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Abhishek challenges BJP to cross 50-seat mark in 2026 elections

Kolkata, Aug. 28 -- Throwing an open challenge to the BJP to cross 50 seats in the 2026 Assembly elections, Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Thursday asserted t... Read More


'Bengal Files misrepresenting, state's history'

Kolkata, Aug. 28 -- Without taking his name, the Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Thursday attacked "The Bengal Files" director Vivek Agnihotri for "misrepresent... Read More


Mamata penning book on Indian PMs; set for release at next year's Book Fair

Kolkata, Aug. 28 -- Chief Minister and TMC chairperson Mamata Banerjee on Thursday announced that she is writing a memoir chronicling her personal experience with several prime ministers of India. Ban... Read More


ED questions Burdwan MLA's aunt in 'recruitment scam' case

Kolkata, Aug. 28 -- Maya Saha, aunt of Burwan MLA Jiban Krishna Saha and a councillor of Sainthia Municipality, was questioned on Thursday by Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials in connection with ... Read More


Supreme Court directs SSC to publish list of 'tainted' candidates

Kolkata, Aug. 28 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday reportedly directed the West Bengal School Service Commission (SSC) to publish on its website the list of "tainted" candidates who benefited from the ... Read More


Blue Line: Metro services partially hit

Kolkata, Aug. 28 -- During the busy morning rush on Thursday, Metro services on Blue Line faced partial disruption between Tollygunge and Shahid Khudiram stations. Commuters waiting in this stretch re... Read More


JDA sub-assistant engineer arrested over corruption, file misplacement allegations

Alipurduar, Aug. 28 -- Partha Sarathi Das, a sub-assistant engineer of the Jaigaon Development Authority (JDA), has been arrested on charges of financial corruption and misplacement of official files.... Read More


Another mortar shell recovered from Ghish River in Malbazar

JALPAIGURI, Aug. 28 -- Yet another mortar shell was recovered from the bed of the Ghish River at Odlabari in Malbazar block on Thursday, triggering panic among locals. Laborers spotted the object whi... Read More


Schoolchildren escape unhurt in bus-truck collision in Alipurduar

ALIPURDUAR, Aug. 28 -- A major accident was narrowly averted on Thursday afternoon when a school bus collided head-on with a sand-laden truck near the Sabhaganj railway flyover. Witnesses said the tr... Read More


Adani Group posts record '90,572 crore EBITDA in 12 months to June

New Delhi, Aug. 28 -- The Adani Group reported its highest-ever trailing twelve-month EBITDA of Rs 90,572 crore, driven by strong performance in its core infrastructure and clean energy businesses, al... Read More