West Bengal

Basirhat Violence: BJP leader arrested for 'spreading fake news and creating communal trouble'

The CID arrested BJP leader Tarun Sengupta for allegedly posting fake pictures and videos on social media to instigate communal trouble in West Bengal.

Jul 12, 2017

Vice-presidential poll: Left has endorsed the same Gopalkrishna Gandhi it suspected as Bengal governor a decade ago

Gandhi had chosen to be a vocal governor and quite a few times, he had acted not to the liking of the then Left Front government. Today, Modi's BJP has made it support the same individual. Politics is fun, isn't it?

Jul 12, 2017

West Bengal: Human traffickers used to buy phone numbers of women from recharge shops

In a disturbing revelation, police found out that traffickers used to pay young men between 500-1500 rupees to eavesdrop at the recharge shop to acquire the numbers of the women.

Jul 11, 2017

Dull job market forces Bengal degree holders to apply for attendant post to handle corpses

It is not possible to stop a graduate from applying for a job that demands a minimum educational qualification of 8th standard, says West Bengal education minister Partha Chatterjee

Jul 11, 2017

West Bengal communal riots: 1 dead, Shanti Vahini on the roads as CM-Governor spat continues

A 45-year-old man injured in the communal violence that happened in Basirhat dies in a hospital in Kolkata. Yet the spat between the CM and Governor seems to continue.

Jul 6, 2017

Bengal's Baduria burns as Facebook post sparks communal fire; Centre rushes troops

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said she felt "threatened" and "humiliated" by the way the governor spoke to her "like a BJP block president" over the issue. Centre has asked for a report from the CM about the same.

Jul 5, 2017

Mamata receiving award for Kanyashree scheme

Mamata Banerjee's Kanyashree Prakalpa for girls wins UN award

Kanyashree Prakalpa seeks to improve the status and well-being of girls, specifically those from socio-economically disadvantaged families.

Jun 24, 2017

Darjeeling unrest: Gorkhas' voice getting louder for Gorkhaland

The Gorkhaland movement has received support from Gorkhas all over the world, which has made the agitation strong in Darjeeling. But why not many voice was heard in their favour?

Jun 22, 2017

Stray violence across India after loss to Pakistan in Champions Trophy 2017 final [PHOTOS]

Violence erupted across several places in India after the Boys in Blue lost to Pakistan in the final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017. Read to know what happened.

Jun 19, 2017

Mamata Banerjee, Darjeeling, West Bengal CM, Gorkhaland, Bimal Gurung

Darjeeling: Mamata Banerjee shows Gorkha Janmukti Morcha who's the boss; BJP in a spot

The chief minister's move to mobilise her government to the Hills was a masterstroke and the outsmarted Gorkha Janmukti Morcha had virtually no option but to resort to violence. But that again, made Banerjee's hands stronger.

Jun 10, 2017

Madhya Pradesh farmers' killings: Shivraj Singh Chouhan is lucky he has no Mamata in Opposition

Despite the killing of five farmers in police firing, it is unlikely that Shivraj Singh Chouhan will lose power in the state because there is virtually no Opposition to cash in on these issues.

Jun 7, 2017

Unhappy with marriage, woman cuts off husband's genitals

A woman in West Bengal has cut off the genitals of her husband because she was unhappy with her marriage. Read to know more.

May 24, 2017

West Bengal sees 7 civic polls today: Both rulers, Opposition desperate to prove a point

Even if these are civic polls, it is key from the point of view of the ruling Trinamool as Opposition parties like the Left and Congress in the plains and Gorkha Janmukti Morcha in Darjeeling hills.

May 14, 2017

West Bengal turning into hub of fake Rs. 2,000 notes: Should intelligence agencies focus on Bangladesh?

More than 1,000 fake notes of Rs. 2,000 have been seized in West Bengal in the first three months of 2017. Read to know more.

May 8, 2017

West Bengal: 2 killed, 4 injured as molten iron falls on labourers at SAIL's IISCO plant in Burnpur

Two people were killed and at least four others were injured in a freak industrial accident at IISCO Steel Plant in Burnpur in West Bengal. Read to know more.

May 6, 2017

West Bengal: 7 killed in crude bomb explosions during clashes over sand mine's control

The incident happened in Labhpur in Birbhum district. The Opposition said the ruling Trinamool's factional feud was responsible for the clashes. The TMC rubbished the charges.

Apr 21, 2017

How Mamata govt is making it easy for BJP to rise in Bengal: A report from Birbhum district

The Mamata Banerjee government has been accused of shamelessly appeasing Muslims in Bengal and though the BJP is condemning its acts in the open, it will not be unhappy within. IBT finds out the scene on the ground

Apr 19, 2017

By-elections 2017 round-up: Violence mars polling in Srinagar, 6 killed; brisk polling in Karnataka, Delhi

Clashes between protesters and security forces in Budgam resulted in six deaths, while voter turnout was only 6.5 percent.

Apr 9, 2017

CRPF, cops confiscate 1,80,000 detonators in Bengal village; incident a boost for BJP's anti-Mamata campaign?

In a re-run of the Khagragarh blast in Burdwan district in 2014, police and CRPF personnel on Wednesday, April 5, found the electronic detonators near Khabpur village in West Bengal's Birbhum district.

Apr 5, 2017

Mamata vs Modi: Didi's national agenda belies trouble at home

Although Mamata Banerjee responded to the challenge by saying TMC would target India if BJP eyed Bengal, she is concentrating on securing her party's ground in the state. Is she feeling the heat already?

Apr 3, 2017

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