West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will start campaigning for the upcoming Assembly elections from North Bengal on March 24 (Tuesday) while her nephew and party’s second-in-command Abhishek Banerjee will start with election rallies in southern districts, it is ...
23 March 2026 Indian ExpressAn orange alert has been issued for North Bengal, with heavy to very heavy rainfall (7-20 cm) accompanied by hail expected in Jalpaiguri and Alipurduar, as IMD warned of widespread thunderstorms, rain, and gusty winds over the next few ...
23 March 2026 Indian ExpressWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi, claiming that during his visits to foreign countries he “shook hands and seemed to forget everything” but upon his return to India he “called for deletion ...
23 March 2026 Indian ExpressAlthough the Congress is yet to announce its list of candidates for the upcoming West Bengal polls, veteran Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury Friday said he was willing to contest the Assembly polls after a gap of nearly three ...
22 March 2026 Indian ExpressAs West Bengal gears up for the Assembly elections in April, a unique trend has been noticed: many practising lawyers are swapping courtroom arguments with political campaigns.Several lawyers have been fielded by the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC), the Opposition ...
22 March 2026 Indian ExpressWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday took part in Eid celebrations at Red Road in Kolkata, where she attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP, and reiterated her stance that she would continue to stand by ...
22 March 2026 Indian ExpressThe Detective Unit of the Kolkata Police’s Homicide Department took over the investigation into the lift mishap death at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital from the Tala Police Station on Friday evening.The victim, Arup Banerjee, 41, died ...
22 March 2026 Indian ExpressWritten by Jigisha SealThe Kolkata Police have issued traffic restrictions on Saturday, March 21, in the wake of the Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations in the city where people are expected to throng the streets to offer congregational prayers, marking the end ...
22 March 2026 Indian ExpressWritten by Jigisha Seal and Avantika BasuA widening gap between LPG supply, disrupted by the West Asia conflict, and rising demand has triggered a new crisis, this time hitting Kolkata’s most relied-upon last-mile transport: auto-rickshaws. Long queues, rising fuel ...
21 March 2026 Indian ExpressIn Purba Medinipur district, considered a stronghold of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, Tapasi Mondal has emerged as an outlier, crafting a political journey that was shaped less by ideological consistency and more by electoral gain.Despite switching political affiliations over ...
21 March 2026 Indian ExpressLaunching a scathing attack on the BJP, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday alleged that the party has imposed an “unofficial President’s Rule” in the state and that there is a “conspiracy to snatch” people’s citizenship in the name ...
21 March 2026 Indian ExpressAs the BJP released its second list on Thursday, it became clear that the party is aiming to consolidate its influence in the industrial belt of Barrackpore by banking on former MP Arjun Singh’s clout in the area. After ...
21 March 2026 Indian ExpressA man died after getting stuck inside an elevator for over an hour while returning after his son’s surgery for a fractured leg at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata on Friday, police said, adding five people ...
21 March 2026 Indian ExpressIn an all-out attack on the Election Commission (EC) and the BJP ahead of the Assembly elections next month, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday alleged a “deliberate design to seize control” of the State “through coercion and ...
21 March 2026 Indian ExpressThe Left Front has once again fielded youth leader Srijib Biswas against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the latter’s home turf in Bhabanipur in Kolkata. The young advocate had contested against the TMC supremo in 2021 Bhabanipur Assembly bypoll ...
21 March 2026 Indian ExpressBy Jigisha SealThe India Meteorological Department has warned of enhanced thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds sweeping across both north and south Bengal for the next couple of days.The IMD bulletin stated that favourable meteorological conditions with strong moisture incursion ...
20 March 2026 Indian ExpressThe BJP has decided to field former MPs Roopa Ganguly, Nisith Pramanik, Arjun Singh, and Dibyendu Adhikari in the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections scheduled for next month.In its second list of 111 candidates for West Bengal, released on ...
