Apprehending that the cyclone Laila may move to West Bengal after hitting coastal Andhra Pradesh at Machilipatnam on Thursday morning, the state government has taken all precautionary arrangements. Chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has himself asked his cabinet colleague — finance minister Asim Dasgupta — to take

The Calcutta high court on Tuesday ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to re-open the case of computer graphics teacher Rizwanur Rehman’s death and investigate it afresh as a murder case

The sports ministry on Tuesday paid heed to the archers’ grievance regarding “outdated equipment” by sanctioning Rs 50 lakhs to get the squad ready for the Commonwealth Games in October.

Chess wizard Viswanathan Anand’s achievements are enough to confirm him as the best sportsperson of all time, believes Surya Shekhar Ganguly, the country’s next best bet in the game.

The West Bengal Board of Madrasah Educat-ion has registered a record passing percentage in the 2010 examinations.

The teacher of a reputed English medium school, who had earlier been accused of demanding a laptop from a student’s father in bribe, was arrested by the officials of the Shakespeare Sarani police stat

In what seems to be a counter move against Trinamul Congress chief Mamata Banerjee’s charges that “there was a conspiracy to start a communal riot in some parts of the city”, the ruling CPI(M) on Tues

The state police administration is planning to recruit more special police officers (SPOs) to tackle the Maoist menace in Bankura, West Midnapore and Purulia districts in a more efficient and better w

On a day when a complaint was lodged against her with the state election commission for fomenting communal sentiments, Trinamul Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday addressed a rally at Shamsul H

The Calcutta high court’s order on Tuesday for a fresh probe in computer graphics teacher Rizwanur Rehman’s death on murder charges has left his bereaved family members in Tiljala elated.