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Omar Abdullah noted, There will be other attempts made in other states as well. It is an ongoing process. As we get closer to the General Elections in 2019, I am sure it will take on a greater shape. (Photo: PTI)

Opposition unity sans Congress will not succeed against BJP: Omar...

The former J&K chief minister's comments came a day after he met Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee at the state...

28 July 2018 9:55 PM IST

The crime took place on June 29. Bashir Khan, a 35-year-old realtor, was murdered by his friend Illyas son and wife over a financial row. (For representational purposes only)

Local BJP leader hacked to death in West Bengal, party blames TMC

Shaktipada Sardar, 45, the secretary of BJP Mandal committee was hacked to death by unidentified miscreants in Mandir...

28 July 2018 3:13 PM IST

Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly on Friday congratulated legendary Pakistani cricketer Imran Khan, who is poised to become his countrys prime minister after more than two decades of political struggle. (Photo: PTI / AP)

Ex-India captain Sourav Ganguly congratulates Imran Khan ahead of new...

The 1992 World Cup-winning captain led his party to power in the country's general elections.

27 July 2018 9:34 PM IST

19-year-old Rita Mudis climb to stardom started after the picture of Prime Minister Narendra Modi giving her an autograph as she was being treated at the hospital went viral. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

PM Modi's autograph turns Bengal girl celebrity, gets flooded with...

The second year student of Bankura Christian College, Rita Mudi, has received two marriage proposals in the last ten...

27 July 2018 3:50 PM IST

The ruling Trinamool Congress government placed a proposal in the state assembly to change the name of West Bengal to Bangla in all languages. (Photo: File | PTI)

West Bengal to 'Bangla': Assembly passes resolution to change name

Resolution passed by West Bengal Assembly will go to MHA and if it okays change, name of state will become 'Bangla'.

26 July 2018 1:34 PM IST

The senior ranks of the force want all four offices to be in one building and had tentatively thought of the city police headquarters at Petlaburj. (Representational Image)

4 women thrashed, stripped by mob on suspicion of child-lifting in...

Amitabha Maity, Jalpaiguri superintendent of police, said four women, aged between 20 and 50 years, were not from the...

24 July 2018 8:25 AM IST

The West Bengal Chief Minister, also exuded confidence that her party will win all the 42 Lok Sabha seats. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

At Trinamool's mega rally, Mamata Banerjee vows to dethrone BJP in...

A confident Trinamool Congress supremo said that the BJP will get less than 100 seats in the upcoming Lok Sabha...

21 July 2018 6:01 PM IST

Chandan Mitra, who quit the BJP earlier this week, is believed to be unhappy at being sidelined by the Amit Shah-Narendra Modi axis of power in the BJP. In his resignation letter, he had expressed unhappiness about some of its policies. (Photo: File | PTI)

Former BJP MP Chandan Mitra joins Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress

Along with Chandan Mitra, four Congress legislators also joined the TMC in presence of Mamata Banerjee at the party's...

21 July 2018 3:10 PM IST

Mamata Banerjee

Mamata Banerjee to unveil Trinamool's strategy for Lok Sabha polls...

Trinamool Congress' rally rally comes a day after the no-confidence motion against the Modi government was decisively...

21 July 2018 11:49 AM IST

It is learnt that Saha will have to undergo a surgery in the UK next month and that might rule him out of the tour of Australia later this year. (Photo: PTI)

Wriddhiman Saha to undergo shoulder surgery, to be ruled out for 2...

Saha was not picked for the upcoming Test series against England but the Board did not reveal the full extent of his...

19 July 2018 12:54 PM IST

Mohammed Shami is all set to play in the first three matches of the upcoming Test series against England, beginning August 1. (Photo: AP)

Court summons Mohammed Shami in cheque bounce case filed by wife Hasin...

Shami's wife Hasin Jahan accused him of abusing her mentally and physically and registered a domestic violence case...

18 July 2018 7:53 PM IST

Bandhan Bank MD and CEO Chandra Shekhar Ghosh.

Bandhan Bank Q1 net profit rises 47.5 per cent to Rs 482 crore

Bandhan bank's total deposits stood at Rs 30,703 crore as on June 30, 2018.

18 July 2018 3:53 PM IST