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    • TMC names Rajeev Kumar, Babul Supriyo, Menaka Guruswamy and Koel Mallick for Rajya Sabha polls

      With the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) holding 75 of the 294 Assembly seats in West Bengal against the ruling TMC’s 215, the opposition party can comfortably secure one Rajya Sabha seat through first-preference votes. The Congress and Left, which have had no MLAs in the state since 2021, are out of contention.

    • Why Mamata Banerjee awarded Bengal's top honour to a BJP MP? Decoding TMC's Rajbanshi outreach before polls

      The deep political messaging cannot be ignored as Maharaj is a prominent leader of the Rajbanshi community in North Bengal, where Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress has struggled and the BJP has excelled in recent elections.

    • Interstate showdown: Bengal, Noida police lock horns over arrest in Mahua Moitra 'fake chat' case

      While the West Bengal police alleged that a man who posted the fake chats on social media, escaped due to the intervention of Noida Police, the Noida Police have refuted these allegations.

    • FM Nirmala Sitharaman slams Bengal govt over law and order, says state run by 'bomb culture'

      FM did not hold back on matters of women's safety either, referencing the RG Kar rape case and other instances of sexual violence in Bengal

    • TMC councillor molests former BSF jawan's wife, BJP calls it 'attack on democracy'

      The Bengal unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) issued a statement on X, calling the situation an example of “Mahajungle Raj" in the state.

    • TMC attacks PM Modi, asks whether he called over 1 crore 'SIR-affected' people of Bengal 'ghuspaithiya'

      TMC's deputy leader in Rajya Sabha Sagarika Ghose accused the prime minister of using foul language, stating that stopping infiltration is the Centre's task.

    • TMC, BJP supporters 'clash' near Kolkata; makeshift public meeting stage set afire

      A makeshift stage, where former Tripura chief minister Biplab Deb addressed a public meeting in the afternoon, was also allegely set on fire during the clash.

    • West Bengal govt files caveat in Supreme Court: How ED–I-PAC row snowballed into high-stakes legal battle

      A caveat, filed before constitutional courts, is meant to ensure that no adverse direction is issued in the absence of the concerned party.

    • Commotion in court, Calcutta High Court adjourns ED-TMC I-PAC raid hearing

      In its petition, the TMC sought directions restraining the “misuse and dissemination” of materials seized during the January 8 searches, carried out under Section 17 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002

    • BJP announces new West Bengal state committee, balances old guard and new faces before assembly polls

      During a recent visit, Union Home Minister Amit Shah reportedly asked Dilip Ghosh to step up his engagement, fuelling expectations of a formal organisational role.

    • Dipu Das murdered in Bangladesh but BJP says Yunus running better govt than Bengal: TMC's Abhishek Banerjee

      As TMC kickstarts its poll campaign for upcoming state polls, Banerjee asked if those who insult Rabindranath Tagore and Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay can save Bengal

    • ED attaches assets of Yuvraj Singh, Sonu Sood, Urvashi Rautela's mother, others in betting case

      The properties of actor Neha Sharma, mother of model Urvashi Rautela and Bengali actor Ankush Hazra have also been attached

    • Kirti Azad vaping row: TMC seeks video proof, Abhishek Banerjee says party will act if footage surfaces

      His remarks came amid a political row after BJP MP Anurag Thakur lodged a written complaint with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla last week, seeking action against a Trinamool Congress lawmaker for allegedly using an electronic cigarette inside the House.

    • TMC for door-to-door scrutiny after 45,000 voters deleted from Mamata Banerjee's assembly seat during SIR exercise

      Bhabanipur, a dense urban constituency, has a sizeable population of residents originally from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Odisha.

    • Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee urges women to fight against SIR with kitchen tools

      West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said that she herself had not filled out SIR enumeration form so far.

    • Sandeshkhali case: Prime witness Bholanath Ghosh injured, son, driver killed in road accident

      Ghosh's younger son, Satyajit (32), and the driver of his car, Sahanur Molla (27), were killed in the accident that took place on the Basanti Highway

    • Muslims have right to build Babri Masjid: JD(U) MP

      The foundation stone of a mosque modelled on the Babri Masjid of Ayodhya was laid on December 6

    • TMC MLA Humayun Kabir vows December 6 'shilanyas' of Babri-style mosque in Bengal despite govt concerns

      Rebel TMC MLA Humayun Kabir claimed 2,000 volunteers would be on the ground to ensure "no inconvenience to any community" and teased "a surprise" at the event.

    • TMC to raise SIR issue, related deaths in Bengal in Parliament winter session

      The TMC said it would seek an explanation from the Centre and the EC on the selection of states for the SIR.

    • Babri Masjid foundation stone to be laid on December 6 in Murshidabad, claims TMC MLA Humayun Kabir

      Kabir’s remarks prompted a strong response from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Party national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla criticised the MLA’s announcement as politically motivated.

    • Ready to fight against SIR in Delhi, says Abhishek Banerjee as CM Mamata leads TMC rally in Kolkata

      Addressing the rally, TMC National General Secretary and MP Abhishek Banerjee said the party having successfully demonstrated against the electoral exercise in the state capital, is now ready to launch a bigger demonstration in the national capital.

    • Mamata Banerjee accuses BJP of spreading NRC fear following Bengal man's suicide, triggers saffron retort

      Demanding that the Centre put an end to what she called a "heartless game," Banerjee reiterated that Bengal would "never allow NRC" and would protect the dignity and rights of its people.

    • Major reshuffle: West Bengal transfers 527 officers ahead of SIR of electoral rolls

      Notifications for transfers of 61 IAS and 145 WBCS (Executive) officers were uploaded during the first half of the day,

    • Durgapur gang-rape: 5 held; victim's father says West Bengal under 'Aurangzeb's rule'

      Police said five men attacked the woman and her male friend were attacked between 8 pm and 8.45 pm, snatched her phone when she tried to call for help, and took turns in raping her.

    • OPINION | TMC and BJP exchange fire ahead of West Bengal’s do-or-die 2026 election

      BJP is expected to soon bring in an unprecedented 1200 leaders to campaign in the state. Will that be enough to offset the combination of Mamata Banerjee’s appeal and TMC’s superior ground game?

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