West Bengal

A medical college student from Odisha was allegedly raped by unidentified men in West Bengal's Paschim Bardhaman district.

Another BJP leader attacked while distributing aid, party says, 'In Mamata's Bengal, only mafia is safe'

Manoj Oraon, who sustained injuries in the incident, claimed that a group of TMC workers attacked him and his supporters when they were distributing relief items among flood-affected villagers in his constituency Kumargram.

20 dead as heavy rain triggers massive landslides in Darjeeling hills; Mamata to visit area on October 6

According to reports compiled by the NDRF and the district administration, fatalities were reported from several locations - Sarsaly, Jasbirgaon, Mirik Basti, Dhar Gaon (Mechi), Nagrakata and Mirik Lake area.

Centre should provide assistance to affected states: Mallikarjun Kharge after West Bengal, Sikkim landslides

Mallikarjun Kharge urged the Union government to provide relief assistance to the affected states, including additional teams of NDRF.

Calcutta High Court allows BJP-backed outfit to hold rally over rain deaths amid Durga Puja carnival

The Kolkata Police had refused permission to Khola Hawa, stating that the rally was coinciding with the Durga Puja carnival organised by the state government.

Election Commission appoints new Additional CEO, Joint CEO of West Bengal ahead of SIR

The appointments come ahead of the anticipated rollout of the Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal in October.

One more person dies of electrocution in Kolkata's waterlogged road, toll rises to 12

Earlier, 11 people died of electrocution in the waterlogged roads of Kolkata and its neighbourhood after heavy rain lashed the city in the early hours of Tuesday.

PM Modi arrives in Kolkata, to inaugurate key defence conference on Monday

This marks Modi’s second trip to West Bengal in less than a month, with the state heading into Assembly polls early next year.

Bengal school jobs scam: SSC publishes list of 1,804 'tainted' teachers following Supreme Court order

This action follows a directive from the Supreme Court on August 28, which ordered the commission to release the names within a week.

West Bengal next after Bihar? Fresh EC directives trigger speculation of SIR-like exercise in Mamata bastion

There is no clarity yet on whether the impending exercise will be a summary revision of electoral rolls or a more intensive exercise on the lines of Bihar.

Bengal school teacher recruitment scam: ED arrests TMC MLA Jiban Krishna Saha as he tries to flee - Watch

Saha, who is the MLA from Burwan constituency in Murshidabad district in West Bengal, was arrested during raids conducted at his residence, ED officials said.

'Centre's welfare funds looted, spent on Trinamool cadre': PM Modi bats for 'poriborton' in Bengal

West Bengal CM Banerjee has been accusing the Centre for cuts in welfare funds

'She is lying, no Indian, no Bengali being harassed': Odisha CM Majhi rejects Mamata Banerjee's claims

"Mamata Banerjee is lying. No Indian citizen, no Bengali is being harassed and tortured in Odisha," Majhi said.

One killed in bomb blast near school in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas

The blast occurred in front of Madhyamgram High School in Madhyamgram police station area early in the morning

10 pilgrims from Bihar killed, 35 injured in Bengal accident, Nitish announces Rs 2 lakh ex gratia

Among the deceased were eight men and two women, officials said.

RG Kar rape-murder victim's father moves HC seeking nod for lawyers to visit crime scene

The victim's father claimed that he firmly believes that other persons were present along with Sanjay Roy, who has been convicted and sentenced to life by the trial court for the rape and murder of the doctor on August 9 last year.

West Bengal: Nurse found dead at nursing home in Singur; family alleges sexual assault, murder

The deceased nurse's family alleged that she was sexually assaulted and murdered as she uncovered irregularities in the operation of the nursing home.

‘Anti-national, insulting’: Mamata Banerjee says Bengali termed 'Bangladeshi national language' in Delhi Police letter

"See now how Delhi Police under the direct control of the Ministry of Home, Government of India, is describing Bengali as "Bangladeshi" language!" Banerjee posted on her Facebook account, sharing a copy of the letter.

How language politics could reshape West Bengal's electoral landscape

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has launched a fierce counter-offensive against what she terms "linguistic terrorism," accusing the BJP of systematically targeting Bengali speakers in detention camps across multiple states

Want Bengal govt to respond to Centre's queries on Aparajita Bill clause on death penalty in rape: Governor Ananda Bose

The Bill proposes enhancement of punishment for rape from the existing minimum of 10 years under the BNS to life imprisonment for the remainder of one's life or death.

'Labelling all Bengali-speaking as Bangladeshis is inhumane': Trinamool's Kunal Ghosh

TMC leader Kunal Ghosh blamed the Central government for failing to stop infiltration at the border.

Bengal Governor Ananda Bose to move Supreme Court over control of state universities

The move comes after a meeting between Bose and vice chancellors (VCs) of state-run universities at the Raj Bhavan, convened to address key issues in the state’s higher education sector.

From BJP’s ‘Jai Ma Kali’ to Mamata Banerjee’s ‘Durga Angan’: Religious symbolism takes centre-stage ahead of 2026 West Bengal polls

Chief Minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee’s announcement of the proposed ‘Durgan Angan’, a temple-like complex dedicated to Ma Durga, has stirred political debate and is seen as a direct response to the BJP’s evolving campaign language.

‘Fight political battles outside court’: SC to petitioner on plea for criminal contempt against Mamata

“Please fight your political battle outside this court,” a division bench of Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran said.

PM Modi terms Mamata's opposition to SIR ploy to protect infiltrators: 'Law will punish those who entered India illegally'

Addressing a public rally, PM Modi said, "TMC is attacking the state's education system through corruption and crime."