Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, a former West Bengal chief minister, passed away at 80, noted for prioritising industrialisation over strict Marxi...

Renewing its earlier demand to see Mamata Banerjee as the Chancellor of state Universities and indirectly demanding removal of Bose as Chan...

This year's award went to Mamata Banerjee for her 2020 'Kabita Bithan' (Poetry Collection). Every poet in West Bengal (read: every Bengali)...

Condoling Ghosh's demise, West Bengal CM said his unique recitals would always be remembered.

In his earlier rallies, Modi had sharply attacked West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee for playing “appeasement politics” with the Mu...

Every major election throws up memorable slogans and a few choice put-downs. Political rivals of yore traded deliciously crafted insults wh...

Chakraborty would often stun those around him with his vast knowledge of Bengali linguistics.

The poetry recited so far in budget speeches has been quite diverse—from Urdu poet Allama Iqbal to Tamil poet and philosopher Thiruvalluvar.

At a recent public rally Banerjee conducted a mini-referendum of sorts, asking people to choose. The preference for Bangla (no pun intended...

Mamata Banerjee has a Bachelor's degree in History, a Master's degree in Islamic History and degrees in Education and Law.

As a writer, her tally stands at 68 books in print in Bengali and English. Then she’s issued seven CDs consisting of poems and songs penned...

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has penned a poem on intolerance, seemingly taking a swipe at the ruling BJP and the growing incident...

It cannot be denied that like Modi, she too has a signature style when it comes to her Bengal cotton sarees.

Trivedi's budget presentation was comparatively low-key to those by his predecessors Mamata and Lalu with fewer quips, jibes & jeers.

He said it was "imperialism" to "accept somebody saying that since my server is in the US I don't care about the laws of the country".

Shah Rukh Khan today agreed to be the brand ambassador of West Bengal on a request from Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

The FM's speech this time was bereft of now-customary poetic flourishes.