Bengal

KOLKATA: President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday dwelt on the issue of cooperative federalism at the Bengal Global Business Summit here, saying every state is important in the context of the entire nation. “When I was sent the invitation to attend the meet, I thought whether it will be proper to do that as President of [...]

Three women huddled on an iron cot, without any clothes. The mattress was removed to provide them respite from bed bugs. In the adjoining ward for male inmates, men crouched on the floor, naked, bereft of minimum basic living conditions. Three other men, also naked, were made to stand in a row as some members [...]

Mamata Banerjee may retain power in West Bengal and Jayalalithaa in Tamil Nadu while it may be a hung assembly in Assam with an edge to the BJP and the Left return to power in Kerala, says a recent poll survey. According to the India TV C-Voter poll carried out in the four election-bound states, [...]

People from Assam and West Bengal kicked off the first phase of a month-long poll process at 7 am on Monday where the BJP is looking to expand its footprint into regions it has been traditionally weak. Here are the live updates: 3.30pm: 72% voting in Assam, BJP elated over heavy polling. 3.25pm: BJP’s chief [...]