TMC rebel MPs hold meeting at Union Minister's Bhupender Yadav residenceThe Trinamool Congress is experiencing a significant internal rift. A group of Members of Parliament has reportedly broken away and is seek...
09 Jun, 2026, 12.16 AM IST
As Mamata Banerjee attends INDIA bloc meet, dissident TMC MPs huddle in Delhi; split buzz reaches ParliamentPolitical unrest within the TMC is now affecting its parliamentary wing. A group of around 20 TMC MPs met in Delhi to discuss their future ...
08 Jun, 2026, 07.35 PM IST
West Bengal charging electronics productionWhile the new BJP regime has begun identifying land parcels in the state for greenfield investments, establishing a land bank is a more tim...
08 Jun, 2026, 08.51 AM IST
West Bengal set to become 36th State/UT to implement Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya YojanaWest Bengal is set to join the Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY scheme on June 8, marking a significant step towards universal health coverage. The s...
07 Jun, 2026, 08.49 PM IST
Bengal to probe vandalism during 2019 anti-CAA protestsThe West Bengal government will investigate violence that occurred during the 2019 anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests. Chief Minister ...
06 Jun, 2026, 09.21 PM IST
The fall of the TMC machine and the rise of political survivalismIn Bengal, 'paara' (neighbourhood) serves as the primary political unit for leadership engagement. Securing electoral victory requires paar...
05 Jun, 2026, 11.19 PM IST
As Mamata Banerjee's TMC struggles, 'secular rivals' eye state's Opposition spaceAs the TMC faces internal rifts and a potential split post-defeat, West Bengal's Left and Congress parties eye an opportunity to reclaim op...
04 Jun, 2026, 08.55 AM IST
'SIR will be used to create permanent class of excluded Indians': AIMIM chief OwaisiAIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi alleges electoral roll revisions will create a permanent class of excluded Indians. He states the right to vo...
03 Jun, 2026, 03.35 PM IST
TMC dissolves West Bengal units, launches overhaul after poll drubbingThe Trinamool Congress has dissolved all its party committees in West Bengal. This move follows their defeat in the state assembly election...
03 Jun, 2026, 01.52 PM IST
TMC brass faces public ire due to its misrule: Adhir Ranjan ChowdhuryTalking to ET about the post-poll situation in West Bengal, Chowdhury said: "We are currently witnessing the tradition of post-poll, post-r...
02 Jun, 2026, 12.25 AM IST
Manipur to begin Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls from SaturdayManipur will begin the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls from Saturday as part of Phase-III of the exercise, with July 1,...
29 May, 2026, 10.45 PM IST
Census to begin in West Bengal from August 1: Suvendu AdhikariWest Bengal's census will start on August 1, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said, adding that the exercise was delayed by the previous gov...
29 May, 2026, 09.46 PM IST
Supreme Court order clouds opposition planks amid electoral meltdownThe Supreme Court's backing of the Special Summary Revision (SIR) has weakened the Opposition's strategy to challenge India's electoral int...
28 May, 2026, 12.05 AM IST
YSRCP chief Jagan warns cadres to stay alert on SIRYS Jagan Mohan Reddy has warned YSRCP cadres about potential voter deletions. He cited large-scale removals in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu p...
27 May, 2026, 11.54 PM IST
NIA arrests 15 in SIR-linked road blockades in Bengal, judges' detention caseThe National Investigation Agency has apprehended fifteen individuals in Malda, West Bengal. These arrests stem from their involvement in b...
27 May, 2026, 12.54 AM IST
Neelam Meena appointed new Bengal chief poll officerSenior IAS officer Neelam Meena has been appointed the new Chief Electoral Officer of West Bengal. She takes over from Manoj Kumar Agarwal,...
25 May, 2026, 06.09 PM IST
Bengal SIR: Tribunals dispose of 6,581 appeals so far, allow 61.5% cases back in voter rollsWest Bengal's appellate tribunals have processed only a small percentage of nearly 25 lakh appeals concerning electoral roll revisions. Out...
22 May, 2026, 03.25 PM IST