TMC distances itself from Hakim's Muslim population remark amid backlash

Amid criticism over a controversial remark of senior Trinamool Congress leader and West Bengal minister Firhad Hakim on the Muslim percentage in the population, the ruling party in the state on......

Cyclone Remal: 'WB elections won't be disturbed'

'There will not be very heavy rain.''Moderate showers will be there and winds will be, say, somewhere between 20 and 40 km/hr, gusting to 35 km/hr.' IMAGE: South Mumbai's normally bustling beach......

It's BJP vs INDIA in bypolls in 4 states, except in Kerala and WB

Polling will be held on Tuesday for by-election to seven assembly seats in six states, the first electoral test of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance opposition bloc......

Stopped from speaking, Mamata storms out of Niti Aayog meet

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday walked out of a Niti Aayog meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, claiming that she was unfairly stopped midway through her speech,......

IMF-WB meet: Reddy to lead Indian delegation

Finance Minister Jaswant Singh will not attend the spring meeting of International Monetary Fund and World Bank, starting in Washington on March 20.The Reserve Bank of India Governor Y V Reddy will......

'We are not going back to licence raj'

'I'm pitching India for the strengths we offer, including the English language, engineers, doctors, nurses, professionals, innovative talent of startups.' IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala......

India has bounced back, real GDP growth to be 7.5%-12.5%: WB

India's economy has bounced back amazingly from the COVID-19 pandemic and nationwide lockdown over the last one year, but it is not out of the woods yet, according to the World Bank, which in its......

'If the eastern part of the country does well, India does well'

'Bankruptcy code, easier exit, the Goods and Services Tax, real estate regulation authority, push for digitisation and push for no human intervention across sectors have been the big reforms......

WC champion Richa Ghosh appointed WB DSP

IMAGE: Richa Ghosh celebrates with the ICC Women's World Cup. Photograph: Richa Ghosh/X The Government of West Bengal announced the appointment of the Indian wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh as......

No farewell yet, as Lovlina sets sights on World title

'I would have quit if I'd have won Paris Olympic medal' IMAGE: A reigning 75kg World Champion, Lovlina Borgohain is under prepared for the upcoming World Championships in Liverpool, starting......

IPL final shifted to Ahmedabad due to politics: WB govt

IMAGE: The BCCI's decision to shift IPL 2025's Qualifier 2 and final from Kolkata's Eden Gardens to the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad was slammed by West Bengal's State Sports Minister Aroop......

India to host World Boxing Cup Final in November 2025

IMAGE: Photo for representational purposes only. Photograph: WB / X India is set to host the World Boxing Cup Final in November next year, reaffirming its support for the breakaway World Boxing......

India adopts new boxing rules and weight classes

IMAGE: Action from men's national championships in Bareilly. Photograph: Boxing Federation/X The Boxing Federation of India (BFI) is conducting the men's national championships in Bareilly in 10......