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28 Jan 2018 8:13 AM

The 21-year-old Rajendra Pal, was working on the roof of a building in Mumbai when he slipped and fell onto iron rods below. (Photo: Pixabay)

Construction worker in Mumbai survives being impaled on two 5ft steel...

Man from West Bengal who was in city for job survived accident despite one of the rods going straight through his liver.

20 Jan 2018 8:44 AM

Reliance Industries or RIL chairman Mukesh Ambani at an AGM in Mumbai. (Photo: PTI)

RIL to invest Rs 5,000 crore in Bengal: Mukesh Ambani

Investment will be made over next 3 years and also promote electronic industry by manufacturing mobile phones.

16 Jan 2018 8:03 AM

Activists of two political parties clash during panchayat polls nomination filing in Burdwan on Saturday. (Photo:PTI)

WB govt moves Calcutta HC over panchayat polls

On Thursday, the Calcutta HC had stayed the ongoing panchayat election process in the state till further orders.

13 April 2018 10:18 AM

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Calcutta HC stays WB panchayat polls, imposes fine on BJP

The Calcutta High Court has imposed cost of Rs 5 lakh on BJP for misleading the court.

12 April 2018 7:53 AM

The Calcutta High Court. (Photo: Facebook)

HC orders interim stay on order cancelling extension of WB nomination...

Calcutta HC asked all concerned parties to file their affidavits while scheduling the matter for hearing on Wednesday.

10 April 2018 3:33 PM

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addresses a press conference at Nabanna (State Secretariat) in Kolkata on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

West Bengal Assembly passes resolution to change state's name to...

Resolution passed by West Bengal Assembly will go to MHA and if it okays change, name of state will become 'Bangla'.

26 July 2018 8:09 AM

Finance Commission chairman N.K. Singh talks with chief minister Mamata Banerjee as state finance minister Amit Mitra looks on during the press conference on 15th Finance Commission at Nabanna Savaghar in Kolkata on Tuesday. (Photo: Abhijit Mukherjee)

Taken serious note of Bengal debt overhang'

West Bengal's total debt stood at Rs 3.40 lakh crore, which is one of the highest among states.

18 July 2018 12:35 AM

Former Lok Sabha MP and Communist Party of India (CPI) leader Gurudas Dasgupta on Thursday passed away in Kolkata. He was 83. (Photo: ANI)

Veteran CPI leader Gurudas Dasgupta passes away at 83 in Kolkata

Dasgupta was the CPI's former deputy general secretary and a well-known trade unionist.

31 Oct 2019 5:19 AM

BJPs Bengal in-charge Kailash Vijayvargiya on Sunday slammed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and claimed that her goons are running the state of West Bengal. (Photo: ANI)

WB CM doesn't follow Constitution: BJP leader Vijayvargiya

The meeting was scheduled to be held at the Zilla Parishad Guest House in Dhamakhali of North 24 Parganas district on...

22 Oct 2019 7:35 AM

I today want to assure Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Buddhist and Christian refugees, you will not be forced to leave India by the Centre. Dont believe rumours. Before NRC, we will bring Citizenship Amendment Bill, which will ensure these people get Indian citizenship, Shah said. (Photo: ANI)

NRC to ensure country's safety, Mamata spreading lies': Amit Shah in...

We had got just 2 seats in 2014, but today, we have 18 seats. Almost 2.5 cr Bengalis have voted for us,' he said.

1 Oct 2019 10:56 AM

According to the resolution moved by Amit Shah, Article 370 ceases to be operative from Monday itself. (Photo: ANI)

Amit Shah to address seminar on NRC today in Kolkata

Shah will also inaugurate a community Durga Puja besides addressing the seminar, party sources said on Monday.

1 Oct 2019 5:38 AM