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Matter of profound shame: CM Banerjee writes to CEC over Amartya Sen voter notice

Published on Jan 10, 2026 06:44 pm IST

This is the second letter the chief minister has written to the poll panel chief this month. (ANI)

Police collects CCTV footage from I-PAC director’s residence in Kolkata

On Thursday, ED searches at the offices of political strategy firm I-PAC in Kolkata and the residence of its director, Pratik Jain, turned into a pitched political battle (Representative photo)

Updated on Jan 10, 2026 08:14 pm IST

‘Act sick, dumb’: Kolkata man reveals ‘trick’ he uses to get less work at office

A Kolkata man claimed that he uses this tactic while working at a Big 4 company. (Representational image). (Unsplash)

Updated on Jan 10, 2026 10:12 am IST

Eight-time MLA Vijay Singh Gond laid to rest near ancestral home

Vijay Singh Gond, an eight-time MLA from Duddhi, passed away at a Lucknow hospital on Thursday (File)

Published on Jan 10, 2026 07:42 am IST

BJP slams Mamata Banerjee for obstructing ED search at I-PAC locations

BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad addresses a press conference in New Delhi. (ANI)

Published on Jan 09, 2026 03:42 pm IST

Amartya Sen’s SIR hearing to be held at his Bengal ancestral home on Jan 16: EC

The booth-level officer (BLO), along with other poll panel officials, went to deliver the notice at Sen’s residence (Representative photo)

Updated on Jan 07, 2026 04:00 pm IST

Sunali Khatun, repatriated from Bangladesh after SC nudge, gives birth

Birbhum resident Sunali Khatun, 26,who, after spending 103 days in a Bangladeshi prison as alleged

Published on Jan 06, 2026 02:05 pm IST

Bengal Congress sees TMC MP Mausam Noor’s return as step towards revival

TMC’s Rajya Sabha member Noor, 46, rejoined Congress on Saturday. (Mausam B Noor | Facebook page)

Published on Jan 05, 2026 01:37 pm IST

Mob attacks cops in Bengal’s Sandeshkhali for arresting TMC worker; 6 hurt

The police team had gone to Boyemari village in Sandeshkhali to locate the suspect, Musa Mollah, who had been pumping water into a land parcel to turn it into a fish farm in violation of court orders. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Published on Jan 03, 2026 05:01 pm IST

Abhishek Banerjee launches TMC’s campaign, says people will teach BJP a lesson

TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee at a public rally in Baruipur of South 24 Parganas district on Friday (PTI)

Updated on Jan 03, 2026 03:25 pm IST

Bengal BJP leader Dilip Ghosh back in spotlight after meeting Amit Shah

Dilip Ghosh said he held a special organisational meeting at the BJP Salt Lake office with state chief Samik Bhattacharya and state general secretary (organisation) Amitabh Chakraborty. (X/DilipGhoshBJP)

Published on Jan 01, 2026 08:58 pm IST

Local TMC youth wing leader murdered in West Bengal’s Raiganj; 2 arrested

Police said two men have been arrested in connection with the murder (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Updated on Jan 01, 2026 03:33 pm IST

I don’t indulge in appeasement, am secular in true sense: Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee speaks at a ceremony for laying the foundation stone of Durga Angan, a temple complex dedicated to Goddess Durga in New Town in Kolkata (Hindustan Times/Samir Jana)

Published on Dec 30, 2025 03:04 am IST

SIR: Number of unmapped voters likely to drop in West Bengal

People attend a hearing on the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Kolkata on Sunday. (PTI)

Updated on Jan 07, 2026 02:34 pm IST

Bengal man, his nephew killed in Cooch Behar clash between 2 families, 6 injured

Girindranath Barman, TMC leader from Mathabhanga, said the BJP was trying to politicise the incident (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Published on Dec 25, 2025 10:30 pm IST

Kolkata traffic: Restrictions announced in Park Street, Maidan Areas for Dec 25

Kolkata traffic: The restrictions will be enforced at several key intersections. (ANI Grab )

