After winning poll battles, Modi has picked up a new fightAmidst rising crude oil prices and a weakening rupee, Prime Minister Modi has urged Indians to embrace austerity. His call to reduce fuel c...
11 May, 2026, 01.16 PM IST
ET Awards: Sitharaman flags AI threat and global risks, says reforms on the way to support India Inc growthFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is preparing new reforms to ease business compliance. She believes strong domestic consumption will hel...
27 Apr, 2026, 02.15 PM IST
Four more Covid infections in Bengal, active cases at 11West Bengal has seen a rise in Covid-19 cases, with four new individuals testing positive, bringing the total active cases to eleven, accor...
26 May, 2025, 02.38 PM IST
India logs 2,112 new Covid cases, active caseload declines to 24,043India on Saturday logged saw 2,112 new Covid-19 cases taking the tally of infections to 4,46,40,748, while the number of active cases decli...
22 Oct, 2022, 10.21 AM IST
Dengue cases on rise in West Bengal, 840 new cases reportedHealth officials and doctors urged people to be cautious and take preventive measures like using mosquito nets and not allowing water accum...
27 Sep, 2022, 10.17 AM IST
Bengal logs 1,132 new COVID-19 cases, positivity rate surges to 15.12%The number of active cases rose to 11,139, while 576 more people were cured of the disease, taking the total number of recoveries to 20,03,...
04 Jul, 2022, 11.58 PM IST
Bengal logs 2,014 new COVID-19 cases, 33 more deathsNine fatalities were reported in North 24 Parganas and six in the city. Altogether 5,548 recoveries were registered in the last 24 hours, t...
01 Feb, 2022, 11.40 PM IST
West Bengal logs 15,421 new COVID-19 cases, 19 fresh fatalitiesThe state's coronavirus death toll rose to 19,846 as 19 more patients succumbed to the infection, it said. Kolkata registered the highest n...
06 Jan, 2022, 10.02 PM IST
Spike in Covid-19 cases: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee to hold stocktaking meetWest Bengal on Wednesday reported 14,022 fresh cases, 4,949 more than the previous day. Containment zones in Kolkata were increased from 25...
06 Jan, 2022, 12.31 PM IST
West Bengal CM asks officials to review COVID situation, says schools and colleges will be shut if need beThe CM, who is visiting the island to take stock of the arrangements for the annual Gangasagar mela, also said that a decision on internati...
29 Dec, 2021, 03.13 PM IST
Bengal logs 11 more Covid deaths, 619 new casesIn the last 24 hours, 637 patients recovered from the disease and the current discharge rate is 98.32 per cent. So far, 15,46,037 people ha...
23 Dec, 2021, 11.36 PM IST
Amid COVID-19 pandemic, local train services resume in West Bengal with 50 pc seating capacityAmid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the local train services across West Bengal resumed with 50 per cent seating capacity on Sunday.
31 Oct, 2021, 02.48 PM IST
Bengal logs highest one-day spike of 19,216 COVID-19 cases, 112 more fatalitiesThe toll breached the 12000-mark, as 112 more people succumbed to the infection, taking the total number of fatalities to 12,076, the depar...
07 May, 2021, 10.33 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee cancels prescheduled poll meetings after EC order, surge in COVID-19 casesThe Election Commission prohibited roadshows, Padyatras (march) and large public meetings in poll-bound West Bengal from Thursday evening i...
22 Apr, 2021, 10.29 PM IST
West Bengal reports 40 new Covid-19 deaths, 2,341 fresh casesThe number of active cases went up to 19,595. During the last 24 hours, 2,097 patients have been discharged from different hospitals in the...
18 Apr, 2021, 08.24 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi suspends all his election rallies in West BengalYesterday, he had slammed Modi government over worsening pandemic situation, urging the Centre to come up with a better vaccination plan. "...
18 Apr, 2021, 12.40 PM IST
Social stigma, low testing behind West Bengal's high COVID-19 mortality rate, say expertsThe state's TMC government has been drawing consistent criticism from the Centre and opposition parties over the way it has tackled the pan...
08 May, 2020, 12.47 PM IST