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  • bengal matinee idol dev wins from ghatal

    Bengal matinee idol Dev wins from Ghatal

    India | May 16, 2014, 06:28 PM IST

    Kolkata: Reigning Bengal matinee idol and Trinamool Congress candidate Dev Friday won Ghatal Lok Sabha seat, trouncing his opponent Santosh Rana of the Communist Party of India by a massive margin of 260,939 votes.Dev romped

  • trinamool set to sweep lok sabha polls in bengal

    Trinamool set to sweep Lok Sabha polls in Bengal

    Politics | May 16, 2014, 05:16 PM IST

    Kolkata: The CPI(M)-led Left Front is facing a rout in West Bengal winning so far only one seat while the ruling Trinamool Congress is set to sweep the Lok Sabha polls having already won 13

  • left decimated in bengal alleges massive rigging by tmc

    Left decimated in Bengal, alleges 'massive' rigging by TMC

    India | May 16, 2014, 04:42 PM IST

    New Delhi: Left parties were decimated in the Lok Sabha polls in West Bengal which they had once ruled continuously for 34 years, with CPI(M) alleging “massive rigging” by Trinamool Congress.“We are not prepared to

  • mauritius official to observe ls poll last phase in bengal

    Mauritius official to observe LS poll last phase in Bengal

    India | May 12, 2014, 09:45 AM IST

    Kolkata: A top official from Mauritius will visit the eastern metropolis during the final phase of the Lok Sabha polls in West Bengal Monday to get an insight into the management of elections, an Election

  • wb records nearly 80 pc polling amid sporadic violence

    WB records nearly 80 pc polling amid sporadic violence

    India | May 12, 2014, 08:39 PM IST

    Kolkata: The fifth and last phase of Lok Sabha polls in West Bengal today recorded 79.96 per cent turn out amid sporadic violence that left 25 persons injured – five seriously.There were long queues before

  • in bengal mamata threatens to rock delhi as modi says he

    In Bengal, Mamata threatens to 'rock Delhi' as Modi says he will deport Bangladeshi migrants

    India | May 04, 2014, 09:33 PM IST

    Ranaghat (West Bengal): Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Sunday challenged Narendra Modi to deport any resident of West Bengal and threatened to storm Delhi. "Let him touch any person, I will rock Delhi," Banerjee

  • ec failed to stop rigging violence in bengal bihar up modi

    EC failed to stop rigging, violence in Bengal, Bihar, UP: Modi

    Politics | May 04, 2014, 04:48 PM IST

    Asansol (WB): Accusing Election Commission of inaction, BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi today said the poll panel failed to check violence and rigging during elections in West Bengal, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.“I am putting

  • live no matter how often didi abuses or demean me i ll work

    LIVE: No matter how often 'Didi' abuses or demean me, I'll work for Bengal, says Modi in Bankura, Bengal

    Politics | May 04, 2014, 01:35 PM IST

    New Delhi: BJP Prime Ministerial nominee Narendra Modi today lashed out at Mamata Banerjee for abusing him. He said that no matter how often ‘didi' (Mamata) abuses him; he'll continue working for Bengal.Narendra Modi said

  • tapes of modi s speech in bengal sent to election commission

    Tapes of Modi's speech in Bengal sent to Election Commission

    India | Apr 30, 2014, 07:08 AM IST

    Kolkata: A report and tapes of the speech delivered by BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi in West Bengal where he raised questions about Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's painting being sold at an exorbitant price

  • bajaj allianz grows 16 in bengal surgical policy unveiled

    Bajaj Allianz grows 16% in Bengal, surgical policy unveiled

    Apr 22, 2014, 11:15 PM IST

    Kolkata: Private general insurer Bajaj Allianz today said the Kolkata region has grown 16 per cent in 2013-14 with a total premium of Rs 290 crore and hopes to do better this fiscal with new

  • 83 percent voter turnout in bengal phase one

    83 percent voter turnout in Bengal phase one

    India | Apr 18, 2014, 03:03 PM IST

    Kolkata: A whopping 83 percent of the electorate cast their votes in the first phase of the Lok Sabha polls in West Bengal covering four constituencies, officials said Friday.Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Alipurduar and Cooch Behar in

  • bjp hopes to upset political order in bengal

    BJP hopes to upset political order in Bengal

    India | Apr 16, 2014, 11:47 AM IST

    Kolkata: A minnow in West Bengal politics, the BJP hopes to upset all political calculation in the Lok Sabha election this time riding on a 'pro-Modi wave', deciding to contest all 42 seats on its

  • polling hours reduced in bengal s maoist hit areas

    Polling hours reduced in Bengal's Maoist-hit areas

    India | Apr 13, 2014, 07:08 AM IST

    Kolkata: Polling will end two hours early in six assembly segments of two Lok Sabha constituencies in Maoist-affected areas of West Bengal, an Election Commission official said on Saturday.In a bid to prevent any untoward

  • central forces in bengal to be more than double over 2009

    Central forces in Bengal to be more than double over 2009: CEC

    India | Apr 07, 2014, 10:12 AM IST

    Kolkata : West Bengal will get more than the double central paramilitary force personnel in the coming Lok Sabha elections compared to the 2009 poll, Chief Election Commissioner V.S. Sampath said here Sunday.Stating that the

  • bengal model is better than gujarat s claims mamata

    Bengal-model is better than Gujarat's, claims Mamata

    Politics | Apr 06, 2014, 12:07 AM IST

    Ranchi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today ridiculed BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi for ‘harping on the Gujarat-model', saying that ‘West Bengal model is better'.“What is Gujarat model? It has only 15 per

  • 244 incidents of poll related violence in bengal till now ec

    244 incidents of poll-related violence in Bengal till now: EC

    India | Apr 05, 2014, 10:11 AM IST

    Kolkata : As many as 244 incidents of violence related to poll campaigning and political rivalry have been recorded in West Bengal since the March 5 announcement of Lok Sabha elections, an Election Commission official

  • wriddhiman leads bengal s 72 victory over tripura

    Wriddhiman leads Bengal's 72-victory over Tripura

    Cricket | Apr 04, 2014, 06:54 PM IST

    Kolkata: Wriddhiman Saha continued his sparkling form as his successive half-century fashioned Bengal's 72-run win over Tripura in their East Zone league for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 tournament played at the JU second

  • bengal beat assam by 44 runs

    Bengal beat Assam by 44 runs

    Cricket | Apr 01, 2014, 04:47 PM IST

    Kolkata: Skipper Laxmi Ratan Shukla struck an unbeaten 53 to set up former champions Bengal's 44-run win over Assam in the East Zone league match for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 tournament at Eden

  • congress candidate in bengal declines to contest

    Congress candidate in Bengal declines to contest

    India | Mar 28, 2014, 05:01 PM IST

    Kolkata: In an embarrassment to the Congress, Bipin Bora, the party's candidate from West Bengal's Bardhaman-Durgapur Lok Sabha constituency, Friday said he was unwilling to be in the fray "due to personal reasons".The businessman-politician said

  • mamata facilitating bjp s growth in bengal cpi m

    Mamata facilitating BJP's growth in Bengal: CPI-M

    India | Mar 24, 2014, 07:24 AM IST

    Kolkata : Attacking the Trinamool Congress government over a host of issues, CPI-M leader Surjya Kanta Mishra Sunday accused Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of facilitating BJP's growth in West Bengal."Her government is characterised by corruption

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