Modi said the Congress was resorting to other tactics to defeat him in the Lok Sabha elections and stop his rise.

The commandos were clad in navy blue safari suits and had wireless devices plugged in their ears.

Gurung, who appeared before a Kalimpong court was acquitted in the three cases for which police had filed chargesheet.

The committee will operate as a task force, will promote the "single window" system for the clearance of proposals.

Cameron is the second British Prime Minister to visit Kolkata.

Sanjib Banerjee, too, had pointed out that the state human rights commission only had the right to recommend.

The CM also requested for specific grant of Rs 1,55,000 crore to boost various development programmes.

S-I Noor Ali also faces dept probe for not acting on complaints.

The forest department would install devices, which generate infrasonic waves, to keep elephant herds away from rail tracks.

In a development in the Short Street shooting case, Police Saturday seized Rs 82 lakh in cash from the bank locker of one of the accused.

Later, a press release of the army said, a joint inspection would soon be carried out to identify feasibility of land in North Bengal.

The report, against which the hearing came up today, presented the details.

RVNL, which started work in 2011-2012, has filled up several water bodies thereby affecting the ecological balance of the area, the petition alleged .

The GTA delegation also want the release of GJM men and GTA executive members who are behind bars.

Police suspect gang rivalry over turf control and extortion as possible reasons behind the shootout.

Ghosh would be writing to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh requesting him to start a CBI probe into the scam.

The Calcutta High Court Friday directed the state government to file affidavit within two weeks explaining its stand on the illegal construction of hotels and resorts at the Tajpur sea beach in the East Midnapore district.

A second fast track court at the City Sessions Court Monday asked the chargesheet in the Kamduni rape case be translated to Bengali and handed over to the accused, Rafiqul Islam, before the next hearing on December 11.

Assembly: TMC chief says she needs time to clean muck left by LF''s 35 years of rule

Sahara India Pariwar chief Subrata Roy said he wants to invest in West Bengal but never got an invitation from the ruling Trinamool Congress.

Court cites lack of evidence, says victim never said she was raped by Shahzada

The petition alleged that one Kazi Nasiruddin was arrested in connection with a murder case on November 3 by Kultali police station officials.

The Speaker praised Mamata for her work and determination, and pointed out Bengal''s contribution in various fields.

Jyotirmoy Nandi has been carrying out a routine pest control exercise for which he has been contracted by the Home Department.

Yechury said more time is being given to this company to siphon off its assets and relocate them.

President said Ordinances should be normally promulgated only in the event of immediate need.

Mamata said that her government would never allow any attempt to incite communal violence.

Mitra said he felt good to be in the company of Congress leaders with whom he had worked closely in the past.

The WBHRC, however, could not confirm if he will be there and he did not attend office on Monday.

The petition is likely to come up for hearing on Thursday.

Chit funds and other such schemes are clearly a concern and all regulators should be more vigilant.

Four months on, the compensation to Siladitya Chaudhury remains unpaid.

Bhattacharya said the walk was to protest the attacks on democracy by the state government.

AAP procession is planned from College Square to Metro Channel.

The MP went on to claim that a large number of irregular chit fund companies had come into existence.

Ali was produced at the Chief Metropolitan Court at Bankshall court this morning.

Refusing to step down as chairman of the West Bengal Human Rights Commission, retired Supreme Court judge A K Ganguly Monday claimed he had become a victim of circumstances.

Asked not to light ovens and cook food on pavements, vendors have begun shutting shop

The apex court is already seized of a bunch of matters over validity of Section 66A.

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

Inaugurating the session on behalf of the CM, state finance minister Amit Mitra pointed out the "massive increase" in the budget allocation for minorities since Mamata came to office in 2011.

According to the police, the incident took place late on Sunday.

A majority of people will have to pay up to get a glimpse of BJP''s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi during a public rally at Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata on February 5.

Government is likely to send this week a Presidential reference to the Supreme Court for conducting a probe into the allegation of sexual harassment against Justice (retd) A K Ganguly after the Attorney General has endorsed it.

The police have already arrested seven persons in connection with the gangrape.

Police have revealed that she gave a dying declaration accusing two men of having set her on fire.

Senior BJP leader and former Bihar deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi Friday condemned the brutal gangrape and the murder of a girl from Bihar in Kolkata and demanded a speedy trial of the case to bring perpetrators to justice.

The family of the 16-year-old Madhyagram gangrape victim will meet President Pranab Mukherjee on January 7 and are likely to demand a CBI probe.

The alumni meet of the class of 1989 at IIT-Kharagpur would have been a regular get-together of old friends going down memory lane but for Arvind Kejriwal, the new chief minister of Delhi, who has been invited to the meet.

Ailing actress Suchitra Sen, who has remained a recluse for the past three decades and is currently undergoing treatment at a Kolkata hospital, made an exception for West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday and met her.