Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee: Hospital says gradual withdrawal of ventilatory support planned

Kolkata/IBNS: The medical board of ailing former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, who is now admitted in Woodlands Hospital in Kolkata with respiratory problems, said he would remain on mechanical ventilation for today while the process of gradual withdrawal of ventilatory support is being planned.

Veteran Communist leader Gurudas Dasgupta passes away

Kolkata/IBNS: Veteran Communist Party of India (CPI) leader, trade unionist and firebrand parliamentarian Gurudas Dasgupta passed away here on Thursday. 

Former West Bengal minister Nirupam Sen passes away

Kolkata, Dec 24 (IBNS): Former West Bengal minister and veteran Communist leader Nirupam Sen passed away on Monday. He was 72.

Bengal CID summons Ritabrata Banerjee in alleged rape case

Kolkata, Oct 12 (IBNS): West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Wednesday served notice to expelled CPI-M Rajya Sabha MP Ritabrata Banerjee in connection with its ongoing probe into an alleged rape case, officials said.

PM Modi condoles Fidel Castro's death

New Delhi, Nov 26 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the death of Fidel Castro, Cuba's former President and leader of the communist movement.

President Mukherjee condoles Castro's death

New Delhi, Nov 26 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee condoled the death of former Cuban President Fidel Castro, who breathed his last on Saturday.