Kolkata

Charred bodies of the eight people were recovered from Bogtui village in Rampurhat police station area of the district, hours after the murder of a local TMC leader.

Nikhat Zareen booked her place in the Asian Games and World Championships after a historic gold at the 73rd Strandja Memorial Tournament

Eleven rooms of the guest house were damaged in the fire, an officer said.

The High Court also directed the state government to submit a detailed affidavit within two weeks of its decision to shut down the internet.

The West Bengal government will temporarily suspend internet services to curb cheating in the Madhyamik examination starting today.

In case of uncertainties, probabilities are not known, while in case of risk, probabilities are known, said Debroy, also the chairman of the economic advisory council to the prime minister.

A section of students of Visva Bharati University barged into the registrar's office and launched a sit in demanding the immediate reopening of hostels, forcing the suspension of all classes.

An unsigned and undated notice, bearing the school education department's name, surfaced on social media recently, stating that the government, as part of its expansion plans, intended to operationalise schools through a PPP model.

The decision was taken at the first meeting of the newly formed National Working Committee – TMC’s top decision-making body – which was held at CM Banerjee’s Kalighat residence in Kolkata on Friday.

BJP state president Sukanta Majumdar alleged that while widespread rigging took place during the polls on Saturday.

Ananta Maharaj’s invitation assumes political significance as he is an important influencer among the powerful Rajbongshi community of the state. Around 30% of North Bengal vote, covering 54 assembly seats, is with the Rajbongshis (the original bhoomiputr...

According to police sources, on January 20, an SBI customer lodged a complained at Parnashree police station in Kolkata, alleging Rs 20 lakh had disappeared from his bank account.

Adhikari pointed out that last year, months ahead of the assembly polls, then leader of opposition Abdul Mannan was an invitee to the Republic Day parade.

West Bengal Madhyamik Board aspirants will receive the test paper for free from their schools. The process of distributing it in different districts has already been completed, said WB Board.

Interestingly, both parties are also mocking each other about the infighting.

The Guwahati-Bikaner Express 15633 started from Bikaner in Rajasthan and was heading to Guwahati in Assam via Patna when 12 coaches derailed near Maynaguri in Jalpaiguri district at around 5.15 pm on Thursday.