West Bengal
- Kolkata
NDA tastes bypoll success in Bihar, Assam, Meghalaya; Bengal remains elusive
Kolkata: The juggernaut of the BJP-led NDA, which triumphed in three of the four east and north-eastern states that went for assembly bypolls on Saturday, was halted yet again in West Bengal…
- Kolkata
TMC takes massive lead in Bengal assembly bypolls, eyes clean sweep
Kolkata: Ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) candidates have taken an unassailable lead in the bypolls held in the six assembly constituencies in West Bengal, with counting underway since 8 am on Saturday. These…
- Kolkata
TMC to oppose Waqf Bill in upcoming West Bengal assembly session
Kolkata: The Winter Session of the West Bengal Assembly, beginning on November 25, will see key discussions on various issues, including the ruling TMC’s resolution to oppose the Centre’s Waqf (Amendment) Bill,…
- Kolkata
Amid RG kar protest, counting of votes for West Bengal by-polls scheduled
Kolkata: The counting of votes for six Assembly constituencies in West Bengal, where by-polls were held last week, is scheduled for Saturday, with the election results drawing significant attention due to the…
- India
Clashes in West Bengal over Islamophobic sign during event, 17 arrested
Violent communal clashes erupted in West Bengal’s Murshidabad city on Saturday night, November 16, following the display of an allegedly Islamophobic message on a neon signboard at Kartik Purnima festival pandal in the…
- Kolkata
100 cyclists rally 10 km in Kolkata demanding justice for R G Kar victim
Kolkata: Demanding justice for the woman doctor who was raped and murdered at RG Kar hospital here in August, 100 cyclists on Sunday paddled for 10 km to reach her workplace in…
- India
RG Kar case: Police prevents accused Sanjay Roy’s media interactions
Kolkata: The “sole prime accused” in the rape and murder of a junior doctor of R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital, civic volunteer Sanjay Roy, on the second day of the trial…
- India
Illegal Bangladeshi infiltration case: ED raids in Jharkhand, West Bengal
Ranchi: The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday raided multiple locations in poll-bound Jharkhand apart from West Bengal in a money laundering investigation linked to alleged illegal infiltration of Bangladeshi nationals, official sources said.…
- India
RG Kar case: Sanjay Roy accuses former Kolkata CP of conspiracy to frame him
Kolkata: Civic volunteer Sanjay Roy, who is so far the ‘sole prime accused’ in the ghastly rape and murder of a lady junior doctor of R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital in…
- India
RG Kar student attempts suicide following quarrel with roommate: Police
Kolkata: A second-year nursing student of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital allegedly tried to end her life following a dispute with her roommate in the hostel, police said on Sunday. The…
- Kolkata
Junior doctors take out rally demanding justice for RG Kar case
Kolkata: Taking out a rally in Kolkata on Saturday seeking justice for the raped and murdered medic, marking three months of the R G Kar Medical College and Hospital incident that sparked…
- India
Bengal bypolls: RG Kar dominates BJP’s line of campaigning
Kolkata: The rape and murder of a junior doctor of state-run R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital here in August, is dominating BJP’s line of campaiging for the forthcoming bypolls for six…
- India
RG Kar rape and murder horror: SC declines to transfer trial outside WB
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday remarked that it would not pass any direction to transfer the trial of the ghastly rape and murder of a junior doctor of Kolkata’s R.G.…
- India
Bengal man beaten to death over Rs 500; TMC sheltering attackers, says BJP
A 58-year-old Muslim man identified as Mohammed Johuri was beaten to death by unknown miscreants in West Bengal’s Siliguri city over a dispute involving Rs 500. The incident occurred on Thursday night…
- India
BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty draws outrage for hate speech
Former Rajya Sabha Member and Bollywood actor Mithun Chakraborty has stirred controversy in West Bengal with his inflammatory speech purportedly targeting Muslims. Speaking at a membership drive event inaugurated by Union Home…
