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West Bengal polls: Hundreds of ex-enclave dwellers lose voting rights

India, April 13 -- Benimadhab Barman, 60, a resident of Dakshin Masaldanga in West Bengal's Cooch Behar, was among those granted Indian citizenship when India and Bangladesh ended a decades-old border... Read More


2021 Nandigram history to be repeated in Bhabanipur, across Bengal: PM Modi

India, April 10 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday sharpened the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP's) attack on the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC), saying that the "feat" his party achieved in N... Read More


Mamata Banerjee's income grew nearly 50% between 2020 and 2025, shows affidavit

India, April 9 -- West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee's declared income has increased by nearly 50% over the last five years, according to her election affidavit filed on Wednesday along with h... Read More


Mamata's income grew nearly 50% in last five years, shows affidavit

Kolkata, April 9 -- West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee's declared income has increased by nearly 50% over the last five years, according to her election affidavit filed on Wednesday along with... Read More


Deleted voters rush to submit documents at Bengal tribunals

Kolkata, April 9 -- It was 10 am on Wednesday, and a long serpentine queue had already formed outside the district land and land reforms officer's (DL&LRO) office in Berhampore town of Murshidabad dis... Read More


Mostly filed since quitting TMC, BJP's Suvendu Adhikari faces 25 criminal cases

India, March 31 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikari faces 25 criminal cases, mostly filed since he defected from the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) in 2020, while his annual incom... Read More


TMC asks ECI to remove Malda police observer, Bhabanipur RO over 'BJP links'

India, March 25 -- The Trinamool Congress has asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) to seek the removal of a state civil servant as the Babanipur returning officer, saying the official was clos... Read More


Mamata to lead TMC campaign, rely on aides for electioneering in her constituency

India, March 24 -- Chief minister Mamata Banerjee is banking on her trusted lieutenants to campaign in her Bhabanipur constituency in south Kolkata, as she is expected to be mostly away leading the Tr... Read More


Oscar-nominated film's release faces CBFC roadblock

Kolkata, March 22 -- Kalita Majhi, 38, is the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) candidate from Ausgram assembly constituency in East Burdwan, West Bengal in the coming elections. She was the party's cand... Read More


President Murmu flags venue shift at Santhal Conference, says Bengal CM didn't attend

India, March 7 -- President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday expressed displeasure over the venue chosen for the 9th International Santhal Conference, saying West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee might... Read More