Don't fall for riot provocation, Mamata warns on Eid

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday urged people not to fall for provocations that could fuel communal riots and stressed that her government would stand with the residents,......

Opposition walks out of RS over debate on duplicate voters

Opposition parties, including the Congress and the Trinamool Congress, on Monday walked out of the Rajya Sabha after their demand for a discussion on the Election Commission's alleged lapses in......

130 Dalit families allowed temple entry in Bengal after 3 centuries

Breaking the shackles of caste-based discrimination, practiced in a rural pocket of West Bengal for nearly three centuries, representatives of 130 Dalit families for the first time set foot inside......

Internet suspended, 34 held after communal clashes in Bengal's Mothabari

Thirty-four people were arrested and internet services suspended in the Mothabari area and surrounding regions of West Bengal's Malda district after clashes between two communities took place a day......

No 51% FDI in retail in West Bengal: Mamata

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Monday the state government will not allow implementation of 51 per cent Foreign Direct Investment in retail sector in the state. "We will not......

IIM duo to intern with Trinamool Congress

In the run-up to the Assembly elections in West Bengal, Trinamool Congress will take as interns two students of the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta to reach out to the youth in the state.......

Have You Heard About The Potato Crisis?

Amid the political blame game over Bengal's potato ban, which led to shortages in Jharkhand and Odisha, Uttar Pradesh farmers are the unlikely winners. IMAGE: Farmers harvest potatoes in the......

How could West Bengal's economy be revived?

The 33 years of Left rule has left West Bengal in a state of economic disrepair. Observers point out that industries in West Bengal have died or run away, the condition of the poor in the state......