A visit by controversial author Salman Rushdie here to promote Deepa Mehta’s film Midnight’s Children, based on his award-winning novel, was called off at the last minute over security concerns today, evoking strong reactions from cultural and literary circles.

In a major blow to West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s Darjeeling success story, Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) supporters raised Gorkhaland slogans in her presence at the North Bengal Festival

Claiming that the Mamata Banerjee government had failed on all fronts, CPI(M) general secretary Prakash Karat on Saturday said that the people of West Bengal must have realised now what harm has been

Clearly with an eye on the panchayat elections, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday intensified her offensive against the Centre, claiming that her government was not duty-bound to

RJD president Lalu Prasad Yadav, whose party had earlier opposed the Women’s Reservation Bill, on Friday said there should be 50 per cent reservation for women.

A complaint has been filed against a college student for sharing cartoons of West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on his Facebook account.

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said that a section of government employees owing allegiance to the CPI(M) were not only constantly creating hurdles in the smooth functioning of t

The arrest of ex-Trinamul MLA Arabul Islam for allegedly orchestrating the attack on senior CPI(M) MLA Abdur Rezzak Mollah on January 6 appears to have boomeranged on the CPI(M) within 24 hours as Mr

Former Trinamul Congress MLA and strongman of Bhangar Arabul Islam was finally arrested for allegedly orchestrating an attack on CPI(M) MLA Abdur Rezzak Mollah at Kantatala in Bhangar in South 24 Parg

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday took pains to explain why West Bengal was far behind Gujarat in the field of industry.