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Bengal gets record Hilsa supply from Gujarat amid strained ties with Bangladesh

India, Sept. 4 -- West Bengal has recorded its highest Hilsa haul from Gujarat this year, with imports from Bangladesh uncertain due to strained relations between the two countries. "Every year, fish... Read More


Rush for CAA certificates in Bengal's bordering towns amid speculation of SIR

India, Sept. 2 -- Septuagenarian Asim Mondal, a resident of Baghanchra village in West Bengal's Nadia district, was seated on a wooden bench along with a few other villagers in one end of the room. Ev... Read More


Misuse of power, says Mamata after TMC stage on defence land dismantled

India, Sept. 1 -- West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday accused the Union government of "misusing" the Indian Army for "political vendetta" after the army dismantled a stage erected by ... Read More


TMC, BJP spar over SIR buzz at all party meeting convened by Bengal CEO

India, Aug. 29 -- A spat broke out between leaders of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at an all-party meeting convened by West Bengal's chief electoral officer (CEO) ... Read More


Bengal chief secy orders DMs to quickly appoint EROs, AEROs after nudge

India, Aug. 28 -- West Bengal chief secretary Manoj Pant has ordered the state's district magistrates (DMs) to expeditiously appoint Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) and Assistant Electoral Regi... Read More


Bengal chief secy orders swift appointment of election officials after nudge

India, Aug. 28 -- West Bengal chief secretary Manoj Pant has ordered the state's district magistrates (DMs) to expedite the oricess of appointing Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) and Assistant E... Read More


TMC eyeing major rejig to keep internal feuds under check ahead of 2026 polls

India, Aug. 27 -- With less than a year to go for the 2026 assembly elections in West Bengal, the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) in the state is eyeing a major rejig in its organisational set up to k... Read More


Didn't expect PM Modi to disrespect CM's chair, Bengal's people: Mamata Banerjee

India, Aug. 26 -- Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a scathing attack against the ruling-Trinamool Congress (TMC) in West Bengal accusing it of looting central funds, chief minister Mam... Read More


WB recruitment case: ED raids residences of TMC MLA, others in Birbhum, Murshidabad

India, Aug. 25 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday conducted searches at the residences of Trinamool Congress (TMC) legislator Jiban Krishna Saha and his relatives in West Bengal's Murshidab... Read More


Chargesheet filed in Kolkata law college gangrape case

India, Aug. 23 -- The Kolkata Police on Saturday filed the chargesheet in the Kasba law college gang-rape case, officials aware of the development said. A 24-year-old student was allegedly gang-raped... Read More