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6 killed in blast at plastic factory in Malda; BJP seeks NIA probe

The blast inside a plastic factory at Sujapur area of Malda district took place at around 11:30 am, the police said

BJP devises elaborate booth-level strategy for its 'Mission Bengal'

The BJP has devised a booth-level strategy with stress on minute details to wrest power from the TMC in West Bengal.

West Bengal's glory can be restored if TMC govt is routed: Amit Malviya

Newly-appointed BJP co-incharge for West Bengal Amit Malviya asserted that the glory of the state can be restored only if the Mamata Banerjee government is routed

Union Minister Amit Shah condoles Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee's death

Union Home Minister Amit Shah condoled the demise of renowned actor Soumitra Chatterjee and said he took the Bengali cinema to new heights

West Bengal reports 3,823 fresh Covid-19 cases, 53 additional deaths

West Bengal's Covid-19 tally rose to 4,28,498 on Saturday as 3,823 more people tested positive for the infection, a health bulletin said

Bengal FM writes to Nirmala Sitharaman to seek GST Council meeting

West Bengal FM Amit Mitra is seeking a meeting of the GST Council for discussions on Centre's borrowings to meet the collection shortfall

West Bengal partially agrees to Centre's GST compensation proposal

In a letter to the Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, West Bengal Finance Minister, Amit Mitra, has suggested that a GST Council meeting may be convened to discuss the borrowing of the remain

Centre approves Rs 4,382 crore as calamity assistance to six states

A high-level committee, headed by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, has approved the release of nearly Rs 4,382crore to six states as central assistance for the natural calamities they faced this year

Bengal to constitute anti-electrocution cells to protect elephants

The West Bengal government has decided to constitute multi-departmental anti-electrocution cells to protect wild elephants in the state, officials said

Tracheostomy successfully performed on Soumitra Chatterjee, says hospital

The doctors are also mulling to put the 85-year-old thespian off ventilation after the successful tracheostomy

Doctors considering tracheotomy on Soumitra Chatterjee to improve health

The doctors are also mulling to carry out plasmapheresis after consulting nephrologists

West Bengal reports 3,928 new Covid-19 cases, records 4,339 recoveries

West Bengal's Covid-19 tally crossed the four lakh-mark on Saturday as 3,928 more people tested positive for the infection, the health bulletin said

Appeasement politics hurting West Bengal's glory, says Amit Shah

Stressing that there was a need to restore Bengal's "lost glory", Amit Shah said "appeasement politics" in the state has hurt its age-old tradition of upholding the nation's spiritual consciousness

TMC slams Shah over appeasement remark, says communalism has no place in WB

The TMC leadership on Friday slammed Union Home Minister Amit Shah over his "appeasement remark" and said communal politics has no place in Bengal

Bengal logs highest one-day recovery of 4,187 coronavirus patients

West Bengal registered the highest single-day recovery of 4,187 Covid-19 patients, taking the total number of cured people to 350,449, the health department said in a bulletin

Home Minister Amit Shah reviews security in West Bengal's Bankura

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday reviewed the security status of Bankura -- a region that has been a victim of backwardness in West Bengal besides being a Maoist-infested area

Our media properties will be assets for future: Sanjiv Goenka

In a Q&A, the company's chairman dwells on his firm's deal with Hola SL and says more deals in media could happen in the future

BJP's Bengal play

Book review of Mission Bengal: A Saffron Experiment

Soumitra Chatterjee's health continues to be critical: Kolkata hospital

"We have managed to contain the bleeding. Though the haemoglobin did not drop further, it is low despite blood transfusion," the doctor said

Eastern Railway, WB govt to discuss resumption of suburban trains on Monday

The West Bengal government and the Eastern Railway will hold a meeting on Monday to discuss resumption of suburban train services, railway sources said.