Unpopular Mamata? TMC retains both seats in Bengal

The Trinamool Congress on Friday retained both the Bankura and Daspur assembly seats in the by-elections in West Bengal, defeating the nearest Communist Party of India-Marxist candidates. Election......

Two by-polls held peacefully in West Bengal

Around 67 per cent of the electorate exercised their franchise right on Tuesday in the by-elections at Bankura in West Bengal while the figure was 73 per cent at Daspur, officials said. State......

Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra dies

Padma Vibhushan Kelucharan Mohapatra, the doyen of Odissi dance, passed away in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday following a brief illness, family sources said. He was 79.The artiste, who was instrumental......