Bengali-speaking people persecuted, tormented in BJP-ruled states: TMC's Abhishek BanerjeeAbhishek Banerjee claims Bengali speakers face harassment and are labelled Bangladeshis in BJP-ruled states. He accuses the Modi government...
14 Apr, 2026, 04.16 PM IST
West Bengal polls 2026: Amid voter row, Nadia’s Matua belt shows BJP leanings, minimal deletionsIn West Bengal’s Nadia district, Matua voters in border villages like Majhdia navigate a unique reality—crossing fenced borders daily to fa...
14 Apr, 2026, 12.33 AM IST
West Bengal CM Mamata slams Centre, ECI over Matua name deletions ahead of SIR protestDuring a recent press conference, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of West Bengal leveled strong criticisms against both the Central governme...
05 Mar, 2026, 04.42 PM IST
Bengal's SIR drive set stage for assembly polls with 5.8 million deletionsWest Bengal's political temperature is rising as assembly polls approach. The Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls has become a ma...
05 Jan, 2026, 12.53 AM IST
PM Modi's speech at Bengal rally lacks concerns about Matuas' citizenship, alleges TMCTrinamool Congress criticizes Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally speech. They allege he showed no concern for the Matua community's elect...
20 Dec, 2025, 04.34 PM IST
Modi meets BJP MPs over SIR & Matua vote fearsIn a pivotal meeting, Prime Minister Narendra Modi engaged with a group of twelve BJP MPs from West Bengal, concentrating on strategies for...
03 Dec, 2025, 11.50 PM IST
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...
16 Jul, 2025, 02.06 PM IST
West Bengal LoP Suvendu Adhikari expresses concern over situation of Matuas and Sanatanis in BangladeshSuvendu Adhikari voiced concerns to the Bangladesh High Commission regarding alleged attacks on Matuas and Sanatanis in Bangladesh, emphasi...
30 May, 2025, 10.38 PM IST
Matuas will get citizenship, Mamata can't stop CAA implementation: Amit Shah"No power in the world can stop my refugee brothers from becoming citizens of India. This is the promise of Modi Ji. Mamata Banerjee must r...
15 May, 2024, 02.00 PM IST
CAA ensures Matuas' legal citizenship, protects against future NRC: Union Minister Shantanu ThakurUnion Minister Shantanu Thakur advocates for CAA to secure legal citizenship for Matua community, protecting them from potential NRC implic...
06 Apr, 2024, 10.57 AM IST
BJP misleading Matuas on CAA issue: Mamata Banerjee“The Matua community in the state have every right as the citizens of the country, including voting rights and all other rights, access to ...
31 Jan, 2023, 08.47 PM IST
Union Minister Shantanu Thakur apprises PM Modi of attacks on Bangladesh templesDrawing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's attention to attack on the Matua community in Bangladesh' Khulna district, Union Minister of State a...
11 Aug, 2021, 11.39 PM IST
Matua Mahasangh leader Shantanu Thakur writes to PM Modi seeking action to safeguard the Matua communityThe BJP MP informed the Prime Minister that the incidents of attack have started on August 7 onwards in Shiyali village of Bangladesh’s Khu...
11 Aug, 2021, 09.23 PM IST
Matua votes in Nadia, North 24 Parganas crucial in next phaseThe Matua population will have a major influence in the poll outcome in the Nadia and North 24 Parganas districts, where voting is schedule...
19 Apr, 2021, 11.53 PM IST
West Bengal: SC, ST issues take centre stage as BJP talks 'paribortan'During his visit next week, home minister Amit Shah is likely to reach out to Matua voters at the sect’s spiritual centre of Thakurnagar, a...
08 Feb, 2021, 10.12 AM IST
As Amit Shah reaches out to tribals in West Bengal, Trinamool calls it ‘political stunt’On his two-day visit to West Bengal, Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday said that there was “massive public anger” against the Mamat...
06 Nov, 2020, 05.09 PM IST
Arrest me, make me your guest: Narendra Modi to Mamata BanerjeeModi slammed Mamata over illegal Bangladeshi infiltration and her "failure" to deliver real change, finally daring her to arrest him.
08 May, 2014, 12.30 PM IST