the Dhugpuri seat goes to the […]

"I urge imams and muezzins to maintain peace and discourage any instigations."

Swapnodeep Kundu had not yet turned 18

Friends of Swapnodeep Kundu have demanded a thorough probe to determine the cause

The term "tukde tukde gang" is often used by the BJP to accuse opposition parties of trying to disintegrate India

Goal is to ensure a peaceful election process, and I will play my part in facilitating and promoting an environment where people can express their choices freely and without fear of violence.

Bengal Governor Dr. CV Anand Bose has set up an “anti-corruption cell” at the Raj Bhavan for people to report irregularities and malpractices in the state government, opening another front of confrontation with chief minister Mamata Banerjee. It follows the Governor’s earlier initiative of establishing a “peace room” for people to report incidents of violence […]