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April 30, 2026, 06:35 PM - 3 min read
Mamata Banerjee has rejected exit poll projections in West Bengal, alleging they were “bought” and asserting that the TMC will return to power with a two-thirds majority.
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April 29, 2026, 08:51 PM - 4 min read
Bengal records over 92% turnout as polls end; fierce TMC-BJP battle heads to May 4 counting amid tensions, EVM row and voter roll controversy.
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April 24, 2026, 05:20 PM - 3 min read
Amit Shah says BJP will form governments in ‘Anga, Banga and Kalinga’ next month, claiming strong support in Bengal after high turnout in Phase 1 polls.
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April 23, 2026, 07:30 PM - 3 min read
PM Modi’s jhalmuri stop triggers political row in Bengal as he takes a swipe at TMC, while Mamata Banerjee calls the episode scripted and a poll gimmick.
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February 23, 2026, 11:50 PM - 3 min read
In the letter, written in Bengali, the Prime Minister accused the current state administration of non-cooperation, corruption, and mismanagement, while highlighting the benefits of various central government schemes and infrastructure investments in Bengal. He greeted the people of the state and said that West Bengal was at a crucial juncture in deciding its future direction.
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February 18, 2026, 06:29 PM - 3 min read
FAO has recognised WB’s ‘Matir Sristi’ project and accorded global “Food and Cultural Heritage” status to three traditional aromatic rice varieties.
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January 1, 2026, 03:46 PM - 3 min read
Nandini Chakraborty, a 1994-batch IAS officer, has taken charge as West Bengal’s Chief Secretary, becoming the first woman to occupy the state’s top administrative position.
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August 22, 2025, 05:43 PM - 2 min read
PM Modi on Friday inaugurated three new metro lines in Kolkata, including the city’s first airport link, promising faster commutes and easing road congestion.
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August 20, 2025, 07:25 PM - 3 min read
According to TMC insiders, bagging Nandigram in 2026 has become a prestige issue for the party, even though it is still unclear whether Mamata and Adhikari will face each other again on the same turf.
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May 6, 2025, 02:38 PM - 4 min read
The controversy gained momentum after Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari posted a picture on his official X handle on Monday, claiming the structure had been dismantled in an attempt to quell criticism over equating Digha’s temple with the historic Jagannath shrine in Puri.
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April 4, 2025, 07:55 PM - 3 min read
The members of Parliament of the Mamata Banerjee-led party, which has been raising the issue of duplicate Electors' Photo Identity Cards (EPICs), met the full bench of the EC in and submitted the memorandum demanding that the poll panel reveal the number of duplicate EPICs and that voter-identity cards should not be linked with Aadhaar.
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March 21, 2025, 10:05 PM - 2 min read
A second-year postgraduate student from the Department of Film Studies accused fellow students of subjecting him to severe harassment, including verbal abuse, confinement, and threats. In an email to university authorities, he detailed his ordeal, which took place at the university’s main hostel on March 18.
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