The West Bengal Assembly in July 2018 had unanimously passed a resolution to change the state's name to 'Bangla'.
24 Jul 2019 7:07 PM
Nityanand Rai, MoS (Home), denied in the Rajya Sabha that Centre has cleared name 'Bangla' for West Bengal as proposed by the state govt.
03 Jul 2019 3:19 PM
Bengal has been wracked by political violence before and after the Lok Sabha polls. Assembly polls are due in the state in 2021.
28 Jun 2019 6:55 AM
Resolution passed by West Bengal Assembly will go to MHA and if it okays change, name of state will become 'Bangla'.
26 Jul 2018 1:39 PM