The Latest Breaking News from West Bengal

Shillong Chamber Choir’s upcoming single is inspired by rail journeys and is a tribute to Uncle Neil, the founder of the choir

The accompanying music video starts off at the bustling Howrah Station in West Bengal, and eventually takes viewers back to the 1960s and ’70s

The Hindu · Jun 10, 2022

Why Bengali vlogger Roddur Roy’s arrest for ‘abusing’ Mamata has kicked up a storm

Controversial Bengali vlogger Roddur Roy was arrested on Tuesday for making “derogatory” remarks about West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and her nephew Abhishek Banerjee, a Lok Sabha MP and all-India general secretary of the Trinamool Congress.

Newslaundry · Jun 9, 2022

70% of kala azar cases, 20 deaths in Bihar last year

PATNA: People generally believed that kala azar (black fever) had been tamed, but the recent cases sounded an alarm bell as it claimed at least 28 lives, including 20 in Bihar, 5 in neighbouring Jharkhand, two in West Bengal and one in Uttar Pradesh in 2021, as per the data…

The Times of India · Jun 9, 2022

Daily Dose Ep 1066: CDS appointment rules, BJP MLA booked over rape victim's video

Veronica Joseph brings you the news from Maharashtra, Punjab, West Bengal, Telangana, and Ukraine.

Newslaundry · Jun 7, 2022

Will shed my blood but never allow division of West Bengal: CM Mamata Banerjee

ALIPURDUAR: Amid demands for a separate state carved out of West Bengal by some BJP leaders, chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday asserted that she is ready to shed her own blood, if need be, to thwart such attempts to divide the state.

The Times of India · Jun 7, 2022

Will shed my blood but never allow division of West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee

Lashing out at the BJP camp "for trying to fan separatism" in the State, the TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee claimed that all communities in north Bengal had been living in harmony for decades

The Hindu · Jun 7, 2022

West Bengal: JP Nadda’s tour to include Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay tribute, outreach to intellectuals

KOLKATA: BJP national president J P Nadda, on a two-day tour of West Bengal, is likely to address the state executive of the Bengal unit, which is still facing internal bickering and exodus. He will also address an interaction with city intellectuals as part of his outreach programme.

The Times of India · Jun 6, 2022

Adani Enterprises to set up hyper-scale data centre park at Bengal Silicon Valley: Report

KOLKATA: West Bengal industry minister Partha Chatterjee on Monday said the state government has given its nod to Adani Enterprises for setting up a hyper-scale data centre park at Bengal Silicon Valley in the New Town area on the outskirts of the city.

The Times of India · Jun 6, 2022

Two killed as motorcycle, vehicle collide head-on in West Bengal

JALPAIGURI(WEST BENGAL): Two persons were killed on Monday after their two-wheeler collided head on with a passenger vehicle in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district, police said.

The Times of India · Jun 6, 2022

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar meets Home Minister Amit Shah

Dhankhar met Shah a day after the West Bengal Governor said there is no rule of law in the State as it is being governed by a "ruler"

The Hindu · Jun 6, 2022