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Kolkata, April 3 – The Enforcement Directorate (ED) issued summons to two members of the West Bengal Cabinet on Friday for questioning in connection with the multi-crore cash-for-municipalities job case in the state.The two ministers summoned are Fire Services Minister Sujit Bose and Food &...

Kolkata, April 3 In the West Bengal elections, fish has become a central issue, with the Trinamool Congress trying to appeal to Bengali pride, while the BJP is wary of being seen as opposing the "mache bhate Bangali" sentiment.From giant katla being displayed during rallies to ilish, pabda...

Kolkata, April 2 – An FIR has been filed against six people in connection with the disturbance in front of the state’s Chief Electoral Officer’s (CEO) office on Tuesday, according to police on Thursday.Two Trinamool councillors of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) are among them...

Kolkata, April 2 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday turned BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari’s nomination filing from Bhabanipur into a high-voltage political spectacle, claiming he had a “shortcut” to bring about “paribartan” (change) in West Bengal, defeating Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in...

Kolkata, April 2 – Tension escalated outside the office of the state's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) on Thursday as Trinamool Congress workers and supporters staged a protest over multiple allegations regarding Form 6.The protest began on Tuesday. The situation became tense on Thursday as...

Kolkata, April 2 BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari filed his nomination for Bhabanipur in West Bengal on Thursday in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, turning the contest in Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's political stronghold into the centerpiece of the assembly elections.For the BJP...

New Delhi, April 2 The Enforcement Directorate conducted fresh searches on Thursday against two executives of the political consultancy firm I-PAC, former AAP communication in-charge Vijay Nair, and others, in connection with a money laundering case linked to alleged coal scam in West Bengal...

New Delhi, April 2 Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha leader Derek O'Brien questioned the "silence" surrounding a notice submitted by opposition leaders in Parliament demanding a motion to remove Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, and accused the BJP of having a "tacit understanding" with...

New Delhi, April 2 A bill to establish a unified legal framework governing personnel across different Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), replacing the current fragmented system of separate service rules for the five central forces, was approved by Parliament on Thursday.The bill, passed by...

Baishnabnagar (WB), April 2 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Thursday that the BJP would not have come to power in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections had the Congress been a strong party.Addressing an election rally in Malda, a traditional Congress stronghold, she asserted that...

New Delhi, April 2 Trinamool Congress MP Nadimul Haque said in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday that the people of the country have no faith in the BJP, as he questioned the government's intent in amending 79 central laws through a single law – The Jan Vishwas (Amendment and Provisions) Bill, 2026...

Kolkata, April 2 BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari alleged on Thursday that the gherao of judicial officers and violence in Sujapur, Malda, during the SIR exercise was "planned and organized by the TMC" under the leadership of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.Addressing a press conference...

Kolkata, April 2 The TMC on Thursday sought to turn Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s announcement that he would spend 15 days in West Bengal during the assembly election campaign into a culinary jab, advising him to use the opportunity to enjoy the state’s signature dishes.In a post on X...

New Delhi, April 2 Several Opposition party MPs on Thursday, during a discussion on the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2026, cautioned the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) partner, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), about the BJP's alleged opportunistic approach, claiming that it...

New Delhi, April 2: Supporting Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Hema Malini over her claims of "cultural fascism" in West Bengal, party's Gorakhpur MP Ravi Kishan, on Thursday, alleged that cultural programs are being deliberately obstructed in the state and asserted that the ruling Trinamool...

Bankura (West Bengal), April 2 – Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav launched a strong attack on the Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal on Thursday, alleging that Bangladeshi infiltrators were being encouraged while Hindus faced humiliation under the rule of Chief Minister Mamata...

New Delhi, April 2 The BJP on Thursday termed the gherao and attack on seven judicial officers in West Bengal's Malda district a "black spot" in the country's history, alleging that "TMC goons" acted at the behest of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to obstruct the SIR exercise and protect...

Kolkata, April 2 Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee launched a direct attack on BJP candidate Shouvik Patra from the campaign stage in Taldangra, in the Bankura district of West Bengal, while campaigning for his party's candidate, Falguni Singhababu.Banerjee stated that...

Kolkata, April 2 The Trinamool Congress described Thursday's multi-city searches at premises linked to the executives of political consultancy firm I-PAC as the BJP's "desperate attempt" to derail the TMC's election campaigns in West Bengal.The TMC, a client of I-PAC, accused the BJP...

New Delhi, April 2 The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted fresh searches on Thursday against an executive of political consultancy firm I-PAC, former AAP communication in-charge Vijay Nair, and others in connection with an alleged coal "scam" in West Bengal, officials said.The raids are...