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Return to Bengal if harassed in BJP states: Mamata to migrant workers

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday claimed that a Bengali-speaking woman and her child, who were allegedly assaulted in Delhi, were also "threatened". IMAGE: West Bengal Chief......

56 women rescued from train in Bengal; human trafficking suspected

Fifty-six young women were rescued and two persons arrested from a train at the New Jalpaiguri station in Siliguri, officials said. Photograph: Pixabay The women, aged between 18 and 31, were......

Bengal varsity paper terms revolutionaries as 'terrorists'

A controversy erupted in West Bengal after a history question paper at the state-run Vidyasagar University described Indian revolutionaries as 'terrorists,' triggering strong political reactions......

SC relief for Bengal as HC order halting OBC list put on hold

In a relief to the West Bengal government, the Supreme Court on Monday stayed the June 17 Calcutta high court decision that stalled the implementation of a revised list of Other Backward Classes.......

Normal life remains unaffected during strike, violence in Bengal

Normal life was not impacted in most parts of the country due to a nationwide strike called by several trade unions to protest against labour policies of the central government, though some......

Welfare over sops for industry: Mamata digs in ahead of polls

'The chief minister believes that the poorest of the poor have the first right on government resources.' IMAGE: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Photograph: ANI Photo Mamata Banerjee's......

'Cinema's Greatest Challenge Is Reels'

'I don't know how long cinema will survive.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Goutam Ghose Goutam Ghose is one of India's most celebrated contemporary film-makers. He has bagged multiple National Film......

When Suchitra Sen Got Upset With Dev Anand

'Suchitra Sen threatened to leave, with the film only 80 per cent complete.' IMAGE: Suchitra Sen and Dev Anand in Bombai Ka Babu. Raj Khosla made several blockbusters like CID (1956), Woh Kaun......

Bold Moves Must For Silver Screen To Sparkle Again

More screens, more films, and longer windows will convert to more people watching, assuming they know a film is releasing, points out Vanita Kohli-Khandekar. R S Prasanna's Sitaare Zameen Par......

East Bengal thrash SUFC in Durand Cup opener

IMAGE: East Bengal's Lalchungnunga scores their opening goal against South United FC in Durand Cup 2025 in Kolkata on Wednesday. Photograph: ANI Photo Former champions East Bengal drubbed......

Shami named in Bengal's probables, eyes domestic return

IMAGE: Mohammed Shami, who has played 64 Tests, 108 ODIs and 25 T20Is, hasn't featured for India since the Champions Trophy in March. Photograph: BCCI Veteran India pacer Mohammed Shami, who has......

Bengal T20: Writtick, Arjun star in Malda's stunning victory

IMAGE: Sobisco Smashers Malda's Arjun Bhardwaj hit a half-century in their win against Harbour Diamonds in the Bengal Pro T20 League Season 2 in Kolkata on Sunday. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Ex-India wicketkeeper Saha set to take up coaching

IMAGE: Wriddhiman Saha, 40, retired from first-class cricket in January this year at the end of Bengal's league stage campaign in the Ranji Trophy. Photograph: Wriddhiman Saha/Instagram Six months......

Shami's ex-wife in fresh trouble over violent land clash

IMAGE: FIR against Haseen Jahan in West Bengal. Photograph: Haseen Jahan/Instagram Haseen Jahan, the estranged wife of Indian pacer Mohammed Shami, is once again in the spotlight after a police......