Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) on Sunday launched a major demolition drive against illegal constructions across several parts of the city, including Tiljala, Kasba and Beleghata, amid the state government’s renewed emphasis on a “zero tolerance” policy towards corruption and ...
26 May 2026 The StatesmanThe Trinamool Congress (TMC) has been asked to vacate its temporary headquarters in East Kolkata after the owner of the rented property cited security concerns linked to post-election unrest outside the premises.The multi-storey office building, located near the EM ...
25 May 2026 The StatesmanThe Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) opened with a commanding lead in the Falta Assembly constituency repoll on Sunday, while the Trinamool Congress (TMC) suffered a dramatic setback in the initial counting trends, slipping to the fourth position in a ...
25 May 2026 The StatesmanA review meeting on healthcare delivery and implementation of centrally sponsored health schemes in West Bengal was held on Saturday, which had West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari and top administrative officials in attendance. The meeting was chaired by the ...
24 May 2026 The StatesmanThe Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday carried out a fresh round of raids across West Bengal in connection with an ongoing money laundering and land-grab investigation involving former Kolkata Police deputy commissioner Shantanu Sinha Biswas and alleged criminal Biswajit ...
23 May 2026 The StatesmanNewly-elected West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Friday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi during his first official visit to the national capital since assuming office, signalling what both sides described as a renewed phase of ...
23 May 2026 The StatesmanFencing work has started along a stretch of the India-Bangladesh border in the Phansidewa area of West Bengal’s Siliguri subdivision after the state government handed over 27 kilometres of land to the Border Security Force (BSF).Visuals from the area ...
23 May 2026 The StatesmanKolkata Fatafat (FF) , one of the most-followed daily lotteries in West Bengal, has announced the results for all eight rounds on Thursday, May 22, 2026. Players across the city and beyond were glued to their phones and local ...
23 May 2026 The StatesmanThe Enforcement Directorate on Friday carried out raids across several locations in Kolkata and Murshidabad as part of its ongoing money laundering investigation linked to alleged land syndicates involving former Kolkata Police Deputy Commissioner Sinha Biswas and local land ...
23 May 2026 The StatesmanBJP leader Amit Malviya on Friday targeted former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee after the Calcutta High Court refused to stay restrictions imposed by the BJP-led state government on cattle slaughter ahead of Eid al-Adha.In a post on ...
23 May 2026 The StatesmanThe Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday arrested a sixth accused in the murder case of Chandranath Rath, personal assistant to Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari, from Uttar Pradesh’s Ballia district.The arrest marks another major development in the ...
22 May 2026 The StatesmanA fresh political and religious debate has erupted in West Bengal over cow sacrifice and beef consumption after Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP) chief Humayun Kabir openly challenged the state government’s recent advisory issued under the West Bengal Animal ...
22 May 2026 The StatesmanKolkata Fatafat results (May 21, 2026): Kolkata Fatafat is a legal, numbers-based lottery game operating under the authority of the Kolkata Police. It runs exclusively within West Bengal. Players choose numbers and place bets before each round begins.Results are ...
21 May 2026 The StatesmanThe Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation’s Trinamool Congress (TMC) councillor of Ward No. 34, Ranjan Poddar, who is also the chairman of Borough V, was arrested late on Wednesday by the Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate on charges of alleged extortion and intimidation.He ...
21 May 2026 The StatesmanWest Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday used his first visit to North Bengal after taking oath to push the BJP government’s development agenda for the region, promising institutions such as an AIIMS, an IIT and a cancer ...
21 May 2026 The StatesmanTrinamool Congress (TMC) councillor Debraj Chakraborty has been detained and is being interrogated by police in Kolkata in connection with an old case linked to alleged violence following the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, intensifying the ongoing crackdown on ...
21 May 2026 The StatesmanWest Bengal Minister Dilip Ghosh on Wednesday outlined the new government’s development roadmap for North Bengal, announcing plans to introduce the Panchayat Raj system in the hills while promising major improvements in regional infrastructure. The statement comes at a ...
