Written by Jigisha SealThe Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) has delivered three indigenously built frontline naval platforms Dunagiri, Sanshodhak and Agray to the Indian Navy, marking a first of its kind achievement for the Kolkata-based shipyard, officials said.According ...
3 April 2026 Indian ExpressChaos erupted in central Kolkata on Wednesday as Socialist Unity Centre of India (SUCI) protesters clashed with police near the Chief Electoral Officer’s (CEO) office at Strand Road, alleging voter list manipulation. The protest was sparked by allegations that ...
3 April 2026 Indian ExpressThe Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) has appointed renowned mathematician Amartya Kumar Dutta as its new full-term director, with effect from Wednesday.According to sources, on Tuesday, Council Chairman Kopolil Radhakrishnan informed council members of Dutta’s appointment via email on Tuesday. ...
3 April 2026 Indian ExpressSoumitra Majumdar, an Indian Railways Traffic Service officer (1989 batch), took over as General Manager of South Eastern Railway (SER) on Wednesday. He will hold the post till a regular incumbent is appointed.He was previously additional general manager, SER.A ...
3 April 2026 Indian ExpressIn his first rally in West Bengal alongside suspended Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Humayun Kabir, MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday made a dual declaration: a promise to bring forth political leadership from the state’s Muslim community and an announcement ...
2 April 2026 Indian ExpressClaiming that 40,000 voters’ names have been deleted from her Assembly seat of Bhabanipur, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday accused the Election Commission (EC) of nitpicking in her constituency in a bid to defeat her and ...
2 April 2026 Indian ExpressSoon after the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday lifted the interim protection granted to industrialist Pawan Ruia and his family members in connection with a multi-crore online fraud involving shell companies and cryptocurrency-based money laundering, the West Bengal Police ...
2 April 2026 Indian ExpressThe Calcutta High Court on Tuesday dismissed Public Interest Litigations (PILs) challenging the Election Commission of India’s large-scale transfers of IAS, IPS, and police officers in West Bengal, holding that such transfer orders must be understood in the context ...
2 April 2026 Indian ExpressThe Enforcement Directorate (ED) Wednesday raided six locations in Kolkata, including the residence of history-sheeter Biswajit Poddar alias Sona Pappu in Ballygunge and that of his close associate Rahul Das, in connection with a land-grabbing case.The agency is investigating ...
2 April 2026 Indian ExpressA BJP delegation on Tuesday visited the office of West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Agarwal and submitted a complaint against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, accusing her of “making disturbing public statements”, “instilling fear” and “posing a threat to ...
2 April 2026 Indian ExpressFive years after Leander Paes joined the TMC in the run-up to the Goa polls, the Indian tennis legend on Tuesday joined the BJP as West Bengal gears up for the Assembly elections.After joining the BJP in the presence ...
1 April 2026 Indian ExpressAlso by Avantika Basu“It took me one year to prove my identity,” said Awal Sheikh after being released from a foreigners’ detention camp on Monday. “A whole year got wasted because of a misunderstanding,” he said, still trying to ...
1 April 2026 Indian ExpressSitting at the CPI(M) office in Murshidabad district’s Baharampur, where a Mahila Samity meeting was underway, 45-year-old Mostari Banu described her legal battle against the Election Commission of India (ECI) over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in West ...
1 April 2026 Indian ExpressTMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Monday met state Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Agarwal and alleged that a large number of Form 6s for inclusion of new voters in the electoral roll were being illegally submitted by people ...
1 April 2026 Indian ExpressBJP leader Suvendu Adhikari filed his nomination for Nandigram constituency on Monday for the upcoming Assembly elections, making him one of the first candidates to submit his papers.The Leader of Opposition filed his nomination at Haldia SDO Office along ...
1 April 2026 Indian ExpressWith the West Bengal Assembly elections just weeks away, the BJP unveiled its fourth list of 13 candidates on Tuesday. The names for six more constituencies are yet to be declared, with discussions still underway.The fourth list includes key ...
1 April 2026 Indian ExpressWeeks before the West Bengal Assembly elections, tennis icon Leander Paes joined the BJP on Tuesday. Paes joined the party in the presence of Union Ministers Kiren Rijiju and Sukanta Majumdar among others during a programme held at BJP headquarters ...
1 April 2026 Indian ExpressAs West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday wrote to the Election Commission, accusing the poll panel of being involved with the BJP in a “grave conspiracy” of manipulating the electoral rolls in the state, Chief Electoral Officer ...
1 April 2026 Indian ExpressActor Rahul Arunoday Banerjee died due to drowning, confirmed the primary autopsy report, which also revealed that his lungs had swollen to nearly twice their normal size, a condition typical of prolonged submersion, police said.According to police, an unusual ...
