Kolkata | A prominent doctor who is also a minister in the West Bengal government, on Friday explained that the injury that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee got on her forehead at her residence on Thursday was a result of a fall she suffered after becoming unconscious. While explaining the incident the minister said the Trinamool […]
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Yusuf Pathan, Kirti Azad and multiple cine-personalities add glamour to Trinamool’s LS list
Kolkata | As Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee announced the name of former cricketer Yusuf Pathan as party’s candidate from Baharampur constituency of West Bengal for Lok Sabha elections, there was a pin-drop silence for a moment at the mega rally at Brigade Parade Ground in Central Kolkata on Sunday. The very next moment, […]
Former judge of Calcutta High Court joins BJP, said – “My only aim is to ….”
Kolkata | Former judge of the Calcutta High Court, Abhijit Gangopadhyay after officially joining the BJP on Thursday, said that his prime aim was to fight against the corrupt West Bengal government. “I have joined a national party which is headed by personalities like PM Narendra Modi and HM Amit Shah. I just want to […]
Calcutta HC judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay to resign, said – If I join any political party……”
Kolkata | Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay, Calcutta High Court judge, has announced that he will resign on Tuesday. Justice Gangopadhyay has been handling sensitive cases in the state like cash-for- school job case. In an interview with a vernacular channel on Sunday, he said he would forward his resignation to President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday. The […]
Rear windscreen of Rahul Gandhi’s vehicle in Nyay Yatra smashed
Kolkata | The second phase of the Congress’ Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra from Malda District in West Bengal on Wednesday started on a sour note as the rear windscreen of Rahul Gandhi’s vehicle was smashed as the rally was passing through Dewanganj area in the morning. State Congress leaders have claimed that in all probability […]
Nyay Yatra enters West Bengal, Rahul Gandhi flies back to Delhi
Kolkata | Just a few hours after Congress’ Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra entered West Bengal from the neighbouring Assam on Thursday morning, party leader Rahul Gandhi decided to fly back to Delhi in the afternoon. Rahul Gandhi left for the national capital in a special flight. Although the exact reason behind the Congress leader flying […]
Ahead of Lok Sabha polls, Mamata Banerjee takes this major decision, likely to affect I.N.D.I.A bloc
Kolkata | Making the intention clear again for Trinamool Congress to contest alone in West Bengal in the Lok Sabha polls this year, party supremo and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said that she has made up her mind on these lines since Congress leadership rejected all her proposal in the grand opposition I.N.D.I.A. […]
Tension at Jadavpur University over live screening of Pran Pratishtha ceremony of Ram Temple at Ayodhya
Kolkata | Tension was prevailing within the campus of Kolkata’s iconic Jadavpur University (JU) over the live-screening of the Pran Pratishtha ceremony at Ram Temple in Ayodhya on Monday. The tension started after a group of students of the university affiliated to the Left-wing union started protesting the live screening of the Pran Pratishtha event […]
Man in Bengal arrested for raping minor, sharing video with victim’s mother
Kolkata | A man was arrested in West Bengal’s industrial township of Durgapur on Friday on charges of first raping a minor girl and subsequently sharing the video of the heinous act with some people, including the victim’s mother. After watching the video shared from the mobile phone of the accused, the victim’s mother registered […]
Businessman killed in broad daylight shootout in Bengal’s Kulti
Kolkata | A businessman, who was also a moneylender was killed on Wednesday morning at Kulti near the industrial township of Asansol in West Burdwan district of West Bengal. Witnesses said that on Wednesday morning, the victim identified as Shambhunath Mishra (55), went to a tea shop close to his residence in Kulti’s Chinakuri area. […]