21 May 2026 The StatesmanKolkata Fatafat Results (May 20, 2026): Kolkata Fatafat is a numbers-based lottery game run under the authority of the Kolkata Police. It is legal and operates exclusively within West Bengal. Players pick numbers and place bets before each round. ...
21 May 2026 The StatesmanThe Trinamool Congress (TMC) has announced a major protest across Kolkata and adjoining areas on May 21, intensifying its political confrontation with the newly-formed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in West Bengal. The demonstrations are being organised against an ...
21 May 2026 The StatesmanThe Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a fifth accused in the murder case of Chandranath Rath, personal assistant to West Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari. The accused, identified as Vinay Rai, was arrested in Varanasi, Uttar ...
21 May 2026 The StatesmanRepolling in West Bengal’s Falta Assembly constituency began on a calm note on Thursday, with over 20 per cent voting recorded within the first two hours and long queues visible outside polling booths since early morning. The absence of ...
21 May 2026 The StatesmanThe arrest of Biswajit Poddar alias “Sona Pappu” by the Enforcement Directorate has triggered fresh political and criminal tremors in West Bengal, with investigators now probing an alleged network of land grabbing, extortion, illegal construction, hawala dealings and links ...
19 May 2026 The StatesmanThe controversy surrounding Lionel Messi’s GOAT Tour event in Kolkata has flared up once again after a fresh complaint by organiser Satadru Dutta against former West Bengal Sports Minister Arup Biswas revived allegations of ticket misuse, intimidation and serious ...
19 May 2026 The StatesmanIn a shocking political development just two days before the repolling in West Bengal’s high-profile Falta Assembly constituency, TMC candidate Jahangir Khan on Tuesday announced that he is withdrawing from the May 21 poll, citing a special package announced ...
19 May 2026 The StatesmanThe West Bengal Police on Monday arrested Trinamool Congress leader Abdul Kader Haque in Cooch Behar over allegations of post-poll violence. The state government has, meanwhile, stepped up action in connection with the 2021 post-poll violence cases.According to officials, ...
19 May 2026 The StatesmanThe Government of Bengal state government on Monday ordered a fresh probe into the financial irregularities, corruption and money laundering charges against the former principal of the RG KAR Medical College and Hospital.Sandip Ghosh was the principal of the ...
19 May 2026 The StatesmanChief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday visited the South-East Division office at Park Circus shortly after the conclusion of the state Cabinet meeting, where he met police and Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) personnel injured on Sunday.At least 21 ...
18 May 2026 The StatesmanKolkata Fatafat Results (May 18, 2026): Kolkata Fatafat, widely known as Kolkata FF, is one of the most popular lottery-based games in West Bengal. Run under the supervision of the West Bengal government, it draws massive participation from residents ...
18 May 2026 The StatesmanJust a week after the formation of the new Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in West Bengal, the state’s political atmosphere has sharply shifted, with the BJP claiming that “Poriborton” has already begun taking visible shape across administration, policing, ...
18 May 2026 The StatesmanThe second cabinet meeting of the new West Bengal government under Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari is set to take place on Monday amid growing expectations over key decisions linked to Dearness Allowance arrears, state finances and reforms in the ...
18 May 2026 The StatesmanA protest against alleged bulldozer action spiralled into violence in central Kolkata on Sunday after demonstrators pelted stones at authorities, leading to injuries to several officers. The confrontation triggered heavy deployment across the locality, with Kolkata Police later carrying ...
18 May 2026 The StatesmanWest Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday visited the residence of his murdered personal assistant, Chandranath Rath, in the Chandipur area of East Midnapore district. He paid his respects, garlanded Rath’s photograph, and met the grieving family.Chandranath’s mother, ...
18 May 2026 The StatesmanThe West Bengal cabinet on Monday approved a series of major decisions from implementing the 7th Pay Commission to launching new welfare programmes for women. The meeting was chaired by Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari. State minister for Women & ...
