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CBI registered FIR against seven persons over allegations of forceful conversion of two siblings to Islam in the Malda district of Bengal.

Ghosh has been summoned again by ED for a second round of questioning on July 5.

Jagadartiha Das, a monk and the chief coordinator of the globally acclaimed ISKCON temple at Mayapur has gone missing after a security guard of the temple filed a complaint.

Adenovirus claims two lives on Sunday from the BC Roy Children's Hospital in Kolkata. The two victims have been identified as Atifa Khatun (18 months) and Aarman Gazi (4 years).

The duo of Vasavada and Jani, who are unbroken in a 113-run partnership, stepped up the run-rate in the post-tea session

Though not many yet there had been an instance during the previous Left Front government in West Bengal where an important leader of the ruling party got engaged in a spat with a judge of Calcutta High Court

The yatra, which has been renamed as ‘Sagar Se Pahar Tak' in the state, was flagged off by Chowdhury from Ganga Sagar Island in South 24 Parganas district on December 28.

The incident occurred when Dutta noticed Joint BDO when he visited a government office to reapply for a change of his name spelling.

The President, accompanied by Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha, flagged-off the two trains of Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) at Agartala railway station, on the outskirts of the capital city.

Kolkata: As one reaches Uyari village of Khandaghosh community block under West Bengal’s Purba Bardhaman district, he is bound to be gripped by the essence of India’s freedom movement associated with this remote village. The point of attraction is not any well-maintained museum, nor any flashy memorial. Rather the nostalgia is associated with a dilapidated […]

Kolkata: Eleven districts of Bengal have reported at least 65 cases of black fever or ‘kala-azar’ in the last couple of weeks, a senior official of the health department said, citing results of a state-administered surveillance. The districts where maximum number of cases was registered include Darjeeling, Malda, Uttar Dinajpur, Dakshin Dinajpur and Kalimpong, he told […]

Kolkata: The Chandannagar City Police in Hooghly district on Friday arrested three persons in connection with the murder of a Bihar-based scribe named Subhash Kumar Mahto. The arrested persons have have been identified as Sourav Kumar (18), Priyangshu Kumar (21) and Roshon Kumar (22), all residents of a village under Bakhri police station in Begusarai […]

Kolkata: The wave of agitations against Agnipath, the proposed short- term entry scheme to the armed forces, on Friday reached West Bengal. Till 11 a.m. on Friday, the agitations were restricted to Thakurnagar under Bangaon sub-division and Bhatpara under Barrackpore sub-division, both in North 24 Parganas district. At Thakurnagar railway station a group of youths […]

Hyderabad: Talented youngster Thakur Tilak Varma scored a fighting 90 but Hyderabad suffered a massive 72-run loss against Bengal in the Group B Ranji Trophy match at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack, on Sunday. Resuming at 16/3 in pursuit of 239, Hyderabad were bundled out for 166 in 61.2 overs in the second session. Only […]

Hyderabad: Chasing a target of 238 for victory, Hyderabad lost three quick wickets and face a tough task on the final day in the Group B match against Bengal at the Barabati Stadium, on Saturday. Hyderabad ended the day at 16/3 in 13.2 overs needing another 222 runs on the final day with seven wickets […]

Hyderabad: All-rounder T Ravi Teja showed his credentials with the bat yet again scoring an unbeaten 81 (196; 6×4, 2×6) and adding 109 runs with Tanay Thyagarajan (52; 103; 7×4) to rescue Hyderabad from a precarious 70/7 to help them post 205, on the second day of the Group B Ranji Trophy match against Bengal […]

Hyderabad: Left-arm spinner Tanay Thyagarajan returned with 5-71 bowling figures as Hyderabad dismissed Bengal for 242 runs in their first innings on the opening day of the Group B Ranji Trophy match at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack, on Thursday. Inviting the opposition to bat first, Hyderabad bowlers did a commendable job to restrict the […]

Though there has been hardly any kind of subversive Maoist activity in the state, but the recent arrest of a Kolkata-based businessman Mahesh Agarwal by the National Investigation Agency.

Kolkata: Several players in Bengal’s Ranji Trophy squad and the team’s assistant coach have reportedly tested positive for Covid-19, prompting the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) to cancel the training sessions and review the scheduled travel to Bengaluru for the Elite Group B game on January 8. “Keeping in mind the current pandemic situation, #CAB […]

Hyderabad: Bengal’s lower order batter Rahul Chowdhary slammed an unbeaten 121 off 133 to guide Bengal to 383/9 in 86 overs to give his side a lead of 296 at stumps on the third day of the Elite Group D Cooch Behar match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Wednesday. After restricting […]