The Meteorological Forecasting Division (MFD) has predicted light to moderate rainfall accompanied by thunder and lightning ...

The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology has forecast partly to generally cloudy conditions across the country today.

For more than a quarter of a century before Curzon’s arrival, there prevailed a belief that Bengal was too large under a ...

Tagore wrote the song ‘Banglar Mati Banglar Jol’ to unite the Bengali population and promote the Rakhi Utsav, a festival ...

The BJP lacks a credible mass leader who matches Mamata Banerjee's popularity.' 'Given the division of votes among Opposition ...

But within the Muslim League’s Bengal section, Khawaja Nazimuddin favoured the partition of the province to enable East Bengal to become part of Pakistan and avert exploitation by Hindu ...

Kolkata: BJP on Tuesday stayed away from state govt's Bangla Divas festivities insisting that Bengal Foundation Day is on June 20. The party instead joined the Bengali New Year celebrations.

It then flourished as the capital of the Muslim Mughal dynasty of Bengal province (1608–39 and 1660–1704), becoming a hub of bustling maritime commerce that attracted traders from England, France, ...