18 May 2026 The StatesmanKolkata Police on Sunday arrested a 28-year-old man from Bansdroni area in southern outskirts of the city after recovering illegal firearms and live ammunition from his possession. The arrested individual has been identified as Satyabrata Basu Roy, resident of ...
17 May 2026 The StatesmanSenior Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has written to West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, raising concerns over public notice issued by state government on May 13 regarding adherence to Animal Slaughter Guidelines.In his letter, Chowdhury said the notice ...
17 May 2026 The StatesmanIn a significant political and administrative move after the change of power in West Bengal, the state government has sharply reduced the security cover of several senior Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders, former ministers and party functionaries, days after curtailing ...
17 May 2026 The StatesmanA major demolition drive was carried out under heavy police deployment near the Howrah Railway Station area as authorities moved to clear alleged illegal encroachments and unauthorised constructions from key public spaces. The operation, which triggered tense scenes in ...
17 May 2026 The StatesmanA fresh political confrontation has erupted in West Bengal after an FIR was lodged against Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee over alleged inflammatory campaign speeches made during the recently concluded Assembly election campaign. Addressing reporters in Kolkata on Saturday, West ...
17 May 2026 The StatesmanPolitical tensions escalate again in West Bengal’s Falta Assembly constituency ahead of the crucial May 21 repoll after police arrested a senior local Trinamool Congress functionary considered close to party candidate Jahangir Khan. The arrest comes amid an already ...
17 May 2026 The StatesmanIn a major escalation of the Enforcement Directorate’s crackdown on an alleged land-grabbing and money laundering network operating in Kolkata, the West Bengal government has terminated the services of former Kolkata Police Deputy Commissioner Shantanu Sinha Biswas following his ...
17 May 2026 The StatesmanJust days after the BJP’s historic victory in West Bengal ended the Trinamool Congress regime, the new government led by Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Friday launched its first major administrative crackdown in the RG Kar Medical College and ...
15 May 2026 The StatesmanWest Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Friday resigned from the Nandigram Assembly constituency, choosing to retain the Bhabanipur seat where he defeated Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee in one of the most closely watched contests of the 2026 ...
15 May 2026 The StatesmanDays after the BJP formed a government in West Bengal under Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed the state government about the approval of multiple railway projects, including a new Kolkata-Jaipur train service, a survey ...
15 May 2026 The StatesmanKolkata Fatafat result (May 15, 2026): Kolkata Fatafat, popularly known as Kolkata FF, is one of West Bengal’s most widely followed number-based lottery-style games. Played daily across Kolkata and the wider state, the game sees thousands of participants each ...
15 May 2026 The StatesmanAfter dodging the Enforcement Directorate five times, former West Bengal minister Rathin Ghosh finally walked into the agency’s Salt Lake office in Kolkata on Friday morning. He arrived around 11 am for questioning in connection with a multi-crore job ...
15 May 2026 The StatesmanDistrict administrations across border areas have started coordination meetings with the Border Security Force (BSF) and land acquisition authorities to expedite the process of acquiring land for border fencing, in line with directions issued by Chief Minister.A high-level meeting ...
15 May 2026 The StatesmanA deputy commissioner of the Kolkata Police’s Special Branch Shantanu Sinha Biswas appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) officers on Thursday in connection with a money-laundering and land grabbing case in West Bengal.A day earlier, ED had sent a ...
15 May 2026 The StatesmanThe Bar Council of India (BCI) on Wednesday directed its West Bengal affiliate to furnish details relating to the enrolment and practice status of former Chief Minister and Trinamul Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee within the next two days.The BCI ...
15 May 2026 The StatesmanThe BJP state Legislature party today picked Rathindra Basu, a first-time MLA from north Bengal and an RSS minder as the candidate for the Speaker’s job, who is likely to take oath on Friday, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari in ...
15 May 2026 The StatesmanA widening investigation into the murder of Chandranath Rath, personal assistant to West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, has exposed a sprawling inter-state network stretching across Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, with the Central Bureau of Investigation ...
