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NCP to unfurl saffron flag henceforth

According to political experts, Mr Pawar's move is a bid to counter majoritarian politics played by the ruling BJP.

24 Aug 2019 10:09 PM GMT

Sonia Gandhi gives approval to Left-Congress pact in Bengal

We informed Soniaji about the seat adjustment we are having with the Left Front for the upcoming by elections in the...

24 Aug 2019 10:02 PM GMT

West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh. (Photo: PTI)

BJP hits out at Didi over fatal temple stampede

The BJP Lok Sabha MP of Midnapore later tweeted, Many of us would seek blessings of the Lord or a spiritual Guru to...

23 Aug 2019 8:55 PM GMT

Injured Kaushi Mondal being treated at Calcutta National Medical College & Hospital after a wall collapse in Kachua triggered a stampede like situation in North 24 Parganas district on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

5 killed, over 24 hurt in temple stampede

Mamata announces compensation of Rs 5L for families of victims and Rs 1L for each critially injured.

23 Aug 2019 8:53 PM GMT

Members of All India Forward Bloc (AIFB) raise slogans during a rally on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose death issue in Kolkata on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

PIB tweet on death of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose welcomed by nephew

The Centre in reply to an RTI in 2017 had confirmed that Netaji had died on that day, he said.

22 Aug 2019 1:02 AM GMT

Mukul Roy booked for taking bribe, moves Calcutta HC for anticipatory...

Sources claimed that he played a crucial role behind the recent induction of a group of Tollywood actors into the BJP.

21 Aug 2019 10:57 PM GMT

BJP MP and state president Dilip Ghosh felicitates former mayor of Kolkata Sovan Chatterjee as Prof. Baisakhi Chatterjee looks on, during an event at state party office, in Kolkata on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)

'Daal-Bhaat' strikes jarring note as BJP honours Sovan Chatterjee

Bantering her and Mr Chatterjee, Mr Ghosh compared their pair with Daal-Bhaat (rice and daal), a popular combination of...

21 Aug 2019 12:45 AM GMT

Kolkata: Speeding Jaguar hits Merc, kills 2

Biryani restaurant chain owner's younger son behind wheels, arrested.

18 Aug 2019 1:51 AM GMT

Education minister Partha Chatterjee

Trinamul minister, ex-top cop grilled in ponzi cases

Chatterjee who was associated with the newspaper was, however, allowed to go after his statement was recorded.

17 Aug 2019 2:05 AM GMT

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee

Braving jolt to TMC, Mamata takes potshot at Sovan Chatterjee

Later at another rally in Hazra More where Mr Chatterjee's estranged wife Ratna was also present, the Trinamul chief...

14 Aug 2019 9:53 PM GMT

Trinamul Congress MLA Nayna Bandyopadhyay along with the members of Banga Janani Vahini during a protest against income tax notices being served to several Durga Puja committees in Kolkata on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)

No tax notices issued to Puja panels: CBDT

Firhad Hakim slammed the Narendra Modi government alleging political vendetta by using the IT department.

13 Aug 2019 8:42 PM GMT

Zomato is encouraging its customers to change their account password, if used for any other services, to avoid risks.

Zomato delivery staff go on strike

On Sunday a group of food delivery staff of the app-based network in Howrah decided to go on strike from Monday.

12 Aug 2019 9:13 PM GMT