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Bengal woman, 25, her teen sister and daughter found dead on railway track

India, Aug. 11 -- A 25-year-old woman and two girls, aged 7 and 14, were found dead on the railway tracks in West Bengal's Purulia district late on Sunday night, railway police said. The woman was id... Read More


CBI traces missing minor girl from Bengal in Raj, 5 arrested

Kolkata, Aug. 11 -- Five men were arrested after a minor West Bengal girl who had been missing for two years was traced to Pali in Rajasthan by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), police said. ... Read More


CBI traces girl missing from West Bengal for 2 yrs in Raj, 5 arrested

Kolkata, Aug. 11 -- Five men were arrested after a minor West Bengal girl who had been missing for two years was traced to Pali in Rajasthan by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), police said. ... Read More


RG Kar victim's mother alleges assault by police during march

Kolkata, Aug. 10 -- The mother of the trainee doctor, who was raped and murdered at the RG Kar Medical College Hospital last year, alleged on Saturday that she and her husband were roughed up by polic... Read More


'Hit me with a baton': RG Kar rape victim's mother alleges assault by Mamata's police

India, Aug. 9 -- The parents of the RG Kar Hospital rape and murder victim were allegedly injured in a clash in Kolkata on Saturday when police resorted to baton-charge to disperse protestors who were... Read More


Election Commission tells Bengal govt to suspend 4 officials by 3pm on Aug 11

India, Aug. 8 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday told the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal to suspend by 3pm on Monday the four state government officers accused of adding na... Read More


Kolkata metro corridor to get new cooling system, save 180 million litres water every year

India, Aug. 8 -- India's oldest metro corridor in Kolkata has decided to shift from traditional water-cooled chillers to air-cooled chillers, a move that would help it annually save around 180 million... Read More


Calcutta high court orders WBJEE Board to publish new merit list

India, Aug. 7 -- The Calcutta high court on Thursday directed the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination (WBJEE) Board to publish a fresh merit list of examinees, holding that the one published by the... Read More


Over 2,000 migrant workers brought back to Bengal, many still in detention camps: CM

India, Aug. 7 -- The West Bengal government has brought back more than 2,000 migrant workers, while many are still languishing in detention camps in Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled (BJP) states after bei... Read More


Mamata Banerjee threatens to expose BJP worldwide over voter deletion claims

India, Aug. 6 -- West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee said on Wednesday that she would travel to other countries and expose the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in front of the world if names of gen... Read More