15 May 2026 The StatesmanOn Thursday morning, West Bengal Chief Minister and Leader of the House in the state Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, announced that Rathindra Bose, a first-time BJP legislator, would be the party’s nominee for the post of Speaker of the 18th ...
14 May 2026 The StatesmanA deputy commissioner of Kolkata Police’s Special Branch, Shantanu Biswas, appeared before Enforcement Directorate (ED) officers at the CGO Complex in Salt Lake on Thursday morning in connection with a money laundering and land-grabbing case in West Bengal.A day ...
14 May 2026 The StatesmanIn one of its first major administrative directives after taking office, the BJP government in West Bengal has reinforced existing restrictions on cattle and buffalo slaughter, making it clear that no animal can be slaughtered without a mandatory fitness ...
14 May 2026 The StatesmanThe Kolkata Fatafat (FF) lottery results for Wednesday, May 14, 2026, have been officially declared. The draw, conducted across eight rounds throughout the day as per its regular schedule, saw the first round results announced in the morning hours. ...
14 May 2026 The StatesmanFormer West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday personally appeared before a division bench of the Calcutta High Court and sought judicial intervention over alleged incidents of post-poll violence in the state following the declaration of Assembly election ...
14 May 2026 The StatesmanA fresh political and legal storm erupted around Trinamul Congress MP Mahua Moitra on Wednesday after a criminal complaint accusing her of making “anti-national” and “seditious” remarks on “Operation Sindoor” was filed before the court of the Chief Judicial ...
14 May 2026 The StatesmanA Trinamul Congress councillor of Baranagar Municipality was arrested by Barrackpore police on Wednesday on charges of extortion, criminal intimidation and forcibly interfering in a tenancy dispute.The arrested councillor, Shantanu Majumdar, popularly known as “Mejo”, represents Ward No. 14 ...
14 May 2026 The StatesmanHours before taking oath as a Member of Legislative Assembly, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday announced a significant cut in the number of vehicles in his official convoy, echoing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent appeal for fuel conservation ...
14 May 2026 The StatesmanEight years after the Trinamul Congress government in the state withdrew the “general consent” for the Central Bureau of Investigation, the newly government in West Bengal on Wednesday restored clearance to the Central agency to proceed against officials accused ...
14 May 2026 The StatesmanThe impasse over the Chingrighata crossing of Orange Line Metro is finally set to end. The city traffic police have announced two traffic blocks of 60-hour each of the EM Bypass starting this Friday to enable the segment launching ...
14 May 2026 The StatesmanWest Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday took oath as a Member of the Legislative Assembly after the BJP’s landslide victory in the 2026 Assembly elections, marking another major political milestone in the party’s rise to power in ...
13 May 2026 The StatesmanWest Bengal’s newly appointed chief secretary Manoj Agarwal issued a strong message to the state bureaucracy and asked all the bureaucrats to return to professional and rule-based administration assuring that administration would work independently free from “political interference.”Addressing secretaries ...
13 May 2026 The StatesmanGarga Chatterjee, founder of Bangla Pokkho, was arrested by Kolkata Police on Tuesday on charges of allegedly spreading misinformation and making provocative social media posts regarding Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) during the Assembly election process.Police sources said the arrest ...
13 May 2026 The StatesmanIn a significant development amid growing internal tensions within the ruling Trinamul Congress in north Bengal, rebel councillor has been removed from the mayor-in-council of the Siliguri Municipal Corporation.Mayor announced the decision shortly after the Assembly election results, in ...
13 May 2026 The StatesmanRashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) backed Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), in a released statement issued on Monday, distanced itself from the incident involving the vice-chancellor of Vidyasagar University on 5 May and alleged that attempts were being made to ...
13 May 2026 The StatesmanChief Minister Suvendu Adhikari today asked all the IAS officers, many of them are secretaries to various government departments to work without any fear and trepidation and shun the culture of “sycophants”.He asked them to concentrate at work and ...
