Politics

Kolkata: Violence marred the fourth phase polling in Bengal with five people losing their lives even as 80.09 per cent turnout was recorded on Saturday. At least four people were killed in Sitalkuchi in Cooch Behar district after CISF allegedly...

Kolkata: At least five people were killed in North Bengal in poll-related violence even as the fourth phase recorded 33.98 per cent turnout till 1115 hours in West Bengal on Saturday. At least four people were killed in Sitalkuchi in...

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to get accelerated Corona vaccine production and inoculation with second wave of the pandemic hitting hard in the world's second most virus...

Kolkata: Twenty five per cent of the candidates contesting in the fifth phase of West Bengal assembly elections have declared criminal cases against themselves, according to a report by-poll rights group Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). The West Bengal Election...

Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday issued notice to West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee over her statement on April 3, "appealing to Muslim voters to not let their vote be...

Cooch Behar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday coined the slogan "Chalo Paltai" (let us make the change). Addressing a public meeting here, Modi said, “Didi has started a new tax in Bengal - 'Bhaipo Service Tax'! For this reason,...

Bengaluru: Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday alleged that the ideology of both BJP and RSS is 'poisonous' and the people “would die soon if they consumed it.” Speaking after participating in the birth anniversary...

Debanandapur/Chinsurah: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Monday said those who cannot pronounce ‘Sonar Bangla’ properly, cannot rule Bengal. “My youth will transform Bengal into 'Biswo Bangla' (global Bengal)," Banerjee said. Addressing public meetings today,...

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Congress has hit out at the Yogi Adityanath government over the death of 400 people in four years due to hooch poisoning and alleged that the state has been turned into a 'liquor state' against the...

Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday rejected West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee's allegations that outsiders had captured the "Boyal" polling booth in Nandigram and conducted false voting on April 1. Special observers Ajay...