20 March 2026 Indian ExpressThe mother of the junior doctor who was raped and murdered at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata in 2024 said Thursday that she has spoken to the Bharatiya Janata Party and expressed her interest in contesting ...
20 March 2026 Indian ExpressLeader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari kicked off his West Bengal Assembly election campaign in the Bhabanipur Assembly constituency Thursday. Arriving from Delhi early in the morning, the BJP leader chose Ward 70 of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) to ...
20 March 2026 Indian ExpressIn a swift turn of events, the Election Commission (EC) has partially rolled back its directive asking 15 high-ranking IPS officers from West Bengal to serve as election observers in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. While 10 officers must still ...
20 March 2026 Indian ExpressA Trinamool Congress (TMC) worker was found dead Thursday morning in Minakhan, North 24 Parganas, sparking intense tension in the region ahead of the upcoming West Bengal elections. The deceased, identified as Kazi Mashiur Rahman, served as the TMC ...
20 March 2026 Indian ExpressWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee launched yet another scathing attack on the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the BJP on Thursday, saying that their actions point to “a deliberate design to seize control” of the state “through ...
20 March 2026 Indian ExpressAlmost five years have passed since West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee moved the Calcutta High Court challenging Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari’s win from the Nandigram constituency in the Assembly polls, defeating her. With another Assembly election ...
19 March 2026 Indian ExpressA day after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee criticised its “unilateral midnight transfers” of top police and administrative officers, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday transferred 13 district magistrates or district electoral officers (DEOs) and five deputy inspectors ...
19 March 2026 Indian ExpressHours after Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee announced the candidate list for the upcoming Assembly elections on Tuesday, protests erupted at some district party offices in the state over the selection of candidates.In the Khandaghosh constituency in Purba Bardhaman ...
19 March 2026 Indian ExpressThe Trinamool Congress’s candidate list for the coming Assembly polls includes some interesting names, indicating the party’s focus on family ties. Alongside retaining a husband-wife duo, the party has also given tickets to a brother-sister duo and two brothers. ...
19 March 2026 Indian ExpressFormer TMC leader Humayun Kabir’s newly floated Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP) on Wednesday announced the first list of candidates for the Bengal Assembly elections. The party plans to field candidates in 182 seats.The party has fielded a non-Bengali ...
19 March 2026 Indian ExpressWest Bengal BJP Candidate List 2026: The BJP on Wednesday released its first list of 142 candidates for the West Bengal Assembly elections, a day after the Election Commission announced the poll schedule for four states and the Union ...
19 March 2026 Indian ExpressWritten by Avantika BasuA fresh spell of rain and thunderstorm activity is expected across several districts of West Bengal over the next few days, as per the latest forecast issued by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD). Hailstorms are also expected ...
19 March 2026 Indian ExpressThe Election Commission of India (ECI) will publish the first supplementary list of voters by the end of this week following the ongoing judicial adjudication of names in the SIR exercise in the poll-bound state, Special Roll Observer Subrata ...
19 March 2026 Indian ExpressWest Bengal Election Date 2026 Announced: The Election Commission has announced the West Bengal Assembly election dates 2026, releasing the full WB election schedule 2026, polling phases, district-wise voting dates and the West Bengal election result date.Election date: The ...
18 March 2026 Indian ExpressMonths after 38-year-old Sabina Yasmin lost her nine-year-old daughter to a crude bomb blast during TMC’s victory rally in Kaliganj Assembly bypoll in Nadia district of West Bengal, she is finding herself in the political spotlight.In a surprise move, ...
18 March 2026 Indian ExpressWith the model code of conduct (MCC) in place in West Bengal, following the announcement of the Assembly election schedule, the Election Commission (EC) has carried out a massive bureaucratic reshuffle in the state, appointing a new state chief ...
18 March 2026 Indian ExpressIt’s official. The West Bengal Assembly election will once again see a titanic clash between Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her protege-turned-rival Suvendu Adhikari. Unlike five years ago, when the TMC supremo accepted the BJP’s challenge and contested against ...
