Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Bengal

Trinamool Congress, BJP spar over ‘dry days’ during Durga Puja

BJP and TMC spar over "dry days" during Durga Puja in West Bengal. BJP claims it's not the culture of Bengal, TMC counters by citing Assam CM's remarks

The Hindu

Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Tournament | Saurashtra rides on Harvik’s ton to beat Manipur

Saurashtra, Andhra, Haryana, Mumbai, Odisha, Assam, Kerala, Himachal, Gujarat, Punjab, Jharkhand, Bengal, Vidarbha, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu & Delhi win T20 matches in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Harvik Desai (104*), Shai Rasheed (100*), Ekant Sen (70*), Krunal Pandya (62) & Prabhsimran Singh (82) shine with the bat.

The Hindu

Bengal humble Rajasthan in Mushtaq Ali T20 meet

KOLKATA: Bengal bowlers made amends for a poor show against Maharashtra as they rose to the occasion to help the side record a 29-run victory against Rajasthan in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 meet at the IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali on Tuesday.

The Times of India

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Ronaldinho in Kolkata! What makes Sreebhumi pandal special?

While there is no celebration like Kolkata's Durga Puja, it's just become bigger this year. Football's superhero and Bengal's favourite Ronaldinho visited the Sreebhumi Pandal yesterday as the city geared up to meet its heartthrob. If you have been wondering what makes the pandal this famous, read on.

The Times of India

Maharashtra thrash Bengal by eight wickets in Mushtaq Ali T20 meet

KOLKATA: The Bengal bowlers were taken to the cleaners as Maharashtra thrashed them by eight wickets in their opening match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 meet at Mohali on Monday.

The Times of India

Trinamool calls off MGNREGS protests at Raj Bhawan after Governor’s assurance

Trinamool Congress leadership met West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose, submitted a memorandum on pending MGNREGS wages of 20 lakh people. Governor assured to take up the matter with Centre, and upon his assurance, the party called off protests. Abhishek Banerjee asked Governor to write to Centre in two weeks,…

The Hindu

Flash floods: Sikkim chief secy expresses concern over flooding of Teesta basin with ammunitions and explosives

KOLKATA: The Sikkim chief secretary, while attending a meeting of the National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC), virtually, expressed concern about how the Teesta Basin in Sikkim as well as in Bengal was filled with weapons, ammunitions and explosives washed away from an army ammunition depot in North Sikkim.

The Times of India

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Centre never cut West Bengal’s MGNREGS share, says Union Minister

Union Minister Niranjan Jyoti claims Centre never denied West Bengal of MGNREGS funds; TMC continues protest outside Raj Bhavan. TMC claims Minister forced to come to Bengal due to protests.

The Hindu

Mamata alleges Centre’s discrimination towards flood-hit people in north Bengal

The Chief Minister said that the “recent disaster which has struck our brothers and sisters at Sikkim has struck my people at the Darjeeling hills and in Kalimpong also”.

The Hindu

Centre approves relief worth ₹44.8 crore for flood-hit Sikkim

Amit Shah approves ₹44.8cr to Sikkim for relief measures due to flash floods. IMCT to assess damages and further Central assistance from SDRF to be approved. 98 people missing, 9,215 in relief camps in Bengal.

The Hindu

Sikkim flash floods death toll rises to 21, searches on for 103 missing people

In Sikkim, 18 dead, 98 missing & 2,011 rescued after flash flood triggered by cloudburst. 22 Army personnel among missing. 26 injured. 3,000 tourists, incl. foreigners, stranded. Army activated telecoms to contact families. IAF & Army choppers ready to evacuate. CM visited worst-hit areas & wrote to PM for support.…

The Hindu

Rabi sowing target set at 43,117 hectares in Yadgir district

Yadgir farmers set to sow 43,117 hectares in rabi season, major crops being groundnut, jowar & Bengal gram. Minor crops include cotton, bajra, paddy, ragi, maize, wheat, horse gram, green gram, sesamum, sunflower & sugarcane. Govt. distributing seeds & fertilizer to farmers to help them overcome kharif season losses.

