Mamata's close aide and TMC councillor shot dead in Malda

Trinamool Congress councillor Dulal Sarkar was shot dead by unidentified miscreants in West Bengal's Malda district on Thursday morning, the police said. Image used for representational purposes......

India presses for 'immediate ceasefire' in Sumy to evacuate citizens

India on Saturday 'strongly pressed' the Russian and Ukrainian governments through multiple channels for an immediate ceasefire in Sumy to ensure a safe passage for around 700 Indian students stuck......

'Kaliachak was was the work of criminals'

'It was planned in such a manner that it was made to look like a communal incident.' Mausam Noor, the two-time Congress MP from Maldaha Uttar (North Malda), speaks to Prasanna D Zore/Rediff.com......

What happened in Kaliachak on January 3: The MP's view

IMAGE: The scene in Kaliachak after the riot. 'My party men discouraged me from visiting Kaliachak because all kind of people were part of the mob and they feared that someone could shoot at me.'......

Mamata woos investors, says Bengal favourable for industries

Mamata Banerjee said availability of land won't be a problem in Bengal as the state government has a land bank. Ahead of assembly polls in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday......