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Joydeep Thakur

Joydeep Thakur

Joydeep Thakur is a Special Correspondent based in Kolkata. He focuses on science, environment, wildlife, agriculture and other related issues.

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Seven people killed as lightning, thunderstorms hit south Bengal districts

The storm, with wind speeds reaching up to 88 kmph, hit Kolkata, uprooting trees in more than 30 locations across the city. (PTI)

Updated on May 29, 2026 15:39 IST

Bengal: TMC councillors’ resignation spree triggers civic crisis ahead of monsoon

Some councillors cited the “people’s mandate” against the TMC as their reason for resigning; a few others cited “personal reasons”.

Updated on May 28, 2026 11:07 IST

Three million fake Lakshmir Bhandar beneficiaries in Bengal: CM Suvendu Adhikari

West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday said that around 3 million beneficiaries of the Lakshmir Bhandar scheme are fake (PTI)

Updated on May 27, 2026 21:30 IST

CBI nabs 10 people in Sandeshkhali killings of BJP workers after 2019 Bengal polls

Those arrested on Tuesday include Kader Molla, a close associate of Shahjahan. (Representative photo)

Updated on May 27, 2026 12:08 IST

Scores head to Bangladesh border amid Bengal’s migrant crackdown

A crowd of undocumented immigrants gathers at the Hakimpur Check Post as they intend to return to Bangladesh, in Basirhat on Tuesday.

Updated on May 27, 2026 01:49 IST

Bengal to bring fresh recruitment policy to curb hiring irregularities: CM Adhikari

West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari said that the state government will launch a fresh recruitment policy in the next budget session (PTI)

Updated on May 23, 2026 10:17 IST

KMC notice to Abhishek Banerjee firm’s buildings for ‘unauthorised construction’

West Bengal former chief minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee and TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee hold a meeting with the party's MLAs at Kalighat in Kolkata on Tuesday. (@AITCofficial X/via ANI)

Updated on May 19, 2026 15:42 IST

Bengal's iconic Writers’ Buildings set to return as a secretariat

The 246-year-old red iconic structure at the heart of the city went dormant 13 years ago when the Trinamool Congress (TMC)-government led by Mamata Banerjee shifted (AFP)

Updated on May 9, 2026 10:23 IST

Bengal gets its first BJP CM as Suvendu Adhikari takes oath at Brigade Parade Ground

Bengal Gets New CM: Cheers, Chants & Massive Crowds as Suvendu Takes Oath in Front of PM Modi

Updated on May 9, 2026 09:12 IST

Adhikari's aide Chandranath Rath murder sends shock waves in WB, 3 detained

A visual of the local police security personnel with the dead body of Chandranath Rath.

Updated on May 8, 2026 04:06 IST

Suvendu’s aide ambushed, shot dead in 50 seconds in planned murder: Police

Rath was shot dead late on Wednesday night in Madhyamgram in North 24 Parganas, around 7 km north of the NSCBI airport while he was on his way back home in a SUV. (ANI)

Updated on May 7, 2026 16:41 IST

Mamata Banerjee no longer Bengal CM, governor dissolves assembly

West Bengal's outgoing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, leader of Trinamool Congress (TMC), speaks during a press conference,

Updated on May 7, 2026 21:57 IST

West Bengal: Post-poll tension heightens after Suvendu Adhikari’s aide shot dead; police deployment increased

Suvendu Adhikari Aide Shot Dead Days After Bengal Poll Results, BJP Blames TMC For Murder

Updated on May 7, 2026 04:35 IST

Adhikari’s PA shot dead in West Bengal; 1,500 held over post-poll violence

Security beefed up after BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari's personal assistant Chandranath Rath was shot at from close range by unidentified assailants, according to sources, in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas, Wednesday night, May 6, 2026.

Updated on May 7, 2026 05:06 IST

BJP, TMC accuse each other of attacks, claim 4 people have died

Security personnel police BJP and TMC supporters during an altercation in Bankura on Monday. (ANI Video Grab)

Updated on May 5, 2026 15:55 IST

New BJP govt in West Bengal to take oath on May 9; focus on probable CM post

BJP candidate for Bhabanipur and Nandigram constituencies, Suvendu Adhikari, shows a certificate of election after winning. (PTI)

Updated on May 5, 2026 07:56 IST

Local pitch, softer tone, welfare focus: How BJP breached the Bengal fortress

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporters celebrate the majority in the West Bengal assembly elections, in Kolkata on Monday.

Updated on May 5, 2026 03:48 IST

Local pitch, softer tone, welfare focus helped BJP sweep Bengal

BJP workers in Kolkata celebrate the party’s success in the Bengal assembly elections on Monday. (AFP)

Updated on May 5, 2026 24:05 IST

Suvendu Adhikari defeats Mamata Banerjee in Bhabanipur

Suvendu Adhikari defeated Mamata by over 15,000 votes. (PTI)

Updated on May 4, 2026 16:52 IST

Over 50% turnout by 1pm in repolls at 15 Bengal booths

Repolling was conducted under tight security at 15 polling stations in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas on Saturday (ANI)

Updated on May 2, 2026 10:19 IST

Extra forces deployed to secure strongrooms in Bengal amid EVM tampering allegations

Officials aware of the matter said that additional forces have been added to the three-layer security outside strongrooms, comprising state police and Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF). (ANI Video Grab)

Updated on May 1, 2026 17:10 IST

ECI orders repoll on May 2 in 15 polling stations in 2 Bengal assembly seats

ECI orders repoll in 15 booths in South 24 Parganas on May 2

Updated on May 1, 2026 14:15 IST

Calcutta HC dismisses TMC pleas on Bengal Assembly poll counting centres

HC dismisses TMC pleas on Bengal poll counting, backs use of central PSU staff and shifting of counting centre

Updated on Apr 30, 2026 17:41 IST

West Bengal polls: 32m voters to decide fate of 1.4k candidates today in phase 2

The seats that go to polls today include Matua strongholds in North 24 Parganas and Nadia, Kolkata and its suburbs, border districts, the industrial belt and the riverine islands of the Sunderbans.

Updated on Apr 29, 2026 02:26 IST

ECI adds 1,468 names to West Bengal voter list ahead of phase-2 voting

Polling officials leave after collecting Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) units for voting in the second phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections. (PTI)

Updated on Apr 29, 2026 01:07 IST

Mamata is paving the way for BJP in Bengal: Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addressed an election rally in Bengal’s Hooghly district. (AFP)

Updated on Apr 25, 2026 16:14 IST

Bengal: ED searches 9 sites under PMLA in 2020 public distribution system case

ED conducts PMLA searches at nine sites in Bengal PDS case; TMC alleges political vendetta amid ongoing assembly elections.

Updated on Apr 25, 2026 13:24 IST

Record turnouts mark Bengal Phase-1, Tamil Nadu voting

People wait in queues before casting their votes at a polling station in Chennai on Thursday. (PTI)

Updated on Apr 24, 2026 12:17 IST

Polling for 152 of the 294 seats in the first phase of the West Bengal assembly

People wait in queues to cast votes during the first phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections, in Asansol, Paschim Bardhaman district

Updated on Apr 24, 2026 01:55 IST

Bengal phase 1 at 92%, Tamil Nadu at 85% as Assembly polls log record turnout

Birbhum, Apr 23 (ANI): Women voters are in a queue as they wait to cast their vote at a polling station for the West Bengal Assembly elections, in Birbhum on Thursday.

Updated on Apr 24, 2026 01:46 IST

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