Mamata opposed to CBI inquiry: Leader of Opposition

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's dismissal of the custodial death of Students Federation of India (SFI) leader Sudipta Gupta as an "accident" and "a petty matter" provoked strong reactions here on Thursday with Leader of the Opposition ...

KOLKATA: The CPI-M today made light of the Trinamool Congress government's claims of development and good governance in the two years of its existence, saying the ruling party was neck and neck with the UPA at the Centre on corruption and misrule.

The meeting between the West Bengal Government and the (SEC) over the issue of fixing dates for the three-phased Panchayat polls in the State remained inconclusive. The three proposed dates for the elections, according to a senior SEC official, are ...

In a significant development, the West Bengal State Election Commission has decided to file an application before the Calcutta High Court seeking the deletion of certain expressions the Court made in its ruling in the dispute between the Commission ...

The Left Front delegation outside South Block after meeting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, in New Delhi on Thursday. PTI Related Top Stories THE Left parties Thursday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Pranab Mukherjee and sought a ...

Tags: Financial Establishment Bill | Ponzi Schemes | Bengal Bill | Business News In a move to gain control over firms running ponzi schemes in West Bengal, the state legislative assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed the West Bengal Protection of ...

The West Bengal government on Tuesday introduced a new piece of legislation in the Assembly to protect the depositors from non-banking financial organisations that lure them with promises of high returns, following the Saradha Chitfunds scam. The government ...

Leader: Bill to have retrospective effect, bringing Saradha Group under its purview Kolkata: The West Bengal state assembly on Tuesday passed a new legislation which they claim will give the state government enough authority to regulate chit funds, ...

"There is 90 per cent similarity between the two bills. Then what is the need for this new bill needs to clarified. Why is the old bill being called back?" asked senior CPI(M) leader Surya Kanta Mishra on Monday.