Written by Avantika BasuA prolonged spell of unsettled weather is set to grip West Bengal over the coming week. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast widespread rainfall, thunderstorms, and gusty winds across both North and South Bengal from ...
1 May 2026 Indian ExpressIn a video message, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee rejected the exit polls and alleged that the BJP paid a section of media to run such data. She also said Trinamool Congress (TMC) will win more than 226 ...
1 May 2026 Indian ExpressA day after polling concluded in West Bengal and most exit polls gave the Opposition BJP the edge, TMC chief and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee urged party workers and people of the state to guard strong rooms where Electronic ...
1 May 2026 Indian ExpressThe Election Commission of India (ECI) will introduce QR code-based photo identity cards and three-layer security checks at counting centres for votes to be counted on May 4, officials said on Wednesday.Votes for the Assembly elections in West Bengal, ...
1 May 2026 Indian ExpressIt was an unusual polling day morning for Trinamool Congress chief and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is fighting to remain in power for the fourth consecutive term.Banerjee was on the streets since morning Wednesday.Shortly after voting commenced, she ...
1 May 2026 Indian ExpressAs polling concluded for the Assembly elections in West Bengal on Wednesday, the Election Commission said it will order repoll in booths where allegations of EVM tampering are found to be true. Asserting that the poll panel has a “zero ...
1 May 2026 Indian ExpressThe high-stakes battle between the ruling TMC and Opposition BJP for control of West Bengal ended Wednesday with the state recording a record voter turnout of 92.50% in the second and final phase of polling for 142 Assembly seats ...
1 May 2026 Indian ExpressA writ petition was filed in the Calcutta High Court against Union Home Minister Amit Shah Tuesday, alleging that he made “provocative and derogatory” remarks during an election rally in Darjeeling on April 21. Justice Krishna Rao’s single bench ...
30 April 2026 Indian ExpressChief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar hailed West Bengal for the highest ever polling “since Independence” as the second and final phase of Assembly elections concluded Wednesday with a massive voter turnout. West Bengal saw record turnout of 93.19 per ...
30 April 2026 Indian ExpressWritten by Avantika BasuThe BJP on Tuesday lodged a formal complaint with the Election Commission of India (ECI), alleging that Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra was engaged in “grave, open and direct intimidation” of a police observer during ...
30 April 2026 Indian ExpressIn an unprecedented move, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee visited polling booths in Bhabanipur as voting in the second phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections began at 7 am Wednesday, levelling multiple allegations of high-handedness by Central forces and ...
30 April 2026 Indian ExpressFor violence-free polling on Wednesday, the concluding phase of the Assembly elections in West Bengal, the Election Commission (EC) has deployed over 2,300 companies of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) alongside drone surveillance and patrolling bikes to maintain ...
29 April 2026 Indian ExpressAcross the Kalagachi river in the Sunderbans region of West Bengals’ North 24 Paraganas district lies the island block of Sandeshkhali. Some pucca houses are scattered across the village, alongside mud houses – especially those belonging to fishermen who ...
29 April 2026 Indian ExpressSweets are woven into the fabric of Bengali life and are present at every celebration, ritual, and everyday meal. Even as health concerns reshape diets, the tradition endures: a meal often feels incomplete without something sweet.So it’s no surprise ...
29 April 2026 Indian ExpressA fourth-year M Tech student of Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur was found hanging in his hostel room on Tuesday, the second such incident in 10 days.The deceased student has been ...
29 April 2026 Indian ExpressJust before the second phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections on Wednesday, 1,468 names were added back to the electoral roll. In the case of six, the tribunals said their names cannot be included.However, there is no clarity ...
29 April 2026 Indian ExpressThe Trinamool Congress (TMC) has taken on Ajay Pal Sharma, an Uttar Pradesh IPS officer posted as a police observer for the West Bengal polls.In a post on X, the party claimed, “Uttar Pradesh’s notorious ‘Singham’ and Yogi Adityanath’s ...
29 April 2026 Indian ExpressFor the West Bengal Assembly polls, the Election Commission has updated several protocols to ensure smooth voting. Here is a quick guide on what you should carry and what you should leave behind while visiting the polling station to ...
29 April 2026 Indian ExpressWritten by Avantika BasuWith 142 constituencies in West Bengal set to go to polls on April 29 for the final phase of Assembly elections, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast widespread rain and thunderstorms across the state.The seven districts ...
29 April 2026 Indian ExpressJust two days before the conclusion of the voting in West Bengal, IPS officer from Uttar Pradesh, Ajay Pal Sharma, joined duty as Police Observer of South 24 Parganas, and was seen issuing a stern warning, especially to TMC ...
28 April 2026 Indian ExpressFrom the sleek IT corridors of New Town, modern flyovers on the VIP road, to the rain-lashed alleys of Sector 5, varying issues may impact the high-stakes elections in the two Assembly constituencies of Rajarhat–Gopalpur and Rajarhat–New Town. As ...
28 April 2026 Indian ExpressThe Thanthania Kalibari temple in north Kolkata made headlines on Sunday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi, currently in West Bengal for election campaign, offered flowers to the deity here.Famous among the Bengalis, Goddess Kali is worshipped here as ‘Siddheswari ...
28 April 2026 Indian ExpressStray clashes marked the last 24 hours of the campaigning for West Bengal elections, in which a CISF jawan was injured in firing, and a TMC MP’s vehicle was vandalised.TMC Arambagh MP Mitali Bag said her car was vandalised ...
28 April 2026 Indian ExpressThe campaign for the second and final phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections concluded on Monday after weeks of fierce exchanges over Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, undocumented immigration, corruption, and unemployment.From Prime Minister Narendra Modi and ...
28 April 2026 Indian ExpressOn Saturday, when Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee abruptly cut short her speech at a public meeting in Bhawanipore, citing “deliberate disruption” by BJP workers – it was not a first for the TMC supremo.Only a year after ending 34 ...
28 April 2026 Indian ExpressViolent clashes broke out in Jagatdal in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district late Sunday, just two days before the second phase of polling and hours ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s scheduled rally, during which several people, including ...
28 April 2026 Indian ExpressOn the last day of campaigning for the West Bengal Assembly elections, Prime Minister Modi addressed a public rally at Jagatdal in Barrackpore on Monday and expressed confidence that the BJP would form a Government in the state.“This is ...
28 April 2026 Indian ExpressPrime Minister Narendra Modi launched a scathing offensive against the Trinamool Congress (TMC) from Bangaon on Sunday, claiming the ruling party has already suffered a decisive setback in the opening round of the West Bengal Assembly elections.Addressing a massive ...
28 April 2026 Indian ExpressA day after Union Home Minister Amit Shah claimed that BJP has won 110 of the 152 seats that went to polls in the first phase on April 23, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday asserted that ...
28 April 2026 Indian ExpressWith the West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections heading towards the second and last phase, the Kolkata Police commissioner on Saturday issued a major traffic notification for the City of Joy.Whether you’re heading out to vote or just trying to ...
27 April 2026 Indian ExpressLaunching a scathing attack on the Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath claimed Saturday that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee opposed the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) because “she was worried if Hindus increase in ...
27 April 2026 Indian ExpressWritten by Avantika BasuAfter days of reeling under a heatwave, West Bengal will soon see some respite, with thunderstorms and rain showers expected across the state over the next week.While the western districts of South Bengal saw heatwave-like conditions ...
27 April 2026 Indian ExpressCongress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said that the Narendra Modi government has filed several cases against him but not against Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, claiming this is because she does not “directly” fight the BJP.Addressing a poll ...
27 April 2026 Indian ExpressChief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday had to leave the campaign stage in the middle of her speech in her Bhabanipur Assembly constituency, after “chor (thief)” slogans were allegedly raised by some BJP supporters.The noise allegedly came from a ...