Published on Dec 24, 2025 10:29 pm IST

In Bengal, protests held over atrocities against Hindus in Bangladesh

Howrah: Security personnel try to stop BJP supporters during a protest against the alleged killing of a Hindu youth in Bangladesh, near Howrah Bridge (PTI)

Updated on Dec 24, 2025 07:45 pm IST

Man arrested for harassing Bengali singer for not singing ‘secular’ song

Lagnajita Chakraborty. (Facebook / Lagnajita Chakraborty)

Updated on Dec 21, 2025 05:42 pm IST

BJP asks Hindu refugees to apply for citizenship ahead of PM’s Bengal visit

BJP asks Hindu refugees to apply for citizenship ahead of PM’s Bengal visit

Published on Dec 19, 2025 10:43 pm IST

G RAM G bill row: Mamata-govt to rename job guarantee scheme after Mahatma

The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the VB-G RAM G Bill, which seeks to replace the United Progressive Alliance–era (UPA) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 (MGNREGA) that guarantees employment in rural areas.

Published on Dec 18, 2025 04:11 pm IST

Bengal: Visva Bharati changes schedule for RSS wing’s exam, triggers row

Visva Bharati’s own under-graduate and postgraduate semester exams are scheduled between Jan 7 and Feb 10. (Santiniketan website)

Published on Dec 18, 2025 10:45 am IST

Calcutta HC questions pre-arrest bail for BDO accused of murder

Justice Tirthankar Ghosh asked whether the Barasat court in North 24 Parganas district had reviewed the case diary before granting bail to Prasanta Burman, the BDO, on November 26. (Samir Jana/HT File Photo)

Published on Dec 16, 2025 09:38 pm IST

Aroop Biswas steps down as sports minister over Lionel Messi fiasco in Kolkata

Angry fans vandalise banners, throw bottles, ripped up seats and threw them on the pitch after Argentina football star Lionel Messi's early departure from the Salt Lake Stadium during his India Tour in Kolkata, on December 13 (HT Photo/Samir Jana)

Updated on Dec 16, 2025 05:19 pm IST

President returns 3 Bengal bills that sought to end guv role in state varsities

West Bengal’s governor CV Ananda Bose’s office, Lok Bhavan, said in a statement that the President had returned the three bills (PTI)

Published on Dec 15, 2025 10:04 pm IST

Five held over Kolkata’s Salt Lake stadium rampage during Messi event; PILs seek CBI probe

The angry crowd hurled water bottles at police personnel and allegedly tried to set some property on fire. Nets from the goalposts and chairs in the stands were ripped off (Samir Jana/ HT photo)

Published on Dec 15, 2025 07:12 pm IST

Political slugfest over rampage at Lionel Messi’s Kolkata event intensifies

Members of the BJP Yuva Morcha stage a protest against the West Bengal government for mismanagement and demands accountability over the chaos and vandalism at the Salt Lake Stadium during Argentine footballer Lionel Messi's G.O.A.T India Tour 2025, in Kolkata on Sunday. (ANI)

Published on Dec 14, 2025 08:00 pm IST

TMC, BJP lock horns after chaos during Messi’s event at Salt Lake stadium

Angry fans vandalised banners, threw bottles, ripped up seats and threw them on the pitch after Argentina football star Lionel Messi's early departure from the Salt Lake Stadium during his India Tour in Kolkata, on Saturday. (Samir Jana/ Hindustan Times)

Updated on Dec 13, 2025 09:54 pm IST

Lionel Messi ‘superfans’ cancel honeymoon to meet GOAT footballer in Kolkata

The woman said that she got married just a week earlier. (X/@ANI, File Photo)

Updated on Dec 13, 2025 09:33 am IST

Kolkata: 3 held for assault on hawker selling chicken patties at Gita recital event

The police identified the three arrested men as North 24 Parganas residents Soumik Golder (23) and Tarun Bhattacharya (51), and Hooghly resident Swarnendu Chakraborty (32). (Representative photo)

Published on Dec 11, 2025 02:11 pm IST

ECI extends deadline for rationalisation of polling stations in Bengal

The Election Commission said it hasn’t received any proposal of polling stations from West Bengal. (File)

Published on Dec 10, 2025 09:35 pm IST

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