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Hand Shahjahan to CBI, Calcutta HC tells Bengal

Kolkata, March 5 -- The West Bengal police and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) were locked in a custody battle on Tuesday, with the former citing an appeal by the state government in the Sup... Read More


Sandeshkhali: TMC says will arrest Sheikh in 1 wk

Kolkata, Feb. 26 -- The Calcutta high court on Monday paved the way for the arrest of controversial Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Sheikh Shahjahan, brushing aside claims by the state government that... Read More


Fact-finding delegation detained in West Bengal

Kolkata, Feb. 26 -- An unofficial fact-finding team was halted by police from reaching Sandeshkhali in Bengal, the Trinamool Congress announced a mega rally days after the Prime Minister is expected t... Read More


Sandeshkhali on edge as fresh protests break out

Kolkata, Feb. 24 -- Fresh protests rocked West Bengal's Sandeshkhali village on Friday as local women demanded the arrest of absconding Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan, set fire to a hut ne... Read More


'Khalistani' jibe at IPS officer: Bengal Guv expresses solidarity with Sikh community

Kolkata, Feb. 23 -- West Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose on Thursday expressed solidarity with the state's Sikh community which is agitating against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikari... Read More


Fresh protests erupt in Sandeshkhali; tribal panel records statement

Kolkata, Feb. 23 -- Fresh protests erupted in Sandeshkhali in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district on Friday as dozens of women hit the streets and set ablaze a thatched structure linked to Trinam... Read More


HC weighs in on lion named Akbar, lioness named Sita

Kolkata, Feb. 22 -- The curious case of a lion named Akbar, a lioness called Sita, and petitioners upset at such nomenclature for reasons related to faith took an interesting turn on Thursday with Jus... Read More


Sandeshkhali case: HC takes suo motu cognisance of assault

Kolkata, Feb. 14 -- The Calcutta high court on Tuesday took suo motu cognisance of the Sandeshkhali case and set aside the prohibitory orders clamped by the state administration in the area in North 2... Read More


SAFF U-19: India, Bangladesh declared joint winners after coin-toss controversy

Kolkata, Feb. 8 -- Following a prolonged protest by Bangladesh and India's refusal to return to the field where missiles were being thrown and after they had won by coin toss, the teams were declared ... Read More