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West Bengal to be renamed `Bengal` in English and 'Bango' or `Bangla` in Bengali

A special session of the West Bengal Assembly will be convened from August 26 to discuss and pass a resolution to give effect to the new name.

Aug 02, 2016, 16:35 PM IST

Mamata Banerjee wants West Bengal to be called ‘Bangla’: Report

Mamata Banerjee wants WB to be renamed as either Bengal or Bangla.

Jul 29, 2016, 05:19 AM IST

School teacher abducted in Kolkata

A 52-year-old teacher was today allegedly abducted in front of the school in the southern part of the city.

Jul 15, 2016, 15:59 PM IST

Almost a year after infamous 'psycho skeleton case', woman found living with father's corpse in Kolkata

A tribal woman has been found living with the decomposed body of her father in Burdwan district of West Bengal, police said on Sunday.

Jul 03, 2016, 17:18 PM IST

BJP top brass in huddle ahead of assembly polls results

With the results for Assam, Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry assembly elections all set to come out on Thursday, a high-level meeting at Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh`s official residence here on Wednesday to cognisance of various issues.

May 18, 2016, 22:49 PM IST

Voting for 5th phase of West Bengal Assembly poll ends: As it happened

Kolkata: Voting in 53 constituencies for the fifth phase of gigantic West Bengal Assembly Election is underway on Saturday.

Apr 30, 2016, 18:46 PM IST

14 balls, six wickets, no runs: INCREDIBLE! Bengal all-rounder delivers magical spell in club match

Chatterjee picked up three wickets in his first over and went on to grab another three with his next eight balls.

Apr 11, 2016, 14:57 PM IST

Mamata Banerjee hits out at Amit Shah for 'bombs in Bengal' remark

Reacting sharply to BJP chief Amit Shah's comment that the sound of Rabindra Sangeet was getting drowned out by bomb blasts in West Bengal, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today said there will be no "bigger enemy" than her for anybody who insulted the state.

Mar 29, 2016, 17:12 PM IST

Blow to BJP ahead of West Bengal polls: Party's minority chief quits, says no seat allotted to Muslims

As the political parties are preparing ground to contest the upcoming gigantic elections in West Bengal, the BJP suffers a major blow as the party's minority wing president Shakeel Ansari has resigned, stating the party has not fielded any Muslim candidate in the 52 seats which it has announced.

Mar 16, 2016, 18:41 PM IST

Bengal Elections 2016: IB predicts massive victory for Mamata Banerjee's TMC?

Even as political parties are preparing a ground to fight election for West Bengal Assembly to be held in April-May, Intelligence Bureau's preliminary report to Union Home Ministry has already predicted Trinamool Congress victorious.

Mar 09, 2016, 18:10 PM IST

ICC World Twenty20: Spinner Pragyan Ojha opts out of Bengal's warm-up match against Pakistan

The game will be of big importance for Bengal given the size of experience and the opposition.

Mar 06, 2016, 18:49 PM IST

Congress Working Committee meets in Delhi, may decide on alliance with Left in Bengal

Sitaram Yechury had said the Left will seek support and co-operation from "all democratic forces" to dethrone the Mamata Banerjee.

Feb 22, 2016, 17:51 PM IST

Jaitley rules out poll alliance with major parties in Bengal

Exhorting the state BJP leadership to focus on twin issues ahead of the assembly polls, Jaitley said they would have to now pinpoint the issues - where the party has clarity of vision and also issues where unrest brewed ammong people at the grassroot level.

Jan 08, 2016, 22:29 PM IST