13 May 2026 The StatesmanFresh political tension erupted in Murshidabad’s Beldanga on Monday after newly-elected Aam Janata Unnayan Party MLA Humayun Kabir locked the office of the Beldanga-II Panchayat Samiti alleging large-scale corruption in government welfare schemes during the previous Trinamul Congress regime. ...
13 May 2026 The StatesmanThe district BJP, following strict instructions from the party’s state president regarding defectors, today put up a giant banner in the temple town of Bishnupur declaring ‘No’ to Trinamul Congress supporters and members.The banner was placed at the busy ...
13 May 2026 The StatesmanWith the political shift in West Bengal and the new government taking over, private and minibus operators are looking forward to fare hike and time extension on phasing out 15-year-old vehicles as immediate solutions to revive the transport sector ...
13 May 2026 The StatesmanWest Bengal minister and senior BJP leader Dilip Ghosh on Tuesday alleged that “most Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders are corrupt” and declared that all pending corruption-related cases linked to the previous regime would now be reopened for fresh investigation ...
13 May 2026 The StatesmanThe investigation into the high-profile murder of Chandranath Rath, personal assistant to West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, has been transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), with the agency constituting a seven-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) led ...
12 May 2026 The StatesmanFormer West Bengal minister and Trinamool Congress leader Sujit Bose was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate late Monday night in connection with the alleged municipal recruitment scam linked to appointments in the South Dum Dum Municipality.The arrest followed over ...
12 May 2026 The StatesmanWest Bengal government on Monday appointed state Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Kumar Agarwal, who oversaw the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in the state and conducted the recently held Assembly elections, as the next Chief Secretary.“The Governor is ...
12 May 2026 The StatesmanChief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday said the newly formed government in West Bengal would move forward on the principles of “good governance, security and cooperative federalism under a double-engine government,” while asserting that the administration would function as ...
11 May 2026 The StatesmanThe Kolkata Fatafat lottery results for today (May 11, 2025) are coming out round by round. Players across the city are checking their tickets against the official numbers as each draw is conducted through the day.Kolkata Fatafat, also called ...
11 May 2026 The StatesmanThe investigation into the murder of Chandranath Rath, personal assistant to West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, gathered pace after the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the West Bengal Police arrested three alleged sharpshooters from Uttar Pradesh in connection ...
11 May 2026 The StatesmanThe newly formed West Bengal government on Monday outlined a series of administrative, security and welfare-related measures following its first cabinet meeting at state secretariat Nabanna that includes land transfer to the Border Security Force (BSF) for border fencing ...
11 May 2026 The StatesmanBy declaring that “the enemy’s enemy is my friend; our first enemy is the BJP,” former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee may have done something almost unthinkable in Bengal’s bitter political history: signal a tactical reconciliation with the ...
11 May 2026 The StatesmanTrinamool Congress National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Sunday accused the BJP of orchestrating violence in West Bengal’s Khejuri area, alleging that BJP-backed elements torched more than 60 shops in an attempt to spread fear and disrupt communal harmony ...
11 May 2026 The StatesmanPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday performed a “sashtanga pranam” before the people of West Bengal at the Brigade Parade Ground during the oath-taking ceremony of the state’s first BJP government.Though Modi did not deliver any speech at the ...
11 May 2026 The StatesmanKshudiram Tudu, who took oath as a minister in the ninth state Cabinet on Saturday, has long been associated with Burdwan as a schoolteacher. His elevation has sparked celebrations among neighbours and colleagues alike.Originally from Bagdubi, under Barikul police ...
11 May 2026 The StatesmanOn Monday, the newly-elected Chief Minister, Suvendu Adhikari would chair a meeting of senior officers of the state and city police, which is also likely to be attended by Chief Secretary Dushyant Nariala and the Home Secretary Sanghamitra Ghosh, ...
11 May 2026 The StatesmanTrinamul Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the police administration and the BJP, alleging that permission was denied to host programmes by “Desh Bachao Ganatantrik Mancha” to celebrate Rabindra Jayanti in Kolkata.Speaking at a ...
