File image of Opposition leader of West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari | Photo Credit: The Hindu Alleging irregularities in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR), Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari on Monday (December 1, 2025) sought an audit of all 1.25 crore entries made between November 26 and 28 during the enumeration process … Read more
Between July and November 2025, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee hit the streets of Kolkata twice to protest against the policies of the Union government. While it is unusual for Chief Ministers to descend on the streets and protest in other parts of the country, it is not an uncommon sight in West Bengal, … Read more
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday (November 13, 2025) disqualified senior political leader Mukul Roy from membership of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly following his defection to the Trinamool Congress after winning the Assembly polls on a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ticket over four years ago. A Division Bench of Justice Debangsu Basak and Justice … Read more
Candidates check their seating arrangements before appearing for a West Bengal School Service Commission’s (WBSSC) school staff recruitment examination, at an exam centre, in Kolkata, West Bengal, on September 7, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI The West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) has published the results in the rehiring process of teachers who lost their jobs … Read more
In a huge win for the West Bengal government, the Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a Centre’s petition that challenged the Calcutta High Court’s order directing the resumption of MGNREGA, a 100-day rural employment guarantee scheme, in the state, after over three years. The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme, launched by the UPA … Read more
People perform rituals at the bank of the Ganga river in Kolkata, West Bengal. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Principal Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in New Delhi directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to file a detailed report with primary data on the water quality monitoring of the West Bengal … Read more
Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari. | Photo Credit: PTI Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari and other Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders staged a protest march to the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) in Kolkata on Friday (October 10, 2025), accusing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of … Read more
Representative image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The year 2025 will not go down well for academics in West Bengal with admissions to colleges run or aided by the State Government still not having ended even though Class 12 results were declared way back in early May. The State Government will be finally closing the … Read more
Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto While there has been a marginal drop in the crime against women in the State, West Bengal continues to record highest incidents of acid attacks in the country, as per the Crime in India 2023 published on September 29. 2025. While the country recorded … Read more
This image is used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto A female medical staffer at a government hospital in Panskura, Purba Medinipur, has accused the facility’s manager of rape. The prime accused, Zahir Abbas Khan, has been arrested by the police. The alleged incident occurred on Sunday (September 14, 2025) night, after … Read more