The Bombay high court on Monday stayed proceedings against Bollywood actor Salman Khan in the Bandra magistrate’s court after a complaint seeking contempt action against him for posting the details of

Extending full support to Presidency University vice-chancellor Malabika Sarkar, the Presidency Mentor Group on Monday demanded a thorough and impartial inquiry into last Wednesday’s violence and vandalism at the prestigious institution.

The Mamata Banerjee government which had in the past been at the receiving end of governor M.K, Narayanan’s criticism for its mishandling of some issues, has suddenly received sympathy and support from him following the Delhi attack.

A Trinamul Congress worker died under mysterious circumstances on late Sunday night in Barasat of North 24-Parganas.

The Kolkata police is in the dock once again as it has failed to submit the enquiry report on SFI leader Sudipto Gupta’s death to the West Bengal Human Rights Commission (WBHRC) within a week’s deadline.

Hoping for a new beginning and with prayers on lips for the well being of near and dear ones, Bengalis on Monday, welcomed the Bengali New Year 1420 with traditional zeal and joy. ‘Poila Baisakh’, the first day of the month ‘Baishakh’ in Bengali calendar is considered auspicious among the Bengali community. The day marks the opening of ‘Halkhata’, the start of a new financial year.

Three more youths were arrested on Friday for the vandalism at the Baker Laboratory and other departments of the Presidency University. Jorashanko police had earlier on Thursday arrested two youths in connection to the incident.

The ruling Trinamul Congress on Friday remained in denial mode refusing to accept the involvement of party workers in the violence and vandalism at the Presidency University on Wednesday.

The state election commission will cite violent attacks at Presidency University and CPI(M) offices in retaliation to assault on finance minister Amit Mitra in Delhi, to bolster its case in the court for the deployment of central para military forces for panchayat polls.

The Left Front has written to the state home secretary Basudeb Banerjee demanding administration’s intervention to stop the ongoing wave of violence against Left Front workers.