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......

BSF letting in infiltrators from Bangladesh: Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday accused the Border Security Force of letting infiltrators from Bangladesh enter India and charged the BSF with trying to destabilise the......

BEWARE! High nitrate levels found in groundwater in 440 districts

High nitrate levels have been found in groundwater of 440 districts across India, with 20 per cent of the samples collected exceeding the permissible nitrate concentration, the Central Ground Water......

Liberalization: How Dr Singh Convinced Narasimha Rao

'I had to persuade him. I think he was a sceptic to begin with, but later on he was convinced that what we were doing was the right thing to do, that there was no other way out.' A revealing......

Budget 2025: What states want from Sitharaman

Finance ministers of states demanded an increase in allocation under 50-year interest-free loan scheme, while fiscally stressed states like Punjab and Kerala pitched for a special package and......

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......

Adani opts out of US funding for Colombo Port project

Billionaire Gautam Adani's group has pulled out of a loan deal with a US agency to fund a port terminal in Sri Lanka, saying it will use its own resources for the project. Image used for......

E-com fireworks in rural India this festival season

India’s e-commerce giants, led by Flipkart, Amazon, and Meesho, are making a strategic push into Tier-II and —III cities and rural regions, where demand for online shopping is surging......

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......

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......

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......

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......