West Bengal
- May- 2023 -9 May
‘We will fight’, The Kerala Story producer on film’s ban in West Bengal
Mumbai: producer of the Bollywood fim, ‘The Kerala Story’, Vipul Amrutlal Shah has said that he will fight legally against…
Read More » - 9 May
Sahitya Akademi Award winner passed away at 79
Samaresh Majumdar, an Akademi Award-winning Bengali literateur famed for portraying the turbulent Naxalaite period of the 1970s, died on Monday…
Read More » - 8 May
‘Defaming through narrative’: West Bengal Govt to ban ‘The Kerala Story’
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said that the state government will ban the screening of…
Read More » - 8 May
Protests sparked by Trinamool leader’s ‘Khalistani’ statement on Kurmi people in Bengal
West Bengal’s Kurmi community protested in the streets of the Purulia district after Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Ajit Maity compared…
Read More » - 6 May
To protest Amartya Sen’s eviction notice, Bengal’s intellectual elite took to streets
Numerous academics and members of civil society protested at Shantiniketan after Nobel laureate Amartya Sen received an eviction notice from…
Read More » - 6 May
Bengali man molested child, lured with chocolates, detained
In the Malda district of West Bengal, an 81-year-old man has been detained on suspicion of sexually assaulting a four-year-old…
Read More » - 6 May
Indian designer to dress Queen Camilla and a brooch for King Charles III
A lady fashion designer from West Bengal’s Hooghly region created a gown for British Queen Camilla and a brooch for…
Read More » - 5 May
Amartya Sen’s Shantiniketan land partially saved as Calcutta HC blocks seizure plan.
The Calcutta High Court has granted an interim stay against the move by Visva Bharati to seize a part of…
Read More » - 1 May
Union Govt notifies appointment of Justice TS Sivagnanam as new Chief Justice of Calcutta HC
New Delhi: The Centre Government on Monday notified the appointment of Justice TS Sivagnanam as the new Chief Justice…
Read More » - Apr- 2023 -28 April
14 people killed in lightning strikes in West Bengal
Kolkata: At least 14 people were killed in lightning strikes in five districts of West Bengal which witnessed moderate…
Read More » - 26 April
BJP carrying out ‘violence’, ‘hooliganism’: Slams CM Mamata Banerjee over minor girl’s death in Kaliaganj
Kolkata: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday, over the…
Read More » - 24 April
Nitish Kumar expected to meet Mamata on April 25 in Kolkata
Sources said on Sunday night that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will meet West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata…
Read More » - 23 April
No heat wave for five days over majority of India: IMD
The searing heatwave conditions that have terrified people this week will subside for the next five days, according to the…
Read More » - 19 April
Saradha scam: BJP Bengal Chief Suvendu Adhikari demands CBI probe against CM Mamata Banerjee
Hooghly: West Bengal Leader of Opposition (LoP) Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday lashed out at the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC government…
Read More » - 18 April
Mukul Roy, TMC leader, goes missing; complaint lodged by his son
Senior leader of the Trinamool Congress (TMC), Mukul Roy, has reportedly gone missing, according to his family members. Speculations are…
Read More » - 18 April
He is untraceable..’: TMC leader Mukul Roy’s son reports him ‘missing’
Kolkata: The family members of senior TMC leader Mukul Roy have claimed he is ‘untraceable’ since late Monday evening.…
Read More » - 15 April
Government entity to sell 5000kg of fish
On the occasion of Polia Boishakh, the first day of Bengali New Year, a Tripura government-run entity announced that it…
Read More » - 13 April
First rake runs under river Hooghly: Kolkata Metro scripts history
Kolkata: Kolkata Metro’s first rake reached the Howrah Maidan under the river Hooghly, officials informed on Wednesday. ‘Kolkata Metro…
Read More » - 8 April
Indian Railways cancels several trains running on this route for two days: Full list
Kolkata: South Eastern Railway (SER) zone of the Indian Railways has decided to cancel several express and passenger trains. This…
Read More » - 7 April
Indian Railways cancels, diverts, short-terminates several trains on this route: Full list
Kolkata: The South Eastern Railway (SER) zone of the Indian Railways has cancelled 46 trains and short-terminated 8 trains. These…
Read More » - 7 April
Sources say Congress reaches out to MK Stalin for ‘Opposition Unity’ plan and he agrees to participate
According to sources, the Congress party has reached out to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK Chief MK Stalin for…
Read More » - 7 April
64 express and passenger trains cancelled
An SER official said that at least 64 express and passenger trains were cancelled on Friday due to a three-day-long…
Read More » - 7 April
Purulia woman dissolves husband’s body with salt after killing him with the help of lover
According to a police official, a woman in collusion with her lover allegedly murdered her 45-year-old husband with a sharp…
Read More » - 5 April
Marine Commando of Indian Navy dies during free fall training of special forces
Panagarh : A Special Forces personnel of the Indian Navy lost his life after a failed para jump in…
Read More » - 4 April
Bengal remains tense after Ram Navami violence
Tension gripped the Rishra area of Hooghly on Sunday evening, when violence between two communities erupted during another Ram Navami…
Read More » - 3 April
Former HC Chief Justice Thottathil B Radhakrishnan passed away
Justice Thottathil B Radhakrishnan, a former Kerala High Court judge and retired justice, has passed away at the age of…
Read More » - 2 April
Stone pelting, ruckus erupt during BJP Shobha Yatra in Bengal’s Hooghly
Kolkata: Ruckus and stone pelting erupted during the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Shobha yatra in Hooghly on Sunday. On…
Read More » - 2 April
High Commissioner of Singapore in India Simon Wong gracefully grooves with folk artists at G20 meet | Watch
Darjeeling: High Commissioner of Singapore in India Simon Wong on Saturday danced with folk artists at a G20 meeting…
Read More » - 1 April
Kolkata Police Allegedly Assaulted Child Rights Body Chief Priyank Kanoongo
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) chairperson Priyank Kanoongo has alleged that he was roughed up by…
Read More » - 1 April
First human to be infected by deadly plant fungus
In a man from Kolkata, the first instance of a potentially fatal fungal infection brought on by plants was found.…
Read More » - Mar- 2023 -31 March
Conflicts between communities during Ram Navami procession in Aurangabad, Vadodara, and Howrah
Several incidents of communal clashes occurred between communities across the country on Wednesday and Thursday, during Ram Navami celebrations. On…
Read More » - 30 March
Mamata urged all parties to fight BJP together in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee urged all political parties in the country on Wednesday to fight the BJP together…
Read More » - 29 March
CM Mamata Banerjee inaugurates flagship road ‘Pathashree-Rastashree’ project in Bengal’s Singur
24 North Paragans: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee inaugurated the ‘Pathashree-Rastashree’ project in Bengal’s Singur on Tuesday. ‘Pathashree-Rastashree’ is a…
Read More » - 28 March
Wave of protests in parts of Kolkata after the body of a 7-year-old girl was found stuffed inside a sack
Two days after the body of a seven-year-old girl, allegedly abducted and murdered in the name of human sacrifice by…
Read More » - 28 March
President Droupadi Murmu visited the famed Belur Math
President Droupadi Murmu Tuesday visited the famed Belur Math, global headquarters of the Ramakrishna mission, founded by Swami Vivekananda in…
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