West Bengal

Threat to woman officer: Akhil Giri resigns from Bengal cabinet

West Bengal Minister of State in charge of the correctional services department (independent charge) Akhil Giri, on Monday, submitted his resignation from the cabinet.

Aug 5, 2024

BJP slams Bengal govt for 'failing' to accord financial support to sports personalities

BJP on Tuesday slammed the Mamata government for allegedly failing to accord recognition and financial support to sports personalities in West Bengal.

Jul 16, 2024

Bengal school job case: CBI grilling staff of OMR sheet producing agency

CBI officials on Tuesday began interrogation of the employees of S Basu & Company, the outsourced agency responsible for providing and preserving the Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) sheets used in the examination for recruitment of teachers in West Bengal government schools in 2017.

Jul 16, 2024

Victory in Bengal bypolls equally significant as LS results: Mamata Banerjee

Trinamool Congress' spectacular victory in the bypolls to all the four Assembly constituencies in West Bengal is equally significant as the party's spectacular results in the recent Lok Sabha polls in the state

Jul 13, 2024

Supreme Court says West Bengal's plea against CBI probes without State Govt's nod is 'maintainable'

The Supreme Court on Wednesday held that the suit filed by West Bengal against the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), for allegedly proceeding with probes and filing FIRs in cases of post-poll violence without getting the state government's nod as required under the law, is maintainable.

Jul 10, 2024

Bengal bypolls: 34 in fray for four Assembly seats

The fate of 34 candidates will be sealed on Wednesday in the bypolls to four Assembly constituencies in West Bengal.

Jul 9, 2024

Nursing student from Bengal dies by suicide in Bengaluru

A nursing student from West Bengal allegedly died by suicide in her hostel room in Bengaluru.

Jul 8, 2024

Woman, minor son burnt to death in Bengal's Birbhum

A woman and her four-year-old son were reportedly burnt to death in Notungeet village in West Bengal's Birbhum district on Friday by some unknown people.

Jul 5, 2024

PM Modi raises Bengal flogging incident, slams Oppn's 'selective politics' on women atrocities

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, replying to the Motion of Thanks on President's Address in the Rajya Sabha, hit out at the Opposition over its 'selective politics' on atrocities against women and termed it a matter of concern.

Jul 3, 2024

Another Kangaroo Court surfaces in Bengal, victim dies by suicide

After the Chopra and Cooch Behar cases, reports of another Kangaroo Court surfaced in West Bengal on Tuesday, where the victim, a woman, died by suicide.

Jul 2, 2024

ED identifies 1,000 rice & wheat mills in Bengal ration distribution case

Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials, who are probing the ration distribution case in West Bengal, have prepared a list of around 1,000 rice and wheat mills which were directly or indirectly involved in the scam.

Jun 27, 2024

Mamata Banerjee slams Bengal Guv over delay in oath ceremony of 2 Trinamool MLAs

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday launched a scathing attack against Governor C.V. Ananda Bose for the delay and confusion over the swearing-in ceremony of two newly elected Trinamool Congress legislators.

Jun 27, 2024

Kanchanjungha Express hit by goods train in West Bengal

The Sealdah-bound Kanchanjungha Express collided with a goods train on Monday between New Jalpaiguri and Rangapani stations in West Bengal.

Jun 17, 2024

ED confiscates more properties linked to TMC leader Partha Chatterjee in cash-for-school job case in West Bengal

Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials have confiscated some property forms of land plots or residential houses indirectly or jointly held by former West Bengal education minister and Trinamool Congress secretary general Partha Chatterjee, who is currently in judicial custody for his alleged involvement in the multi-crore cash-for-school job case.

Jun 14, 2024

UP, West Bengal and Maharashtra: States where Exit Polls went far, far off the mark

Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and West Bengal have overturned the Exit Poll predictions by huge margins. Take a look.

Jun 4, 2024

Cyclone Remal: Met Dept issues alert in Bihar

Bihar Met Department has issued an alert as cyclone Remal is expected to hit the coastal areas of West Bengal on Sunday

May 26, 2024

Despite violence, Bengal records 36.88% voting in 8 seats by noon

Brisk polling for eight Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal was witnessed on Saturday taking the voting percentage to 36.88 in the first four hours till 11 a.m.

May 25, 2024

15.85% turnout in first two hours in West Bengal

Around 15.85 per cent polling was recorded till 9 a.m. as voting is underway in four Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal.

May 7, 2024

EC removes West Bengal's acting DGP Rajeev Kumar, appoints Vivek Sahay to post [details]

Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Vivek Sahay will be the new Director General of Police in West Bengal, succeeding acting DGP Rajeev Kumar, whose removal was ordered by the Election Commission of India earlier on Monday.

Mar 18, 2024

Sandeshkhali Case: Sheikh Shahjahan finally arrested by West Bengal police

The alleged mastermind of the Sandeshkhali attack Sheikh Shahjahan has been arrested by the state police ending the 55-day row

Feb 29, 2024