The Hindu

Black day for Indian democracy: TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee after release from police detention

TMC's Abhishek Banerjee decries "black day for Indian democracy" as police detain him and other party leaders after sit-in at Union Rural Development Ministry. He accuses BJP of snatching rights of people of Bengal and Delhi Police of manhandling elected representatives. TMC to march to Raj Bhavan on Oct 5…

The Hindu

Indo-Anglian writer from Bengal who began his career in Madras

The Hindu

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Times of India

Delhi: TMC leaders detained during dharna at Krishi Bhavan on second day of protest for release of funds to West Bengal

NEW DELHI: TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee and several other party leaders were detained on Tuesday night in Delhi after they held a dharna at the Union Rural Development Ministry office demanding a meeting with the minister.

The Hindu

The advent of franchisee politics in West Bengal

Bhattacharya's paper examines the 'franchisee politics' of West Bengal, tracing its roots to the left's agrarian reforms and its evolution under the Trinamool Congress. It argues that this model, which fuses business with politics, has limited the BJP's expansion in the State. It also explains how the BJP's polarisation tactics…

The Times of India

Abhishek Banerjee blasts Delhi police action at Rajghat

KOLKATA/NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Monday questioned the BJP's idea of "democracy" after Delhi cops broke up his press conference at Rajghat and gave his party's protesters five minutes to disperse after a two-hour dharna.

The Conversation

Great Expectations: new theatrical adaptation sets Dickens novel in partition-era Bengal

We set eyes on Pip, the protagonist of Charles Dickens’s 1861 novel Great Expectations, for the first time in the churchyard where his parents and brothers are buried. The vision of the boy in front of the ruins of his family is one of rude survivalism. It’s a trait that…

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Times of India

TMC workers hold protest at Rajghat seeking scheme-related funds from Centre

NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress party workers on Monday gathered at the Rajghat in Delhi on Gandhi Jayanti and held a protest against the Central government alleging a lack of fund allocation for MGNREGA and other social security schemes for West Bengal.

The Times of India

West Bengal Government's new deal with La Liga: What does it mean for Indian Football?

Football fans in West Bengal and particularly in Kolkata might be split mainly into Brazil and Argentina camps, but the state now has a Spanish football connection.

The Hindu

Several TMC protesters, enroute to Delhi, injured in bus accident in Jharkhand

Several Trinamool Congress workers were injured when one of the 49 buses taking them from West Bengal to Delhi to take part in a protest programme met with an accident in Jharkhand

The Times of India

Civil engineer from Kolkata is first Bengali to reach true summit of Mount Manaslu, the eighth highest mountain in world

KOLKATA: Arijit Dey, a Kolkata based civil engineer, has achieved a rare feat after he made it to the summit of Mount Manaslu (8,163 meter) -- the eighth highest mountain in the world without a Sherpa on Sunday evening. On Tuesday, Dey claimed that he made it to the summit…

The Hindu

Medha Patkar urges Mamata to agree to Teesta water treaty with Bangladesh

Medha Patkar urges West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee to agree to sharing of Teesta water with Bangladesh. She refers to The Helsinki Rules and Parliamentary Standing Committee's recommendation. She also raises concern over construction of barrages and dams on Teesta and manipulation of water level in Narmada river basin. Patkar…

The Hindu

Dengue in West Bengal: Opposition blames State Government; TMC hits back

Opposition slams TMC Govt for failing to prevent dengue menace in West Bengal. TMC urges them to refrain from politicising issue. Govt directs district authorities to clean dengue hotspots. Central Govt offices asked to ensure cleanliness & preventive measures. Oppn accuses TMC of trying to hide death toll. TMC says…

The Hindu

West Bengal Governor cancels U.S. visits citing burden on public exchequer

Gov. C.V. Ananda Bose of Kolkata, West Bengal cancelled his proposed visit to the US due to financial difficulties in the State. He was scheduled to attend the World Culture Festival and hold discussions with American universities. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee recently returned from a 12-day visit to Spain and…

1 … 15 16 17 18

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Bharatiya Janata Party

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.