Mamata writes to Opposition to unite against BJP's 'oppressive regime'

Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee has written to all non-Bharatiya Janata Party chief ministers and opposition parties, including the Congress which her party had been attacking recently,......

Veteran CPI-M leader Shyamal Chakraborty succumbs to COVID-19

Veteran Communist Party of India-Marxist leader Shyamal Chakraborty, who was diagnosed with COVID-19, died at a hospital in Kolkata on Thursday, his party said. He was 76.   Chakraborty, an......

Centre says no nod given to rename West Bengal; Mamata writes to PM

The Centre on Wednesday informed Rajya Sabha that it has not yet given its nod to rechristen West Bengal to 'Bangla' as proposed by the state government, following which Chief Minister Mamata......

West Bengal assembly clears proposal to rename state

The state will be referred to as Bangla in Hindi and Bengal in English. The West Bengal assembly on Monday passed a resolution to change the name of the state from West Bengal to......