Nearly one-and-a-half years after the Gyaneswari Express carnage, one of three prime accused in the case, Asit Mahato, was arrested by the joint security forces in Jangalmahal on Sunday afternoon.

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s land policy seems to be haunting her. Several rural development programmes and schemes are being affected due to the government’s policy to not acquire land.

What seems to have come as a big relief to the cash-strapped West Bengal government, the Centre has announced to enhance the state government’s market borrowing limit by further `6,000 crores for the

Former President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam on Monday downplayed his frisking by US security officials at New York's JFK Airport, saying it was not worth talking about.

"Forget about it. It is not wor

Calling the nuclear plant at Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu 'clean and safe', former president and missile scientist A.P.J. Abdul Kalam on Monday said the 2,000-MW plant was essential for 'power hungry' Ind

Former President A.P.J Abdul Kalam today downplayed his frisking by US security officials at New York's JFK Airport, saying it was not worth talking about.

"Forget about it. It is not worth talking

Rahul Dravid slammed a fluent 119 to put India in command before West Indies snapped up two quick wickets in the fag end of the day to recover marginally in the second cricket Test here on Monday.

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For a stadium that had witnessed a crowd of 80,000-plus turnout during the epic India-Australia 2001 Test, the historical Eden Gardens on Monday wore a sorry figure with less than 10,000 filling in on

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said that her government was planning to make Asansol-Durgapur a full-fledged district by bifurcating Burdwan district.

An unknown virus showing identical symptoms of dengue and chikungunya has affected a large number of people in the city, leaving virologists flummoxed.

Blood samples examined so far have failed to id