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Cyclone Dana weakens; death toll in Bengal rises to 4

A civic volunteer, identified as Chandan Das (31), died on the spot when he...

Cyclone Dana hits Odisha, Bengal; 2 killed in WB

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said that one person...

SC rejects CBI plea on LOCs against actor Rhea, kin

A bench comprising Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan warned the probe...

Cyclone Dana's landfall process over after 8 hrs

The landfall process of the severe cyclonic storm Dana was complete on Friday...

Rain lashes parts of Bengal as cyclone 'Dana' nears

The cyclonic storm is likely to make landfall between Bhitarkanika National...

Cyclone to hit Odisha, WB with wind speed of 120 kmph

More than 150 express/passenger trains running through South Eastern Railway...

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Waqf meet: TMC MP throws smashed glass at Chair

The meeting of the Joint Committee on Waqf (Amendment) Bill took an ugly turn...

Odisha, Bengal evacuate people as Cyclone Dana nears

As Odisha and West Bengal are bracing for a severe cyclonic storm,...

Junior docs call off strike after meeting with Mamata

Although both sides agreed on the prevailing threat culture, they differed on...

'Mamata Has Learnt A Lesson'

'If she manages to throw out people, go for surgical operations, clean up her...

TMC MLA threatens junior docs amid Monday strike call

Expressing his resentment over the "attitude of some junior doctors of...

EXCLUSIVE! Why I Resigned As A TMC MP

'My primary point was where is the Mamata Banerjee who jumps and reaches out,...

Can't sack everyone: Mamata tells protesting doctors

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday urged the junior...

77 docs at Bengal hospital threaten mass resignation

A total of 77 doctors of the medical facility have informed the registrar of...

Symbolic fast in WB as junior docs' strike hits Day 9

Three of the junior doctors who were observing 'fast unto death' in Kolkata...

Karnataka withdraws consent to CBI amid MUDA scam

Asked whether this was being done to "shield" the chief minister who is...

Doctors Strike Opens Fissures In Bengal

'The Bengali middle class, who never fully embraced Mamata Banerjee's...

Bengal doctors call off 'cease work' after 42 days

Ending the logjam persisting for 42 days in the wake of the rape and murder...

Bengal: 3rd medic on fast rushed to hospital

Another junior doctor, who was observing a fast-unto-death in protest over...

Bad weather: Rajnath addresses Army brass from Bengal

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday praised the Indian Army as one of...

Mamata silent as health of junior docs deteriorates

The ongoing agitation has also led the Federation of All India Medical...

Bengal floods: Mamata's warning to Modi

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday wrote to Prime Minister...

SC pulls up CBI over Bengal post-poll violence plea

A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Pankaj Mithal said the agency cannot cast...

Bengal docs to withdraw 'cease work' from Saturday

The protesting doctors said they would not work in the Outpatient Department...

Talks between doctors, Bengal govt fail to break ice

Agitating junior doctors, whose nine representatives are on a fast-unto-death...

Roy's DNA was found on Kolkata doctor's body: CBI

The Central Bureau of Investigation has listed 11 pieces of evidence, such as...

Roy alone raped, killed Kolkata doctor, charges CBI

the CBI said Roy allegedly committed the crime on August 9 when the victim...

RG Kar: Striking Bengal docs await govt response

The e-mail, detailing the points which were discussed and agreed upon between...

'Unhappy with talks', Bengal docs to continue stir

The second round of talks between junior doctors and officials of the West...

Did police botch Kolkata doc murder probe? CBI says...

Police delayed seizing the clothes of Sanjay Roy, an accused in the rape and...

6 killed in coal mine blast in Bengal's Birbhum

At least six people were killed and three others injured when explosives kept...

144 aspirants paid to get NEET-UG paper: CBI

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has identified 144 candidates who...

How to avoid digital arrest scams? Govt issues advisory

The advisory depicted the logos of social media platforms like WhatsApp and...

Docs continue 'cease work', seek fresh meet with CM

The protestors called the state's administrative measures "only partial...

New Kolkata CP appointed, 2 health officials removed

Senior Indian Police Service officer Manoj Kumar Verma was appointed the new...

CBI status report on RG Kar rape-murder disturbing: SC

The top court also questioned the West Bengal government's decision to hire...

Violent protest erupts after girl's body found in WB

Villagers alleged that the minor, who was missing since Friday evening, was...

Bengal junior docs threaten to launch hunger strike

The junior doctors called off their 'total cease work' at state-run medical...

Bombs hurled at Bengal BJP leader's residence

Former Lok Sabha MP and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Arjun Singh alleged...

Disclosing RG Kar report might 'jeopardise' probe: SC

Refusing to stop streaming live proceedings in the suo motu case related to...

Despite assurance, WB doc's stir continues. Here's why

The doctors asserts that they will take a final call on withdrawing their...

Mamata removes CP, others, but docs to continue stir

Following a meeting with the medics, she claimed that talks were "fruitful"...

Intimidation culture in WB medical colleges: Students

All complaints were forwarded to the state-level grievance redressal...

Bengal junior doctors resume 'total cease work'

Agitating junior doctors in West Bengal resumed their indefinite 'total cease...

'Mamata Should Have Done Something Else'

'She could have sat down with the students and taken a list of their...

After 2-hr delay, meeting between Mamata, docs begins

The first round of talks between the West Bengal government and the agitating...

Boy's death not linked to junior docs' stir: WB family

His family alleged that he died there due to the negligence of a senior...

Doctors ready to meet Mamata, on these conditions

The agitating doctors confirmed on Monday evening that they are willing to...