26 April 2026 Indian ExpressChief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said that BJP has deployed its entire machinery to defeat her party in Assembly elections while alleging that the ruling party at the Centre were bringing people from outside for their rallies.Addressing an ...
26 April 2026 Indian ExpressThe Election Commission of India (ECI) suspended five high-ranking police officers in the Diamond Harbour Police District on Friday for “serious misconduct” and “failure to maintain neutrality” during the ongoing West Bengal Assembly elections.The five suspended police officers are ...
26 April 2026 Indian ExpressChief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday accused the BJP of hiring people from outside for election rallies and campaigns in the state, alleging that buses had come to her Bhabanipur constituency as well.Addressing a public meeting in Uttarpara, Hooghly ...
26 April 2026 Indian ExpressThe Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday conducted searches at nine locations in West Bengal as part of a money-laundering probe into the alleged large-scale diversion of Public Distribution System (PDS) wheat meant for welfare schemes.The searches were carried out ...
26 April 2026 Indian ExpressThe Supreme Court on Friday asked several petitioners whose names were deleted from the voters’ list following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal, including 65 who said they were on election duty in the state, to approach ...
26 April 2026 Indian ExpressWritten by Avantika BasuA day after polling was held across 152 constituencies in the first phase of Assembly elections in West Bengal, the Opposition parties on Friday alleged that Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) were improperly handled and transported in ...
26 April 2026 Indian ExpressPrime Minister Narendra Modi Friday exuded confidence in winning the Assembly elections in Bengal, saying the record voter turnout in the first phase shows BJP is winning. “Trinamool Congress has lost its nerve after witnessing huge turnout in first ...
25 April 2026 Indian ExpressA day after the first phase of the Bengal Assembly elections recorded its highest ever voter turnout of over 92 percent, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah termed the high participation as a decisive signal ...
25 April 2026 Indian ExpressA day after West Bengal voted in record numbers in the first phase of Assembly elections, Union Home Minister andf senior BJP leader Amit Shah said that the huge turnout shows that the saffron party’s will form the next ...
25 April 2026 Indian ExpressWest Bengal Assembly Election 2026: The Election Commission kicked off two-phase Assembly elections in West Bengal on Thursday, 23rd April, with one more phase scheduled on Wednesday, 29th April, 2026.Adults above the age of eighteen, male, female, and third ...
25 April 2026 Indian ExpressDespite the Election Commission deploying 2,407 companies of the Central Armed Police Force, 152 general observers, and 58 police observers along with state police personnel across 152 constituencies in West Bengal on Thursday, the first phase of polling was ...
24 April 2026 Indian ExpressAsserting she has a firm grasp on the public pulse, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said the Trinamool Congress (TMC) is already in the “driver’s seat” following the high voter turnout in the first phase of polling on Thursday. She ...
24 April 2026 Indian ExpressAmong the grounds cited by voters deleted after adjudication, in their appeals to tribunals in Bengal, are the lack of notice or hearing before being struck off the rolls; an apprehension that the documents submitted by them were not ...
24 April 2026 Indian ExpressThe convoy of Agnimitra Paul, sitting MLA and BJP candidate in West Bengal’s Asansol South constituency, came under attack as voting was underway this afternoon. According to preliminary reports, stones were thrown at the convoy when it was passing ...
24 April 2026 Indian ExpressWhile the first phase of voting was underway in West Bengal on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his campaign for the second phase of the Assembly elections.Addressing a rally at Krishnanagar in Nadia district, Modi took a jibe ...
24 April 2026 Indian ExpressWest Bengal Assembly Election 2026: The Election Commission kicked off two-phase Assembly elections in West Bengal today with one more phase scheduleed next week.Adults above the age of eighteen, male, female, and third gender are eligible to vote. The ...
24 April 2026 Indian ExpressA BJP candidate contesting the West Bengal Assembly elections on Wednesday filed a complaint with the Election Commission of India (ECI) against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, accusing her of multiple violations, including a breach of the Model ...
