Opposition parties back Mamata Banerjee; her decision not to quit a protest against Centre & EC, says Sanjay RautSanjay Raut and NCP (SP) back Mamata Banerjee's decision not to resign as West Bengal Chief Minister. They allege democratic processes were...
06 May, 2026, 07.30 PM IST
Bardhaman’s potato economy in focus as farmers weigh choices amid Bengal pollsIn Purba Bardhaman, potato farmers face price caps, weak markets and migration woes. As elections near, discontent simmers, but TMC still a...
28 Apr, 2026, 12.34 AM IST
West Bengal polls: 97-year-old refugee, retired teacher among those deleted from voter listWest Bengal is witnessing the fallout of the NRC-like exercise, with long-term residents and even Partition refugees being struck off voter...
10 Apr, 2026, 04.15 PM IST
Decaying Kolkata? Harsh Goenka says GDP tells a different story vs Bengaluru, ChennaiKolkata's economy remains robust, ranking high in GDP despite perceptions of decline. While West Bengal's share of national GDP has fallen ...
21 Feb, 2026, 10.18 AM IST
Bangladesh unrest: When homelands are near & yet so farThe recent political upheaval in Bangladesh, marked by the ousting of Sheikh Hasina's government and the instatement of Nobel laureate Muha...
10 Aug, 2024, 12.38 AM IST
West Bengal assembly passes resolution affirming state's unity amid controversy over North Bengal development proposalOn Monday, the West Bengal assembly passed a resolution affirming the state's unity in response to a proposal by BJP leader Sukanta Majumda...
05 Aug, 2024, 09.40 PM IST
Lok Sabha elections: BJP fields Union Minister Narayan Rane from Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg seatBJP's Narayan Rane to contest from Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg, Maharashtra, challenging Shiv Sena's Vinayak Raut. General Elections candidates na...
18 Apr, 2024, 12.53 PM IST
Veteran actor, National Award-winning producer Arun Bali passes away at 79Veteran actor Arun Bali is no more. Known for his various performances in Bollywood films, Arun Bali breathed his last in the wee hours at ...
07 Oct, 2022, 10.33 AM IST
Allow Bengal's tableau on Netaji at R-Day parade, BJP leader Tathagata Roy urges PM Modi"My appeal to the Prime Minister: please allow the West Bengal tableau in the Republic Day festivities. It features the exploits of Netaji ...
17 Jan, 2022, 03.59 PM IST
CAA, PM Narendra Modi's Orakandi Thakurbari temple visit to sway Matua votersBJP has already tried to woo the community by promising to implement the Citizenship Amendment Act which guarantees citizenship to religiou...
26 Mar, 2021, 11.00 PM IST
New Indo-Bangla Rail service to facilitate trans-border trade and commerceA new nonstop passenger rail service between India and Bangladesh will start rolling in March. Initially focused on tourism, the link will ...
26 Feb, 2021, 12.13 AM IST
Sad that values of our founding fathers being undermined: Mamata Banerjee"I am saddened to see that many of the values our founding fathers stood for are being undermined," Mamata Banerjee tweeted.
02 Sep, 2019, 12.09 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee hits out at BJP for its renaming spree, says Bengal deprived“Recently, I have been noticing that almost every day BJP has been changing the names of historical places and institutions unilaterally to...
14 Nov, 2018, 02.26 PM IST
Noted writer-activist Mahasweta Devi passes away; Mamata mourns loss of 'personal guide'The Jnanpith Award winner had been undergoing treatment at a Kolkata hospital for two months now. She was 90 years old.
28 Jul, 2016, 05.42 PM IST
Can you spot yourself in the Akhand India map?Savarkar might have started the process, Golwalkar took it forward, and Bengal’s self-seeking upper caste Hindu politicians completed the p...
03 Jan, 2016, 10.34 AM IST
West Bengal to introduce Biometric system to regulate MGNREGA paymentsWest Bengal is introducing biometric system for payments in the 100-days job scheme under MGNREGA to do away with corruption.
20 Jun, 2014, 09.15 PM IST
Lok Sabha polls 2014: Mamata Banerjee dares Modi to touch any person in BengalTrinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today challenged Narendra Modi to deport any resident of West Bengal and threatened to storm Delhi.
04 May, 2014, 08.31 PM IST