No-confidence motion moved against Jagdeep Dhankhar
For the first time in India’s parliamentary history, a no-confidence motion has been moved against the Rajya Sabha Chairperson. The Congress-led INDIA bloc on Tuesday moved a motion to remove RS…
Chinmoy Krishna Das arrest: Union Minister Giriraj Singh seeks UN intervention over attack against Hindus in B’desh
New Delhi: Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Wednesday said the attack on Hindus in Bangladesh reflects that the interim government of that country was in the ”clutches of fundamentalists” and sought…
RG Kar rape-murder: Mamata cracks the whip on TMC cadres after flak over sexist remarks by party leaders
Facing backlash for controversial statements made by her party members on the RG Kar rape and murder case, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has jumped in to save the already tarnished image…
‘If Bengal burns, fire will reach Delhi too’: Mamata’s warning over Kolkata protests draws sharp BJP response
As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) waged statewide protests in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday issued a stark warning.
“If Bengal burns, the fire will also reach Assam, Bihar,…
Watch: BJP alleges West Bengal BJP leader Priyangu Pandey’s vehicle fired at, blames TMC
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has shared a video purportedly showing the car of a party leader being fired at.
The BJP on Wednesday is organising statewide protests in West Bengal amid a call for a…
‘Bengal Bandh’ begins: Police arrests protesting BJP workers, counter-action by TMC launched
The 12-hour Bengal Bandh called by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in West Bengal began at 6 am on Wednesday (August 28).
The West Bengal police and BJP and ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) party’s…
With Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury officially out, Congress on the lookout for new WB prez; might mend ties with TMC
After his defeat in the Lok Sabha election to a newbie, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury is officially on his way out from the West Bengal Congress presidency. The stalwart lost his Bahrampur seat to TMC’s…
Bypoll Results: INDIA bloc secures landslide victory, wins 10 seats, BJP bags 2, Independent 1
INDIA bloc parties won 10 assembly seats, while the BJP clinched two and an Independent one, as votes were counted on Saturday for the by-elections held earlier this week on 13 seats in seven states….
Violence in Bengal as bypolls underway on 13 Assembly seats across 7 states
Voting for the bypolls in 13 Assembly seats across seven states – West Bengal, Punjab, Bihar, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh – are underway on Wednesday, July 10. The…
Assembly bypolls 2024: Voting for 13 seats in seven states today, check key candidates
Bypolls to 13 assembly constituencies in seven states will be held on Wednesday. The electoral exercise, the first since the Lok Sabha elections, will decide the fate of many veterans and some…
FIR against TMC MP Mahua Moitra for ‘derogatory’ social media post on…
Delhi Police has registered an FIR against TMC Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra for her “derogatory” social media post on National Commission for Women chief Rekha Sharma. The Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader…
Opposition MPs protest in Parliament premises against Centre’s ‘misuse’ of ED, CBI
Members of the Opposition parties staged a protest on the Parliament premises on Monday against the central government’s “misuse” of central agencies including the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) and…
House adjourned amid Opposition’s demand for NEET probe
The proceedings of the Lok Sabha were adjourned for the day on Friday as the opposition demanded a discussion on the alleged irregularities in the conduct of the medical entrance exam NEET.
When the…
NEET-UG row: INDIA bloc to raise exam paper leak issue in Parliament tomorrow
Leaders of the INDIA opposition bloc have decided to raise the NEET issue in both houses of Parliament on Friday and members will give notices in this regard, sources have said.
The decision was…
Lok Sabha election results 2024: How number of women MPs has fallen from 2019
Following the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, 74 women have been elected as Members of Parliament (MP). This means that only 13.6 per cent of the 543 members of the Lower House of the Parliament are women….
Man defeats ex-wife in ‘closest’ election battle for West Bengal’s Bishnupur LS seat
The electoral contest between BJP’s Saumitra Khan and his former wife Sujata Mondal of the TMC delivered the closest margin of victory among the 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal.
According to the…
Mamata-led TMC reigns supreme in West bengal, takes lead in 29 of 42 LS seats
Defying all exit-poll predictions, the TMC raced ahead in 29 of West Bengal’s 42 Lok Sabha seats, surprising political pundits, while the BJP struggled to reach double digits, leading in only 12…
‘Joy bangla’ echoes through Kolkata’s streets as TMC storms to stunning win
Ecstatic TMC activists danced to drum beats and smeared each other with ’green’ gulal on Tuesday, as trends made it clear that the Mamata Banerjee-led party is romping home with majority seats in the…
Bengal Congress chief Adhir Chowdhury trails TMC’s Pathan West Bengal’s Baharampur
The Congress in West Bengal was stunned on Tuesday after the party’s prime mover in the state, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, looked to be headed for a comprehensive defeat in his home turf of…
2024 Lok Sabha election: Which states are going the NDA way, which are choosing INDI Alliance?
The Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) seems poised for a third term, as per current election trends, albeit with fewer seats than anticipated by exit polls. Despite its…
Is it TMC or BJP? Find who is leading in West Bengal as counting for Lok Sabha poll 2024 picks pace
There are two regions the Bharatiya Janata Party was eyeing this election season, the South and Bengal. As the counting process continues, the West Bengal trend shows an interesting turn of events.
