Abdul Mannan

West Bengal govt mulls building dining halls in minority-dominated schools, BJP says TMC causing 'communal divide'

A row erupted over West Bengal government's directive for construction of dining rooms for mid-day meals in state-run schools having more than 70 per cent minority students.

Congress, CPM reject Mamata Banerjee's offer to jointly combat BJP, say her policies helped saffron party in Bengal

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday reached out to opposition Congress and CPM to join her fight against the BJP in the state but the two parties rejected her appeal saying her policies are responsible for the saffron party's growth

In Assam’s Mangaldoi, struggle to get listed on NRC emerges as major poll issue; Muslims determined to vote in large numbers

A flashpoint during the 80s Assam agitation, Mangaldoi’s residents left out of the NRC seem determined to vote in April like always even though uncertainty looms over their future

West Bengal: Congress, Left stage walkout from Assembly after Speaker refuses to discuss farmers' issues

Opposition Congress and Left Front jointly staged a walkout in West Bengal Assembly on Thursday after Speaker Biman Banerjee refused a discussion on farmers allegedly not getting right price for produce

West Bengal: Congress, Left Front stage walkout from Assembly after demand for discussion on dengue turned down

The Opposition Congress and the Left Front on Thursday staged a walkout from the West Bengal Assembly after their demand for a discussion on dengue situation in the state was not allowed.

Army deployed in Darjeeling after Gorkha Janmukti Morcha supporters set police vehicles ablaze

Army was deployed in Darjeeling after Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) supporters clashed with police, damaged police vehicles and set some of them ablaze

Congress, Left Front to boycott West Bengal Assembly after no-confidence motion disallowed

The opposition Congress and the Left Front decided to boycott the ongoing West Bengal Assembly session after no-confidence motion is disallowed

Opposition hints at conspiracy over the detention of Narada News CEO Mathew Samuel

Opposition Left and Congress on Saturday slammed the brief detention of Narada News CEO Mathew Samuel at Delhi airport as a desperate attempt to hush up the Narada sting operation and save the culprits

All India Forward Bloc, Congress call for liquor ban in West Bengal

Citing the example of Bihar which banned liquor, the All India Forward Bloc (AIFB) and the Congress sought to make West Bengal also a liquor-free state.

Will turn constituency into tourism hub, says Bappi Lahiri

Asserting that he was not like other celebrity politicians who "disappear after the polls", famed music composer Bappi Lahiri, contesting the Lok Sabha polls on a BJP ticket, said he aspires to turn his constituency in West Bengal into a tourism hub.