Senior Congress leader and Union finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday that the Congress is yet to decide whether to join the government if the Congress-Trinamul Congress alliance gets majority after the Assembly polls.

Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday congratulated the Indian team for their brilliant World Cup win and appealed to the central government to declare Monday a national holiday to celebrate co

April 2: Vijay Singh-trained Alearia appeals most for The Red Chief Plate, the main event of the races to be held here on Sunday.

Following is the card with selections.

1.The Red Chief Plate 1400m

They are uncle and nephew. They had contested against each other in 2010 Kolkata Municipal Corporation election from ward number 65. Both had lost but that has not deterred them from fighting against each other again. Their claim to fame: they are both related to Rizwanur Rahman whose mysterious death in 2007 which both insist was murder, had sent shockwaves in the entire state.

With the first phase of the assembly elections in West Bengal just 17 days away, Trinamul Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Friday said if elected to power her party would endeavour to provide good governance and restore the lost glory of the state.

In a jolt to the BJP, its ally Gorkha Janamukti Morcha has decided to extend unconditional support to Trinamul Congress and Congress candidates in the Terai and Dooars in north Bengal in the assembly elections with Trinamul saying the decision is “totally uncalled for”.

Will the Left Front wrest back Kolkata Port constituency from the Opposition?
This speculation is gaining ground because the crucial seat in the port area is set to witness a three-cornered fight as a result of which a division in the anti-Left vote appears imminent. The Kolkata Port is a new constituency which has come into existence due to delimitation.

March 31: Following are the acceptances for the races to be held here on Sunday.

1. The Red Chief Plate 1400m 2 pm: Alearia 62.5, Candle In The Wind 62.5, Flightning 62.5, Sumangala 62.5, Alpine Coun

Although campaigning for arguably the most crucial Assembly election has started in full swing, the accompanying sound and fury is missing.

The blaring of loud speakers at every nook and corner of Ko

Although election campaign for arguably the most crucial Assembly election has started in full swing, the accompanying sound and fury is missing. The blaring of loudspeakers at every nook and corner of Kolkata would have drowned any conversation in the past but today the city streets are free of noise pollution. No, the