New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha was disrupted on Friday after opposition members shouted slogans and compared Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Hitler, protesting the deployment of soldiers at toll plazas in West Bengal.
Kolkata, Dec 2 (IANS) After spending the night at the secretariat, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee stayed put there on Friday demanding "withdrawal of the army" from the state and alleging it has been done by keeping her government "in the dark".
N0ew Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parikkar said on Friday that the army was conducting a routine exercise in West Bengal and the northeastern states and also rejected the allegations levelled by TMC that state government was not informed about it.
Kolkata, Nov 30 (IANS) Three army officers died in a Cheetah helicopter crash in Sukna of West Bengal's Darjeeling district on Wednesday, a defence ministry spokesman said.
Kolkata, Oct 21 (IANS) Expelled CPI-M leader Lakshman Seth, a prime accused in the 2007 Nandigram violence case, on Friday joined the BJP at Tamluk in East Midnapore district.
Kolkata, Oct 20 (IANS) The condition of Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee showed "slight improvement" on Thursday, though he still had fever and was administered oxygen, said the nursing home treating the leader after Tuesday's road accident.
Kolkata, Aug 29 (IANS) The West Bengal Assembly on Monday passed a resolution proposing the name of the state be changed to 'Bangla' in Bengali or 'Bengal' in English.
Kolkata, Aug 28 (IANS) One person was killed as a mob demanding restoration of power supply fought a pitched battle with police in West Bengal's Murshidabad district on Sunday.
Kolkata, Aug 28 (IANS) West Bengal CID sleuths on Sunday detained one person as they took over the probe into the fire that left two dead and seven injured at a state-run medical college in Murshidabad district.
Kolkata, Aug 26 (IANS) The West Bengal government has, for the time being, shelved the plan to discuss the GST (Goods and Services Tax) Constitution Amendment Bill in the ongoing special assembly session that began on Friday, a ruling legislator said.
Kolkata, Aug 15 (IANS) Patriotic fervour marked the Independence Day celebrations here on Monday with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee unfurling the tricolour at Indira Gandhi Sarani.
Kolkata, Aug 11 (IANS) Dengue cases in West Bengal have crossed the 2,000-mark this year while the official death count so far is at 14, a Health Department official said here on Thursday.
Kolkata, Aug 11 (IANS) A man has been arrested and remanded in police custody for allegedly getting his son killed through hired killers in West Bengal's East Midnapore district, police said on Thursday.
Kolkata, Aug 9 (IANS) Three members of a family, including a toddler, were killed on Tuesday in an LPG cylinder explosion at their house in West Bengal's Howrah district, police said.
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Union Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Congress member Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury clashed in the Lok Sabha on Monday as he accused the minister of a "flip flop" policy on the condition of tea gardens in north Bengal. These, he said, had become "enclaves" of death and destitution.