18 March 2026 Indian ExpressAfter transferring the chief secretary, home secretary, DGP, Kolkata police commissioner, and other top officials, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday reshuffled 12 police superintendents, four police commissioners, and a deputy police commissioner in Assembly poll-bound West ...
18 March 2026 Indian ExpressTMC Candidate List for West Bengal Assembly Election 2026: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Tuesday announced its list of candidates for the upcoming West Bengal Assembly Elections.West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee declared her party will contest 291 of ...
18 March 2026 Indian ExpressHours after the BJP announced its first list of 144 candidates for the West Bengal Assembly elections on Monday, party workers unhappy with some choices publicly expressed their anger.In Alipurduar, where the BJP named Paritosh Das as the candidate, ...
18 March 2026 Indian ExpressThe CPI(M)-led Left Front on Monday released its first list of 192 candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal. The list reflects a mix of old and new faces. Among the prominent names were Sabina Yasmin, the ...
18 March 2026 Indian ExpressThe CPI(M)-led Left Front on Monday released its first list of 192 candidates for the Assembly elections, which has a mix of old and new faces. Among the prominent names in the list were Sabina Yasmin, the mother of ...
17 March 2026 Indian ExpressLaunching a scathing attack on the Election Commission (EC) for its “midnight” decision to transfer top administrative and police officers in West Bengal, shortly after the 2026 Assembly election schedule was announced, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday branded ...
17 March 2026 Indian ExpressQuestioning the manner in which West Bengal’s top administrative and police officers were transferred within 24 hours of the declaration of the Assembly polls, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said the action undermines “co-operative federalism”.In a letter to Chief Election ...
17 March 2026 Indian ExpressThe Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday expanded its focus beyond top bureaucrats in its effort to ensure violence-free and fair elections in West Bengal and is now scrutinising lower-level officers, in addition to senior administrative and police ...
17 March 2026 Indian ExpressA 23-year-old Bangladeshi man has approached the Calcutta High Court seeking the return of his wife, alleging that her family forcibly brought her to West Bengal shortly after their marriage last year.Arijit Sarkar claims his wife, Moumi Saha, 19, ...
17 March 2026 Indian ExpressIn less than 24 hours of announcing the dates for the Assembly elections in West Bengal, the Election Commission (EC) removed top administrative and police officers in the state, triggering a sharp reaction from Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.The reshuffle ...
17 March 2026 Indian ExpressA day after the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) came into force in West Bengal, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday removed Bengal Director General of Police (DGP) Peeyush Pandey and replaced him with 1992-batch IPS officer ...
17 March 2026 Indian ExpressWritten by Jigisha SealFavourable wind patterns and strong moisture incursion from the Bay of Bengal are likely to trigger enhanced thunderstorm activity across several districts of West Bengal in the coming days, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).While ...
17 March 2026 Indian ExpressThe Calcutta High Court has quashed three conditions imposed by the Howrah Municipal Corporation on a building project near the State Secretariat, Nabanna, ruling that they violate constitutional rights and contravene building norms.The conditions, which included erecting a 10-foot-high ...
17 March 2026 Indian ExpressAs the Election Commission (EC) limited the number of phases in this year’s West Bengal elections to just two, down from eight in 2021, the move triggered sharp reactions from across the political spectrum in the state.While the Opposition ...
16 March 2026 Indian ExpressThe Kolkata Police arrested five people on Sunday in connection with the clashes between TMC and BJP workers and the attack on state minister Shashi Panja’s residence in Girish Park a day earlier. With this, the total number of ...
16 March 2026 Indian ExpressThe culmination of the BJP’s Parivartan Yatra Saturday saw a rare and significant display of unity at Kolkata’s Brigade Parade Ground. The rally brought together the party’s “old guard” and newer high-profile entrants in a show of strength just ...