24 April 2026 Indian ExpressFlipping her famous 2011 slogan of “change, not revenge,” TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said “not change, we want revenge”. Stepping up her campaign for the remaining 142 seats of the second phase of the Assembly elections across ...
23 April 2026 Indian ExpressWith unprecedented security in place, the first phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections began Thursday across 152 constituencies, with 2.4 lakh personnel from the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) and state police deployed to oversee polling.In a first, ...
23 April 2026 Indian ExpressAs Asansol Dakshin goes to polls on Thursday in the Phase-1 of West Bengal Assembly elections, The Indian Express speaks with Trinamool Congress candidate Tapash Banerjee, who is eyeing to reclaim his home turf. Banerjee remained the MLA from ...
23 April 2026 Indian ExpressLaunching a scathing attack on TMC chief Mamata Banerjee and the CPI(M), Union Home Minister Amit Shah claimed Wednesday that West Bengal’s capital had turned into a “city of slums” under their rule.Shah was addressing a rally in North ...
23 April 2026 Indian ExpressBetter known locally as ‘Mini India’ or ‘Mini Andhra’, the Kharagpur Sadar constituency is gearing up for Phase-1 of the West Bengal Assembly elections slated for Thursday. With a vibrant demographic mix of 38% Bengalis, 30% Telugus, along with ...
23 April 2026 Indian ExpressPutting an interim stay on the Election Commission’s notification of detaining “troublemakers” on the eve of the first phase of Assembly elections in West Bengal, the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday said prima facie the police observer appointed by ...
23 April 2026 Indian ExpressThirty-four lakh applications regarding the voting list pending before them, the 19 tribunals in West Bengal have managed to clear a total of 139 names for inclusion, ahead of polling for the first phase in the state on Thursday.The ...
23 April 2026 Indian ExpressWritten by Avantika BasuAhead of the assembly election in West Bengal, the All India Trinamool Congress has filed a series of complaints with the Chief Electoral Officer, seeking urgent intervention to “ensure the integrity of the electoral process”. In ...
23 April 2026 Indian ExpressWritten by Avantika BasuAs West Bengal gears up for the first phase of the Assembly elections on Thursday, voters in the majority of the 152 constituencies across 16 districts are being urged to prepare for a day of heatwave conditions.The India ...
23 April 2026 Indian ExpressThe final hours of campaigning for the first phase of the Assembly elections in West Bengal on Tuesday heated up, with party leaders targeting rivals, even resorting to name-calling.Campaigning in Chandipur, which will vote on April 23 along with ...
23 April 2026 Indian ExpressLocated in the eastern part of Bankura district, the block-level town of Onda has emerged as a political hotspot.At the heart of this Assembly constituency, where the BJP catapulted to the top five years ago after remaining for long ...
23 April 2026 Indian ExpressThose planning to zoom through the busy streets of West Bengal the next two days might need to check the rules first. For the next 48 hours, authorities have issued a ‘silence period’ before the phase 1 voting on ...
22 April 2026 Indian ExpressA massive fire broke out on the second floor of Anandalok Hospital in Kolkata’s Salt Lake Tuesday morning, leading to the evacuation of 70 patients, the police said.Preliminary reports suggest a short circuit in an air conditioning unit may ...
22 April 2026 Indian ExpressThe Election Commission on Tuesday replaced the police observer for Nandigram Assembly constituency in West Bengal’s Purba Medinipur district, just two days ahead of polling, a senior official said.Hitesh Choudhury, the police observer for the seat, was replaced by ...
22 April 2026 Indian ExpressThe Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Bengali actor and former Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Nusrat Jahan to its Salt Lake office in Kolkata on April 22 as part of its probe into a 2020 ration smuggling case, sources said, ...
22 April 2026 Indian ExpressThe humble jhalmuri, the quintessential Bengali snack made of puffed rice, has added spice to this election season with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday dismissing PM Narendra Modi’s viral jhalmuri stop in Jhargram on Sunday as a “staged ...