1 April 2026 Indian ExpressCrisscrossing parts of south Bengal, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday continued her scathing attack on her political rival, the BJP, as well as the Election Commission (EC), accusing the latter of snatching the power of the ...
1 April 2026 Indian ExpressThe Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday summoned Trinamool Congress MLA from the Rashbehari constituency in South Kolkata, Debasish Kumar, for questioning in connection with a land-grabbing case.Kumar is a member of the Mayor-in-Council of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) ...
31 March 2026 Indian ExpressStanding before a sea of supporters at the Trinamool Congress’s (TMC) flagship Shahid Diwas rally in 2023, Rajanya Haldar delivered a rousing speech that drew even the veteran leaders to the edge of their seats. Her rhythmic and fiery ...
31 March 2026 Indian ExpressTHE SURAT Rural Police, in a joint operation with the West Bengal Police, arrested a 37-year-old artisan – the key accused in the murder of a woman in West Bengal 14 years ago – from Olpad in Surat on ...
31 March 2026 Indian ExpressWith the West Bengal Assembly elections just weeks away, the ruling Trinamool Congress approached the Calcutta High Court on Monday, seeking permission to file a PIL petition against the series of official transfers carried out by the Election Commission ...
31 March 2026 Indian ExpressBy Avantika Basu and Jigisha SealThe sudden death of popular Bengali actor Rahul Arunoday Banerjee, reportedly due to drowning in West Bengal’s Digha Sunday, shocked the film industry as several celebrities took to social media to express their grief ...
31 March 2026 Indian ExpressChief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday launched a scathing attack against Union Home Minister Amit Shah, questioning if the BJP was “conspiring” against her life.Addressing a campaign rally at the Patharkata football ground in Manbazar, in Purulia district, Banerjee ...
31 March 2026 Indian ExpressCaption: A wall graffiti seeking votes for Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury in Berhampore, on Sunday. Partha PaulThe Congress on Sunday released its first list of 284 candidates for the West Bengal Assembly elections, and there were no surprises. ...
30 March 2026 Indian ExpressUrging people not to “waste” their votes by supporting either the Congress, the Left Front, or Humayun Kabir’s newly formed outfit, the AJUP, TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Sunday said that voting for any of the three parties ...
30 March 2026 Indian ExpressKalita Majhi is back on the campaigning trail after five years. Active in politics for more than a decade, Majhi, a house help, has been fielded by the BJP again from Aushgram Assembly seat in West Bengal’s Purba Bardhaman ...
30 March 2026 Indian ExpressIn another administrative overhaul in poll-bound West Bengal, the Election Commission (EC) on Sunday ordered the transfer of 83 BDOs (Block Development Officers) from across 18 districts. The BDOs work as Assistant Returning Officers (AROs) during the election.Among those ...
30 March 2026 Indian ExpressA day after communal clashes in Raghunathganj in Murshidabad, 30 people have been arrested in connection with the violence on Friday during Ram Navami processions, officials of Jangipur police district said. A total of 6 cases have been filed ...
30 March 2026 Indian ExpressWithin 24 hours of releasing the second supplementary list for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal, the Election Commission issued a third supplementary list late on Saturday night.While the Chief Electoral Officer’s (CEO) office confirmed the development, ...
30 March 2026 Indian ExpressReleasing a “chargesheet” against the TMC government, Union Home Minister Amit Shah targeted the Mamata Banerjee-led dispensation over law and order situation and national security, framing the upcoming Assembly elections in Bengal as a battle for the country’s interests.Addressing a press ...
30 March 2026 Indian ExpressWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee launched a scathing attack on the BJP on Saturday during a rally in Raghunathpur, in the Purulia district, holding them responsible for the recent violence in Raghunathganj, in Murshidabad. Terming the incident “most ...
30 March 2026 Indian ExpressUnion Home Minister Amit Shah’s aircraft faced significant delays in landing in Kolkata on Friday night due to severe weather conditions in the city. Shah was travelling by a private plane.The aircraft entered Kolkata’s airspace at 12.25 am and ...
29 March 2026 Indian ExpressLaunching a scathing attack on the Centre on Friday, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday called the recent excise duty cut on petrol and diesel as a “gimmick”, comparing the government’s pricing strategy to a “deceptive retail discount”.Addressing the ...
29 March 2026 Indian ExpressWritten by Avantika BasuA government employee was allegedly assaulted during a training session for election duty after he objected to the screening of a government advertisement in Nadia district on Friday, officials said.The incident took place at Debnath School ...