11 May 2026 The StatesmanA day after the BJP formed its first government in West Bengal under Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, state BJP president Samik Bhattacharya mocked former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, declaring that her political era in the state had come to ...
11 May 2026 The StatesmanRotary International District 3291 marked World Thalassemia Day on Friday with a string of awareness and screening drives across the city, including camps at Howrah railway station and blood donation programmes at multiple locations.Students of MCKV Institute of Engineering ...
10 May 2026 The StatesmanWest Bengal has just turned a page, and it turned it hard. The Trinamool Congress, which had been the face of Bengal politics for over fourteen years, lost power in a manner that left even its fiercest critics momentarily ...
10 May 2026 The StatesmanSenior BJP leader Dilip Ghosh, who was inducted into the first cabinet of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in West Bengal, said that the party wants to fulfill the expectations of the “people who voted us to power” while ...
10 May 2026 The StatesmanSoon after the BJP’s historic takeover in West Bengal, BJP supporters gathered outside the Kalighat residence of former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and raised “Jai Shri Ram” slogans following the swearing-in of the new state government.The development came hours ...
10 May 2026 The StatesmanWest Bengal saw two very different moments unfold on Saturday. While thousands gathered in Kolkata to witness BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari take oath as the state’s new chief minister, former CM Mamata Banerjee marked Rabindra Jayanti with a message ...
10 May 2026 The StatesmanThe first BJP-ruled government in West Bengal is set to start its journey on Saturday after the oath-taking ceremony. Along with the formation of the new cabinet led by the state’s first BJP Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, the incoming ...
10 May 2026 The StatesmanBJP leader Suvendu Adhikari takes oath as the Chief Minister of West Bengal, becoming the state’s first BJP chief minister since independence and marking a historic political shift in Bengal after decades of regional party dominance.Prime Minister Narendra Modi ...
10 May 2026 The StatesmanKolkata’s historic Brigade Parade Ground became the centre of major political activity on the day of Rabindranath Tagore’s 165th birth anniversary. Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached the venue in the morning and greeted people gathered there by waving at ...
10 May 2026 The StatesmanNewly elected Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators in West Bengal on Saturday outlined their priorities for governance, with women’s safety, civic infrastructure and law and order emerging as key themes following the oath-taking ceremony of the state’s first BJP ...
10 May 2026 The StatesmanA major political shift unfolded in West Bengal on Saturday as the Bharatiya Janata Party formed its first-ever government in the state, with Suvendu Adhikari taking oath as Chief Minister at Kolkata’s Brigade Parade Ground in the presence of ...
10 May 2026 The StatesmanThe city of Kolkata will witness extensive traffic restrictions and diversions on May 9 as Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be arriving to attend the oath-taking ceremony of the newly formed West Bengal government at Brigade Parade Ground, marking ...
9 May 2026 The StatesmanAs Union Home Minister and chief architect of BJP’s West Bengal election blitz that has brought the saffron party to power in the state for the first time ever arrived in Kolkata in the role of central observer for ...
9 May 2026 The StatesmanUnion Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in Kolkata on Friday to oversee a crucial phase in government formation, as the BJP moves swiftly to elect its legislative party leader following its landmark victory in West Bengal.Appointed as the party’s ...
9 May 2026 The StatesmanMore than a day after the shocking murder of Chandranath Rath, a close aide and personal assistant of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, investigators in West Bengal are still searching for the men who opened fire on him near Madhyamgram ...
9 May 2026 The StatesmanTrinamool Congress (TMC) Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra has filed a formal complaint with the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) after what she described as a disturbing experience during her air travel to Delhi.The incident reportedly took place ...
9 May 2026 The StatesmanLaw student Sharmishtha Panoli, who was arrested last year over a controversial social media post related to Operation Sindoor, has once again spoken out against the then Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government. On the first anniversary of Operation Sindoor, ...
9 May 2026 The Statesman