The Latest Breaking News from Bengal

KOLKATA: As the country celebrated the National Transgender Day on Saturday, the community in Bengal had a reason to feel inclusive. A private healthcare unit in Kolkata launched a healthcare card for the community that has been complaining of accessibility and rights issues including that of healthcare.

KOLKATA: Tripura's chief minister Manik Saha is scheduled to visit Kolkata on Saturday to attend a programme to join "ek Bharat sreshtha Bharat"--a flagship programme of the central government to promote mutual understanding between different states. Bengal BJP leaders have asked Saha to showcase his win at the assembly election…

NEW DELHI: Rising Indian track and field star Rezoana Mallick Heena of Bengal on Monday came up with an outstanding effort as she clocked faster time than a senior runner in the same event during the National Open 400m Championships in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday.

SAGARDIGHI (WB): The Congress on Thursday secured a seat in the present Bengal assembly as its candidate Bayron Biswas won the Sagardighi bypoll, after 16 rounds of counting, defeating the nearest rival of the TMC by 22,980 votes.

NEW DELHI: Saurashtra skipper and India pacer Jaydev Unadkat on Sunday dedicated the team's Ranji Trophy triumph to India batter Cheteshwar Pujara, calling him one of the region's favourite sons.

KOLKATA: It was a state vs country call for Jaydev Unadkat and the leftarm pacer ultimately decided in favour of the former. Unadkat, who was part of the India Test side for the ongoing home series against Australia, made a special request to be ‘released’ to play the Ranji final…

It has been two years since the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress pulled off a landslide victory in the West Bengal assembly elections, staving off a no-holds barred challenge from the BJP and the wider Sangh Parivar. Since then, the Trinamool has tried to expand outside West Bengal but with little…

AGARTALA: The Trinamool Congress released its manifesto for the Tripura assembly elections on Sunday.

INDORE: Riding on half-centuries from opener Yash Dubey and Rajat Patidar, defending champions Madhya Pradesh completed their remarkable fightback as they beat Andhra by five wickets to enter the Ranji Trophy semi-finals here on Friday.