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West Bengal bypolls: Babul Supriyo, Shatrughan Sinha lead in early trends

From the Ballygunge constituency, TMC's Babul Supriyo is leading by 8109 votes.

WB: Counting underway for Asansol Lok Sabha, Ballygunge Assembly bypolls

The counting of votes, which began at 8 am, for the Asansol Lok Sabha seat and Ballygunge Assembly seat bypolls is underway in West Bengal on Saturday.

Ukraine war impact: Bengal foundry units face heat as input prices soar

Many have been forced to drastically prune operations, taking a toll on workers' wages

Bengal govt to spend Rs 300 cr on skywalk near Kalighat Temple: Mamata

She said the hawkers would be moved to Hazra Park for the time being, and brought back to the Kalighat Temple area once construction is complete

Dhankhar seeks meeting with Mamata to discuss law & order issues

In the past, there have been several instances of feud between the Governor and the state government over the former's frequent Twitter messages criticising the Trinamool rule in Bengal

West Bengal accounts for 10.4% MFI loan portfolio, second in India: Report

As on September 2021, the total loan portfolio in entire eastern India stood at Rs 2,25,331 crore, a growth of 1.4 per cent year-on-year

Amit Shah likely to embark on 2-day West Bengal visit from April 16

Union Home Minister Amit Shah is likely to embark on a two-day visit to West Bengal from April 16, which will be his first visit to the state after the last year's Assembly elections

Mumbai court grants CBI transit remand of 4 arrested for Birbhum killings

The four accused had fled to Mumbai soon after the killings, as per the investigators

A worm's eye view of conservation

With gentle, self-deprecating humour, Mr Sekhar describes all that the jungles of Buxa taught him to unlearn

Home Minister Amit Shah to be in West Bengal from April 16 to 17

This will be Shah's first-ever visit to the state since the disappointing performance of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the last year's West Bengal Assembly polls

Mamata pans Centre for hike in commodity prices, demands all-party meet

West Bengal CM Banerjee flayed the BJP-led central government for "skyrocketing" prices of commodities, and urged it to call an all-party meeting to find solutions to ongoing economic problems.

Will Asansol bypolls see Trinamool's first victory in the Lok Sabha seat?

The bypolls are scheduled on April 12 and the counting of votes will take place on April 16

Mamata may need to conjure up resources to woo big-ticket projects

Investor summits by any state are about intent, big numbers, and tall claims.

Birbhum toll rises to 9 as woman dies in hospital; suspensions in assembly

A woman who had suffered burns in the petrol bomb attack in Bogtui village in Birbhum district last week died in a hospital on Monday, raising the toll to nine, a police officer said.

Birbhum killings: MLAs come to blows in West Bengal Assembly

Speaker Biman Banerjee tried to pacify the BJP MLAs, who continued with sloganeering inside the House, leading to a war of words with legislators of the treasury bench and an eventual ugly scuffle.

West Bengal govt holds roadshow in Chennai to promote business summit

The West Bengal government on Monday held a roadshow in Chennai to promote the sixth edition of a state business summit. The roadshow was organised in association with Assocham to highlight the state's unique business opportunities, strategic location advantage and availability of human resource capital with investor-friendly policies. The next edition of the Bengal Global Business Summit will be held on April 20-21. "Around 200 delegates participated in the roadshow and 20 meetings with potential investors were held," the official said. During the outreach programme, a government delegation led by West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation chairman Rajiva Sinha highlighted the potential areas for investments in various sectors such as biotechnology, food processing, mobility, IT & E services, logistics, and ports with traditional industries of tea and jute. The government delegation also pointed out the state's capacity of withstanding the macro-economic shocks due to ...

MLAs exchange blows in Bengal Assembly as oppn demands CM's statement

The West Bengal Assembly plunged into pandemonium as ruling TMC and BJP MLAs exchanged blows after saffron party legislators demanded a statement by Mamata Banerjee over law and order situation

CBI questions arrested TMC leader, others accused in Birbhum killings

CBI sleuths probing the Birbhum carnage interrogated arrested local Trinamool Congress leader Anarul Hossain and other accused persons

Birbhum killings: Don't defame police force for fault of a few, says Mamata

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said the good work done by the force cannot be negated by the fault of its one or two members.

BJP trying to influence CBI probe into Birbhum killings: TMC

The ruling Trinamool Congress on Sunday accused the BJP of trying to influence the CBI probe into the killings in Bogtui village in West Bengal's Birbhum district. The saffron party, on the other hand, alleged that the TMC has lost all credibility after the March 22 incident in which women and children were among the eight victims. "The BJP has forgotten the killings in Gujarat years back. It is now shedding crocodile tears for the Bogtui incident, in which prompt action has already been taken. We iterate that the state government is committed to ensuring justice to the victims irrespective of their political affiliations. "Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee visited the area within two days of the incident and met the victims' families. We are okay with a fair, impartial and prompt CBI probe. However, in the last one-two days, there are indications that the BJP is trying to influence the central agency's investigation for its own political interest. We oppose any such move," TMC ...