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In the West Bengal election landscape, Bhabanipur has emerged as a crucial battleground. Mamata Banerjee is contesting against BJP's Suvendu Adhikari in her traditional constituency, making it the most fiercely contested Assembly seat in the state.The Trinamool Congress aims to maintain its...

Kolkata, March 30 – A group of actors in the Bengali film and television industry demanded an investigation into the death of actor Rahul Arunoday Banerjee, who tragically died while filming at Talsari beach in Odisha.Actors Sudipta Chakraborty and Rupanjana Mitra have publicly called for a...

Kolkata, March 30 The Election Commission has transferred officers-in-charge and inspectors-in-charge of 173 police stations across West Bengal, including 31 under the Kolkata Police, as part of measures to ensure free and fair Assembly polls, officials said.Officers posted in key...

Kolkata, March 29 – Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday evening expressed her condolences for the passing of Bengali actor Rahul Arunoday Banerjee, who tragically died earlier that day at the age of 42.He was best known for his successful Bengali film, "Chirodini Tumi Je Amar."Using her...

New Delhi/Kolkata, March 29 The Congress on Sunday released its first list of 284 candidates for the West Bengal Assembly polls, fielding former state unit chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury from Baharampur and ex-TMC MP Mausam Noor from Malatipur.The Congress, which is going solo in the polls for...

Kolkata, March 29 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said delays in disbursing funds under the Banglar Yuva Sathi scheme were due to duplicate applications and assured that the issue would be resolved soon."Those who have applied but have not received the money, their...

Kolkata, March 29 Popular Bengali actor Rahul Arunoday Banerjee died on Sunday after drowning in the sea at Talsari beach in Odisha, film industry sources said.He was 43, and is survived by his 13-year-old son and actress-wife Priyanka Sarkar.He had gone to the beach, located near Digha in...

Purulia/Bankura (WB), March 29 A day after Union Home Minister Amit Shah released a "chargesheet" against the TMC government, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said he should be charged for his "past actions," without directly naming him, and alleged that the BJP would scrap the "Lakshmir...

Kolkata, March 29 – The President of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in West Bengal and Rajya Sabha MP, Samik Bhattacharya, alleged on Sunday that democratic rights are being systematically suppressed in West Bengal under the Trinamool Congress-led state government.Addressing a press...

Kolkata, March 29 The Election Commission on Sunday transferred 83 block development officers and assistant returning officers across 18 districts of West Bengal, officials said.The large-scale reshuffle covers blocks ranging from Dinhata-II in Cooch Behar to Diamond Harbour-I and II in South...

Patna, March 29 Bihar BJP chief Sanjay Saraogi on Sunday backed Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s allegations that the TMC government in West Bengal is harboring "infiltrators" and obstructing border fencing."Shah is right in his assertion. Under the Mamata Banerjee-led government, infiltrators...

Purulia (WB), March 29 A day after Union Home Minister Amit Shah released a political "chargesheet" against the TMC government, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said he should be charged for his "past actions", although without directly naming him, and alleged that the BJP would scrap...

Kolkata, March 29 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced on Sunday the transfer of 83 block development officers (BDOs) and assistant returning officers (AROs) in West Bengal, amidst the crucial state assembly elections scheduled for next month.In a statement sent to West Bengal...

Kolkata, March 29 – Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee criticised the BJP's "chargesheet" against her government on Sunday and asked it to first publish a "chargesheet against the Central government".Addressing an election rally in Manbazar in Purulia district, Chief Minister Banerjee, without...

Purulia (WB), March 29 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed her displeasure on Sunday over apparent remarks made by senior BJP leader Amit Shah regarding the injury she sustained during the 2021 Assembly elections, and asked him to review the medical report that detailed the...

Purulia (WB), March 29 A day after Union Home Minister Amit Shah released a political "chargesheet" against the TMC government, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said that he should be charged "for his past actions".Addressing a rally in Purulia, she also claimed that the BJP would...

Patna, March 29 – Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders on Sunday called for the fencing of the border areas in West Bengal that border Bangladesh, accusing the Trinamool Congress government, led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, of "protecting infiltrators."This comes a day after Union Home...

Kolkata, March 28 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of "deliberately blurring" the distinction between Bengali-speaking Indians and Bangladeshi infiltrators for political gain.His statement triggered a sharp counterattack from the...

New Delhi, March 28 Top Congress leaders held detailed discussions on the party's candidates for the upcoming West Bengal assembly elections during a meeting of the Central Election Committee (CEC) here on Saturday.A senior Congress leader said after the meeting that the party will contest all...

Kolkata, March 28 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday framed the 2026 West Bengal assembly elections as a "battle over infiltration, national security, and appeasement politics", while releasing a political "charge sheet" against the TMC government and asserting that the outcome would have...