Kolkata: Bengal govt on Monday issued a new notification regarding state anthem "Banglar Mati, Banglar Jol", a song by Rabindranath Tagore, making it clear that it would be sung exactly the way the ...

The name “West Bengal” comes from the 1905 partition of Bengal, when the British divided Bengal into East Bengal (Muslim majority) and West Bengal (Hindu majority). Although the partition was ...

Why is it called West Bengal? The name“West Bengal” comes from the 1905 partition of Bengal, when the British divided Bengal into East Bengal (Muslim majority) and West Bengal (Hindu majority).

Finally, when Bengal’s first partition came into force on 16 October 1905, Indian nationalists stepped up with their protests. Schools and colleges closed on that day and Indian leaders decided ...

And the war itself is part of the story of this land from its early beginnings in the 1905 Partition of Bengal to the present – and beyond. I could almost hear the groans of the members of ...

A Shared Legacy at the Kolkata Centre for Creativity explores Bengal’s textile heritage from the Mughal era to post-partition. Featuring iconic traditions like muslins and jamdani, the exhibit ...

Calcutta High Court reserves order on appeals by West Bengal government and CBI regarding Sanjay Roy's life sentence for RG Kar hospital rape-murder The Calcutta High Court on Monday reserved its ...

Both CBI and the West Bengal government want the sentence to ... CBI has the right to accept or challenge the trial court’s order since it is the investigative agency. Countering this, state ...

In order to determine whether the partition action should be treated as a “traditional or an heirs proceeding, the court (had to) review the source of the title ownership of each owner.” ...

East Bengal FC returned to winning ways with a 2-1 victory over Kerala Blasters FC in an Indian Super League match on Friday. This was the Red and Gold brigade's first victory in five games ...