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West Bengal BJP released photographs of state Finance Minister Amit Mitra with founder of Gitanjali Gems Mehul Choksi who is on the run in the Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case. (Photo: Twitter | @DilipGhoshBJP)

'Comment didi?': BJP mocks Mamata Banerjee over her minister's pics...

The pictures were tweeted by WB BJP chief with a post that those were of Bengal Global Business Summit organised in...

20 Feb 2018 1:22 PM IST

A week after minor tribal girl was allegedly gang-raped by four unidentified miscreants at a forest in Koraput district, a similar incident has come to fore, this time in Ganjam district.

WB: Class 12 girl gangraped by friends at birthday party; 3 arrested

The incident happened on Tuesday night when the victim's boyfriend called her at his uncle's house.

15 Feb 2018 8:23 AM IST

In issues like pensions and ration, MDOs and civil supplies officers are being targeted by RTG personnel. (Representational image)

LTCG will not impact NPS: PFRDA chairman

The total NPS corpus is currently at Rs 2.25 lakh crore from a base of two crore subscribers.

14 Feb 2018 12:20 PM IST

WB first state to opt out of Modicare', Mamata says 'won't pay for it'

Addressing a rally in WB, Mamata said the state will not 'waste' its hard-earned resources to contribute its share to...

14 Feb 2018 8:55 AM IST

Heaping praise on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her simplicity despite being such a popular leader, Hardik Patel said he has learnt a lot during their Friday night meeting in Kolkata. (Photo: Twitter//@HardikPatel_)

If Modi returns to power, country will see President's rule, says...

Hardik Patel said, 'All parties must come together to fight the power who are trying to divide the country.'

11 Feb 2018 8:28 AM IST

Equating West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee (R) to Indias former prime minister Indira Gandhi, PAAS chief Hardik Patel (L) said he has never seen such a feisty leader. (Photo: Twitter | @HardikPatel_)

Will campaign for Mamata Banerjee in 2019 polls, join TMC if needed:...

'Hardik is like my younger brother. He has a very good sense of politics and he is very sensitive too,' Mamata Banerjee...

10 Feb 2018 12:16 PM IST

Parents staged protests in front of the school, alleging that the school did not take any lessons from the G D Birla incident and no special security was arranged for the students. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

After uproar, Kolkata teacher detained for sexually assaulting Class 2...

Protesting parents got into a brawl with the police and injured two on-duty officers of the local police station.

9 Feb 2018 2:27 PM IST

Dissenting BJP leader and former Union finance minister Yashwant Sinha also criticised the Finance Bill, saying the government was making several amendments through it, which should not have been the case. (Photo: PTI)

Arun Jaitley did not apply his mind to budget, says Yashwant Sinha

BJP leader and former Union finance minister Yashwant Sinha also criticised Jaitley for being dismayed with the role of...

7 Feb 2018 8:03 AM IST

The Indian Coast Guard station in Haldia received an immediate medical evacuation request from the master of a Panama registered merchant vessel Yan Dun Jiao-I which was about 64 nautical miles south of the Sagar Island in South 24 Parganas on Saturday. (Photo: DC)

ICG rescues ill Chinese mariner in Bay of Bengal despite sour...

The ill mariner was given first-aid by the ICG medical team on board the merchant vessel.

4 Feb 2018 8:44 PM IST

: Cricket legends Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly on Saturday emphasised on smooth transition of the Under-19 World Cup winning players, who impressed with their discipline and controlled aggression during their victorious campaign.(Photo: AFP)

Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly praise Prithvi Shaw's men post World...

India defeated Australia by eight wickets to clinch their fourth U-19 World Cup title.

3 Feb 2018 7:10 PM IST

Angry locals also set at least three buses on fire in anger. (Photo:

2 college students run over in Kolkata, mob torches buses, pelt stones

A bus reportedly jumped signal at Chingrighata crossing on the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass, killing the two youth.

3 Feb 2018 2:38 PM IST

The bypolls were necessitated following the deaths of Sultan Ahmed, TMC MP from Uluberia Lok Sabha constituency in Howrah district, and Madhusudan Ghose, Congress MLA from Noapara assembly seat in North 24 Parganas district. (Photo: File/PTI)

TMC sweeps Bengal bypolls, BJP takes 2nd spot, Congress biggest loser

In the Uluberia seat, TMCs's Sajda Ahmed defeated BJP's candidate Anupam Mallik by over 4.5 lakh votes.

1 Feb 2018 7:17 PM IST