West Bengal
- India
Female loco pilot returning from ‘washroom break’ fatally hit by train
New Delhi: A woman loco pilot was mowed down by a speeding train in West Bengal’s Malda division when she was crossing the track to return to the engine after a ‘washroom…
- India
RG Kar case: Victim’s parents seek RSS Chief’s intervention to ensure justice
Kolkata: The parents of the RK Kar case victim on Saturday met the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat and sought his intervention in ensuring justice for their daughter. Bhagwat, who…
- Hate Crime
West Bengal: Student thrashed on train, called ‘Bangladeshi’ by Hindutva mob
In yet another incidence of growing intolerance towards minorities in India, a 27-year-old Muslim student Rezaul Islam Mondal was brutally assaulted and humiliated allegedly by a Hindutva extremist group on a Sealdah-bound…
- India
Watch: Professor ‘marries’ student in Bengal, later calls it ‘class excercise’
A professor in West Bengal allegedly married a first-year student inside a classroom with full wedding ceremonies, including haldi and mehendi; raising many eyebrows. The incident took place in the psychology department…
- India
RG Kar case: Trinamool MLA urges party colleagues not to attack victim’s parents
Kolkata: At a time when the Trinamool Congress leaders are attacking the parents of the victim in the R.G. Kar rape and murder case for opposing the death sentence to the sole…
- Bollywood
Singer Monali Thakur stops concert midway, rushed to hospital
Mumbai: Renowned singer Monali Thakur was admitted to a hospital in West Bengal after experiencing breathing difficulties during a live performance at the Dinhata Festival in Cooch Behar on January 21. The…
- India
Body of minor girl found in Bengal’s Basanti, rape & murder suspected
Kolkata: A naked body of a missing minor girl, suspected to be a victim of rape and murder, was recovered from a field at Basanti in South 24 Parganas district of West…
- India
Should get deserved punishment: RG Kar rape-murder convict’s mother
Kolkata: The mother of Sanjay Roy, who was convicted for the rape and murder of an on-duty medic of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, on Sunday said if her son is…
- India
RG Kar verdict: Political slugfest erupts in Bengal after Sanjay Roy’s conviction
Kolkata: Just hours after a special court in Kolkata convicted civic volunteer Sanjay Roy for the rape and murder of a junior woman doctor of state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital…
- India
Mamata Banerjee to review preparation for Bengal Global Business Summit today
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will be chairing a meeting on Wednesday to review the preparation for the Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS) 2025, the annual business meet organised by…
- India
West Bengal CM meets repatriated Indian fishermen during Sagar Island visit
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee met the 95 Indian fishermen who returned from Bangladesh on Monday and urged them not to venture close to the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL)…
- Kerala
Santosh Trophy: West Bengal sets record, wins 33rd title defeating Kerala
Hyderabad: West Bengal’s reign over the Santosh Trophy national football championship continues as they secured a 1-0 win over Kerala in the final match of the tournament’s 78th edition at the GMC…
- News
Hindu, Muslim religious leaders in Bengal call for end to atrocities in Bangladesh
Kolkata: Religious leaders from Hindu and Muslim communities in West Bengal on Saturday called for the restoration of peace and amity in trouble-torn Bangladesh and an end to atrocities against the Hindu…
- India
Special court hearing today in Bengal school job case
Kolkata: Despite being a holiday, a special court of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in Kolkata will conduct a hearing on Thursday to monitor the progress of the formalities for…
- India
HC likely to decide on Partha Chatterjee’s bail plea today in Bengal school job case
Kolkata: A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court is likely to pronounce the verdict on the bail petition filed by former West Bengal Education Minister and Trinamool Congress’ ex-general secretary Partha…
