Punjab CM Mann calls twin blasts 'minor', blames BJP for creating atmosphere of fearPunjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann accused the BJP of orchestrating minor blasts in Amritsar and Jalandhar to create fear and influence up...
06 May, 2026, 07.32 PM IST
West Bengal Assembly Election 2026: Can Modi’s BJP crack Mamata Banerjee’s TMC stronghold in make-or-break Phase 2?West Bengal election 2026 is a key test for PM Modi and the BJP as they aim to challenge the TMC's stronghold. Over 3.22 crore voters will ...
29 Apr, 2026, 02.31 PM IST
West Bengal assembly elections 2026: 2,926 candidates in fray for Bengal pollsA total of 2,926 candidates are now set to contest the West Bengal assembly elections. This number was finalized after the nomination withd...
22 Apr, 2026, 09.28 PM IST
West Bengal Assembly Elections: Congress releases 'people's chargesheet' against TMC, BJP-led CentreWest Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee released a “people’s chargesheet” accusing both the Trinamool Congress government and the BJP-led Ce...
16 Apr, 2026, 05.56 PM IST
Bengal's Jafrabad: Where 2025 communal violence will decide this year's poll resultsA Hindu-majority pocket surrounded by Muslim-dominated areas, Jafrabad still bears visible scars of the arson and killings in which Harogob...
14 Apr, 2026, 10.09 AM IST
West Bengal Polls: In Murshidabad's Beldanga, gamochas weave livelihoods amid election noiseBeldanga, Murshidabad, famous for its handwoven towels, faces religious polarization. Past incidents of violence and NIA probes have shifte...
12 Apr, 2026, 11.59 PM IST
Mamata slams NIA over Malda gherao, alleges harassment of locals while culprits evade actionWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleges the NIA is targeting innocent locals in Malda. She states the real culprits behind the j...
04 Apr, 2026, 02.40 PM IST
Murshidabad riots 'planned', led by outsiders: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata BanerjeeWhen Asked about the Bengal Governor's report on the Murshidabad violence, Banerjee said she has no knowledge of the report sent to the Min...
06 May, 2025, 12.07 AM IST
RSS supported outfits used Ram Navami processions in West Bengal to fuel violence: CPIMThe latest editorial of party mouthpiece, People's Democracy, also laid the blame for the spread of the violence on the TMC government in t...
06 Apr, 2023, 06.33 PM IST
Why is PM Modi 'silent': Kapil Sibal on Bengal, Bihar communal violenceRajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal has criticised the "silence" of Prime Minister Narendra Modi over communal violence in West Bengal and Bihar. Si...
02 Apr, 2023, 02.45 PM IST
Communal violence on table for BJP with 2024 polls approaching, alleges Kapil SibalIn a tweet, Sibal said, "As we approach 2024. For the BJP, on the table: 1) communal violence 2) hate speech 3) baiting minorities 4) targe...
01 Apr, 2023, 11.14 AM IST
Bangladesh communal violence resonates in West Bengal's political discourseThe communal violence in Bangladesh has also revived the debate over the need to implement the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in West Beng...
22 Oct, 2021, 11.30 AM IST
Bengal says no to 400 more central troops for riot-hit areasCommunal clashes broke out in Basirhat district on Monday following an objectionable Facebook post, but the WB govt said they don't require...
06 Jul, 2017, 08.27 PM IST
Parties trying to communalise Malda violence, says Mamata BanerjeeMamata Banerjee alleged that certain political parties were trying to portray the violence in Malda district as communal and termed the inc...
28 Jan, 2016, 11.08 PM IST
Nitish Kumar supports Mamata Banerjee, describes her protagonist of harmonyNitish Kumar today came in support of Trinamool Congress chief. Kumar said he did not have details of the Malda violenceas he was busy with...
12 Jan, 2016, 11.28 PM IST
Malda violence: Sitaram Yechury trashes Mamata Banerjee's version as 'lies'CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury today said that there is not even a grain of truth in Mamata statement.
11 Jan, 2016, 08.15 PM IST
BJP slams Trinamool Congress for 'rampaging communalism' in MaldaBJP attacked the TMC government over the 'rampaging communalism' in Malda, alleging that the accused behind it are indulging in violence un...
05 Jan, 2016, 03.45 PM IST