Asian Games gold medallist athlete Pinki Pramanik, who has been accused of being a male and charged with rape, Thursday sought the intervention of the West Bengal and central governments in her case.

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Moday said her government would take the "best care" of refugees who had crossed over to the state from Assam following the ethnic violence there.

The Trinamool Congress will vote for UPA candidate Pranab Mukherjee in the July 19 presidential poll, party chief and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee announced Tuesday.

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee today fired a salvo at 'so-called political leaders having no spines' and suggested 'research' on the phenomenon.

Stating that the Samajwadi Party (SP) was with her, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Friday said former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam would contest the presidential elections and sent 'advance

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, whose name has been floated by Samajwadi Party and Trinamool Congress as the presidential candidate, has decided to adopt a wait and watch approach on the issue which has generated a lot of political heat.

Food minister K.V. Thomas appears to have won over some of the detractors of the National Food Security Bill, which will be placed before the Union Cabinet on Monday.

His two-day firefighting has had

New Delhi: Railways are unlikely to carry out any major changes in passenger fares in the Rail Budget for the eighth year in succession, even as more than 100 new trains could be announced, including

On the eve the Rail Budget, the CPI(M) on Thursday took a jibe at railway minister Mamata Banerjee for "achieving the impossible task of making railways bankrupt" and spending more on advertisements than on executing projects.

Haryana: A girl child born on a moving train has been named Mamata Banerjee! That's right, after the railway minister.

The girl was delivered on board the Barauni Express train between Kurukshetra an