Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) workers during a protest demanding a hike in their wages and the regularization of their jobs, in Patna. ASHA workers have been on a state-wide indefinite strike since December 01, 2018.

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The deceased were identified as Saifuddin Khan, who is a local ruing party leader, Babu, the driver of the car and Selim Khan, a youth who happened to be at the spot, said MLA Das. read more

Praising West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, former Union finance minister Yashant Sinha on Sunday said she has all the qualities to be the face of a coalition that can be formed at the Centre if the Narendra Modi-led dispensation is defeated in the Lok... read more

The Trinamool Congress on Saturday cleaned the rally ground with cow dung and Gangajal (water from the Ganges, the most scared river for Hindus) to “purify” the ground in “traditional Hindu” style. read more

The five questions carry a total of 14 marks in a paper of 70 marks. The exam was held last week. read more

The move is believed to be an attempt by Mamata Banerjee’s party to test the waters in Assam before the Lok Sabha elections. read more

The Congress, the Trinamool Congress and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) - arch rivals in the political theatre of West Bengal - have come together to oppose amendments to the Citizenship Act that aims to allow non-Muslims from three neighbouring... read more

The agency hired by the Unique Authority of India (UIDAI) to gauge views on Aadhaar would look at publicly available information on the 12-digit unique identity and not have any access to private conversations. read more

A trilingual portal titled Save Bengal Save Democracy will be launched on Saturday. read more

Jaitley referred to the Saradha Group chit fund scam and the Narada TV sting operation that showed several leaders of West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress accepting cash from a man purportedly representing a company. read more

The January 19 rally in Kolkata organised by the Trinamool Congress is billed as a show of strength to unite opposition against the BJP ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. read more

The step is significant in the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections since ponzi schemes such as Saradha, Rose Valley, I-Core, Chakra, Tower had vanished with thousands of crores of rupees of million of depositors. read more

Firhad Hakim, the party’s observer for Assam, announced the decision in Guwahati on November 12. read more

The two-page letter written on November 9 alleges there is no space for engaging in political activities for the Bharatiya Janata Party in West Bengal. read more

In October, sale of India made foreign liquor (IMFL) stood at 1.20 crore litre, marking a shopping 57% rise over October 2017. read more