Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee ripped into the BJP today, accusing the Centre of being a government of "rioters, bluffers and looters".
The Trinamool Congress on Wednesday evening released its manifesto for the 2024 Lok Sabha election and focused - as other members of the INDIA opposition bloc have - on vowing to repeal changes to the citizenship law if it comes to power.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee went head-to-head today over Ram Navami celebrations to take place in Howrah on Wednesday - a year after large-scale violence in the district.
The NIA has detained two key suspects in the Rameswaram Cafe blast case after tracing their movements across multiple states.
BJP MP Khagen Murmu has waded into a controversy over a video from his campaign trail showing him kissing a woman on her cheeks. Sharing screengrabs from the viral video, the Trinamool has accused the BJP leaders of being anti-women.
Days after a National Investigation Agency (NIA) team faced stiff resistance during a raid in West Bengal, the Calcutta High Court today pulled up the state police over an FIR it filed against an officer of the central probe agency.
Ahead of the seven-phase Lok Sabha election in West Bengal, the Election Commission of India (EC) has decided to rush 100 additional companies of central paramilitary forces to the state.
Hitting out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's poll mantra for this Lok Sabha election, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said "Modi ki guarantee" means all Opposition leaders will be in jail after June 4, when poll results are out
The arrest of two Trinamool Congress leaders by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in a 2022 blast case has sparked a heated exchange between the Mamata Banerjee-led party and the BJP.
A team of the anti-terror agency National Investigation Agency (NIA) was attacked during a raid in Bengal's East Midnapore district this morning.
Cooch Behar, the crucial north Bengal district, became subject to strong opposing political views today as Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi held rallies within 30 km of each other.
Bengal's northern region will be the first to vote on April 19 as the general elections begin in the country. But weeks before the election, a massive storm has hit the region, blowing away homes and disrupting thousands of lives.
Trinamool leader Mahua Moitra is likely to skip summons issued by Directorate of Enforcement (ED) to question her in connection with a foreign exchange violation case today. The probe agency sent a third summons to the West Bengal leader on Wednesday
Among the most-watched Lok Sabha contests in Bengal this time is the fight for Tamluk seat, where the BJP has fielded former Calcutta High Court judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay and the Trinamool has chosen its young leader Debangshu Bhattacharya
The BJP named 18 of Odisha's 21 lok Sabha seats on Sunday, after its seat sharing talks with the state's ruling Biju Janata Dal fell through.
An imposter masquerading as a high-rank army officer tried to enter Fort William, Indian Army's Eastern Command headquarters in Kolkata. However, his attempt was foiled when he couldn't write down his particulars in the officer's entry register.
If there was an award for glitz quotient in announcing Lok Sabha poll candidates, Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress would be a clear winner.
Mahua Moitra, expelled from the Lok Sabha three months ago, has been fielded again by Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress in what is seen as a message of defiance to the BJP.
The Trinamool launched a fresh "outsider" attack on the BJP in a new campaign ahead of the national elections and accused their leaders of resorting to "catcall" Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
Former Team India cricketer Yusuf Pathan is the Trinamool's Lok Sabha polls candidate from Baharampur, which is currently held by Congress's Adhir Ranjan Choudhary.
The Trinamool Congress will launch its 2024 election campaign with a huge rally at Kolkata's Brigade Parade ground on Sunday and the party has released a video promo for the event.
A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi fired barbs at the Trinamool Congress over the raging Sandeshkhali issue, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today led a rally of women supporters in Kolkata.
Former judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay had run-ins with lawyers, the Trinamool Congress and a fellow judge during his tenure at the Calcutta High Court and had even been pulled up by the Supreme Court for giving an interview on a scam.
Sandeshkhali Violence: Calcutta High Court has handed custody of former Trinamool strongman Sheikh Shahjahan - the key accused in multiple complaints of extortion, land grab, and sexual assault from Bengal's Sandeshkhali - to the CBI.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today announced a total lockdown in India from midnight for 21 days to fight the spread of coronavirus.
India must also straight away allow internationally-recognized testing kits to be used here - these are already in use in the USA and Europe (do not delay by waiting for Indian clearance).
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Hopefully, you are following social distancing and not mingling, especially with large groups or in crowded places. Can wearing a mask help? Here's what doctors say:
People across the world are worried about the rising cases of COVID-19, a highly contagious disease caused by the Novel Coronavirus that was first detected in China's Wuhan in December last year. What should you do if you're feeling any little ill, flu-ish and you are worried that you have symptoms of coronavirus?
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With some 400 positive cases within a population of 1.3 billion, the burning question in the minds of many is whether India is under-reporting. Until a couple of days ago, there were strict, conservative criteria for COVID 19 testing.
Soap and water is still the best way to clean your hands. Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds.
Wash hands with warm or cold water. Lather soap to get it on the backs of hands, between fingers and under finger nails before rinsing off. According to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, the time spent should be 20 seconds (or the time taken to sing the “Happy Birthday” song from beginning to end twice).
If soap and water are not available, use a hand sanitizer with at least 60 per cent alcohol.
The hand sanitizer should be applied to one palm before rubbing the hands together. While rubbing, the gel should be spread all over the hands and fingers, covering all surfaces until completely dry.
Cleansers and wipes are effective in cleaning and disinfecting objects and surfaces that are frequently touched.
Alcohol is effective at killing different types of microbes, including both viruses and bacteria. Coronavirus is the type of virus with an outer wrapping, called an envelope, which alcohol can kills.
Despite many DIY sites and programmes suggesting it, vodka doesn’t have enough alcohol content to effectively kill microbes.
India Coming Together Against COVID-19 campaign, an RB and NDTV initiative, aims to provide a platform to highlight the works of the unsung heroes, NGOs and community leaders at the frontline of the hygiene battle against COVID-19.
It is a small effort to keep Indians well informed with medical facts and the news that matters the most in their daily lives during the current lock-down. A campaign of hope despite of all of us being isolated.
The campaign will recognise and acknowledge the unsung heroes who are at the forefront of this battle against the coronavirus – doctors, the police, community kitchens, the suppliers of essential commodities. Pan-India stories on the effort being made to combat the virus – narrated by the administrators, the police and government bodies. We will also showcase how hygiene and handwashing are critical in this fight against Novel Coronavirus.