COVID-19: Centre asks these 4 states to pull up socks

With a surge in COVID-19 cases in Bihar, West Bengal, Assam and Odisha, the Union health ministry has asked these states to make renewed efforts to suppress transmission of the virus and keep case......

Buddhadeb admits to party men's hand in Netai killings

Communist Party of India-Marxist politburo member Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Sunday admitted to the complicity of his partymen in the killing of nine villagers at Netai in January, 2011 during his......

Mamata govt to withdraw cases against Singur, Nandigram activists

The Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal, which catapulted to power because of the Singur and Nandigram agitations, on Friday decided to withdraw cases filed by previous Left Front regime......

Trinamool Congress set to sweep Bengal rural polls

The Trinamool Congress on Monday appeared set to sweep the crucial panchayat poll in West Bengal with a huge margin in most of the districts, taking a comfortable lead in gram panchayat in 12 of 17......

Bengal inks pact with Salim group

The West Bengal governmentsigned an agreement with New Kolkata International Development Pvt Limitedon Monday to develop infrastructure in the state, including health, education, industrial and......

WB, IIT- Kharagpur plan biotech park

West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation and Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur on Thursday signed a memorandum of association to develop the state's first biotechnology park at......

Lok Sabha to discuss HPCL, BPCL soon: Naik

The process of divestment of HPCL and BPCL, the two public-sector oil companies, would not be set in motion till the Lok Sabha has discussed the issue, Union Petroleum Minister Ram Naik said on......