West Bengal

State in eastern India

West Bengal is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of 88,752 km2 (34,267 sq mi). West Bengal is the fourth-most populous and thirteenth-largest state by area in India, as well as the eighth-most populous country subdivision of the world. As a part of the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent, it borders Bangladesh in the east, and Nepal and Bhutan in the north. It also borders the Indian states of Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, Sikkim and Assam. The state capital is Kolkata, the third-largest metropolis, and seventh largest city by population in India. West Bengal includes the Darjeeling Himalayan hill region, the Ganges delta, the Rarh region, the coastal Sundarbans and the Bay of Bengal. The state's main ethnic group are the Bengalis, with the Bengali Hindus forming the demographic majority.

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Most of India, barring parts of northwest and peninsular region, is expected to experience above-normal maximum temperatures from April to June, the India..
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Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Saturday alleged that communal violence was on the table for the BJP with the 2024 general elections approaching, and recent..
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West Bengal: During the violence since Thursday, 46 people have been arrested and section 144 is 144 enforced in the region.
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Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday spoke to West Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose and took stock of the situation in Howrah where violence broke out on..
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Ram Navami celebrations in the states were marred by reports of burning and stone-pelting incidents in Maharashtra, Gujarat, and West Bengal.
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One person died from an alleged bullet wound during clashes on Thursday in Maharashtra's Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar on Ram Navami and scores of others were..
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According to a video posted by news agency ANI, police were called to the scene after numerous cars were set on fire.
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Several vehicles were set on fire after two groups clashed in West Bengal's Howrah amid Ram Navami celebrations on Thursday. Visuals showed several vehicles..
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The NFR, at present, runs Vande Bharat Express only between Howrah and New Jalpaiguri, both in West Bengal.
Credit: DNA - Published 1 week ago

Odisha and West Bengal chief ministers, Naveen Patnaik and Mamata Banerjee, gave a call to protect the country’s federal structure during a meeting between..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published 1 week ago

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