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A teacher gives a deworming tablet to a student at a school in Hyderabad. (Photo: AP/Represnetational

Bengal: 400 children fall ill after consuming deworming pills

Moynaguri, Dhupguri, Moamari and Jalpaiguri are among the areas where students fell ill after consuming the pills.

12 Aug 2016 9:47 AM IST

Airtel, in November 2015, had commenced the implementation of Project Leap, its network transformation program, with a national investment of Rs 60,000 crore over the next three years.

Airtel launches 4G in Kharagpur, to cover 30 towns of Bengal

Airtel is the first operator to commercially launch 4G in Kharagpur, second in the state after Kolkata.

11 Aug 2016 2:43 PM IST

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8-year-old slapped by teacher in Bengal for not writing roll number...

Following the slap, the girl started bleeding from one of her ears.

5 Aug 2016 10:19 AM IST

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee (Photo: PTI)

TMC govt for name change: Bid adieu to West', it could just be Bengal

TMC leader Partha Chaterjee said a special assembly session will be convened on August 26 to discuss the name change.

2 Aug 2016 4:40 PM IST

Bengali author Mahasweta Devi. (Photo: PTI)

Mahasweta Devi's autobiography remains unfinished, lost after her...

People who were close to her say it was during this stage that she suffered a mental trauma and financial crisis.

28 July 2016 7:58 PM IST

Social activist Irom Sharmila. (Photo: AP)

Drop charges against Irom Sharmila before she ends fast: Amnesty

The 'Iron Lady' said she would end her fast on August 9 and expressed interest in joining politics.

27 July 2016 7:47 PM IST

CAB president Sourav Ganguly, whos likely to return to power uncontested at the AGM, on Tuesday took opinion from Boards former legal advisor Usha Nath Banerjee. (Photo: PTI)

Supreme Court verdict: CAB may postpone AGM

With less than two weeks to go for the AGM, the verdict has landed CAB in a dilemma as it may end the hopes of its...

20 July 2016 11:24 AM IST

President Pranab Mukherjee with West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee. (Photo: PTI)

Mamata, Pranab survive scare after car from their convoy falls off in...

It is reported that five security personnel of President's, who were in the first escort, are among the six injured in...

15 July 2016 9:10 PM IST

The ISIS suspects were not even clear about the topography of Anantapur and the lodge. (Representational image)

'Unemployed youth, mostly Muslims, being roped in by IS in Bengal...

Handlers, who supervise one to two districts, keep a tab on educated but unemployed youth including girls, says CID...

11 July 2016 2:44 PM IST

Zakir Naik is accused of making hate speeches on his television channel. (Photo: YouTube screenshot)

BJP calls for restricting Zakir Naik's Peace TV broadcast

In a letter to Kolkata Police Commissioner, BJP alleged that Peace TV was being broadcast illegally.

10 July 2016 9:46 AM IST

Sourav Gangulys fans also celebrated his birthday at the Behala residence of the Prince of Kolkata by cutting cakes. (Photo: PTI)

Anil Kumble, Sehwag wish birthday boy Sourav Ganguly

Former India skipper and CAB president turned 44 today.

8 July 2016 2:05 PM IST

A 40-year-old woman cheated around 50 people in the name of chit funds and fled with Rs 1.2 crore from her house in Malakpet. (Representational image)

Chit funds resurface in Bengal under garb of agricultural schemes

Potato and other agricultural schemes offer investors guaranteed return of 20-100% on their investment within a fixed...

29 Jun 2016 11:18 AM IST