16 March 2026 Indian ExpressMinutes before the Election Commission on Sunday announced the Assembly poll dates for West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced two big sops for the state in quick succession.In a post on X, the chief minister said the government ...
16 March 2026 Indian ExpressThe Election Commission on late Sunday night replaced the Chief Secretary and Home Secretary of West Bengal, hours after announcing the dates for the Assembly elections in the state.The EC has removed Chief Secretary Nandini Chakraborty and replaced her ...
16 March 2026 Indian ExpressThe ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) in West Bengal launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, accusing him of acting more like BJP’s “prachar mantri” (BJP campaigner) rather than PM and alleged he has been skipping ...
16 March 2026 Indian ExpressWith the poll schedule for Bengal expected to be declared in the next few days, Prime Minister Narendra Modi mounted an all-out attack on the ruling TMC at the Brigade Parade Ground rally in Kolkata on Saturday.Pointing to the ...
15 March 2026 Indian ExpressPrime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech at Kolkata’s Brigade Parade ground on Saturday, ahead of the Assembly elections in West Bengal, marked a significant shift in tone and tenor as compared to his pre-poll address at the same venue five ...
15 March 2026 Indian Express“The countdown has begun,” declared Prime Minister Narendra Modi from the stage at the Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata during his first visit to West Bengal after the publication of the post-SIR electoral rolls on February 28. The message ...
15 March 2026 Indian ExpressPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for multiple connectivity projects worth around Rs 18,680 crore in West Bengal and said a new chapter of India’s development was being written from the state.“Today, from ...
15 March 2026 Indian ExpressA major clash broke out between BJP and TMC workers in Kolkata on Saturday, less than half an hour before Prime Minister Narendra Modi was scheduled to arrive at Brigade Parade Ground. Both BJP and TMC workers sustained injuries.The ...
15 March 2026 Indian ExpressWritten by Jigisha SealThe Kolkata Traffic Police has issued an advisory for Friday as the city prepares to welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his rally at Brigade parade ground. Here’s a roadmap of the places to avoid if ...
15 March 2026 Indian ExpressReluctant to pay the Dearness Allowance (DA) arrears to the state government employees, the Mamata Banerjee government moved the Supreme Court seeking an extension of the deadline for paying Dearness Allowance (DA) arrears to December 31, 2026, while citing ...
15 March 2026 Indian ExpressWritten by Jigisha SealThe India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an orange alert for heavy rain and thunderstorms in some North Bengal districts including Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Kalimpong, Alipurduar and Cooch Behar.It also issued a yellow alert for Alipurduar and Cooch ...
15 March 2026 Indian ExpressAmid reports that the Union home ministry may seek the services of Siliguri police commissioner C Sudhakar and Darjeeling DM Manish Mishra on central deputation following the row over “protocol breach” during President Droupadi Murmu’s recent north Bengal visit, ...
14 March 2026 Indian ExpressA “cease-work” agitation called by a section of state government staffers over pending dearness allowance (DA) witnessed mixed outcomes on Friday. The protest was called by the Sangrami Joutha Mancha (Joint Movement Forum) to press the West Bengal government ...
14 March 2026 Indian ExpressAs the conflict in West Asia following the attack on Iran has triggered a fuel crisis, especially the rationing of LPG distribution, in the country, the West Bengal government on Thursday formed a high-level team to monitor the situation.At ...
14 March 2026 Indian ExpressFrom households to top restaurants and temples, the Centre’s rationing of LPG cylinder supplies in the wake of the West Asia conflict has left everyone in West Bengal in disarray.“For the last three days, we have been cooking on ...
14 March 2026 Indian ExpressAs Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to address a public event, lay the foundation stone and inaugurate multiple projects during his visit to the state on Saturday ahead of the Assembly elections, the BJP’s Central Election Committee met ...
14 March 2026 Indian ExpressAmid the nation feeling the pinch of the LPG crisis in the wake of the US-Israel-Iran conflict, many households are beginning to worry about how long their gas supply will last. Some might be tempted to call their agency ...
