West Bengal
- Kolkata
Mamata updates bio on X, Facebook after Bengal poll defeat
Kolkata: Former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday, May 9, updated her profile on social media platforms X and Facebook and described herself as “Founder Chairperson, All India Trinamool Congress.…
- India
Suvendu takes oath as first BJP CM of West Bengal, 5 other MLAs sworn in
Kolkata: Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari and five ministers were sworn in at the Brigade Parade Grounds here on Saturday as West Bengal got its first BJP government, with representatives from the northern…
- India
Suvendu Adhikari to take oath as West Bengal’s first BJP CM today
New Delhi: Suvendu Adhikari is set to be sworn in on Saturday, May 9, as West Bengal’s first BJP Chief Minister at a ceremony to be held at Brigade Parade Ground. Prime…
- Bollywood
West Bengal to finally screen The Bengal Files after BJP’s win
Kolkata: Months after facing controversy over its release in West Bengal, filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri’s film The Bengal Files is finally set to release in Kolkata and other parts of the state on…
- India
Bangladesh seeks China’s support in Teesta river restoration project
Beijing: Bangladesh’s new government, headed by Tarique Rahman, has formally sought China’s involvement and support for the Teesta River restoration project, a move that may cast shadow on New Delhi-Dhaka ties. The…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad man lands in jail for harassing actress near Charminar
Hyderabad: A 40-year-old man landed in jail for allegedly harassing an actress near Charminar in Hyderabad. The incident took place when the actress arrived in the area during her visit to the…
- 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
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
IndiGo passengers chant Jai Shri Ram after BJP wins in Bengal
Soon after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured the win in the West Bengal Assembly elections, passengers on an IndiGo flight were captured chanting religious slogans. A video surfaced on Wednesday, May…
- India
Mamata’s decision not to quit part of her protest against Centre, EC: Raut
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Wednesday backed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s decision not to quit after her defeat in the assembly polls, calling it a part of…
- Elections
CEC orders arrest of those involved in post-poll violence in Bengal: Official
Kolkata: Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar directed the authorities concerned to immediately arrest those involved in post-poll violence and vandalism in West Bengal, an official said on Wednesday, May 6. The Election…
- India
Every 6th BJP MP in LS won through ‘vote chori’: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday, May 6, alleged that every sixth BJP MP in the Lok Sabha secured his or her seat through “vote chori” and asked if they…
- Kolkata
I won’t resign, Bengal poll results not people’s mandate: CM Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata: Outgoing West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday, May 5, ruled out stepping down after her party’s defeat in the Assembly polls, claiming that the verdict…
- Hate Crime
BJP win in Bengal marked by calls for genocide, renaming historic names
Kolkata: Before the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) even secured its win in the West Bengal Assembly elections and defeated the Trinamool Congress, deep polarisation, communal violence and hate speech against minorities had…
- 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,…
