West Bengal
- India
Protests over paper leaks: SC to hear pleas relating to police action
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday, August 3, a batch of pleas alleging police brutality during the recent protests against irregularities in exams and the NEET paper…
- India
Come to Kolkata, you are safe now: Bengal CM to Taslima Nasrin
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday, August 1, assured acclaimed Bangladeshi writer and poet Taslima Nasrin of absolute safety whenever she visits Kolkata. “I am responsible for providing you…
- India
Suvendu launches ISKCON midday meals, eggs served separately
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday, August 1, inaugurated ISKCON’s kitchen, where mid-day meals will be prepared for 44,000 students of 500 schools in the city, and said his…
- India
Exiled author Taslima Nasreen returns to Kolkata after 19 years
Kolkata: Exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen on Friday returned to Kolkata after nearly 19 years, describing the visit as an emotional homecoming to a city she still considers her own. Her arrival…
- Kerala
Kerala: Bengal man receives call from Pakistan, taken into custody
Kozhikode: A 35-year-old man from West Bengal was taken into custody in Kerala’s Beypore area on Thursday, July 30, after he allegedly received a phone call from a Pakistan-based number, police said.…
- India
Aadhaar, voter card, PAN not proof of citizenship: Calcutta HC
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court held that a person’s Aadhaar, voter identity card, Permanent Account Number (PAN), and bank account are not conclusive proof of Indian citizenship, while hearing Nasir’s case, who…
- Telangana
TN plans biryani for students, Telangana struggles to serve eggs
Hyderabad: While Tamil Nadu has put forward a proposal to introduce chicken biryani at least once a week in midday meals, children in Telangana’s government schools are struggling to keep up with…
- Hate Crime
Woman held as ‘Bangladeshi’ despite voter ID, PAN card in Bengal
Kolkata: A Muslim woman from West Bengal was allegedly detained after police and Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officials branded her as an illegal Bangladeshi despite possessing multiple government records and identification documents…
- Kolkata
Kolkata man held for burning Modi’s photo during NEET protest
Kolkata: A man has been arrested for allegedly setting fire to a photograph of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and lighting a cigarette from the flames during a protest in Kolkata against the…
- News
Three arrested for gang raping West Bengal woman in Mysuru
Mysuru: Three persons have been arrested in connection with the alleged abduction and gang rape of a young woman from West Bengal in Karnataka’s Mysuru district, police said on Tuesday, July 21.…
- India
2 TMC factions, Congress set for July 21 events in Kolkata
Kolkata: West Bengal’s politically charged July 21 Martyrs’ Day observance entered an unprecedented phase on Tuesday, July 21, with two TMC factions and the Congress set to hold parallel programmes within a…
- India
Newly-elected members take oath in Rajya Sabha
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan on Monday, July 20, administered oath to nine newly-elected members of the Upper House. The members who took the oath represent the states of…
- India
Amit Shah reviews Bengal law and order with state officials
Kolkata: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday, July 19, chaired a meeting with West Bengal officials here to discuss the law and order situation of the state, which shares a 2,217-km…
- Kolkata
TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee’s party office demolished by bulldozer
Kolkata: The South 24 Parganas district administration on Saturday, July 18, started demolishing the party office of Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee at Amtala after it was found to be constructed…
- India
Rukmini Mallick quits Rajya Sabha, fourth TMC MP to resign
New Delhi: Trinamool Congress MP Rukmini Mallick on Thursday, July 14, resigned from the Rajya Sabha, the fourth TMC MP to do so ever since the Mamata Banerjee-led party was ousted from…
