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Winter Bows Out Early; Heat Tightens Grip on Bengal

Kolkata, Feb. 11 -- Kolkata and several districts of South Bengal are set to witness the end of this season's brief winter spell, with temperatures already showing a steady upward trend. According to ... Read More


Top BJP leader named, says TMC, flags protection from Delhi

Kolkata, Feb. 11 -- After the Enforcement Directorate (ED), Monday, arrested two coal traders - Kiran Khan and Chinmoy Mondal in connection with coal smuggling cases, Trinamool Congress (TMC) spokespe... Read More


Bongaon: Only 59K attend SIR hearings out of 2.17L

Kolkata, Feb. 11 -- The BJP had attempted to reassure the Matua community that there was no cause for concern if the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) was implemented in West Bengal. However, these ass... Read More


TMC flays BJP over Bhupender Yadav's DA remarks, 'unkept promises'

Kolkata, Feb. 11 -- After Union minister Bhupender Yadav on Wednesday targeted Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the dearness allowance (DA) issue, accusing her government of acting against i... Read More


No-confidence motion against Om Birla: 'Flaws' found in Opposition notice seeking LS Speaker's removal

New Delhi, Feb. 11 -- "Flaws" have been found in the notice submitted by opposition MPs to remove the Lok Sabha speaker from office, with Om Birla directing the secretariat to amend the "defective" no... Read More


Ranveer Singh defends his Don 3 exit amid compensation row with Farhan Akhtar, cites SRK and Baiju Bawra

India, Feb. 11 -- Ranveer Singh has been making headlines for his row with Farhan Akhtar after he exited the highly awaited film Don 3. The makers asked Ranveer for the compensation of Rs. 40 crore an... Read More


Three Malda workers 'assaulted in Odisha over B'deshi suspicion'

Malda, Feb. 11 -- Three migrant workers from West Bengal's Malda district have alleged that they were assaulted and threatened in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district after being branded "Bangladeshi." The... Read More


TMC blames SIR process for Howrah priest's death

Kolkata, Feb. 11 -- "Another name etched into the blood-stained ledger," the Trinamool Congress said, alleging that the death of a Howrah temple priest was linked to distress over errors in the electo... Read More


Bengal to auction over 9 acres in Digha for hotel projects

Kolkata, Feb. 11 -- The West Bengal government has floated two separate e-auctions to allot more than nine acres of land in Digha for development of hotels and commercial infrastructure, in a move aim... Read More


Poster accuses BJP's Ghatal MLA of liquor, job scam; TMC flags infighting

Kolkata, Feb. 11 -- Posters accusing BJP Ghatal MLA Sital Kapat of siphoning off crores of rupees through liquor licences and job allocations surfaced at a party office in the district, triggering a f... Read More