14 March 2026 Indian ExpressWritten by Jigisha SealThe restaurant sector in Kolkata and West Bengal is facing an existential crisis as a shortage of commercial Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) in the wake of the West Asia crisis forces iconic eateries to prune menus, ...
14 March 2026 Indian ExpressThe LPG supply crisis in India owing to the West Asia conflict has hit the distribution of bhog-prasad among devotees in temples and ashrams in West Bengal.The ‘Mayer Bari’, located in Bagbazar in North Kolkata, has suspended distribution of ...
13 March 2026 Indian ExpressDays after describing him as “BJP cadre” and warning him against repeating “what he did in Tamil Nadu”, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday welcomed newly sworn-in Governor R N Ravi with a pointed message: “Bengal loves ...
13 March 2026 Indian ExpressA nurse died after allegedly being set on fire by her husband in West Bengal’s Cooch Behar town on Thursday night.The deceased has been identified as Chhanda Roy, 35. Her husband, Ranjit Roy, a driver, also suffered burn injuries ...
13 March 2026 Indian ExpressThe Division Bench of Justice Debangshu Basak and Justice Md Shabbar Rashidi of the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday released all the three petitions related to the 2024 RG Kar rape-murder case, saying it would not be able to ...
13 March 2026 Indian ExpressTension gripped West Bengal’s Gangasagar early Wednesday after a BJP worker was shot at by two assailants on a motorcycle near a bus stand. According to police sources, Trilokesh Dhali sustained gunshot wounds to his chest.According to witnesses, the ...
12 March 2026 Indian ExpressAam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP) chairperson and suspended Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Humayun Kabir’s wife, Mira Sultana, was summoned to the Shaktipur police station in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district on Wednesday, in connection with allegations that their house was ...
12 March 2026 Indian ExpressChief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday slammed the Centre over disruptions in Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) supply amid the West Asia conflict alleging that the government imposed restrictions without first ensuring adequate reserves of cooking gas and petroleum products ...
12 March 2026 Indian ExpressBy Jigisha Seal The hike in cooking gas price amid the escalating West Asia tensions has increased the sale of induction cookers in retail stores across the city as people have started to take pre-emptive measures for possible future LPG supply ...
12 March 2026 Indian ExpressFormer governor C V Ananda Bose issued a letter to the people of West Bengal on Wednesday, stating that while his official tenure at Lok Bhavan had ended, his “journey” in the state was “far from over”.The letter, posted ...
12 March 2026 Indian ExpressAttacking the TMC government for putting democracy in danger, Haryana Chief Minister and BJP leader Nayab Singh Saini asserted that they have turned Bengal into a “safe haven for infiltrators”. Singh made these remarks while addressing the gathering ...
12 March 2026 Indian ExpressThe usual roar of three-wheelers on BT Road in north Kolkata has given way to an anxious silence, with a long line of green-and-yellow autorickshaws stretching from Belgharia CSTC bus depot to Baranagar Metro station.Behind each wheel sits a ...
12 March 2026 Indian ExpressWritten by Jigisha SealSouth Bengal witnessed very light to moderate rain with gusty winds in Purulia district early Tuesday, while north Bengal also experienced similar conditions in isolated areas. The rest of the state remained dry. However the India ...
11 March 2026 Indian ExpressA Calcutta High Court advocate Monday filed a police complaint against Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP and senior advocate Kalyan Banerjee for allegedly issuing a public threat against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar.The complaint by advocate Manabendranath Bandhopadhay followed ...
11 March 2026 Indian ExpressAs many as 75 candidates are contesting for 23 seats in the election to the West Bengal Bar Council, which began on Monday. Lawyers backed by various political parties are also in the fray — 23 candidates backed by ...
11 March 2026 Indian ExpressChief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, leading the full bench of the Election Commission of India (ECI), concluded a high-level review of poll preparedness in West Bengal on Tuesday with a stern warning against electoral malpractice and a commitment ...
