The Bench was of the view that a committee is required to study such vast volume of report.

Irani said Nitish Kumar should look into how his own party can be in a better place rather than making comments.

Several rights activists and organisations also asked Ganguly to step down.

But the opposition alleged that the police were not doing anything.

Attack left at least 10 people, including an 76-year-old former Left Front minister, Naren Dey, seriously injured

The Bharatiya Janata Party has offered a Lok Sabha ticket to former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly to contest next year's general elections.

Named Chetna Yatra, the activists say the rally is a step towards creating public awareness about AAP in West Bengal.

Mukherjee had gone to Washington to seek funds from the World Bank to implement projects like supply of arsenic-free water to the rural areas.

On Dec 8, a group of alleged TMC goons barged into the FB office at Cinematolla and beat several leaders.

The state has already paid Rs 50 crore to the depositors, which according to the PIL, is not acceptable under law.

Members of the West Bengal Mahila Congress Committee, along with other senior Congress leaders, took out a procession on Saturday protesting violence against women in the state.

Mirza said he would send a report on Dey''s sudden move to his higher-ups and seek directions from them.

Bodies of six persons of a family a couple and their four daughters aged 1, 5, 8 and 10 were recovered from a guesthouse room at Tarapith in Birbhum on Thursday.

Jalpaiguri : Man carrying the bomb on his bicycle had links with KLO, say police sources

The condition of 82-year-old Suchitra Sen, who was admitted to a super specialty hospital here after complaining of respiratory tract infection, is stable now, doctors attending on the veteran actress said.

Was stabbed, set on fire by 5 accused, including sarpanch.

Amid the massive public outcry over the death of a 16-year-old girl who was gangraped twice and later set ablaze, the West Bengal government on Thursday condemned politics over her body and claimed it had fully cooperated with the bereaved family.

A member of the TV show Satyameva Jayate, hosted by Aamir Khan, Thursday met the parents of the Madhyamgram rape victim at the local CITU office here and interviewed them.

A K Ganguly confirmed on Tuesday that he had resigned as chairman of the WBHRC.

The report, however, has no mention of the investigation by the West Bengal Police.

Amid declining private investment due to high interest rates and policy bottlenecks, India Inc saw sales growth dip by more than half to an average of 11.4% during the second quarter of the current fiscal.

Reliable and easily accessible financial saving opportunities can help boost total savings and reduce attractiveness of alternatives like gold, the Economic Survey 2012-13 has said.

Expressing disappointment over growth slowing to 5% this fiscal, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia today said that things would look up in next financial year.

A growth forecast that is seriously wrong is dangerous - it can lead to revenue projections and spending decisions that become seriously inflationary

Madras HC ordered the closure of liquor shops noting that there were huge crowds and no social distancing was being maintained by tipplers, however, doorstep delivery through online mode was allowed

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An Oriya meal isn''t complete without dal, either arhar (lentil) or moong (green gram), in liberal quantity.

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The honeybee population in Himachal Pradesh has come down drastically, thanks to a mite called varroa....

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