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Amit Shah renews 'Sonar Bangla' pitch for 2026 Bengal polls at a central Kolkata puja pandal

India, Sept. 26 -- Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday renewed the pitch of turning West Bengal into "Sonar Bangla" if the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) comes to power in the state in 2026, while i... Read More


How West Bengal's Begunkodar station overcame haunted tag

India, Sept. 26 -- Begunkodar, a remote town in West Bengal's Purulia, got a major connectivity boost in 1965 with the opening of a railway station. But the joy for the townspeople was short-lived. Th... Read More


Major organisational changes in TMC ahead of 2026 West Bengal assembly polls

India, Sept. 26 -- Ahead of the 2026 assembly polls in West Bengal, the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) has made major organisational changes at the district level over the past month. The leadership... Read More


Kolkata rains: Puja pandals suffer damage; city life paralysed

India, Sept. 23 -- Several Durga puja pandals suffered damages as large parts of Kolkata remained submerged under rain water after heavy rains battered the city in the early hours of Tuesday. Life in... Read More


Kolkata rains: Puja pandals damaged; city life paralysed

India, Sept. 23 -- Several Durga puja pandals suffered damages as large parts of Kolkata remained submerged under rain water after heavy rains battered the city in the early hours of Tuesday. Life in... Read More


PhD research scholar found dead at IIT Kharagpur

India, Sept. 20 -- justify;">Kolkata: A first year PhD research scholar was found dead in his room at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)- Kharagpur in West Bengal on Saturday afternoon. The mec... Read More


First consignment of hilsa reaches Bengal ahead of Durga Puja

Kolkata, Sept. 18 -- Bangladesh has allowed around 1200 metric tonnes (MT) of hilsa to be exported to West Bengal this year, the first consignment of which reached the state on Wednesday.Eight trucks ... Read More


First batch of hilsa reaches Bengal ahead of Durga Puja

Kolkata, Sept. 18 -- Bangladesh has allowed around 1200 metric tonnes (MT) of hilsa to be exported to West Bengal this year, the first consignment of which reached the state on Wednesday.Eight trucks ... Read More


First consignment of hilsa reaches Bengal ahead of Durga Puja

Kolkata, Sept. 18 -- Bangladesh has allowed around 1200 metric tonnes (MT) of hilsa to be exported to West Bengal this year, the first consignment of which reached the state on Wednesday.Eight trucks ... Read More


First consignment of hilsa fish from Bangladesh reaches India, lowest since 2019

India, Sept. 17 -- Bangladesh has allowed around 1200 Metric Tonnes (MT) of Hilsa to be exported to West Bengal this year, the first consignment of which reached the state on Wednesday.Eight trucks ca... Read More