22 April 2026 Indian ExpressThe humble jhalmuri, the quintessential Bengali snack made of puffed rice, has added spice to this election season with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday dismissing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s viral jhalmuri stop in Jhargram on Sunday as a ...
22 April 2026 Indian ExpressWith the first phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections just days away, a Public Interest Litigation has been filed before the Calcutta High Court, fearing “arrests” of Trinamool Congress party leaders and workers prior to the polls.The matter ...
22 April 2026 Indian ExpressThe Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Kolkata-based businessman Joy S Kamdar Sunday in connection with a land-grabbing and money-laundering case. Kamdar, the managing director of Sun Enterprise, is accused of facilitating illegal transactions worth approximately Rs 1,100 crore through a ...
21 April 2026 Indian ExpressThe Russian Consulate General in Kolkata has alleged that its diplomatic vehicle was stopped and subjected to attempted inspection by the police on two occasions this week, despite being informed of its diplomatic status. The first incident reportedly occurred ...
21 April 2026 Indian ExpressThe Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Sunday carried out searches at the residence of Deputy Commissioner (Special Branch), Kolkata Police, Shantanu Sinha Biswas, and later arrested Kolkata-based businessman Joy Kamdar in connection with the money laundering probe in a land ...
21 April 2026 Indian ExpressIn his first public appearance in Bengal after the women’s reservation Bill could not muster enough numbers in Parliament last week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi attacked the Trinamool Congress, claiming that it ‘betrayed’ women, during an election rally in ...
21 April 2026 Indian ExpressThe Russian Consulate General in Kolkata has alleged that its diplomatic vehicle was stopped and subjected to attempted inspection by police personnel on two occasions in the last week.The first incident reportedly occurred on April 14 at the intersection ...
21 April 2026 Indian ExpressA day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused Opposition parties, in a nationally televised address, of having “committed bhrun-hatya (foeticide)” by blocking the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee hit back, saying Modi “chose ...
20 April 2026 Indian ExpressLaunching an attack on the BJP-led Centre after it failed to pass a Constitution amendment bill to implement women’s quota in legislatures, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “downfall” began in Parliament and ...
20 April 2026 Indian ExpressAvantika BasuA third year undergraduate student of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur died after reportedly jumping from the eight storey of his hostel on the campus on Saturday, police said.According to police, after the incident, the student, Jayveersinh ...
20 April 2026 Indian ExpressThe Enforcement Directorate (ED) Sunday conducted coordinated raids at the residence of Shantanu Sinha Biswas, Deputy Commissioner (Special Branch) of the Kolkata police. The searches are part of an ongoing investigation into a land-grabbing and housing scam involving influential ...
19 April 2026 Indian ExpressWritten by Avantika BasuArtist Sharmila Sen inaugurated her exhibition Art Beyond Tradition at Gaganendra Shilpa Pradarshashala in Kolkata on Friday. The event, inaugurated by Kolkata Sheriff Goutam Ghose and timed with the spirit of the Bengali New Year, will ...
19 April 2026 Indian ExpressThe Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday suspended five booth-level officers (BLOs) and transferred the commissioner of the Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate, ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal.The BLOs—three from North 24 Parganas district, and two ...
19 April 2026 Indian ExpressWritten by Avantika BasuA majority of sitting MLAs recontesting the first phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections reported a sharp rise in their declared assets over the past five years.An analysis of 106 such candidates by election watchdog ...
19 April 2026 Indian ExpressWritten by Avantika BasuThe Trinamool Congress (TMC) has lodged a formal complaint before the West Bengal chief electoral officer (CEO) against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, accusing him of making communally charged and inciteful remarks during an election ...
19 April 2026 Indian ExpressMaharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday targeted his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee over people leaving the state for work and denied allegations of attacks on Bengali-speaking migrants in BJP-ruled states such as Maharashtra.Speaking at a press conference ...
19 April 2026 Indian ExpressFor 27-year-old Shabnam Mondal, a resident of Bardhaman’s Kalna, the struggle to reclaim her voting rights has become a personal ordeal fraught with responsibility, distance and uncertainty. She left her five-year-old child back at home with grandparents to undertake ...
