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Serving public legislators’ duty: Satish Mahana in WB assembly

Updated on Jul 05, 2026 08:06 am IST

Satish Mahana, UP legislative assembly speaker, addressing the newly elected members of the West Bengal Assembly in Kolkata on July 4 (Sourced)

Rebels ‘take over’ TMC Kolkata office hours after meeting EC: 'We are original'

People walk past a banner of the rebel faction of Trinamool Congress (TMC) displayed outside the Trinamool Bhavan, in Kolkata, West Bengal. (PTI)

Updated on Jul 04, 2026 08:27 am IST

Birla to decide on TMC, Sena-UBT merger disputes before monsoon session begins

File: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla addresses at the Parliament Library Building(ANI)

Updated on Jul 04, 2026 09:19 am IST

EC notices to both TMC camps as rebels meet poll panel bench, claim majority

Ritabrata Banerjee (blue kurta) and members of a rebel faction of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) leave the office of the Election Commission of India (ECI) after meeting(HT photo/Vipin Kumar)

Updated on Jul 03, 2026 06:35 am IST

Former TMC councillor Debraj Chakraborty sent to 7-day police custody in extortion case

Chakraborty, who is among the new generation of TMC leaders following general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, was arrested by the state police’s Special Task Force (STF) on Wednesday (X)

Published on Jul 02, 2026 08:51 pm IST

Former Telegraph editor’s passport finally renewed after reverification

Rajagopal’s experience is not an isolated one in Kolkata. A senior police officer said that they have come across at least 17 cases in which an adverse police report was given as the person’s name was not there in the SIR.

Published on Jul 03, 2026 07:01 pm IST

TMC rebels flex muscle again, hold second councillors’ meet ahead of civic polls

LoP in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly Ritabrata Banerjee, left, addresses a press conference, in Kolkata, West Bengal, Monday, June 22, (PTI)

Updated on Jun 28, 2026 07:28 am IST

'Only Mamata supporters being harassed': Kunal Ghosh slams Suvendu-led govt

TMC candidate Kunal Ghosh BJP govt in Bengal targetting the supporters of Mamata Banerjee. (PTI)

Updated on Jun 28, 2026 12:37 pm IST

Kolkata warehouse collapse: Complaint lodged against ex-mayor Firhad Hakim

Police have already arrested Hakim’s former officer on special duty (OSD) Kalicharan Banerjee. (ANI)

Updated on Jun 27, 2026 06:29 pm IST

Adhir moves SC over Bengal SIR deletions

Adhir moves SC over Bengal SIR deletions

Published on Jun 27, 2026 03:54 am IST

Will bring laws against ‘love jihad’, table UCC in House soon: Bengal CM

The BJP, in its poll manifesto ahead of the 2026 assembly elections, promised to implement the UCC within six months of taking charge.(PTI)

Updated on Jun 27, 2026 06:50 am IST

West Bengal: Taratala warehouse collapse toll rises to 14; ex-KMC OSD arrested

NDRF and Army personnel carry the mortal remains of a victim during a rescue operation after an under-construction warehouse collapsed on Wednesday. (PTI)

Published on Jun 26, 2026 10:17 am IST

Scuffle at Kolkata airport ahead of Abhishek's arrival; ‘BJP person’ blamed

The chaos broke out ahead of TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee's arrival in Kolkata.

Updated on Jun 20, 2026 08:02 am IST

IndiGo flight, with 140 onboard, suffers lightning strike at Kolkata airport

The aircraft was scheduled to operate flight 6E 6068 from Kolkata to Agartala.(Representational Photo/HT_PRINT)

Updated on Jun 19, 2026 09:08 pm IST

Messi camp names ex-Bengal minister in Kolkata chaos, clears organiser

Lionel Messi had visited Kolkata in December last year(Samir Jana/Hindustan Times)

Updated on Jun 17, 2026 10:06 pm IST

Woman Maoist leader with ₹10 lakh bounty surrenders in Kolkata: Police

In September 2004, two major left-wing extremist rebel groups – the People’s War Group (PWG) and Maoist Communist Centre (MCC) – merged to form the Communist Party of India (Maoist).

Published on Jun 17, 2026 08:05 pm IST

‘Graft key reason for public discontent with TMC’: Rebel MP Satabdi Roy

Rebel Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Satabdi Roy has blamed corruption for the existential crisis engulfing the party after its debacle in the 2026 state assembly elections.

Updated on Jun 14, 2026 07:03 am IST

Sudip Bandyopadhyay meets Bhupender Yadav in Delhi amid TMC split buzz

Bandyopadhyay was not among the 19 MPs who signed a letter expressing support for a separate parliamentary party faction of the TMC. (X/SudipBAITC)

Published on Jun 13, 2026 08:10 pm IST

ED raids seven Madan Mitra-linked premises in Bengal jobs irregularities case

A vehicle of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is parked outside the residence of TMC MLA Madan Mitra during a raid as part of a money laundering investigation into municipality recruitment

Published on Jun 13, 2026 09:07 pm IST

Kolkata Police sets up SIT to probe into fire incident that destroyed 4000 EVMs

The minister said around 4,000 EVMs stored on the eighth and ninth floors were destroyed in the fire.(ANI)

Updated on Jun 13, 2026 07:02 am IST

Govt to run background checks on industrialists with investment plans: Bengal CM

West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari said on Friday that his government is checking the background of industrialists and businessmen who have come up with investment proposals in the eastern state. (ANI)

Published on Jun 12, 2026 05:08 pm IST

Stalled railway projects worth ₹1 lakh cr to resume soon in WB: Adhikari

Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, left, and West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari during a meeting. (PTI)

Published on Jun 06, 2026 07:29 pm IST

TMC leader Firhad Hakim quits as Kolkata mayor

TMC leader Firhad Hakim quits as Kolkata mayor

Published on Jun 06, 2026 04:50 am IST

Abhishek Banerjee stays TMC General Secretary, but with two joint secretaries

TMC chief Mamata Banerjee held a meeting of the party’s national working committee at her residence in Kolkata on Friday, attended by several MPs and MLAs.(ANI/ File)

Updated on Jun 06, 2026 06:54 am IST

'He could have died': Mamata vs hospital over Abhishek Banerjee's injuries

TMC chief and former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee leaves after meeting Abhishek Banerjee at a private hospital following his brief admission, in Kolkata, West Bengal, Saturday, May 30, 2026.(PTI)

Updated on May 31, 2026 12:22 pm IST

TMC's Derek O'Brien questions Amit Shah after assault on Abhishek Banerjee

TMC leaders alleged that the protest was politically motivated and accused the BJP of engineering the attack to disrupt Abhishek Banerjee's visit.(ANI Photo)

Published on May 30, 2026 10:58 pm IST

Eggs, stones, shoes hurled at Abhishek Banerjee as 'BJP workers' rough up TMC MP

TMC General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee wears a helmet after stones, shoes and eggs were hurled at him during his visit to the families of post-poll violence victims, in Sonarpur, West Bengal, Saturday, May 30, 2026.(PTI)

Updated on May 30, 2026 08:22 pm IST

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)

Published on May 29, 2026 09:09 pm IST

Bengal CID questions TMC MLAs over their signatures on LoP letter

West Bengal CID questioned several TMC MLAs. (cid.wb.gov.in)

Published on May 29, 2026 08:43 pm 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 04:37 pm IST

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