West Bengal Assembly Election 2026: Can Modi’s BJP crack Mamata Banerjee’s TMC stronghold in make-or-break Phase 2?West Bengal election 2026 is a key test for PM Modi and the BJP as they aim to challenge the TMC's stronghold. Over 3.22 crore voters will ...
29 Apr, 2026, 02.31 PM IST
West Bengal Assembly Election Phase 2: Full list of key constituencies, candidates including Mamata Banerjee, Suvendu AdhikariWest Bengal Phase 2 Elections 2026: West Bengal gears up for the second phase of its Assembly elections. Polling will cover 142 constituenc...
28 Apr, 2026, 08.53 PM IST
Women drink liquor during 'Reclaim the night', their safety is everyone's responsibility: Bengal minWest Bengal minister Swapan Debnath has sparked controversy by urging parents to monitor their daughters during late-night protests, citing...
20 Sep, 2024, 12.34 AM IST
West Bengal govt exporting meat to FIFA World Cup host Qatar, other countriesBesides Qatar, West Bengal will also be sending meat of goat and sheep from the processing centre in Haringhata -- owned by West Bengal Liv...
03 Nov, 2022, 11.50 PM IST
Former FM, Ex-IPS, cricketer, santhali star likely to be part of Mamata cabinetAs many as 43 MLAs of Trinamool Congress, representing the different regions and the SC/ST communities, will take oath as ministers in the ...
10 May, 2021, 09.23 AM IST
Babul Supriyo 'heckled' at Jadavpur UniversitySources said he is currently held up on the campus, with the protesting students blocking the way to his car.
19 Sep, 2019, 09.02 PM IST
West Bengal sees 7.5 per cent surge in egg productionSwapan Debnath also mentioned that his department’s ready-to-eat meat shop chain Haringhata Meat is doing well and has earned a revenue of ...
16 Jul, 2019, 12.57 PM IST
Now get ready for an alternative to Benarasi sarees"The sarees that we will manufacture will be modern and gorgeous. The elegant look, stunning hand-made designs, colours would beat its comp...
20 Sep, 2016, 02.54 PM IST
Bengal’s Tantuja sarees now available on AmazonStarting with a nominal profit of Rs 25 lakh in 2013-14 after a gap of 40 years it went on to make an operational profit of Rs. 2.5 crore i...
04 Aug, 2016, 08.32 PM IST
West Bengal State Handloom Weavers Co-operative Society to sell sarees onlineOne can now buy famous jamdani, tangail, handloom and silk printed sarees from the state-owned Tantuja with a click of a mouse or using sma...
17 Sep, 2015, 02.30 PM IST
TMC minister Swapan Debnath courts controversyOn January 1, there was a clash between CPI(M) and TMC activists in Kalna, near Baidyapur and CPI(M) women activists had then alleged that ...
13 Jan, 2015, 02.26 PM IST
- Two new faces join Mamata ministry
According to the TMC website Hiten Burman, the Sitalkuchi MLA had tendered his resignation as minister to Banerjee citing health issues and...
26 Dec, 2013, 03.03 PM IST
Land Reforms Bill passed to prevent use of excess land for real estateWB Assembly passed Land Reforms (Amendment) Bill, 2013 which would prevent use of land, earmarked for township development, in excess of pr...
29 Nov, 2013, 05.37 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee turns a saree designer to weave poll magicMamata saree - that's the latest buzz among weavers of Bengal. Chief minister Mamata Banerjee is all set to become a designer.
26 Nov, 2013, 10.32 AM IST
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee's ministry reshuffled, eight new faces inductedReshuffling her 18-month-old ministry in West Bengal, CM Mamata Banerjee inducted eight new faces, mostly from rural Bengal.
21 Nov, 2012, 04.02 PM IST
- West Bengal beefs up security for last phase
Paramilitary forces will man all booths in West Bengal on May 13 when 11 seats, including Kolkata South, from where Mamata Banerjee is cont...
08 May, 2009, 09.12 PM IST