29 March 2026 Indian ExpressOver 37 lakh adjudication cases have been disposed of so far by 705 judicial officers, sources from the Chief Electoral Officer’s (CEO) office said on Friday as the Election Commission published the second supplementary voters’ list under the Special ...
29 March 2026 Indian ExpressTension gripped parts of Murshidabad district after clashes broke out during a Ram Navami procession, with incidents of stone-pelting, vandalism and arson reported in multiple locations in Jangipur region on Friday, police said, adding prohibitory orders have been imposed.According to police, ...
28 March 2026 Indian ExpressWritten by Jigisha Seal and Avantika BasuAs geopolitical tensions in West Asia continue to affect Indian markets, gold prices have fallen sharply in recent days, prompting jewellers in Kolkata to urge buyers to stock up on the yellow metal ...
28 March 2026 Indian ExpressThe BJP and the TMC on Thursday took part in the Ram Navami processions which doubled as a campaign platform for the respective parties ahead of the Bengal Assembly elections.Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari led a procession in Bhabanipur, ...
28 March 2026 Indian ExpressUnion Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to release a ‘chargesheet’ against the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) government in West Bengal on Saturday. The document, according to party sources, will outline a series of allegations targeting the state government.Shah ...
28 March 2026 Indian ExpressA day before Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s scheduled virtual meeting with the chief ministers to discuss the fuel situation amid the ongoing West Asia conflict, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata on Thursday expressed apprehension of a possible lockdown in ...
28 March 2026 Indian ExpressEven as temperatures rise, the stakes are heating up in North Kolkata’s Maniktala Assembly constituency with TMC’s Shreya Pandey pitted against BJP’s Tapas Roy.The election in this constituency is not just about the battle between political parties; it’s majorly ...
28 March 2026 Indian ExpressFormer Calcutta High Court judge Sahidullah Munshi said on Thursday that his name has been deleted from the voters’ list following the adjudication process after the controversial Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal. Former Justice ...
27 March 2026 Indian ExpressWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s flight had to circle the skies for more than an hour on Thursday evening as heavy rain and thunderstorms prevented it from landing at Kolkata airport. Airport sources said the aircraft faced significant ...
27 March 2026 Indian ExpressOfficially beginning her campaign for the party from the BJP stronghold of Maynaguri in North Bengal on Wednesday, TMC supremo and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee made a pointed attack on the main Opposition party, accusing it of being anti-Bengal, ...
27 March 2026 Indian ExpressA 36-year-old man was shot dead following a late-night clash between two rival groups during a rooftop gathering attended by several people in Kolkata in the early hours of Thursday.According to the Kolkata police, the victim has been identified ...
27 March 2026 Indian ExpressA collective of women and gender-diverse persons came together in poll-bound West Bengal on Wednesday to release a manifesto under the banner of ‘Amader Ishtehar’, raising demands around three key concerns—safety, dignity, and accountability.Citing National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) ...
27 March 2026 Indian ExpressNearly two years after the rape and murder of a junior doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Hospital triggered a wave of protest in West Bengal and across the country, the BJP on Wednesday included the victim’s mother in its ...
27 March 2026 Indian ExpressAs BJP national president Nitin Nabin concluded his two-day visit to poll-bound West Bengal, focusing on booth strengthening, grassroots outreach, and election strategy, he urged party workers to go door-to-door and jump into the fight for the next 25-30 ...
26 March 2026 Indian ExpressAhead of Ram Navami processions on Thursday and Friday, Kolkata Police Commissioner Ajay Nand has announced a traffic overhaul, restricting heavy goods vehicles, except essential services like LPG, milk, and medicine, from entering the city during peak hours.With over ...
26 March 2026 Indian ExpressBy Avantika BasuWest Bengal is bracing for a period of increasing atmospheric instability, with widespread rain and thunderstorms from Friday, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Wednesday.A disturbance extending from Gangetic West Bengal to south Chhattisgarh is likely ...
26 March 2026 Indian ExpressFormer TMC MLA from Mekhliganj, Arghya Roy Pradhan, and Rajbanshi leader, Bangshi Badan Barman, on Tuesday joined the BJP.In another development, BJP National President Nitin Nabin arrived in Kolkata for his two-day visit to take stock of the preparations for ...
26 March 2026 Indian ExpressIn its first such move for Mamata Banerjee’s Bhabanipur Assembly constituency, West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress has complained to the Election Commission of India (ECI) against the appointment of Surajit Roy as the returning officer, arguing that “he is ...
26 March 2026 Indian ExpressAIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi said Wednesday that the party is ready to provide an alternative political leadership in West Bengal, adding that minorities are “getting suffocated under the present leadership and now they have a clear option”.Asaduddin Owaisi and ...
