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From flood fury to political assaults: North Bengal heats up ahead of 2026 polls

India, Oct. 11 -- The political tussle following the deaths of 33 people in floods and landslides in four north Bengal districts on September 5, and the subsequent assault on a Bharatiya Janata Party ... Read More


2 Bengali families pushed across the border were Indians, says Bangladesh court

India, Oct. 10 -- A Bangladesh court has ruled that six persons, including a pregnant woman, who were picked up from New Delhi and pushed into Bangladesh in June this year, were Indian citizens and sh... Read More


Six arrested in BJP MP, MLAs assault cases in north Bengal; BJP to move HC

India, Oct. 9 -- Six people were arrested from north Bengal in connection with the alleged assaults on a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Lok Sabha member and a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) on... Read More


After MP, BJP says its MLA also assaulted in flood-hit north Bengal; TMC counters charge

India, Oct. 7 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday alleged that party MLA Manoj Oraon was assaulted by Trinamool Congress workers at a village in his Kumargram constituency in flood-hit Alipurduar... Read More


In Siliguri, Mamata Banerjee visits BJP MP Murmu injured in Nagarkata attack

India, Oct. 7 -- West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday visited Bharatiya Janata Party leader Khagen Murmu who was admitted to a Siliguri hospital after being assaulted by a mob in Nagr... Read More


BJP MP Khagen Murmu attacked during visit to Jalpaiguri, blames TMC workers

India, Oct. 6 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Lok Sabha member Khagen Murmu sustained injuries when he was assaulted and stones were thrown at his car during a visit to the Nagrakata community block i... Read More


Kolkata pujas focusing on 20th-century luminaries, rare folk music draw people

India, Sept. 30 -- As big-budget pandals showcasing unique themes continue to draw large crowds on Kolkata streets, some puja pandals have also been in the spotlight for focusing on either near-extinc... Read More


BJP reaches out to Bengalis living outside state with 'last battle' message

India, Sept. 28 -- On September 25, when Union home minister Amit Shah headed for Kolkata to inaugurate a couple of Durga pujas, Debjit Sarkar, spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Benga... Read More


Calcutta HC orders return of 6 Bengal residents deported to Bangladesh

India, Sept. 26 -- The Calcutta High Court directed the centre on Friday to bring back all six members of the two West Bengal families - including a pregnant woman and two minors - who were detained i... Read More


Books to become political weapons at Bengal's Durga puja pandals

India, Sept. 24 -- Six years after the Bengal unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) helped its mouthpiece, Bharatiya Janavarta, set up its first stall at the Kolkata International Book Fair in 2019... Read More