The Supreme Court forewarned the ED that it may “consider” granting interim bail to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal in the excise policy case due to the ongoing Lok Sabha election. File photo | Photo Credit: PTI Hardeep Singh Nijjar killing | Canadian Police arrest members of ‘hit squad’ The Canadian police on May 3 arrested three … Read more
West Bengal CM and Trinamool Congress supremo, Mamata Banerjee at a rally in support of party candidate Dev for Ghatal Lok Sabha seat in Paschim Medinipur district on Friday. | Photo Credit: PTI Taking a dig at the BJP, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday, April 27, 2024, dubbed it a “job-eater” and said the … Read more
Mamata Banerjee. File | Photo Credit: AP Jalpaiguri (West Bengal) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on April 5 hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his remarks about atrocities against women and corruption, asserting that the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and her government had taken stern action against the culprits involved in alleged sexual … Read more
A view of Election Commission of India, in New Delhi. File. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The Election Commission on March 27 issued show-cause notices to BJP leader Dilip Ghosh and Congress leader Supriya Shrinate for their offensive remarks against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Kangana Ranaut respectively. Ranaut has been fielded … Read more
Mamata Banerjee sustained injuries including a deep gash on her forehead, a cut on the nose, and concussion following a fall at her residence in Kalighat on Thursday evening. The director of the state-run SSKM Hospital told ToI that the injuries appeared to have been caused by “some push from behind.” Around 7:30 pm, the … Read more
Seamstress Tove Lycke works on NATO flags, at the flag manufacturer Flagghuset, in Akersberga, outside Stockholm, Sweden, March 7, 2024. | Photo Credit: REUTERS INS Kolkata assists two merchant vessels hit in Gulf of Aden Indian Naval destroyer INS Kolkata responded to two instances of missile/drone attacks on merchant vessels in the last few days. On … Read more
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Siliguri, on Jan. 29, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday lambasted the BJP for raising the CAA issue ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, asserting that she will never allow its implementation in the state during her lifetime. Speaking at a … Read more
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi greets the supporters during the party’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: ANI The Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra will resume from West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district on January 28 after a two-day break. The Yatra, which began in Manipur on January 14, entered West Bengal from Assam … Read more
Bharatiya Janata Party’s West Bengal president Sukanta Majumdar addresses a press conference, in Kolkata. File photo | Photo Credit: ANI West Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar wrote to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday, urging her to declare a holiday on January 22 so people in the State could participate in celebrations relating to the … Read more
The idols of Goddess Durga being prepared in Kanpur by artists, weeks before the festival begins. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement With Mahalaya being observed across West Bengal on Saturday, the Durga Puja festival in the State has begun and the next few days will not only mark the onset of festivities but also subtle … Read more