The families of both the victims have demanded a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation, and refused to cremate their bodies until then. read more

The mob that gathered at the school was armed with sticks, bombs and firearms, alleged district police chief on Friday. read more

A horse’s head and 24 pounds of beef every two or three days - that was the intake of an iconic Bengal tigress presented to the fourth Duke of Marlborough in Oxfordshire by Robert Clive. read more

Somen Mitra, an old Congress hand, had once quit the party for a stint with Trinamool Congress. read more

The campaign would be conducted in Hindi, Urdu, English and Bengali. read more

Violence continued on Friday with two government buses and two wheelers set on fire during a 12-hour bandh called by the BJP to protest the police firing in Islampur. read more

Officials from Jadavpur University have informed Keshari Nath Tripathi, who is the Governor of West Bengal and also the chancellor of the university, about the developments. read more

India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a cyclone warning along and off south Odisha, north Andhra Pradesh coasts and over northwest Bay of Bengal on Friday. Speaking on the cyclone warning, a IMD officer said, “The deep depression has moved west-northwestwards and lay centred over central Bay of Bengal, today. It’s likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm during next 6 hours.” HE further explained that, “It’s very likely to move west-northwestwards and cross south Odisha and north Andhra coast between Kalingapatnam and Puri around midnight. Rain very likely to occur at most places. Very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places over north coast Andhra Pradesh also predicted.”read more

The education minister criticised the BJP-led central government for trying to “malign and politicise” the Indian Army read more

Swachh Barat Mission has played a key role in reducing under-five mortality rates by four points in just a year. read more

The MeT centre also warned of gale wind with speed reaching 60-70 kmph and gusting up to 80 kmph along and off south Odisha coast for a few hours. read more

Police did not open fire, used fired rubber bullets only, claims district police chief. read more

Manoj Tiwary criticised the pitch during Bengal’s Vijay Hazare Trophy encounter against Jammu & Kashmir in Chennai on Thursday. read more

Trinamool leaders say that they were making amends for the ‘defilement’ of panchayat offices. BJP, CPI(M) slam gimmick read more

AK Srivastava, head of climate monitoring and analysis, IMD, however, explained that it’s a normal phenomenon and further development of the retreating monsoon can be analysed after 48 hours. read more