West Bengal
- India
WB orders fresh probe into RG Kar rape-murder victim’s cremation
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday, August 9, ordered a reinvestigation by the state police into the hurried cremation of the R.G. Kar rape and murder victim in August…
- Kolkata
Mamata attacked during visit to deceased TMC worker’s house
Kolkata: Former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee faced a hostile reception at Halisahar in North 24 Parganas district on Sunday, August 9, when protesters surrounded her vehicle, shouted ‘chor’ (thief) and…
- India
West Bengal remembers RG Kar rape-murder victim doctor
Kolkata: A two-minute silence was observed on Sunday, August 9, in all government hospitals across West Bengal in memory of the on-duty doctor who was raped and murdered at RG Kar Medical…
- Hyderabad
West Bengal native arrested with 1 kg ganja in Kachiguda
Hyderabad: Officials of the Prohibition and Excise Department’s District Task Force (DTF) arrested a man for allegedly selling narcotic substances. They also seized 1.1 kg of ganja and 2 grams of brown…
- India
Active monsoon to bring heavy downpour to Bengal districts: IMD
Kolkata: The IMD on Thursday, August 6, forecast heavy rain in some places across West Bengal till August 7 owing to an active monsoon and favourable wind pattern. Very heavy precipitation is…
- India
Not received royalties for my books this year: Mamata Banerjee
Trinamool Congress supremo and former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday alleged that since the change in regime in the state, she had stopped receiving royalties on the books penned…
- India
Protests over paper leaks: SC to hear pleas relating to police action
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday, August 3, a batch of pleas alleging police brutality during the recent protests against irregularities in exams and the NEET paper…
- India
Come to Kolkata, you are safe now: Bengal CM to Taslima Nasrin
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday, August 1, assured acclaimed Bangladeshi writer and poet Taslima Nasrin of absolute safety whenever she visits Kolkata. “I am responsible for providing you…
- India
Suvendu launches ISKCON midday meals, eggs served separately
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday, August 1, inaugurated ISKCON’s kitchen, where mid-day meals will be prepared for 44,000 students of 500 schools in the city, and said his…
- India
Exiled author Taslima Nasreen returns to Kolkata after 19 years
Kolkata: Exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen on Friday returned to Kolkata after nearly 19 years, describing the visit as an emotional homecoming to a city she still considers her own. Her arrival…
- Kerala
Kerala: Bengal man receives call from Pakistan, taken into custody
Kozhikode: A 35-year-old man from West Bengal was taken into custody in Kerala’s Beypore area on Thursday, July 30, after he allegedly received a phone call from a Pakistan-based number, police said.…
- India
Aadhaar, voter card, PAN not proof of citizenship: Calcutta HC
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court held that a person’s Aadhaar, voter identity card, Permanent Account Number (PAN), and bank account are not conclusive proof of Indian citizenship, while hearing Nasir’s case, who…
- Telangana
TN plans biryani for students, Telangana struggles to serve eggs
Hyderabad: While Tamil Nadu has put forward a proposal to introduce chicken biryani at least once a week in midday meals, children in Telangana’s government schools are struggling to keep up with…
- Hate Crime
Woman held as ‘Bangladeshi’ despite voter ID, PAN card in Bengal
Kolkata: A Muslim woman from West Bengal was allegedly detained after police and Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officials branded her as an illegal Bangladeshi despite possessing multiple government records and identification documents…
- Kolkata
Kolkata man held for burning Modi’s photo during NEET protest
Kolkata: A man has been arrested for allegedly setting fire to a photograph of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and lighting a cigarette from the flames during a protest in Kolkata against the…
