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  Abhishek Banerjee to participate in TMC's protest in Delhi on Oct 3, likely to skip ED summons

  September 29, 2023 12:53 IST

  Abhishek Banerjee is likely to skip the ED summons on October 3 and participate in the TMC protest programme in the national capital on the same date.

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  Kolkata: CBI conducts searches at 6 locations in teachers' appointment scam

  September 26, 2023 22:47 IST

  The Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) was held on October 11, 2015, in which alleged ineligible candidates were appointed.

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  BJP stages protest in West Bengal over dengue outbreak, accuses TMC of 'eyewash' response

  September 26, 2023 18:02 IST

  A heated exchange ensued between BJP members and the police, leading to BJP MLAs chanting slogans against the state government, accusing it of failing to control the dengue outbreak.

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  West Bengal govt directs districts to ensure cleanliness amid rise in dengue cases

  September 25, 2023 20:44 IST

  Chief Secretary HK Dwivedi chaired a meeting with all district magistrates, the commissioner of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) and chief medical officers of health (CMOHs), on the direction of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, over the rise in dengue cases.

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  West Bengal: Fire breaks out at commercial building in Kolkata | WATCH

  September 24, 2023 23:55 IST

  West Bengal: The incident took place at Kolkata’s Central Avenue on the third floor of the commercial building.

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  West Bengal: 12-year-old girl tests positive for dengue in Kolkata, dies in hospital

  September 24, 2023 9:43 IST

  Kolkata dengue cases: The girl, identified as Dona Das, a class VII student, was suffering from a high fever for the last seven days, and was taken to the MR Bangur Hospital this morning, an official said.

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  'Tour very successful': Mamata Banerjee on return from visit to Spain, UAE

  September 23, 2023 21:56 IST

  Banerjee along with Chief Secretary HK Dwivedi and other senior officials, industrialists and representatives of three major football clubs had left for the tour of Spain and Dubai on September 12.

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  Calcutta High Court grants relief to TMC's Abhishek Banerjee, directs ED not to take coercive steps

  September 22, 2023 13:50 IST

  The Calcutta HC has provided a relief to TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee and asked the ED not to take any coercive steps in connection with its probe into the school jobs scam in West Bengal.

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  Bengal govt keen to create food hub in Kolkata: Mayor Firhad Hakim

  September 21, 2023 23:58 IST

  The mayor urged representatives of the restaurant industry and heads of major food brands to help in the creation of such a hub in Kolkata.

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  West Bengal: Suspected Nipah virus case admitted in Kolkata hospital after Kerala visit

  September 20, 2023 16:28 IST

  The man, in his mid-20s, had been working as a migrant laborer in Kerala and had initially sought medical attention at a hospital in Ernakulam after complaining of high fever.

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  West Bengal: BSF seizes 23 kg of gold from smuggler at India-Bangladesh border

  September 19, 2023 23:35 IST

  The operation was carried out by vigilant jawans from Ranaghat border outpost in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal.

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  Cattle smuggling case: Supreme Court seeks CBI response on Anubrata Mondal's bail plea

  September 18, 2023 16:05 IST

  The bench, comprising Justices Aniruddha Bose and Bela M Trivedi, has issued a notice to the CBI, requesting its reply to Mondal's plea.

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  Ganesh Chaturthi: Pandal on theme of Chandrayaan-3 built in Kolkata | Watch Video

  September 18, 2023 8:14 IST

  The pandal has been prepared in Kolkata as the city is gearing up to celebrate the Ganesh Chaturthi.

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  Netaji's brother wanted 'united Bengal' in India: Sugata Bose

  September 17, 2023 18:58 IST

  The Congress, which had won most of the general seats and some of the special interest seats, had 87 MLAs, while the Muslim League had 115 and the Hindu Mahasabha had a lone MLA representing the University of Calcutta.

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  West Bengal: BSF arrests 45 people, mostly Bangladeshis, for illegally crossing international border

  September 15, 2023 14:27 IST

  Among those arrested were 32 Bangladeshis who tried to cross the border to India and 13 Indians who tried to go to the neighbouring country illegally.

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  West Bengal: Ex-VCs demand apology and compensation from Governor over defamation

  September 15, 2023 0:05 IST

  The former vice-chancellors are demanding that Bose withdraw his statement that they had to resign as per the order of the Supreme Court because their appointments were not as per norms.

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  West Bengal: TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee appears before ED in school jobs scam

  September 13, 2023 21:57 IST

  The ED official said three of his colleagues questioned Banerjee on his role and association with ‘Leaps and Bounds,’ the company allegedly involved in the scam.

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  West Bengal: TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee appears before ED in connection with school jobs scam

  September 13, 2023 13:03 IST

  An ED official said that the TMC leader has been called to provide evidence in the school recruitment irregularities.

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  Mamata leaves for 12-day tour of Dubai, Spain after three-hour flight delay

  September 12, 2023 13:39 IST

  Mamata along with her team was scheduled to depart for an 11-day visit to Spain and Dubai from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport at 8.30 am. She will take part in business summits to attract investments to West Bengal.

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  Mamata Banerjee slams ED for summoning to TMC's Abhishek on day of I.N.D.I.A meet

  September 11, 2023 18:31 IST

  TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee claimed that the ED has sent a notice to him to appear before it on September 13, the day the first meeting of the coordination committee of the opposition bloc I.N.D.I.A will be held in the national capital.

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  Mamata Banerjee rejigs Bengal Cabinet, shifts Babul Supriyo from Tourism to IT | DETAILS

  September 11, 2023 18:06 IST

  In a ministerial reshuffle, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee shifted Babul Supriyo from the tourism department and gave him the charges of Information Technology and renewable energy.

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  West Bengal: TMC slams Governor Bose for 'confrontationist approach' after midnight letters

  September 10, 2023 20:33 IST

  TMC Rajya Sabha MP Santanu Sen accused the governor of West Bengal of sending confidential letters at midnight in a bid to curry favour with the BJP and secure a plum posting in New Delhi.

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  Jadavpur University student ragging-death: 13 arrested accused booked under POCSO Act

  September 09, 2023 11:46 IST

  A first-year student of Kolkata’s Jadavpur University died after allegedly falling from the balcony of the second floor of the main hostel.

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  West Bengal: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's grandnephew resigns from BJP

  September 06, 2023 17:57 IST

  Bose had joined the BJP in 2018 and was appointed the party's national secretary in charge of West Bengal.

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  West Bengal: 2,000 bottles of banned cough syrup seized in Nadia

  September 05, 2023 19:48 IST

  West Bengal Police arrested 3 persons who were carrying 2,000 bottles of banned cough syrup in two vehicles.

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  Mamata Banerjee joins 'President of Bharat' debate, questions what happened suddenly

  September 05, 2023 19:10 IST

  The G20 Summit, a meeting of the world's major economies, is being held in Delhi on September 9 and 10. The summit is being hosted by India, and several heads of state from across the world, including US President Joe Biden, are attending.

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  Bratya Basu accused Raj Bhavan of acting in 'dictatorial manner' after interim VCs appointment

  September 04, 2023 16:26 IST

  The governor's office has defended the move, saying that it was necessary to ensure the smooth functioning of the universities.

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  West Bengal: Man dies after falling from third floor of shopping mall near Kolkata

  September 03, 2023 19:16 IST

  West Bengal: The man, who worked in an event management company, was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was declared dead.