Bengal Panel

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar today strongly condemned a purported statement made by the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) headed by senior lawyer and MP Kapil Sibal on the rape and murder case of a junior doctor in Kolkata.

Amid a social media storm over the rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor in Kolkata, the West Bengal child rights body has taken note of a rape threat to the daughter of Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee

The rape-murder of the young doctor in Kolkata that has unleashed a storm across the nation, is now a full-blown political controversy, with Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress going toe-to-toe with the former chief of the National Women's Commission.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday told the assembly that she demanded the formation of an India-Bhutan river commission at the recent Niti Aayog meeting in Delhi.

The West Bengal government has constituted a seven-member panel headed by a retired judge of the Calcutta High Court to review the three new criminal laws, an official said on Wednesday.

High Court judge-turned-politician Abhijit Gangopadhyay has been barred by the poll panel from campaigning for 24 hours over his sexist comments on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

In NDTV's special election show - Battleground West Bengal - Editor-in-Chief Sanjay Pugalia and a panel of top experts look at who has the edge in West Bengal during the Lok Sabha elections.

The West Bengal School Service Commission on Thursday claimed that it had provided the Calcutta High Court lists of around 5,300 appointees from the 2016 school recruitment panel whose appointments were suspect.

The West Bengal Government on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court against the Calcutta High Court decision that declared the entire panel of 2016 School Service Commission teachers' recruitment null and void, cancelling all appointments of teachers and

Even as the politics surrounding the issue continues to heat up, the National Human Rights Commission has taken note of the allegations of rape levelled against a Trinamool Congress strongman and his aides by women in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali.

National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson Rekha Sharma on Monday accused the West Bengal government of stifling the voices of numerous women in Sandeshkhali during protests against alleged TMC-led atrocities.

A delegation of the National Commission for Women (NCW) led by its chairperson Rekha Sharma is scheduled to visit unrest-hit Sandeshkhali on Monday.

The Supreme Court on Monday paused a Parliament panel's proceedings against top officers of the West Bengal government that was triggered by allegations of misconduct by state BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar in Sandeshkhali.

The NCSC has recommended President's Rule in Bengal amid violence and political tension after the BJP accused a Trinamool Congress strongman - the on-the-run Sheikh Shahjahan - of sexually assaulting women there.

The Privileges Committee of the Lok Sabha issued a notice to senior police officers in West Bengal on a complaint filed by the BJP MP Sukanta Majumdar, alleging misconduct, brutality and life-threatening injuries during a fight.

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar today strongly condemned a purported statement made by the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) headed by senior lawyer and MP Kapil Sibal on the rape and murder case of a junior doctor in Kolkata.

Amid a social media storm over the rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor in Kolkata, the West Bengal child rights body has taken note of a rape threat to the daughter of Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee

The rape-murder of the young doctor in Kolkata that has unleashed a storm across the nation, is now a full-blown political controversy, with Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress going toe-to-toe with the former chief of the National Women's Commission.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday told the assembly that she demanded the formation of an India-Bhutan river commission at the recent Niti Aayog meeting in Delhi.

The West Bengal government has constituted a seven-member panel headed by a retired judge of the Calcutta High Court to review the three new criminal laws, an official said on Wednesday.

High Court judge-turned-politician Abhijit Gangopadhyay has been barred by the poll panel from campaigning for 24 hours over his sexist comments on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

In NDTV's special election show - Battleground West Bengal - Editor-in-Chief Sanjay Pugalia and a panel of top experts look at who has the edge in West Bengal during the Lok Sabha elections.

The West Bengal School Service Commission on Thursday claimed that it had provided the Calcutta High Court lists of around 5,300 appointees from the 2016 school recruitment panel whose appointments were suspect.

The West Bengal Government on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court against the Calcutta High Court decision that declared the entire panel of 2016 School Service Commission teachers' recruitment null and void, cancelling all appointments of teachers and

Even as the politics surrounding the issue continues to heat up, the National Human Rights Commission has taken note of the allegations of rape levelled against a Trinamool Congress strongman and his aides by women in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali.

National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson Rekha Sharma on Monday accused the West Bengal government of stifling the voices of numerous women in Sandeshkhali during protests against alleged TMC-led atrocities.

A delegation of the National Commission for Women (NCW) led by its chairperson Rekha Sharma is scheduled to visit unrest-hit Sandeshkhali on Monday.

The Supreme Court on Monday paused a Parliament panel's proceedings against top officers of the West Bengal government that was triggered by allegations of misconduct by state BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar in Sandeshkhali.

The NCSC has recommended President's Rule in Bengal amid violence and political tension after the BJP accused a Trinamool Congress strongman - the on-the-run Sheikh Shahjahan - of sexually assaulting women there.

The Privileges Committee of the Lok Sabha issued a notice to senior police officers in West Bengal on a complaint filed by the BJP MP Sukanta Majumdar, alleging misconduct, brutality and life-threatening injuries during a fight.