Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi today urged the Centre to direct banks at the apex level to open brick-and-mortar branches in unbanked gram panchayats (GPs) across the state.

Patna: Union Minister Chirag Paswan on Saturday condemned the alleged gang rape of a law student in West Bengal and advocated clamping of the President's rule on the state.

The Bengal opened at Almsford House, Beckfield Lane, Acomb last weekend and is already attracting rave reviews online. The new venture is owned and run by Mr Omar Sharif and Mr Kibria, who have an ...

CPI(M) leaders meet family of bomb blast victim, demand investigation into incident, allege TMC involvement, arrests made.

BJP MLA Shankar Ghosh demanded the immediate resignation of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, accusing her government of failing to protect women in the state.

A woman in West Bengal has accused Padma Shri awardee monk Swami Pradiptananda, popularly known as Kartik Maharaj, of raping her on multiple occasions since 2013 on the pretext of offering her a ...

Pasang Doma Sherpa, a teacher, was reported missing from Sikkim earlier this year. The police believe the skeletal remains found in a house in West Bengal's Siliguri belong to her.

The IMD said heavy rainfall is likely in the south Bengal districts of North 24 Parganas, Purulia, East and West Bardhaman, Jhargram, Bankura and Hooghly till July 1.

Digha is ready for its first Rath Yatra. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee held meetings with officials and temple authorities. Security is heightened with police and fire brigade presence.

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday had expressed her concern over flood like situation in Ghatal in West Midnapore district at the state Assembly ahead of monsoons.

West Bengals Kaliganj bypoll results were declared on Monday, following which an explosion occurred in the area, leading to the death of a 13-year-old girl.