West Bengal polls Phase 2: Mamata Banerjee vs Suvendu Adhikari in high-stakes Kolkata battleIn a crucial day for democracy, West Bengal is heading to the polls for the last round of assembly elections. Leading figures such as Mamat...
29 Apr, 2026, 03.54 PM 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
Security, voter verification in focus for Bengal phase 2 pollsAs Bengal gears up for the second phase of polling on April 29, authorities are emphasizing the importance of voter identification. The pol...
26 Apr, 2026, 11.34 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 Assembly Elections: BJP releases second list for polls, fields 111 candidatesThe BJP has revealed its second list of candidates for the West Bengal Assembly elections. The party has named 111 more nominees, bringing ...
20 Mar, 2026, 08.58 AM IST
Bengal CEO to review low pace of enumeration form distributionWest Bengal Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Agarwal will hold a virtual meeting with Electoral Registration Officers. The review focuses on t...
12 Nov, 2025, 11.51 PM IST
Battle of Jadavpur: TMC nominee counts on knowing 'pulse of people' in Triangular contestJadavpur Lok Sabha seat in West Bengal is set to face a three-cornered fight between CPI-M's youth face Srijan Bhattacharya, Trinamool Yout...
31 May, 2024, 12.08 PM IST
Babul Supriyo: From singer to BJP's poster boy to Mamata's minister"It was with great disillusionment that I had announced that I would quit politics. A great opportunity has been extended by Didi (Mamata B...
03 Aug, 2022, 06.04 PM IST
Babul Supriyo, the roller coaster man, comes back with a Ballygunge winBorn in West Bengal's Uttarpara as Supriya Baral in 1970, he changed his name to Babul Supriyo while trying his luck as a Bollywood singer ...
16 Apr, 2022, 07.39 PM IST
Former BJP Minister Babul Surpiyo says support for Mamata 'overwhelming', differences with detractors sorted outThe former BJP MP from Asansol, who switched over to the TMC this September, said he had a "great meeting" with people who had voiced appre...
20 Mar, 2022, 04.46 PM IST
High decibel campaign ends for fourth phase of polling in West BengalA total 1,15,81,022 voters including 58,82,514 men, 56,98,218 women and 290 members of the third gender, will decide the fate of 373 candid...
08 Apr, 2021, 10.32 PM IST
EC should stop Mamata from campaigning for vitriolic and communal speeches: SupriyoSupriyo, one of most suave faces of the BJP in Bengal and the Lok Sabha MP from Asansol, rejected opposition claim of having been "demoted"...
08 Apr, 2021, 02.49 PM IST
J P Nadda holds roadshow in Kolkata's Tollygunge areaThe roadshow, which commenced at a tram depot at 3.15 pm, is scheduled to culminate at Garia More, spanning a distance of little more than ...
05 Apr, 2021, 04.27 PM IST
Bengal polls: BJP names candidates for 3rd, 4th phases; denied tickets, aspirants protest, quitIn a surprise move, the party nominated Trinamool Congress turncoat and octogenarian sitting MLA of Singur, Rabindranath Bhattacharya. Of l...
15 Mar, 2021, 09.41 AM IST
Finally, Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee is ready to campaign for CPIM in KolkataBreaking his silence, former chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has decided to hold a roadshow on April 19 in Kolkata to campaign for t...
13 Apr, 2016, 03.32 PM IST
- Stormy petrel ahead of old warhorse
The CPM had earned the Congress’ wrath after Prakash Karat and others withdrew support to the Manmohan Singh government and tried to pull i...
11 May, 2009, 09.25 PM IST
- Post-delimitation, CPM chalks out plans to give Mamata poll blues
Delimitation of the 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal has stirred up a hornet's nest in the highest echelons of the CPM. The party is plann...
14 Jan, 2009, 03.30 AM IST