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PICS: Durga Puja ends in West Bengal with idol immersion

The five-day Durga Puja festival in West Bengal ended on Wednesday with people celebrating Bijaya Dashami which marked Goddess Durga's return to her husband's home. Click NEXT to read...

'Didi' takes over the reins of West Bengal

Mamata Banerjee created history on Friday when she was sworn in as the first woman chief minister of West Bengal, after her party Trinamool Congress ended the Left Front government's 34-year-old......

EC orders out West Bengal DGP, Mumbai civic bosses

Seeking to ensure a level-playing field in the Lok Sabha elections, the Election Commission on Monday ordered the removal of home secretaries of Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Himachal......

6 BJP MLAs suspended from West Bengal assembly

Six Bharatiya Janata Party MLAs, including Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari, were suspended from the West Bengal assembly over staging protests in the House in view of unrest in Sandeshkhali.......

West Bengal civic polls pass off peacefully

Barring stray incidents of violence, West Bengal's civic polls went off smoothly, with 65 per cent turn-out. The 141-ward Kolkata Municipal Corporation was the bone of contention between......

Why Infy, Wipro will not set up campuses in West Bengal

The Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal may fail to attract information technology majors Infosys and Wipro (for its second campus in the state). And, the fact that the Union finance......

Why Ratan Tata likes West Bengal

Singur was a "great disappointment" but the Tata Group might still go to West Bengal, hints outgoing chairman of the group Ratan Tata. "It need not be Tata Motors. We have until the court decides......

Debt: West Bengal facing Greece-like tragedy

In March, euro zone finance ministers signed a second Greek bailout package, worth Euro 130 billion. Probably, taking a cue from this, West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra at a recent......

In West Bengal, culture pips welfare in fund allocation

West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra began his 2012-13 Budget speech by blaming the previous Left Front government for the dire straits of state finances. He said: "In a dozen years, debt......

KKR pads up for amusement tax sop in West Bengal

While Shah Rukh Khan, who agreed to become the brand ambassador of West Bengal in February, will not charge a penny for this, this magnanimous gesture has strengthened the case for his Indian......

The Diary Of West Bengal Review: Senseless!!

How can a film that has a character declare that secularism is an illness be taken seriously, asks Deepa Gahlot. The condition of West Bengal as well as Bangladesh is such at the moment that a......

Santosh Trophy: Services, West Bengal notch wins

IMAGE: Action from the match between West Bengal (White) and Telangana (Yellow) in Hyderabad. Photograph: AIFF Title holders Services and former champions West Bengal registered dominant victories......

Santosh Trophy: West Bengal, Kerala set to clash for glory

IMAGE: Kerala emerged 5-1 winners over Manipur. Photograph: AIFF/X West Bengal will take on Kerala in the final of the 78th National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy after......

Last-minute thriller! Bengal stun Kerala to lift 33rd Santosh Trophy!

IMAGE: Robi Hansda celebrates the winning goal. Photograph: AIFF/X West Bengal extended their supremacy in the National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy with a 1-0 win over......

Bengal beat Odisha to enter Santosh Trophy semis

IMAGE: Bengal found the equaliser at the stroke of half time through Narohari Shrestha and struck twice more via Robi Hansda (70th) and substitute Manotos Maji (90+2nd). Photograph: AIFF/X......

Santosh Trophy: Bengal beat Rajasthan to secure QF spot

IMAGE: West Bengal's Naro Hari Shreshtha celebrates with a teammate after scoring against Rajasthan. Photograph: AIFF West Bengal beat Rajasthan 2-0 to secure a spot in the quarterfinals of......

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