West Bengal polls: Coal economy, identity politics shape contest in Asansol DakshinAsansol Dakshin gears up for a crucial 2026 West Bengal assembly election. Key issues include the declining coal economy, illegal mining, a...
01 Apr, 2026, 10.28 AM IST
West Bengal elections 2026: Demographic shift may alter poll maths; BJP win must for Hindus to remain majority, Sukanta Majumdar saysUnion minister Sukanta Majumdar warns of demographic shifts in West Bengal. He suggests Hindus may soon become a minority in districts, imp...
23 Mar, 2026, 12.43 PM IST
Suvendu Adhikari claims 1.25 cr illegal immigrants in West Bengal's voters' list, TMC says submit namesSuvendu Adhikari claimed that West Bengal's voter list includes 1.25 crore illegal immigrants, promising their deportation after a Special ...
26 Jul, 2025, 04.26 PM IST
Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha gets Calcutta HC nod for 'Save Bengali Hindus' rally on April 19The Calcutta High Court has permitted a BJYM rally in West Bengal amid political tensions following violence in Murshidabad. Governor C.V. ...
17 Apr, 2025, 07.10 PM IST
Mass Hindu migration from B'desh unlikely in face of current crisis: Nobel laureate Abhijit BanerjeeNobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee downplayed the likelihood of a fresh exodus of Hindus from Bangladesh to India. He argued that migration is...
09 Dec, 2024, 06.22 PM IST
West Bengal BJP, Hindu organisations to protest at Ghojadanga border demanding release of Hindu monk in BangladeshHindu groups and BJP leaders protested at the India-Bangladesh border. They demanded the release of a jailed ISKCON monk. They cited concer...
06 Dec, 2024, 11.00 AM IST
Mahua Moitra no threat; TMC misrule compelled me to join politics: BJP nominee ‘Rajmata' Amrita RoyIn an interview with PTI, Amrita Roy who has been pitted against the TMC's Mahua Moitra in Krishnanagar Lok Sabha seat, also said that the ...
28 Mar, 2024, 06.49 PM IST
Police complaint lodged against Badruddin Ajmal; parties link his comments to Gujarat pollsThe police confirmed receiving the complaint and said investigation has been started in the matter. Ahmed demanded immediate action against...
03 Dec, 2022, 07.30 PM 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
Congress didn't support BJP on Citizenship Bill: Himanta Biswa SarmaSpeaking at election rallies in Ratabari on Tuesday Himanta Biswa Sarma said, “Let congress now say that it will support the Citizenship am...
15 Oct, 2019, 10.26 PM IST
Anti-BJP sentiments used to consolidate votes in Muslim-majority Dhubri in AssamNo Hindu candidate has ever won the seat though Dr Pannalal Oswal of the BJP put up a good fight in 1998, securing 24% votes.
20 Apr, 2019, 11.30 PM IST
It’s playing risky games: BJP’s calculated citizenship tweak will split Assamese society into ST and non-ST segmentsThe ruling BJP, whose Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has justified the bill as the only way to save 18 assembly seats from “going into ...
14 Jan, 2019, 11.08 AM IST
BJP walks tightrope in Assam over Bangladeshi migrants influxLast year Modi government decided to grant citizenship to Hindu refugees who migrated from their countries of origin because of religious p...
10 Mar, 2016, 12.43 PM IST
Assam assembly election: Perfume baron Badruddin Ajmal is expected to hold on to his strongholds & expand his reachWe welcomed the idea (Congress, AIUDF and AGP alliance) because we want to keep BJP out of Assam. But Congress didn’t want it” Badruddin Aj...
31 Jan, 2016, 02.14 PM IST
Assam: Congress seeks citizenship for Hindu Bengalis, Buddhists who migrated from BangladeshAssam is going to polls next year and BJP’s ideological mentor, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), has a strong base among the Hindu Bengal...
02 Jun, 2015, 04.26 PM IST
Bangla infiltration is threat to national security: Pravin TogadiaHe also criticised the Trinamool Congress regime for its appeasement politics and providing allowance to Imams.
20 Dec, 2014, 06.11 PM IST
40th anniversary of Pakistan break-up: When the two-nation theory was tornTomorrow marks the 40th anniversary of the break-up of Pakistan, the independence of East Pakistan as Bangladesh and Pakistan's capitulatio...
15 Dec, 2011, 09.38 AM IST