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In BJP's 'double engine' rule, women's screams vanish into silence: Trinamool

Kolkata, Aug. 13 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Wednesday criticised the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government over women's safety, following the alleged kidnapping and rape of a 21-year-old sp... Read More


Abhishek again demands dissolution of Lok Sabha if EC goes ahead with SIR

Kolkata, Aug. 13 -- Continuing his criticism against the Election Commission's (EC) move for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, senior Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Abhishek Ba... Read More


TMC to intensify organisational strengthening at booth level

Kolkata, Aug. 13 -- The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has drawn up a strategy to intensify organisational strengthening at the booth level, with particular emphasis on booths where it fell behind in previo... Read More


Veteran Bengali actress Basanti Chattopadhyay passes away

KOLKATA, Aug. 13 -- The Bengali entertainment industry has bid farewell to veteran actress Basanti Chattopadhyay, who passed away on Tuesday at the age of 88. Her final on-screen appearance was in the... Read More


State orders daily prime time screening of Bengali movies in all theatres

KOLKATA, Aug. 13 -- Just ahead of Independence Day, the Bengali film industry has received one of its most prized gifts from Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. A long-time champion of Tollywood, the CM h... Read More


Heavy rain wreaks havoc in North Bengal

New Delhi, Aug. 13 -- Continuous overnight downpour has brought large parts of Jalpaiguri, Alipurduar and Cooch Behar districts to a standstill. Rising river levels have submerged municipal areas, flo... Read More


Row in Maha as allies BJP, NCP divided over meat sale ban on Aug 15

Mumbai, Aug. 13 -- Ruling allies BJP and NCP spoke in different voices after nearly half-a-dozen civic bodies in Maharashtra ordered closure of meat shops and abattoirs on Independence Day, while Chie... Read More


'Sipping tea with dead': Rahul's dig at Election Commission

New Delhi, Aug. 13 -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said he had a unique experience of having tea with some "dead" voters from Bihar and thanked the Election Commission for it. A group of... Read More


Calcutta HC directs release of man held at Indo-Bangla border

Kolkata, Aug. 13 -- The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed that a Murshidabad resident, detained by the Border Security Force (BSF) at the India-Bangladesh border earlier this week, be released... Read More


Impact of US tariffs not to last more than six months: CEA Nageswaran

Mumbai, Aug. 13 -- Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran on Wednesday said US tariffs-related challenges will dissipate in the next one or two quarters, and urged the private sector to do more a... Read More