After Bihar, will Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM become a factor in West Bengal too?AIMIM is targeting the 2026 West Bengal Assembly polls after a notable performance in Bihar. The party faces challenges from electoral roll...
29 Apr, 2026, 03.00 PM IST
Kolkata weather today: Rain, thunderstorms to lash 'City of Joy' and other Bengal districts on polling day, IMD issues yellow alertKolkata rains: As Kolkata and other Bengal districts go to phase 2 voting today, the IMD has predicted rain, thunderstorms and gusty winds ...
29 Apr, 2026, 11.29 AM IST
West Bengal Phase 2 elections: Women voters outnumber men in 23 Bengal seats, defying SIR cutsWomen voters are outnumbering men in many West Bengal assembly segments for the second phase of polling. This trend is prominent in urban a...
28 Apr, 2026, 05.45 PM IST
Bengal turnout outpaces 2024 Lok Sabha pace in first six hoursWest Bengal's Assembly elections are witnessing strong voter participation, surpassing the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Polling is underway across...
24 Apr, 2026, 07.06 PM IST
Bengal elections 2026: Polling underway for 152 assembly seats in 1st phase of Assembly pollsWest Bengal Assembly Elections: Voting is happening today in West Bengal's first phase elections. Over 3.60 crore voters are eligible acros...
23 Apr, 2026, 09.38 AM IST
West Bengal polls first phase: BJP's north Bengal citadel, deleted names and battle for momentumWest Bengal votes in the first phase of assembly elections on Thursday, covering 152 of 294 seats, with over 3.6 crore voters and heavy sec...
22 Apr, 2026, 09.09 AM IST
West Bengal Dry Day 2026: EC announces liquor ban in view of polls, check district-wise dates and rulesThe Election Commission of India has declared dry days in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu ahead of the Assembly elections. Liquor sales will be ...
20 Apr, 2026, 07.03 PM IST
West Bengal polls: ECI flags 55 seats as 'expenditure sensitive'West Bengal faces heightened election scrutiny. The Election Commission has marked 55 constituencies as expenditure sensitive. This year, 1...
20 Apr, 2026, 12.36 AM IST
West Bengal polls phase 1: Candidates report asset surge since 2021; BJP''s Adhikari shows declineCandidates in the West Bengal Assembly polls are declaring significant asset increases. Jakir Hossain's wealth more than doubled to over Rs...
17 Apr, 2026, 02.57 PM IST
Zero tolerance for violence; repoll if any disruption: ECWest Bengal is preparing for elections with a focus on intimidation-free polling. Super-sensitive booths have been identified across distri...
17 Apr, 2026, 12.10 AM IST
EC to deploy 2,407 central forces for first phase of Bengal elections on April 23Central armed police forces will secure the first phase of West Bengal assembly polls on April 23. Over 2,400 companies will be deployed. M...
15 Apr, 2026, 03.47 PM IST
West Bengal Elections: PM Modi, Shah, Mamata hit campaign ground with multiple alliesPrime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah are set to address six campaign rallies across West Bengal. Chief Minister M...
11 Apr, 2026, 01.56 PM 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
Mamata Banerjee expresses concern about BSF activities in West BengalMamata Banerjee also directed police to not allow the Border Security Force to breach its earmarked jurisdiction, and maintained that law a...
07 Dec, 2021, 08.12 PM IST
Nine persons injured in post-poll clashes in West BengalAltogether nine persons were injured in post-poll clashes in separate incidents in West Bengal's Birbhum and South Dinajpur districts, poli...
18 Apr, 2016, 03.08 PM IST
Trinamool Congress wins 13 out of 17 Zilla parishads in West BengalMaintaining its wining spree, the ruling Trinamool Congress swept the three-tier panchayat polls in West Bengal capturing 13 out of 17 Zill...
30 Jul, 2013, 02.11 PM IST
- "Overall improvement" in birdflu situation: Minister
The bird flu situation in West Bengal had not worsened, instead it was showing signs of overall improvement, state Animal Resources Ministe...
19 Jan, 2008, 02.10 PM IST