ED searches multiple places in Bengal over embezzlement of MGNREGA funds

The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday carried out simultaneous raids at multiple places in West Bengal, including residences of some state government officers, in connection with its probe into......

12 killed as violence rocks Bengal panchayat polls

West Bengal's rural polls drew towards a bloody finish as 12 people died, bombs exploded and all parties leveled allegations of strong arm tactics against their rivals on Saturday.  IMAGE: A......

BJP disrupts Bengal governor's speech over civic poll violence

High drama was witnessed on the first day of the budget session of the West Bengal assembly on Monday as Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar was forced to table his inaugural address with Bharatiya Janata......

Sporadic violence mars voting in WB; Mamata slams EC

  IMAGE: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Nandigram. Photograph: Ashok Bhaumik/PTI Photo Heavy voting amidst sporadic violence, marked the second phase of polling to the West......

Syndicate Bank fiasco: Bhushan Steel's chequered past

Till he hit the headlines as co-accused in the alleged Syndicate Bank bribery scam, Neeraj Singal, Bhushan Steel’s vice-chairman and managing director, was raring to drive the company from......

The answer to Maoism? People-friendly growth

The challenge of Maoism can be met with equitable and inclusive socio-economic progress, writes B G Verghese. The Supreme Court on May 7 ruled that natural resources were national assets that......

How displaced people restart their lives

Shanti Mondol, 30, and her husband decided to run away when Nandigram was being evicted. They had to take refuge in a village 50 km away and were left with no sources of livelihood or income to......

Let Pune's Magarpatta show the way

The Magarpatta Township Project in Pune is a case study today in 'inclusive' development. About 120 farmers came together to be masters of their own economic destiny. They pooled around 400 acres......