18 April 2026 Indian ExpressIn a bid to ensure peaceful Assembly elections in the state, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has shifted from a “reactive” system to a “proactive”, technology-driven model, warning that even minor or suspected irregularities, inside or outside polling ...
18 April 2026 Indian ExpressBy Avantika BasuThe Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur on April 16 announced the launch of the Vikram Sodhi Centre of Excellence for AI-Enabled Geological and Mining Systems.Conceived as an interdisciplinary research hub, the centre has been established with a ...
18 April 2026 Indian ExpressDays after he was summoned by the Enforcement Directorate, the Income Tax Department on Friday conducted searches at five places linked to Trinamool Congress candidate Debasish Kumar, including his house and two party offices in Kolkata, over alleged income ...
18 April 2026 Indian ExpressAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday lashed out at his West Bengal counterpart accusing the TMC of “spreading misinformation” on meat and fish consumption and asserted that if BJP comes to power then the only restriction will ...
18 April 2026 Indian ExpressAlso by Avantika BasuBarely a few days left for the Assembly elections, political parties in West Bengal are increasingly turning to social media to shape public opinion and voter mood, with platforms like YouTube and Instagram emerging as crucial ...
18 April 2026 Indian ExpressWritten by Avantika BasuAn analysis of candidates contesting in the first phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections 2026 shows that 23 per cent have declared criminal cases against themselves and 21 per cent are crorepatis, according to a ...
18 April 2026 Indian ExpressThe Bengal unit of the BJP symbolically launched a ‘Yuva Shakti’ card in the presence of Olympic medalists Leander Paes and Vijender Singh Beniwal at a press conference in Kolkata on Thursday.Talking about outward migration from Bengal, Paes said, ...
18 April 2026 Indian ExpressOn the occasion of Poila Baisakh or Bengali New Year, the BJP on Wednesday launched the symbolic “Matri Shakti Bharosha Card”, promising financial assistance of Rs 3,000 per month to every woman in West Bengal if the party came to ...
17 April 2026 Indian ExpressThe Trinamool Congress on Thursday lodged a complaint with the Chief Electoral Officer against its former minister Humayun Kabir, who is currently contesting as a candidate of the Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP), for allegedly making defamatory statements against TMC general secretary and MP, Abhishek Banerjee, ...
17 April 2026 Indian ExpressA day after Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that the Gorkha issues would be resolved without bifurcating West Bengal, the senior BJP leader on Wednesday announced that all the “false cases” against the Gorkha leaders would be dropped ...
17 April 2026 Indian ExpressUnion Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said that once the BJP comes to power in West Bengal, it will “identify and remove every infiltrator” from the state.Campaigning for the BJP in the border district of Cooch Behar in ...
17 April 2026 Indian ExpressWith the first round of voting for the Assembly elections in West Bengal less than 10 days away, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday held a virtual interaction with BJP booth workers and offered them advice and a list ...
16 April 2026 Indian ExpressCampaigning for the BJP in north Bengal, Union Home Minister on Tuesday said that the “Gorkha issues” in the hills of Darjeeling will be resolved in a constitutional manner without dividing West Bengal. He also promised to include the ...
16 April 2026 Indian ExpressWith only nine days to go for the West Bengal Assembly elections, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who is campaigning in the state, has asserted that, if the BJP comes to power, they will not allow the construction of ...
16 April 2026 Indian ExpressThe Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Tuesday demanded “immediate and unconditional” release of I-PAC co-founder and director Vinesh Chandel, calling the ED’s late Monday night action to arrest him “extremely desperate”.The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Chandel from New Delhi in ...
16 April 2026 Indian ExpressIn his first election rally in West Bengal, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday hit out at both the BJP and the Trinamool Congress, calling both “corrupt”.Addressing a rally in Raiganj in Uttar Dinajpur, Gandhi blamed the ruling Trinamool ...
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