The ongoing talks with the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (Issac-Muivah) has entered a crucial stage with the Union home ministry ready to grant Nagaland the status of a special category state, and offer it control over Naga-dominated areas of Manipur, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh through independent Naga councils.

The Teesta water-sharing issue would not strain cordial relations between West Bengal and Bangladesh. Chief minister Mamata Banerjee announced this while addressing a joint press conference with Bangladesh foreign minister Dipu Moni

Nearly one-and-a-half years after the Gyaneswari Express carnage, one of three prime accused in the case, Asit Mahato, was arrested by the joint security forces in Jangalmahal on Sunday afternoon.

Scores of foreign tourists felt cheated when the Taj Mahal did not don a blue hue Sunday evening, as projected by managers of a diabetes awareness campaign.

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s land policy seems to be haunting her. Several rural development programmes and schemes are being affected due to the government’s policy to not acquire land.

What seems to have come as a big relief to the cash-strapped West Bengal government, the Centre has announced to enhance the state government’s market borrowing limit by further `6,000 crores for the

The Odisha government has decided to provide `1,700-crore crop loan to farmers in the state for rabi cultivation.

The trust deficit between Jharkhand’s ruling allies and traditional rivals BJP and JMM became evident on Sunday as the two parties fumbled for a politically appropriate and less damaging way to deal w

UP chief minister and BSP president Mayawati on Sunday made a renewed effort to win over the Brahmin community and repeat the success of 2007 when she assured the community that they would continue to

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said that her government was planning to make Asansol-Durgapur a full-fledged district by bifurcating Burdwan district.