As…
Early trends show neck-and-neck fight between BJP and TMC in Bengal
The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance and Bengal’s ruling Trinamool are engaged in a neck-and-neck race for the state’s 42 Lok Sabha seats.
As per the initial trends at 8:57 am, in 31 out of 42…
TMC Lok Sabha Election Result 2024: Full list of winner and loser candidates will be announced soon
TMC Announces Candidates for 2024 Lok Sabha Elections: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has revealed its candidates for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC leader Mamata…
Election Results 2024 LIVE: BJP leads with a vote share of over 40%, Congress next with 30%
On June 4, the Election Commission of India will tally hundreds of millions of votes in a matter of hours, declaring the results of the country’s 18th Lok Sabha election after six weeks and seven…
Lok Sabha Elections West Bengal Exit Poll Results 2024: Will BJP end TMC’s dominance in the state?
Various media organisations will release the exit polls for West Bengal on Saturday. The Exit Polls will provide early indications of the Lok Sabha election outcomes in the state.
In 2019, Trinamool…
Why is TMC, Congress opposing media coverage of PM Modi’s meditation in Kanyakumari?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a spiritual journey today after holding his very last rally for the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 before the last phase of polling commences on June 1.
PM Modi…
Will not accept HC order scrapping OBC status of several classes in West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday asserted that she “will not accept” the Calcutta High Court order scrapping the OBC status of several classes in the state. She hinted that the government…
EC bars BJP’s Abhijit Ganguly from campaigning for a day over ‘what’s your price’ jab on Mamata
BJP’s candidate from West Bengal’s Tamluk Abhijit Ganguly has been barred from campaigning for 24 hours during the ongoing Lok Sabha elections after the leader made the “what’s your price” jab on…
‘What is your price, ₹10 lakh?: Ex-judge, BJP candidate on Mamata; TMC files complaint with EC
Politics can be notoriously contentious and can often become even more so. In response to BJP’s Tamluk candidate and former Calcutta High Court judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay’s shocking remarks about West…
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Phase 4: From Mahua Moitra to Akhilesh Yadav, all about candidates, seats and more
India will enter its fourth phase of polling on May 13 (Monday). The first three phases of the Lok Sabha elections 2024 recorded voter turnouts of 66.14 per cent, 66.71 per cent and 65.68 per cent…
Sandeshkhali’s women being compelled to withdraw complaints due to ongoing polls: NCW
Women from West Bengal’s Sandeshkhali are being “compelled” to withdraw their complaints by TMC workers in view of the ongoing Lok Sabha polls, the NCW has claimed, seeking an inquiry from the…
Sandeshkhali woman withdraws rape complaint against TMC men, says ‘BJP forced me’
In a shocking turn of events, one of the several women in West Bengal’s Sandeshkhali has now withdrawn her complaint against TMC’s Sheikh Shahjahan alleging sexual assault and land grab.
The…
‘Daro mat, bhago mat’: PM Modi jabs Rahul Gandhi over Rae Bareli move
Referring to Rahul Gandhi’s often used words “daro mat” to target the BJP-led Centre for using probe agencies to terrorise political rivals, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday that it was now his…
What are the sexual harassment claims against Bengal governor Bose?
The standoff between West Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose and the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) is set to deepen. This comes after the party accused the Governor of sexual harassment, a…
HC cancels 26,000 appointments in Bengal schools: What is the teacher recruitment scam?
In West Bengal, 23,753 teachers and non-teaching lost their jobs on Monday. They have to return their salaries with interest. It is quite a shocker but this is the order of the Calcutta High Court.
