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Finance Commission chairman N.K. Singh talks with chief minister Mamata Banerjee as state finance minister Amit Mitra looks on during the press conference on 15th Finance Commission at Nabanna Savaghar in Kolkata on Tuesday. (Photo: Abhijit Mukherjee)Metros
Taken serious note of Bengal debt overhang'

West Bengal's total debt stood at Rs 3.40 lakh crore, which is one of the highest among states.

18 July 2018 6:05 AM IST

Former Lok Sabha MP and Communist Party of India (CPI) leader Gurudas Dasgupta on Thursday passed away in Kolkata. He was 83. (Photo: ANI)India
Veteran CPI leader Gurudas Dasgupta passes away at 83 in Kolkata

Dasgupta was the CPI's former deputy general secretary and a well-known trade unionist.

31 Oct 2019 10:49 AM IST

BJPs Bengal in-charge Kailash Vijayvargiya on Sunday slammed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and claimed that her goons are running the state of West Bengal. (Photo: ANI)India
WB CM doesn't follow Constitution: BJP leader Vijayvargiya

The meeting was scheduled to be held at the Zilla Parishad Guest House in Dhamakhali of North 24 Parganas district on...

22 Oct 2019 1:05 PM IST

I today want to assure Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Buddhist and Christian refugees, you will not be forced to leave India by the Centre. Dont believe rumours. Before NRC, we will bring Citizenship Amendment Bill, which will ensure these people get Indian citizenship, Shah said. (Photo: ANI)India
NRC to ensure country's safety, Mamata spreading lies': Amit Shah in...

We had got just 2 seats in 2014, but today, we have 18 seats. Almost 2.5 cr Bengalis have voted for us,' he said.

1 Oct 2019 4:26 PM IST

According to the resolution moved by Amit Shah, Article 370 ceases to be operative from Monday itself. (Photo: ANI)India
Amit Shah to address seminar on NRC today in Kolkata

Shah will also inaugurate a community Durga Puja besides addressing the seminar, party sources said on Monday.

1 Oct 2019 11:08 AM IST

Trinamul Congress supremo Mamata BanerjeeIndia
BJP getting paid back for its arrogance', says Mamata as TMC sweeps...

Tapan Deb Sinha of TMC won Kaliaganj seat by defeating his nearest rival Kamal Chandra Sarkar of BJP by 2,304 votes, EC...

28 Nov 2019 1:08 PM IST

The Trinamool Congress on Thursday criticised Governor Jagdeep Dhankar for his \partisan approach\ in blaming the West Bengal government for the Jadavpur University fiasco, terming it \unfortunate and shocking\ that he went to campus without informing the ruling dispensation. (Photo: File)India
Mamata Banerjee referred to me as 'tu cheez badi hai mast': WB...

In another tweet, the governor posted a video of Banerjee talking to reporters after the conclusion of the Constitution...

28 Nov 2019 12:09 PM IST

At a time when students of the Banaras Hindu University in Uttar Pradesh are up in arms over the religious identity of one of its Sanskrit teachers, a college, on the outskirts of Bengal capital, has appointed a Muslim man as an assistant professor to teach the subject. (Representational Image)India
Amid BHU protest over religious identity, Bengal college appoints...

Although the BHU authorities backed him, Khan has not been able to take classes.

22 Nov 2019 3:49 PM IST

Severe cyclonic storm Bulbul made landfall Saturday midnight between Sagar Islands of West Bengal and Khepupara in Bangladesh, hurtling northeastwards into the neighbouring country over the Sunderban delta, with two deaths reported in its wake. (Photo: File)India
2 dead as cyclone 'Bulbul' makes landfall, PM Modi speaks with WB CM...

One death each has been reported from West Bengal and Odisha due to heavy rain triggered by the storm.

10 Nov 2019 11:06 AM IST

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday wished Bollywood Superstar Shah Rukh Khan on his 54th birthday and said the state was proud to have him, as its brand ambassador. (Photo: Twitter/ Mamata Banerjee)India
'My charming brother, proud to have you brand ambassador of Bangla':...

Khan along with other big names of Bollywood will grace the opening of the 25th Kolkata International Film Festival on...

2 Nov 2019 11:50 AM IST

\Under this circumstance, I fear for my security and that of my associates. If any accident or harm happens to me or my close associates, I (will) hold Dilip Ghosh responsible for it,\ read the complaint letter by Ashoke Sarkar.India
'Afraid of losing her vote bank': Dilip Ghosh attacks Banerjee on...

Mamata Banerjee had said the BJP will not be able to bulldoze the states to enact the new law.

14 Dec 2019 10:30 AM IST

The incident happened on Thursday at the first floor of the building on Taratala Road and police said they have arrested a 19-year-old man who is a neighbour of the girl. (Representational Image)India
6-year-old locked up in bathroom in Kolkata and raped; one arrested

The man was arrested after a complaint was filed by the rape survivor's mother, a senior officer said.

7 Dec 2019 10:55 AM IST

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