The ban was imposed by the British through the Bengal Excise Act 1909 when Kolkata (then Calcutta) was the capital of India ...

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee asserts that the state's healthcare system does not discriminate against ...

Dalits' battle for temple entry sheds light on the state's rarely discussed caste-based oppression and covert caste conflict.

Party president Mallikarjun Kharge and Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi pulled up few West Bengal Congress leaders for ‘lack of ...

West Bengal government transfers Dr. Subarna Goswami amid demands for justice in doctor's rape and murder case.

TMC leader Vikas Singh and his friend Santu were seriously injured in a shootout in Belgharia, West Bengal, amid escalating ...

The Calcutta students outperformed teams from Christ University, Bangalore, and Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Hyderabad, ...

Nilanjan Bhadra, 45, was found dead on Thursday afternoon inside the tea garden. The body has been sent for autopsy.

Kolkata: A youth was arrested on Saturday on charges of raping a six-year-old girl in Cooch Behar district during the Holi ...

Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has visited Furfura Sharif and slammed the Opposition for questioning her intent behind visiting ...

At the third edition of the Dalit Literature utsav, writers showcased novels, poetry, and around 70 journals. The upper-caste ...