BJP takes firm lead in West Bengal assembly polls; Trinamool trails way behind in early trendsThe political winds seem to be shifting in West Bengal as the Bharatiya Janata Party has decisively forged ahead in the vote count. Festivi...
04 May, 2026, 10.20 PM IST
Kolkata rain today: IMD issues yellow alert as rain, thunderstorms to continue for second day. Check full week's forecastKolkata weather update: The residents of Kolkata may see relief from heatwave again as the IMD has forecast rainfall and thunderstorms for ...
30 Apr, 2026, 07.30 AM IST
Caught in Political Nets: Hilsa turns thorny in Bengal ahead of pollsWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi are clashing over fish production. Banerjee highlighted Hilsa f...
10 Apr, 2026, 07.56 AM IST
PM Modi to hold multiple poll rallies in West BengalPrime Minister Narendra Modi is holding multiple rallies across West Bengal. His campaign is intensifying with key leaders also participati...
09 Apr, 2026, 12.37 PM IST
EC transfers 173 police station heads across Bengal ahead of Assembly pollsThe Election Commission has transferred 173 police station officers across West Bengal. This move aims to ensure free and fair Assembly ele...
30 Mar, 2026, 06.48 AM IST
West Bengal CEO orders FIRs against five EC officials over voter data breachWest Bengal CEO has ordered FIRs against five election officials for sharing login credentials of the ER database to unauthorized persons i...
02 Jan, 2026, 09.34 PM IST
After Bihar, ECI to conduct SIR throughout India, announces Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh KumarThe Election Commission of India will conduct a nationwide Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, following its implementatio...
06 Oct, 2025, 05.09 PM IST
Cyclone 'Remal' to intensify, set to hit West Bengal coasts by May 26 midnight, says IMD scientistIMD scientist Somenath Dutta stated that the cyclone is currently moving towards the North Bay at a speed of 13 km/hr, with a wind speed of...
28 May, 2024, 11.05 AM IST
Patna most vulnerable to floods in India, finds new researchThe researchers said the top 10 districts where flood severity is the highest are: Patna, Murshidabad, Thane, North 24 Parganas (West Benga...
07 May, 2024, 06.53 PM IST
Attack on NIA officials is 'direct evidence of TMC's Talibani mindset culture': BJPThe BJP accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of orchestrating a "state-sponsored attack" on NIA officials investigating the 2...
06 Apr, 2024, 04.14 PM IST
West Bengal, Odisha to get two new radar stations each by August: Coast Guard"West Bengal and Odisha will get two new radar stations each... these will be operational by August this year," Chauhan said at a press con...
30 Jan, 2024, 07.29 PM IST
Heavy rainfall likely to lash Bengal till October 20Some of the southern districts of the state, including Howrah, Hooghly and East Medinipur, have recently experienced floods owing to downpo...
17 Oct, 2021, 07.11 PM IST
BJP gains in Rarh Bengal, retains North, fails in tribal, farmer’s belts & coastal areasIt won only nine seats in the undivided Medinipur region where party president Dilip Ghosh and Suvendu Adhikari come from. The TMC won 13 o...
04 May, 2021, 12.08 PM IST
Brother Soumendu, host of other TMC workers to join BJP: Suvendu Adhikari"My younger brother Soumendu will join the BJP in Contai today. He will be accompanied by several councillors and 5,000 TMC grassroot worke...
02 Jan, 2021, 09.38 AM IST
Cyclone 'Amphan' may cause extensive damage on Bengal coast during landfall: GovernmentThe cyclone has the potential to cause extensive damage in the coastal districts of West Bengal, an official statement said.
19 May, 2020, 03.56 PM IST
L&T bags orders worth around Rs 2,000 crore for constructionsThe company said it also bagged add-on orders for some of its existing projects in the heavy civil infrastructure and metallurgy and materi...
16 Sep, 2019, 07.51 PM IST
12 districts "very highly prone", 41 "highly prone" to cyclones: StudyWest Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Gujarat are more vulnerable to tropical cyclones, the study said.
12 Jul, 2015, 11.13 AM IST