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Actors step aside as 'The Bengal Files' sparks debate

KOLKATA, Aug. 18 -- A day after Shantanu Mukherjee, Gopal Mukherjee's grandson, has filed a police complaint against 'The Bengal Files' director Vivek Agnihotri for allegedly distorting his grandfathe... Read More


TMC, Oppn leaders protest against 'harassment' of Bengali migrants, SIR

Kolkata, Aug. 18 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs on Monday staged a protest in Parliament complex against the alleged targeting of Bengali-speaking migrants in BJP-ruled states. TMC's Parliamentary p... Read More


Woman, lover arrested for poisoning husband

Cooch Behar, Aug. 18 -- Mathabhanga police have arrested a woman and her lover on charges of murdering her husband by poisoning him. The incident took place in Ward 5 of Mathabhanga in Cooch Behar dis... Read More


Siliguri: 3 cases of crimes against minors reported

Siliguri, Aug. 18 -- Three separate cases against minors have come to light in Siliguri and adjoining areas, leading to arrests and rescue operations by police. A 27-year-old man was arrested for all... Read More


Darjeeling Municipality orders probe into death of two youths by drowning

Darjeeling, Aug. 18 -- The Darjeeling Municipality has ordered a probe into the death of two youths in the Khongkhola pump house area in Sonada, by drowning. Incidentally, two teenagers drowned while... Read More


Leopards move to open enclosures at South Khayerbari after 14 yrs in captivity

Alipurduar, Aug. 18 -- Tourists visiting South Khayerbari will now see leopards roaming in open enclosures instead of being confined to iron cages. After spending 14 years behind bars, the big cats at... Read More


Oppn protests against SIR in Parl complex

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- Several Opposition MPs of INDIA Bloc parties held a protest in the Parliament House complex on Monday against the Election Commission's voter roll revision in Bihar. Led by Lead... Read More


LS: Govt introduces Jan Vishwas Bill 2.0

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- The government on Monday introduced a new Bill in the Lok Sabha to decriminalise as many as 288 provisions relating to minor offences under different laws with a view to promote ... Read More


SIR is 'new weapon' of 'vote chori': Rahul Gandhi

Aurangabad, Aug. 18 -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls is a "new weapon" of "vote chori" and vowed to protect the 'one person, one vote' p... Read More


TMC MPs urge Centre to disburse pending JJM funds

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- A 16-member delegation of All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) MPs on Monday appealed to Union Jal Shakti minister CR Patil to release West Bengal's outstanding amount of Jal Jeev... Read More