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More anti-Muslim attacks reported in West Bengal after BJP win
It has been four days since the far-right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party won the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections. As the previous Cabinet led by Mamata Banerjee has officially been dissolved as of Thursday,…
- India
I heard groans, then gunshots: BJP MLA recounts final call with Suvendu aide
Kolkata: BJP MLA Shankar Ghosh on Thursday claimed he heard gunshots during a phone conversation with Chandranath Rath, a close aide of Suvendu Adhikari, moments before the latter was shot dead near…
- India
WB: Suvendu Adhikari’s aide shot dead; collapse of law and order, says BJP
Kolkata: West Bengal’s post-poll tension took a bloody turn on Wednesday night, May 6, after Chandranath Rath, a close aide of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikari, was shot dead in…
- India
TMC leaders, newly elected MLAs at Mamata’s home to discuss future strategy
Kolkata: Senior TMC leaders and newly-elected MLAs gathered at outgoing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s residence here on Wednesday evening for a meeting to discuss their strategy and allocation of responsibilities following the…
- Kolkata
Oppn backs Mamata’s refusal to resign; BJP calls it disrespect of constitutional norms
Mumbai: The Opposition on Wednesday supported West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s refusal to quit, with Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut calling it a part of her protest against the Centre…
- India
Following BJP win, 10 anti-Muslim attacks reported in parts of Bengal
West Bengal: Isolated incidents of hate crimes against the Muslim community have been reported from parts of West Bengal since the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) swept the 2026 Assembly elections in the…
- India
SIR, anti-incumbency, corruption: Asaduddin Owaisi on Mamata Banerjee’s loss
Hyderabad: All India Majlis E Ittehad Ul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday, May 5, attributed Mamata Banerjee’s electoral setback in West Bengal to strong anti-incumbency and corruption,…
- India
Will of people supreme, says Mahua Moitra after BJP’s victory in Bengal
Kolkata: A day after the Trinamool Congress faced a drubbing by the BJP in the West Bengal assembly elections, TMC MP Mohua Moitra on Tuesday, May 5, said her party respects the…
- India
Many TMC offices vandalised across West Bengal
Kolkata: Stray incidents of arson and vandalism at offices of the Trinamool Congress were reported across West Bengal on Monday, May 4 as BJP workers celebrated their landslide victory in the state.…
- India
Mandate of 2026 polls: A stronger right, a new south
Historic upsets. Disconcerting and unexpected winners. That’s the 2026 Assembly election results in four states and a Union Territory in a nutshell. Monday, May 4, results mark such a seismic shift in…
- India
Five states, 824 seats, one night to go: India counts down to verdict day
The dust has settled on the polling booths in West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry as political titans wait for Monday, May 4, when the winners of the intensely fought…
- India
Sweet ending: ‘Modishree’, ‘Joy Bangla’ desserts flavour Bengal’s result-day anticipation
Kolkata: Fish, jhalmuri and regional identity became unlikely symbols in the TMC-BJP fight for over a month. With Bengal now all agog for the EVMs to open on Monday, May 4, the…
- India
Ruckus outside counting centre in Mamata’s constituency, TMC claims entry of car with BJP flag
Kolkata: The counting centre at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s Bhabanipur assembly constituency witnessed a ruckus a day ahead of the counting of votes, with TMC workers alleging two cars bearing…
- India
Mamata asks Trinamool agents to seek recount if BJP leads by 500-700 votes
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Saturday, May 2, instructed party counting agents to promptly seek a recount in booths where the BJP is ahead by…
- Kolkata
Repoll in all 285 booths of Falta constituency in West Bengal on May 21
Kolkata: The Election Commission on Saturday ordered repoll in all 285 polling booths of the Falta assembly constituency in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district on May 21, an official said. The…