Parts of Kaliyaganj turned into a virtual battlefield on Tuesday following violent protests by the locals against the death of a 17-year-old girl in the area last week
Mamata Banerjee said she will resign if it is proven that she dialled Home Minister Amit Shah after the Trinamool Congress lost the national party status
'Poila Boishakh' marks the beginning of the traditional New Year for Bengali-speaking people across the world who celebrate the occasion with much fervour.
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi was replying to queries from journalists in Bihar's Kishanganj district, before winding up his tour of "Seemanchal", a densely populated but poverty-ridden and flood-prone region of the state.
Banerjee plans to rope in others like Biju Janata Dal President and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik plus Bharat Rashtra Samithi President and Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao and other leaders soon.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav reportedly assured West Bengal CM and AITC national president Mamata Banerjee on this count during an an hour-long meeting between the two
Mamata Banerjee's comments came at a time when the joint forum of the state government employees have already announced observing a strike on March 10 in demand of DA arrears
BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari wrote to PM Modi, questioning if the CBI had been hesitant to take action against CM Mamata Banerjee in the multi-crore Saradha chit fund scam