West Bengal

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 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 […]

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