The Latest Breaking News from Bengal

KOLKATA: A satellite phone saved the lives of seven veteran mountaineers, helping them navigate and communicate through its messaging service. Seven climbers from Bengal, who had reached Mount Deo Tibba summit on June 17, could climb down safely by using aids provided by the satellite phone.

The West Bengal CM said the saffron party has deliberately chosen to ‘disturb’ the Maharashtra government at a time when the Presidential polls are approaching

BENGALURU: Wriddhiman Saha, who wants to move out of Bengal to ply his trade as a professional, hasn't received any significant offer from any of the top states, contrary to what he had claimed.

BENGALURU: Groomed in an unforgiving 'gharana' where there is virtually no place for the second best, Chandrakant Pandit and Amol Muzumdar are both as tough as nails mentally.

KOLKATA: The 28-member team of Bengal rowers who were scheduled to leave Kolkata to attend a national event at Srinagar in Kashmir from next week, were held back in the city after their train - Jammu Tawi Express - was cancelled on Saturday owing to the students' stir targeting trains…

KOLKATA: Monsoon arrived in Kolkata and most parts of south Bengal on Saturday - a week behind schedule - even as it remained cloudy with occasional drizzles. Kolkata received 6.8mm rain till Saturday evening and could receive light to moderate showers for the next 72 hours. There could be intense…

BENGALURU: Mumbai batsmen have been unstoppable in the last five days. Only rain could have prevented them from piling further misery on Uttar Pradesh and that is what happened on the final day of their Ranji Trophy semifinal at the Just Cricket ground here on Saturday.

KOLKATA: Thousands of railway passengers headed to Kolkata or out of Bengal had an agonizing time on Friday as more than 30 long-distance trains were cancelled and several others were short-terminated or rescheduled owing to blocks and even attacks by Army aspirants, protesting against the Agnipath recruitment scheme. Tourists, office-travellers,…

KOLKATA: A private collection of rare dolls of Bengal is on display at an exhibition at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture that started on Friday. Titled ‘Dolls of Bengal and Stamps of World’, the exhibition will remain open till July 16, between 10.30am and 5.30pm. The dolls have been put…

KOLKATA: The number of Covid hospitalisations has been creeping up in Kolkata, along with the uptick in fresh cases across Bengal. At least three private hospitals in the city currently have, between them, a dozen Covid patients. This comes after a period of no Covid patient in hospital for about…

KOLKATA: The Agnipath protests reached Bengal on Friday, prompting Nabanna to issue an alert to all districts. The state secretariat asked all district police not to allow road and train blocks, which affected the general public.