11 March 2026 Indian ExpressSoon after the Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the formation of tribunals to hear appeals against exclusions from voter lists during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee called off her ...
11 March 2026 Indian ExpressAsserting that the Election Commission (EC) has “zero tolerance for violence and voter intimidation”, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Tuesday warned of strict action against anyone, including political figures and poll officials, found to be involved in poll ...
11 March 2026 Indian ExpressWest Bengal minister Chandrima Bhattacharya on Monday accused Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of shouting at her and disrespecting women when she raised the issue of deletion of voters in the SIR exercise during a meeting between the EC ...
11 March 2026 Indian ExpressOn the first day of the Election Commission’s (EC) three-day tour of West Bengal ahead of the Assembly elections, the poll body held talks with political parties on the conduct of elections, including on the number of voting phases. ...
11 March 2026 Indian ExpressA three-member BJP delegation met the full bench of the Election Commission of India (ECI) in Kolkata on Monday. During the meeting, the BJP team, comprising Sisir Bajoria, Tapash Roy, and Jagannath Chattopadhyay, is learnt to have submitted a ...
10 March 2026 Indian ExpressLaunching a scathing attack on the Mamata Banerjee-led government, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary on Sunday said the ongoing “hooliganism” in West Bengal is similar to the one under the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) dispensation in the neighbouring ...
10 March 2026 Indian ExpressThe full bench of the Election Commission of India (ECI), led by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, began a three-day tour of West Bengal Monday ahead of the Assembly polls. The Opposition parties, the BJP and the CPI(M), ...
10 March 2026 Indian ExpressChief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar faced demonstrations Monday during his visit to the Kalighat Temple to offer prayers as a group of protesters surrounded him, waved black flags, and shouted “Go Back” slogans, marking the second such incident after ...
10 March 2026 Indian ExpressLaunching a counter-attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for slamming her over the state government’s handling of President Droupadi Murmu’s event, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said it was the PM who “insulted” the country’s highest Constitutional chair ...
10 March 2026 Indian ExpressFormer West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose on Sunday said that his resignation was a “conscious decision” and asserted that the reasons for his exit will remain confidential till the right time comes.Speaking to reporters at the Kolkata ...
10 March 2026 Indian ExpressIt was on March 27, 2023, when the then-Governor C V Ananda Bose welcomed Droupadi Murmu on her maiden presidential visit to West Bengal. Almost three years later, this Saturday (March 7), a visit by President Murmu to West ...
9 March 2026 Indian ExpressTwo Bangladeshi nationals accused in the murder of prominent Bangladeshi political activist Sharif Osman Bin Hadi have been arrested in West Bengal’s Bongaon area, the state’s Special Task Force (STF) said on Sunday.Hadi was shot dead in Dhaka on ...
9 March 2026 Indian ExpressBJP MP Khagen Murmu, who is also the party’s Bengal ST Morcha chief, Sunday demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for alleged lapses in protocol while receiving President Droupadi Murmu in the state a day earlier.On Saturday, ...
9 March 2026 Indian ExpressLaunching a scathing attack on the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC government, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said those who had won the trust of the people of West Bengal a few years back are now attacking the very pride of the ...
9 March 2026 Indian ExpressSpeaking from the dharna site at Esplanade in Kolkata, TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee on Saturday announced to hold a procession on Sunday to protest the increase in the price of cooking gas amid the escalating conflict in West Asia. ...
9 March 2026 Indian ExpressA war of words erupted over a “protocol breach” during President Droupadi Murmu’s visit to West Bengal on Saturday for the 9th International Santal Conference after she pointed out that neither Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee nor other ministers were ...
9 March 2026 Indian ExpressThe TMC has urged the Election Commission to cancel BJP leader Rahul Sinha’s candidature in the Rajya Sabha elections for allegedly “concealing information” in his nomination paper affidavit.In a letter to the Election Commission (EC), TMC MLA Aroop Biswas ...
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