Buoyed by its landslide victory in the civic polls, the Trinamul Congress on Tuesday put the Congress on notice, claiming it was strong and capable enough to rule West Bengal and contest future electi

Heat wave conditions continued to prevail in the southern districts of West Bengal with 48 persons succumbing to the heat till Wednesday, official reports from the districts said.

Fifteen deaths were

In the first major test of popularity, Trinamool Congress on Tuesday won the elections to three civic bodies and was leading in another while Congress and Left Front major CPI(M) bagged one each in We

In a strong message to ally Congress after winning elections to four of six civic bodies, West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress on Tuesday said the victory was a strong indicator of its might in the

The elections to six civic bodies in West Bengal went off peacefully on Sunday with no major incident of violence reported from anywhere.

West Bengal has already got its first woman chief minister. Now the state is all set to receive its first woman chief secretary.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday announced that a special session would be held in Kolkata for young scientists on the occasion of centenary celebration of the Indian Science Congress.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday expressed concerns over “growing intolerance” among Indians and said that public debate seemed to have become a “hostage to sensationalism”.

Expressing her unhappiness over the Rs two per litre cut in petrol price, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday demanded complete rollback.

"I am not happy at the cut in petrol price

Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan's proposed investment in football would be a game changer for the sport in the country, Indian football icon Bhaichung Bhutia on Saturday said.

Khan, co-owner of IPL-V c