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Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the winners of National Bravery Awards for children 2016. (Photo: Twitter)

Schoolgirls help bust cross-border human trafficking racket, win...

Shivani Gond, 17, and Tejasweeta Pradhan, 18, will be honoured by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

17 Jan 2017 8:26 AM IST

Chaotic scene after a stampede at a jetty at Kochuberia in West Bengals South 24 Parganas district on Sunday. (Photo: PTI)

6 killed in stampede in Kolkata

State government has denied any such incidents of stampede and attributed the deaths to heart attack. and excessive...

16 Jan 2017 1:29 AM IST

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor. (Photo: PTI)

Jallianwala Bagh centenary a 'good time' for British to apologise:...

Shashi Tharoor wants Britain to say sorry for all wrongs committed during the Raj.

16 Jan 2017 1:26 AM IST

West Bengal BJP vice-president Jay Prakash Majumdar. (Photo: Facebook)

Bengal BJP vice-president remanded in police custody, alleges...

The BJP leader, while coming out of the court, questioned the authenticity of the complainant and claimed a conspiracy...

15 Jan 2017 6:16 PM IST

West Bengal BJP vice-president Jay Prakash Majumdar. (Photo: Facebook)

Bengal BJP vice-president arrested for cheating teacher's exam...

Majumdar's arrest comes as a blow to the BJP which has been training its guns on the ruling Trinamool Congress over...

14 Jan 2017 9:25 PM IST

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee speaks at a state-level teachers convention in Kolkata. (Photo: PTI)

Mamata Banerjee dares CBI to arrest her and all TMC MPs and MLAs

Banerjee alleged that to support a few big business houses, the Modi govt has brought disaster for the country.

13 Jan 2017 7:48 PM IST

RSS sarsanghachalak Dr Mohan Bhagwat and general secretary Bhaiyyaji Joshi will take part. (Representational image)

Calcutta HC allows RSS to hold rally in Kolkata tomorrow

HC directed that the programme be held, subject to some restrictions including a cap of 4,000 on the number of...

13 Jan 2017 5:11 PM IST

Sourav Ganguly has filed a complaint with the police, about the death threat, which he received at his Behala residence in Kolkata. (Photo: PTI)

One arrested for sending death threat letter to Sourav Ganguly

Ganguly had received the death threat letter via post on January 7 asking him not to attend a programme in West...

13 Jan 2017 4:39 PM IST

Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly, who was reported to be in contention of BCCIs presidents post, is currently the president of the Cricket Association of Bengal. (Photo: PTI)

Sourav Ganguly rubbishes reports of his resignation as CAB chief

The Lodha panel had made it clear that the CAB president will have to serve a 3-year cooling off period before taking up...

13 Jan 2017 10:32 AM IST

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat. (Photo: PTI)

Kolkata police deny permission for RSS rally

RSS state unit spokesperson Jishnu Basu told reporters that they would move the court on Friday.

13 Jan 2017 2:19 AM IST

The other three injured persons were undergoing treatment. (Representational image)

West Bengal: 2 Trinamul workers shot dead

They were rushed to hospital but declared dead on arrival.

12 Jan 2017 1:18 AM IST

Sourav Ganguly has filed a complaint with the police, about the death threat, which he received at his Behala residence in Kolkata. (Photo: PTI)

Death threat letter: Sourav Ganguly files police complaint

Ganguly had received the death threat letter via post addressed to his Behala residence on January 7.

11 Jan 2017 11:07 AM IST