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Prophet row: Mob attacks train in West Bengal railway station
Bethuadahari: A group of people attacked and damaged a local train at Bethuadahari railway station in West Bengal’s Nadia district on Sunday evening, a police officer said. It was not immediately known…
- India
West Bengal: Dilip Ghosh in no mood to abide by party gag order
Kolkata: BJP’s national Vice President and former West Bengal unit chief Dilip Ghosh seems to be in no mood to honour his party high command’s order barring him from making media statements…
- India
Fake news: West Bengal BJP leader Kapil Mishra claims love jihad
A murder became political when a prominent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member Kapil Mishra claimed on Twitter that the act was actually “love jihad”. The Murder A 21-year-old student named Sutupa Chowdhury…
- Business
Gautam Adani promises Rs 10K cr investment in West Bengal
Kolkata: Adani Group will invest an amount of around Rs 10,000 crore in West Bengal in the next few years, according to the group chairman and founder, Gautam Adani. He made this…
- Politics
Bypolls defeat widen gap in West Bengal BJP
New Delhi: Recent defeat in bypolls of Asansol Lok Sabha and Ballygunge Assembly constituency has widened the gap in BJP’s West Bengal unit. Several district level office-bearers resigned from their post, while senior…
- India
IIT-M Dalit scholar rape: Main accused arrested in West Bengal
Kingshuk Debsharma, a research scholar from the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) who is an accused in the sexual assault case of a 30-year-old Dalit woman PHD scholar, was arrested on Sunday…
- India
Bharat bandh: State govt offices in West Bengal to remain open on March 28-29
Howrah: Following trade unions’ call for a nationwide bandh on March 28-29, the West Bengal government on Saturday said all offices will remain open on those days and mandated employees to report…
- Elections
BJP gears up for bypolls in West Bengal
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has geared up for the upcoming by-elections in a Lok Sabha seat and an Assembly constituency in West Bengal. The party appointed Suvendu Adhikari as…
- India
Ukraine crisis: West Bengal govt opens helpline number for stranded citizens
Kolkata: The West Bengal government opened a helpline number and set up a team for helping Indian citizens and people from the state stranded in Ukraine. The Control room numbers are 033-22143526…
- India
Muslim student leader’s death sparks protests in West Bengal, CM orders probe
Anis Khan, a student of Aliah University in West Bengal, who had been an active part of the protests against the contentious CAA and NRC was found dead near his residence in…
- India
West Bengal Hindu family takes care of mosque for over 50 years
North 24 Parganas: In a tale that speaks of communal harmony in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas, a Hindu family has been for the last 50 years acting as caretakers of the…
- India
West Bengal withdraws ban on incoming international flights from tomorrow
Kolkata: In view of decreasing trend of COVID cases, the West Bengal government has withdrawn a ban on incoming international flights with effect from Tuesday. However, international passengers either have to be…
- India
SC adjourns hearing on West Bengal’s suit against CBI probe in post-poll violence cases
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the hearing on the lawsuit filed by the West Bengal government which alleged that the CBI is going ahead with the investigation in post-poll violence…
- India
West Bengal may impose total lockdown amid COVID-19 surge
Kolkata: With more than 73,000 new COVID -19 registered in the last seven days, speculations are rife that West Bengal, which has already announced formation of micro-containment zones, might impose a full…
- Sports
West Bengal sports minister Manoj Tiwary to play in Ranji Trophy
Veteran batter Manoj Tiwary was on Monday named in Bengal’s 21-member Ranji Trophy squad less than a year after he made his political debut for ruling Trinamool Congress party in the state.…