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Sandeshkhali case witness hurt, son dead in accident

Kolkata, Dec. 11 -- A key witness in a case against suspended Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader and local strongman Sheikh Shahjahan, was injured and his son and driver were killed when a truck hit thei... Read More


Kolkata: 3 held for assault on hawker selling chicken patties at Gita recital event

India, Dec. 11 -- Three people were arrested on Thursday in connection with one of the two criminal cases registered after two Muslim hawkers were assaulted back-to-back for selling chicken patties on... Read More


ECI extends deadline for rationalisation of polling stations in Bengal

India, Dec. 10 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday extended the deadline of rationalisation of polling stations in West Bengal by nearly two months while taking a "very serious view... Read More


Sandeshkhali witness hurt, son, driver killed as truck hits car on way to court

India, Dec. 10 -- A key witness in a case against suspended Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader and local strongman Sheikh Shahjahan, was injured and his son and driver were killed when a truck hit their ... Read More


Modi should apologise for his 'Bankim da' remark: Mamata Banerjee

India, Dec. 9 -- West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee said on Tuesday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should apologise to people for his remarks referring ... Read More


Bengal: Security tightened in Murshidabad before foundation stone for Babri-modelled mosque

India, Dec. 6 -- High security arrangements have been put in place across parts of West Bengal's Murshidabad district ahead of the foundation stone laying of a mosque modelled on Ayodhya's Babri Masji... Read More


TMC suspends MLA Humayun Kabir over Babri Masjid replica controversy in Bengal

India, Dec. 4 -- The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Thursday suspended party legislator Humayun Kabir, who had triggered a controversy by saying that he would lay the foundation stone of a Babri Masjid r... Read More


Mamata slams BJP over SIR rollout, calls it 'vote-bandi' before 2026 Bengal polls

India, Dec. 3 -- West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday once again attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Centre, saying that in 2016 "note bandi" (demonetisation) was introduc... Read More


West Bengal: Seven-step SOP for BLOs to remove deceased, duplicate and fake voters

India, Dec. 3 -- The chief electoral officer (CEO) of West Bengal has drawn up a seven-step standard operating procedure (SOP) for booth level officers (BLOs) and officials engaged in the Special Inte... Read More


Bengal: Booths with zero dead, duplicate voters drop by 80% after ECI's rap

India, Dec. 2 -- The number of booths in West Bengal where there are no dead, duplicate and untraceable voters, dropped by around 80% within a span of 24 hours, after the Election Commission of India ... Read More