26 March 2026 Indian ExpressExhorting supporters to increase the victory margin of the party candidates, TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, in his first campaign speech after the Assembly elections were announced in West Bengal, told cadres to bring down the BJP’s strength to ...
26 March 2026 Indian ExpressEven 24 hours after the publication of the first supplementary list of voters of West Bengal who were put “under adjudication” by the Election Commission (EC) during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), there was no clarity on how many ...
26 March 2026 Indian ExpressA 50-year-old woman was allegedly hacked to death by a sharp-edged weapon inside a beauty parlor by an unidentified man, who subsequently died by suicide on Tuesday, said police. The incident took place under the jurisdiction of Narendrapur police ...
25 March 2026 Indian ExpressBJP national president Nitin Nabin on the first day of his two-day visit to West Bengal held marathon meetings to review the party’s preparations for the West Bengal Assembly polls.A senior BJP leader, on the condition of anonymity said, ...
25 March 2026 Indian ExpressOur country is now at the cusp of transformation, and this university has a role to play in its journey, said Governor R N Ravi during the convocation ceremony of Calcutta University (CU) on Monday.Addressing the students, the Governor ...
25 March 2026 Indian ExpressIn a blow to the Congress, its lone councillor in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), Santosh Pathak, on Monday joined the BJP.The four-time councillor, Pathak, joined the BJP in the presence of state party chief Samik Bhattacharya, former Tripura ...
25 March 2026 Indian ExpressAt the busy Chingrighata intersection, three pillars (317, 318, 319) stand prominently along one of Kolkata’s most congested corridors. These concrete structures are meant to carry the metro viaduct that will connect the southern suburbs with the IT hub ...
25 March 2026 Indian ExpressWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday launched another scathing attack on the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the BJP hours after the poll body transferred 73 returning officers, including one in the Bhabanipur Assembly constituency, in ...
25 March 2026 Indian ExpressWith the West Bengal Assembly election countdown entering its most critical phase, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has activated a high-intensity security blanket to ensure a “fear-free” voting environment. Following a high-priority virtual briefing held on March 22, ...
25 March 2026 Indian ExpressMinutes before midnight on Monday, the Election Commission published the first supplementary voters’ list after SIR adjudications in poll-bound West Bengal. However, the suspense over deleted names continued as the poll panel did not specify how many voters were ...
24 March 2026 Indian ExpressWritten by Avantika Basu and Jigisha SealIn the age of digital campaigns, wall paintings and graffiti continue to remain a powerful medium for political expression in the streets of West Bengal. As the state gears up for the upcoming ...
24 March 2026 Indian ExpressWritten by Avantika BasuScientists from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) and Pune’s Prof. Ramkrishna More College have identified a new cockroach species in the Deccan plateau. The species, Neoloboptera peninsularis, has been recorded from agricultural landscapes in Nathachi ...
24 March 2026 Indian ExpressThe Election Commission (EC) on Monday evening transferred 73 Returning Officers (ROs) in West Bengal, including that of the Bhabanipur Assembly constituency, from where Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is contesting against BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari.Among those transferred, a majority of ...
24 March 2026 Indian ExpressThe Election Commission of India (ECI) is expected to publish the first supplementary electoral list Monday, following a massive adjudication process involving over 60 lakh disputed cases in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR). According to sources, 28 lakh cases ...
24 March 2026 Indian ExpressThree days after a 41-year-old man died in a lift accident at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, a man who had complained of chest pain died at the state-run hospital allegedly after being denied a stretcher.According to ...
24 March 2026 Indian ExpressA youth narrowly escaped a firing attack in Sector 38 on Sunday afternoon, allegedly carried out to avenge a murder that took place three months ago.According to police sources, the attack is linked to the murder of Sumit, alias ...
24 March 2026 Indian ExpressInvestigators probing the death of 40-year-old Aroop Bandopadhyay, after he got trapped in a lift at R G Kar Medical College and Hospital, in Kolkata, on Friday are focusing on potential human error and safety protocol lapses, even as ...
24 March 2026 Indian ExpressWith the Election Commission (EC) set to release the first list of supplementary voters on Monday, exactly a month before the first phase of polling in the West Bengal Assembly election, a high alert has been sounded in all ...
23 March 2026 Indian ExpressAll India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday announced to contest the West Bengal elections in alliance with Humayun Kabir’s Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP).“As part of the alliance, AIMIM leaders will contest in West Bengal elections,” ...
23 March 2026 Indian ExpressPrime Minister Narendra Modi will hold 10 to 12 rallies and roadshows in Bengal in the run-up to the 2026 Assembly polls.A highly placed BJP source told The Indian Express, “The PM will hold rallies and roadshows extensively across ...
23 March 2026 Indian ExpressWest 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 Express