On…
Calcutta HC annuls over 25k jobs in West Bengal schools, asks recruits to payback salary
The Calcutta High Court delivered a significant ruling Monday, nullifying all appointments of teaching and non-teaching staff made through the 2016 state-level test in West Bengal government-sponsored…
‘Will women sit back if…’ CM Mamata accuses NIA officials of attacking villagers in Bengal
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday accused NIA officials of attacking villagers at Bhupatinagar in East Midnapore district and said not the other way round. Claiming that officials…
Asansol Lok Sabha constituency: Know polling date, party wise candidates, past results
The upcoming Lok Sabha election for the Asansol constituency is scheduled to take place in April, with the voting set for May 13 (Phase 4) and the results to be announced on June 4. Asansol saw the…
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee sustains major injury, says TMC
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has sustained a major injury on her forehead, her party Trinamool Congress said on Thursday. She has been admitted to a hospital, it added. “Our chairperson Mamata…
Lok Sabha polls: TMC releases list of 42 candidates from West Bengal, star cricketer Yusuf Pathan to contest from…
All India Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Mamata Banerjee on Sunday declared the party’s candidates for the 42 Parliamentary Constituencies. TMC decided to drop around eight sitting MPs and bring in…
‘Bengal is safest for women’: Mamata Banerjee accuses BJP of spreading fake information about Sandeshkhali
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday accused the BJP of spreading canards about Sandeshkhali, where women have accused TMC leaders of sexually abusing them, and asserted that the…
Sandeshkhali case: Sheikh Shahjahan handed over to CBI after Calcutta HC’s order
The Crime Investigation Department handed over the suspended Trinamool Congress strongman Sheikh Shahjahan, accused of extortion, land grab, and sexual assault in Sandeshkhali, to the Central Bureau…
Sandeshkhali case: Calcutta HC orders Bengal govt to transfer Sheikh Shahjahan to CBI
The Calcutta High Court has transferred the Sandehskhali case, in which officials from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) were allegedly attacked by locals, to the Central Bureau of Investigation…
Sandeshkhali: TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh arrested in ‘land grab, sexual assault’ cases
Sandeshkhali: TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh arrested in ‘land grab, sexual assault’ casesA large number of women in Sandeshkhali had accused Shajahan Sheikh and his close aides of “land-grab and sexu…
Sandeshkhali case: Calcutta HC says no stay on arrest of TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh
Sandeshkhali case: Calcutta HC says no stay on arrest of TMC leader Shahjahan SheikhTMC leader Shajahan Sheikh is accused of sexual atrocities and land grab in Sandeshkhali.Calcutta High Court has …
Supreme Court rejects plea seeking CBI probe into Sandeshkhali case
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a PIL seeking a court-monitored CBI or SIT probe into the violence in West Bengal’s Sandeshkhali village. A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and…
Sandeshkhali violence: SC agrees to consider listing PIL seeking court-monitored probe in case
The Supreme Court, on Friday, agreed to consider listing a PIL seeking a court-monitored CBI or SIT probe into the violence in West Bengal’s Sandeshkhali village. A day after the filing, the PIL was…
Electoral bonds: Know how much money political parties got between 2016-22, third name will surprise you
The Supreme Court’s decision to abolish electoral bonds is likely to have the greatest impact on the BJP, as data shared by the Election Commission show that the party received the most donations…
Mimi Chakraborty announces resignation as TMC MP
Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mimi Chakraborty has resigned from the post of MP. However, her resignation hasn’t been accepted yet. She is a member of Parliament from Jadavpur. She resigned after…
Did TMC men sexually harass women at late-night meets in Bengal’s Sandeshkhali?
Tensions are simmering in West Bengal after several women in Sandeshkhali village last week accused Trinamool Congress (TMC) strongmen of sexual harassment. The Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (B…
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee takes a dig at Congress, says ‘doubt if it will win even 40 seats in Lok Sabha polls’
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee launched a scathing attack on the Congress party on Friday, saying she doubted whether Congress would be able to secure even 40 seats in the upcoming general…
Congress says talks with Trinamool ‘on hold’, Mamata Banerjee reiterates vow to fight alone
The rift between INDIA bloc ally partners –Trinamool Congress and Congress– over a seat-sharing agreement in West Bengal continued to spill into the open on Wednesday as Mamata Banerjee reiterated…
RJD, TMC, AAP slam Bihar CM Nitish Kumar for ‘betraying’, say ‘people will…’
The Congress, RJD and other parties of the INDIA bloc on Sunday slammed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for “betraying” the opposition alliance ahead of Lok Sabha elections after he joined hands…
Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra set to resume in West Bengal today
The Congress’s ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ is set to resume on Sunday following a two-day hiatus, with Rahul Gandhi rejoining the programme in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district, a senior party leader…
Congress chief Kharge speaks to Mamata Banerjee, Jairam Ramesh says will find solution to seat sharing impasse with TMC
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Thursday said the party is hopeful of finding a solution to the seat-sharing impasse with the Trinamool Congress, as party president Mallikarjun Kharge spoke to TMC…
‘INDIA bloc will unitedly…’: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi expresses confidence in unity of opposition
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday expressed confidence in the unity of the opposition INDIA bloc in combating injustice nationwide, a day after TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee’s decision to go solo…
Big dent to INDIA bloc hopes as Mamata Banerjee says, ‘No alliance in Bengal’ for Lok Sabha polls
The INDIA bloc suffered a huge setback on Wednesday as Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee said that her party declared that the Trinamool Congress would fight alone in Bengal.
“I had no…
West Bengal: 12 arrested in connection with ‘sadhus assault’ brought to Raghunathpur Sub-Divisional Court
Twelve people who were arrested in connection with the assault on three Sadhus (ascetics) in West Bengal’s Purulia were brought to the Raghunathpur Sub-Divisional Court in the district on…
Lok Sabha Elections 2024: INDIA Bloc to hold discussion on seat-sharing today; Mamata Banerjee to skip meet
Top leaders of parties of the opposition INDIA bloc will hold discussions on January 13 on strengthening the alliance, chalking out a strategy on seat-sharing and deciding whether to have a convenor…
Case filed against Amit Malviya for ‘defaming’ Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee
Senior TMC leader Chandrima Bhattacharya has filed a police complaint against BJP leader Amit Malviya for allegedly making defamatory remarks against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata…