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Voter list manipulation: EC orders FIRs against five poll officials

Kolkata, Jan. 2 -- The Election Commission of India on Friday directed the concerned District Electoral Officers (DEOs) to lodge FIRs against five election-linked personnel-two Electoral Registration ... Read More


Aniket Mahato quits WBJDF trust board over 'non-transparent functioning'

Kolkata, Jan. 2 -- Junior doctor Aniket Mahato, one of the prominent faces of the movement seeking justice for the RG Kar Medical College incident, has resigned from the Board of Trustees of the West ... Read More


ED attaches Rs 3.6 cr worth of properties of Chandranath Sinha, family

Kolkata, Jan. 2 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) attached properties of the state Correctional Services minister Chandranath Sinha and his family in connection with the teachers' recruitment corrup... Read More


Alipurduar: Abhishek to interact with about 61 tea garden workers

Alipurduar, Jan. 2 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee will visit Alipurduar on Saturday to participate in the party's "Abar Jitbe Bangla" programme. As part of th... Read More


Indo-Bangla border: 9 B'deshi nat'ls, including minor, detained

BALURGHAT, Jan. 2 -- The Border Security Force (BSF) detained nine Bangladeshi nationals, including five women and a minor girl, near the Indo-Bangladesh border in South Dinajpur district on Thursday,... Read More


Youth held for impersonating Army personnel gets bail

Siliguri, Jan. 2 -- The youth, Bhavesh Ghatani, who was arrested for impersonating army personnel, from a shopping mall in Matigara has been granted bail. No incriminating information was recovered fr... Read More


Sustained commitment: 'State govt boosts funding for book fairs'

Raiganj, Jan. 2 -- Highlighting the West Bengal government's sustained financial commitment to promoting reading culture, State Minister for Mass Education Extension zand Library Services Siddiqullah ... Read More


India's mfg sector activity falls to 2-yr low in December: PMI

New Delhi, Jan. 2 -- India's manufacturing sector activity witnessed the weakest improvement in the sector in two years in December on account of softer expansions in new orders, prompting firms to li... Read More


Sensex soars 573 pts powered by gains in metal & banking stocks

Mumbai, Jan. 2 -- Equity benchmark index Nifty hit its lifetime peak before closing 182 points higher on Friday, and the BSE Sensex jumped 573 points, powered by strong buying in power, banking and me... Read More


After BJP win, Modi says Kerala is ready to break LDF-UDF hold

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan. 1 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi has lashed out at rival Kerala blocs--the LDF and the UDF for playing a "fixed match" in the state and said it was going to come to an end po... Read More