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

Apart from several other issues, the decision of the ruling party to form a war crimes tribunal in 2009 is one of the reasons behind the existing turmoil.

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

Lawyers associated with several political parties but the TMC took part in the rally.

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

The popularity of the Facebook page of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee''s has crossed five lakh 'likes'' but Narendra Modi, Arvind Kejriwal and Vasundhara Raje were ahead of her.

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

L and LR department confirmed not receiving any requisition for land; Partha-headed IT dept''s performance too not at par

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

A Bharat Sevasharam monk was arrested and remanded in police custody for allegedly abusing minor boys in the ashram premises at Sahapur.

10 depts yet to submit amount of land they have

As Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) chief Bimal Gurung prepares to take oath as GTA chief executive at Raj Bhawan Thursday, the state government is keeping its promise of releasing jailed outfit members.

Cabinet reshuffle : Replaces senior leader with Amit Mitra; inducts 2 new faces

The alleged incident happened when the laywer was interning with him.

State spends Rs 2 lakh per month on each PS, who have no work

Two years after bellowing smoke from a devastating fire in its basement smothered to death more than 90 people, mostly patients, a part of the AMRI Hospital in Dhakuria reopened its doors Monday for treating the sick.

In order to counter the demand for a fare hike by bus associations and curb the violation of rules by auto-rickshaw drivers, transport minister Madan Mitra said 1,000 taxis would hit the roads on January 1 and 900 buses would be provided by the state government by March 31.

A central committee member of the Kamtapur People''s Party (KPP), which is spearheading demand for a separate Kamtapur state, has been arrested from Cooch Behar in connection with the bicycle bomb blast here that claimed six lives.

Private bus operators have been demanding a fare hike to cope with increasing operational costs and a substantial rise in fuel price.

On October 25, when the victim was reportedly raped the first time, the alleged juvenile returned home in the evening to celebrate his sister''s birthday.

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.

Commuters had a tough time in West Bengal as more than 49,000 private buses and mini buses remained off road Monday demanding a rise in fare.

Dev claimed that about three lakh people will attend the rally tomorrow.

The tower has a prayer room, a library, a guest house and a charitable dispensary located on its premises.

Food Minister Jyotipriya Mullick, however, termed the protests as 'dirty politics'.

The village for the first time celebrated Durga Puja here in the village last year.

BJP has set a target of at least five seats from West Bengal in the Lok Sabha elections.

The forum has also demanded the new wage agreement be done in Siliguri and not in Kolkata and have planned a series of campaign programmes.

The cell would be formally set up after January 26, as the membership drive is going on, Bhattacharjee said.

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

The pre-Budget Economic Survey for 2012-13, tabled in Parliament today, has projected a turnaround in the economy in 2013-14, with growth expected to be in the range of 6.1 to 6.7 per cent, up from the advance estimates of five per cent growth in ...

As the government battles to keep food inflation within manageable limits, the annual Economic Survey of the Finance ministry said that existing price support mechanism, should not be the sold tool to incentivize farming, but instead methods other ...

Government today said 2012 has been a bad year for FDI due to global economic slowdown and steps were being taken to increase its inflow.

The Economic Survey today suggested removal of controls on the "over-regulated" sugar sector in a phased manner as recommended by the Rangarajan committee.

Cargo traffic at ports during the six-month period ended September 2012 grew by just 1.8% to 455.8 million tonne due to decline in shipments handled at major ports, Economic Survey said today.

India has lost about 10% share of the global BPO market in the last five years to destinations like China, the Philippines and Brazil, raising concerns for the $20-billion Indian BPO industry.

The Economic Survey today said slippage on fiscal deficit will be restricted to 0.2 percentage point this year as expenditure measures could offset the shortfall in revenue collections

With India's show piece oil and gas exploration policy running into disputes, the pre-Budget Economic Survey today called for clarity in the policy as well removing distortions in fuel and natural gas pricing

Investors have put in more than Rs 1.2 lakh crore in various mutual funds in first nine months of the ongoing financial year compared to cumulative net outflow of nearly Rs 80,000 crore in last two financial years.

Going in tandem with the Rangarajan committee report, the Economic Survey has said that the government is reviewing the production sharing contract (PSC) to clarify the extent to which producers will have the freedom to market the gas

Reason for wide band is wide amount of uncertainty that prevails in both the Indian economy as well as the external world

Reforms will help establish a credible social security system, specially for the elderly

The mutual fund industry has registered an increase of 29.4 per cent in the market value of its assets under management (AUM) during the first three quarters of the current financial year. According to the Economic Survey, the market value of the ...

Equity issues raised in first 3 quarters more than that in entire FY12

The consolidated turnover of public sector companies in the mining sector increased 17.7 per cent in 2011-12

Policy on price and procurement support should not encourage more production of abundant crops

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

For a state that has resolutely led the country''s farm pack in terms of growth and reform, Punjab surprisingly refuses...

As reports of hailstorm-induced crop destruction pour in from various parts of Punjab and district heads prepare to assess the damage...