Mamata Banerjee
State vs Discom Blame Game Over Electrocution Deaths During Kolkata Deluge
Sep 24, 2025 04:18 pm CST
A day after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused power utility CESC of negligence leading to electrocution deaths in Kolkata and nearby areas yesterday, the discom has disowned responsibility
In Rain-Hit Kolkata, Life Far From Normalcy, Days Before Durga Puja
Sep 24, 2025 11:55 am CST
Life in Kolkata remains out of gear even 24 hours after heavy overnight rain left the city waterlogged ahead of the Durga Puja extravaganza. At least 10 people have died in rain-related incidents, while the City of Joy braces for more showers.
More Rain In 6 Hours Than Last 22 Days Combined: Why Kolkata Is Flooded
Sep 23, 2025 06:16 pm CST
Between September 1 and September 22, Kolkata received 178.6 mm of rainfall, 16 per cent lower than the normal of 213.7 mm during this period. And between 8.30 am yesterday and 8.30 am today, the City of Joy received 247.4 mm of rain
After PM Modi's GST Utsav Call, M Kharge's "Band-Aid On Deep Wounds" Jab
Sep 22, 2025 12:00 am CST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today termed the lowering of Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates as the beginning of "GST Utsav", presenting the reforms as a "double bonanza" to households already benefitting from recent income tax exemptions.
'May Our Lives Be Filled With Light, Purpose': PM Modi Wishes Shubho Mahalaya
Sep 21, 2025 12:21 pm CST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday greeted people on the occasion of Mahalaya, which is observed before the start of Durga Puja.
Mamata Banerjee Writes Theme Song For Kolkata's Durga Puja Committee
Sep 18, 2025 02:43 pm CST
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written the lyrics of the theme song of a Durga Puja committee in Kolkata, which was sung by a state minister.
Bengal, Centre Arrive At Security 'Truce' After Nepal Violence
Sep 16, 2025 09:15 am CST
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress and the BJP-led Centre are consistently at loggerheads.
Opinion | A Year After Hasina's Ouster, Stability Still Eludes Bangladesh
Aug 05, 2025 01:28 pm CST
Even after a year, instability in Bangladesh has not subsided. We all await, with keen anticipation, the announcement of elections in the country.
India Demands Bangladesh "Rein In Terrorists" After Tagore's Home Vandalised
Jun 14, 2025 08:06 am CST
India has strongly condemned the "despicable" and "disgraceful" act of violence and vandalism on poet, polymath, and Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore's ancestral home in Bangladesh, describing the perpetrators of the act as "terrorists".