West Bengal
‘Bangladeshi’ held with fake passport in West Bengal
An alleged Bangladeshi national is among three persons arrested from Bidhannagar area of West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district adjacent to Kolkata and seized seven fake Indian passports from them.
7 January 2016, 14:20 PM
India court orders repatriation of Nur Hossain
A court in West Bengal orders that Bangladeshi national Nur Hossain, the prime accused in the sensational murder case of seven persons in Narayanganj, be sent back home to face trial.
16 October 2015, 09:24 AM
The hardliners behind India Prime Minister Narendra Modi
An ascendant Hindu nationalist group wants minority Muslims and Christians to accept that India is a nation of Hindus, and is pushing some of them to convert.
13 October 2015, 06:37 AM
Unravelling a forgotten chapter
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has done well to declassify the files on Subhas Chandra Bose. Prime Minister Narendra Modi should have followed suit and make available to the public the documents and papers which the Centre possesses on Bose.
7 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Europe’s dilemma is a stark closer to Asia
Persecuted Rohingya Muslims of Myanmar and thousands of Bangladeshi nationals have undertaken perilous journeys across the Andaman Sea to reach countries in Southeast Asia.
20 September 2015, 06:25 AM
West Bengal declassifies files on Subhash Chandra Bose
India's West Bengal government declassifies 64 files on revolutionary leader Subhash Chandra Bose.
18 September 2015, 11:06 AM
8 Bangladeshis among 29 jailed for cattle smuggling
An Indian court sends to jail 29 people including eight Bangladeshis who were detained while smuggling around 320 cattle through Indian border.
29 August 2015, 14:02 PM
Bangladeshi trafficking victim rescued in India, 2 held
Indian police claim rescue of a Bangladeshi teenage girl from human traffickers in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal last week, detain two.
29 August 2015, 09:44 AM
Dhaka vs Kolkata
But it does not need Economist Intelligence Unit’s ranking for anybody to know that Dhaka has been rotting, stinking and becoming more terrible to live in every year.
24 August 2015, 09:24 AM
Journo missing in West Bengal (video)
A journalist of an Indian Bangla daily goes missing near his home in Alipurduar district of West Bengal.
3 August 2015, 11:29 AM
India floods kill more than 100
Heavy monsoon rains in India have killed more than 100 people in the past week and forced tens of thousands of people to take shelter in relief camps, India's home ministry has said.
3 August 2015, 06:36 AM
Komen triggers heavy rains killing 70 in India
The depression that resulted from cyclone Komen triggers heavy rain in northeastern and eastern states of India, killing at least 70 people in Manipur, West Bengal and Odisha.
2 August 2015, 15:18 PM
Depression likely to cross Bangladesh tomorrow
A deep depression over the northeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining coastal areas of Bangladesh and Indian state of West Bengal is likely to cross Bangladesh tomorrow morning.
29 July 2015, 10:54 AM
Catman of West Bengal (video)
Inspired by the show on Discovery channel ‘Man vs Wild’, Rajkumar Biswas of West Bengal changes his eating habits to things that are raw and bizarre.
26 July 2015, 10:44 AM
Take steps against India’s river linking project: BNP
BNP expresses concerns over India's fresh move to implement the controversial river linking project and urges the government to take strong initiatives against it.
22 July 2015, 13:08 PM
Kolkata villagers’ Eid prayers at Red Fort replica
Residents of a village in West Bengal have performed Eid prayers before a “life size” replica of the historic Red Fort of New Delhi.
18 July 2015, 05:34 AM
Assam, Bengal Bihar rivers to be linked
The central government in India announces that it will run a project of connecting Manas-Sankosh-Teesta-Ganga rivers in Assam, West Bengal and Bihar and will approach the three states for their consent, moving forward with its grand plan of connecting rivers across the country.
14 July 2015, 11:29 AM
Indian nurse cuts off 8-day-old child’s finger
Hospital nurse cuts off a finger of newborn child in a government hospital of Dinajpur in West Bengal of India.
13 July 2015, 06:17 AM
Bangladeshi youth scales Himalayas’ Nun Peak
A Bangladeshi youth scales the Nun peak of the Nun Kun mountain massif of the Himalayas.
11 July 2015, 07:58 AM
Felani killing: Amnesty India to challenge acquittal of BSF man
Amnesty India will move to the Indian Supreme Court challenging acquittal of a BSF man in Bangladeshi girl Felani Khatun murder case.
8 July 2015, 14:18 PM