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Suvendu's cabinet line-up has ministers embodying Bengal's geographical, ethnic divideWest Bengal witnesses the formation of its first BJP government with Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari and five ministers sworn in. The cabin...
From ‘Bangla pride’ to backlash: How jobs, corruption and identity politics failed Mamata Banerjee in BengalThe Trinamool Congress focused on Bengali identity, but voters prioritized economic issues. Unemployment and corruption overshadowed cultur...
West Bengal Phase 2 polls: Will anti-incumbency, scam charges and SIR row end TMC's 15-year run?West Bengal Elections Phase 2 key issues: West Bengal heads into Phase 2 of its assembly elections on April 29. This phase is crucial for d...
Bhowanipore battle: Mamata vs Adhikari rematch turns into high-stakes Bengal testBattleground Bengal's key contest is in Bhowanipore. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee faces former aide Suvendu Adhikari. This rematch carrie...
Entire Union cabinet, 19 CMs won't help BJP win Bengal polls: Mamata BanerjeeWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleges the Bharatiya Janata Party is deploying its full force to win the state elections. She c...
Clash of titans in Bhabanipur: Will Suvendu Adhikari repeat Nandigram amid Mamata Banerjee's 'Bangla Birodhi' pitch against BJP?Bhabanipur constituency is set for a major political contest. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee faces Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari. B...
Voter roll deletions shift West Bengal polls from governance to identity battleWest Bengal's election focus has dramatically shifted. Massive deletions from electoral rolls have transformed the campaign. Issues of corr...
Amit Shah to release BJP's West Bengal manifesto in Kolkata on FridayUnion Home Minister Amit Shah released the Bharatiya Janata Party's West Bengal manifesto, 'Sankalp Patra'. The manifesto outlines promises...
A town divided: Inside Perumbavoor’s migrant flashpoint, where drugs, fear and politics collideA signboard in Perumbavoor, Kerala, warns against drug peddling and prostitution, highlighting tensions between local residents and migrant...
Bengali worker 'attacked' at Tatanagar railway stationA migrant worker from Sandeshkhali, West Bengal, was reportedly attacked at Tatanagar railway station in Jharkhand for speaking Bengali. Th...
'Will pour acid': TMC leader threatens BJP MLA for calling migrant workers infiltratorsTMC legislator Abdur Rahim Boxi threatened to pour acid in the throat of anyone criticizing West Bengal's migrant workers, reacting to a BJ...
Run-up to 2026 state polls: Bengali migrants' safety, SIR likely to take centre stageWest Bengal assembly will convene a special session from September 1-4. The government is likely to bring a censure motion. This is regardi...
TMC MP Samirul Islam moves SC over alleged harassment of Bengali-speaking migrant workers in BJP-ruled statesTrinamool Rajya Sabha MP Samirul Islam has filed a PIL in the Supreme Court concerning the alleged mistreatment of Bengali-speaking migrant...
More than 2,000 migrants return to Bengal: Mamata BanerjeeGiving a call to kindle Bengali 'asmita', Banerjee asked the migrant workers to return to the state and assured them livelihood. "We have e...
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee urges migrant Bengalis to return, vows livelihood planWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee called for Bengali migrant workers to return home. She promised a new livelihood scheme. Banerje...
Mamata Banerjee directs officials to draft scheme for return of Bengali migrant workersWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is devising a scheme to encourage the return of Bengali-speaking migrant workers, prompted by re...
No reason why Bengali-speaking people should be put in jail: Mamata Banerjee ahead of rallyMamata Banerjee is advocating for Bengali identity and the rights of Bengali-speaking migrants in BJP-governed states, especially with the ...
Mamata Banerjee to lead TMC's protest against detention of Bengali migrant workers in BJP-ruled statesAhead of the 2026 elections, Trinamool Congress is protesting the alleged detention and mistreatment of Bengali migrant workers in BJP-gove...
Rajasthan releases Bengali workers after Mamata govt's interventionWest Bengal's Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee intervened to release migrant workers held in Rajasthan. These workers from Itahar were allege...
Mamata Banerjee alleges 300 Bengal migrants held in Rajasthan as 'Bangladeshis'Mamata Banerjee alleges that Bengali-speaking migrant workers are confined in Rajasthan. They are labelled as Bangladeshis despite having I...