Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy has defended his 70-hour workweek comment, again.
A woman in her 30s in Kolkata rejected the advances of her brother-in-law. Refusing to accept the rejection, he first strangled her, then beheaded her, cut her body into three pieces, and then dumped the parts in a garbage vat.
A remark by Kolkata mayor and senior Trinamool Congress leader Firhad Hakim, in which he said Muslims could become a "bigger majority than the majority", has sparked a massive row. West Bengal BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar has slammed the remarks
The Centre must give protection to minorities in violence-hit Bangladesh, and bring back "those willing to return", urged Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday.
Amid growing tension between New Delhi and Dhaka, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today asked the media and political leaders to keep calm and ensure that provocative remarks don't impact the peace in the border state.
A physical education teacher has been suspended from Kolkata's Scottish Church College after a second-year student accused him of sexually harassing her by sending explicit text messages.
A day after the second Hindu monk, Shyam Das Prabhu, was arrested in Bangladesh, two other disciples of arrested spiritual leader Chinmoy Krishna Das have also gone missing in Chattogram, ISKCON Kolkata spokesperson Radharamn Das claimed on Saturday.
A mob surrounded senior Bangladesh journalist Munni Saha in Dhaka last night and accused her of spreading misinformation and "doing everything to make Bangladesh a part of India".
The arrest of a Hindu priest in Bangladesh, has led to a row between the Opposition BJP and the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal. India has expressed concern and issued a strong statement on the arrest.
Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, a Hindu priest and a religious minority leader in Bangladesh, was arrested in Dhaka amid tensions over minority rights in the country that has seen widespread political violence.
Dissenting judgments were vociferously advocated as a means of facilitating a culture of debate today by a sitting judge of the Supreme Court.
On Tuesday, a wreath-laying ceremony was organised in memory deceased. The ceremony was attended by senior American diplomats including, Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security, Gentry Smith and Consul General, Kathy Giles-Diaz.
On Saturday night, clashes erupted between two groups over "some condemnable mischief" at Beldanga in Murshidabad.
A Trinamool councillor survived a murder attempt as the shooter's gun malfunctioned in Kolkata's Kasba area last night, showed visuals.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday named six new cubs - two snow leopards and four red pandas - born at the Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park in Darjeeling, a centre for breeding endangered Himalayan species.
Three coaches of the Secunderabad-Shalimar Superfast Express derailed near Howrah in West Bengal early this morning. The special train that runs weekly between Howrah and Hyderabad derailed in Nalpur, about 40 km from Kolkata, around 5:30 am.
BJP MP from Darjeeling Raju Bista has announced that National Highway 10 has been handed over to the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (NHIDCL). Earlier this road was maintained by the PWD West Bengal.
Hearing a petition by West Bengal's Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari on an alleged attack by "radicals" during a Kali Puja procession in Kolkata, the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday asked the state government to file a report.
The West Bengal police have registered a First Information Report against actor-turned-BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty for allegedly delivering a provocative speech during a BJP programme in Kolkata's Salt Lake area on October 27.
The West Bengal police have registered a First Information Report against actor-turned-BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty for allegedly delivering a provocative speech during a BJP programme in Kolkata's Salt Lake area on October 27.
Lieutenant General Ram Chander Tiwari, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Eastern Command of the Army, urged more participation from local Microm Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) from West Bengal in indigenous defence production.
Sanjay Roy, the prime suspect in the rape-murder of a Kolkata doctor, has claimed that he is innocent that that he is being framed by the government.
A 40-year-old man accused of raping and killing a minor was lynched by an angry mob in north Bengal's Falakata. Mona Roy was tied to a tree and thrashed by villagers. He died by the time the cops rescued him and took him to the hospital.
Trinamool Congress MLA Usharani Mondal and her husband were allegedly attacked on Thursday night while on their way home from a Kali Puja event.
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