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Mamata, Uddhav, Kejriwal have one big question. The answer may come via Goa

Supreme Court of India has in a 2023 case observed that MPs alone are not the whole party, but that was not part of a direct verdict on mergers as such.
india news
Updated on Jun 24, 2026 05:59 pm IST

Ex-Bengal minister Jyoti Priya Mallick quits all TMC posts, cites health issues

Mallick, a longtime associate of TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee, said he had already communicated his decision to the party leadership.
india news
Updated on Jun 19, 2026 02:09 pm IST

FIR against Mamata over pre-poll remarks; CID serves summons on Abhishek

The twin developments come amid mounting legal challenges for the TMC leadership following the party’s electoral setback and growing political turmoil in the state. (Samir Jana/ Hindustan Times)
kolkata news
Updated on Jun 12, 2026 07:13 pm IST

What is forged signature scandal rocking TMC, Mamata after Bengal poll defeat?

TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee walks towards the residence of party MP Kalyan Banerjee, at Kalighat in Kolkata.
india news
Updated on Jun 02, 2026 11:12 pm IST

Bengal repoll: How TMC's Jahangir Khan, who withdrew, also got votes in Falta

Jahangir Khan, 41, announced on May 19 that he was backing out of the May 21 repoll.
india news
Updated on May 24, 2026 08:59 pm IST

Keep politics out of citizenship

PREMIUM
The law of the land and due process must take precedence over politics, and courts must make the final determination before a person is declared an infiltrator. Similarly, it is the courts, not the police or other law enforcement agencies, which are competent and empowered to decide whether a person is an Indian citizen. (HT Archive)
editorials
Updated on May 22, 2026 08:31 pm IST

West Bengal: Repolling underway at all 285 booths in Falta amid tight security

A security official checks credentials of a voter at a polling station in Falta assembly seat of South 24 Parganas district, West Bengal, on Thursday. (PTI)
kolkata news
Published on May 21, 2026 10:55 am IST

Don’t slaughter cows on Eid, urge Bengal's Muslim clerics

Maulana Shafique Qasmi, the Imam of Kolkata’s Nakhoda Masjid, said Muslims should not offer cows for Qurbani. (Getty file photo)
kolkata news
Updated on May 20, 2026 10:29 am IST

'Want to leave? Go ahead. I'll rebuild TMC': Mamata to leaders wishing to exit

Former West Bengal CM and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee speaks during a meeting with the party's contesting candidates at Kalighat, in Kolkata on Friday.
india news
Updated on May 17, 2026 12:00 am IST

Rathindra Bose, BJP MLA, elected unopposed as West Bengal assembly speaker

BJP first-time MLA from Cooch Behar Dakshin constituency Rathindra Bose (L) with West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari
india news
Published on May 15, 2026 01:51 pm IST

Facing slogans, Mamata argues in Calcutta HC; BCI asks if she's got licence

Former West Bengal chief minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee appeared before the Calcutta high court to argue a case on Thursday
india news
Updated on May 14, 2026 06:00 pm IST

BJP has a promise tracker for Bengal, portal shows 11 schemes in progress

The BJP has launched a real-time tracker showing an update on promises made by the party during elections.
india news
Updated on May 13, 2026 11:59 pm IST

After Bengal, citizenship politics takes a new turn

The Special Intensive Revision in the state not only disenfranchised 27 million people but also hardened decades of communal resentment. (PTI)
opinion
Updated on May 13, 2026 07:57 pm IST

Bengal poll chief becomes new BJP govt’s top bureaucrat, TMC slams appoinment

Outgoing West Bengal chief secretary Dushyant Nariala welcomes Manoj Kumar Agarwal as he takes over as chief secretary
india news
Updated on May 12, 2026 12:00 pm IST

What the assembly poll results say about the BJP

To win West Bengal, the BJP learnt from its past mistakes. The entire focus of the BJP campaign was on the Trinamool’s misgovernance and misbehaviour. (ANI)
opinion
Published on May 10, 2026 09:21 pm IST

With a pick of five, BJP carefully assembled its first cabinet in West Bengal

Nisith Pramanik was with the TMC until 2019, when he defected to the BJP and won the Cooch Behar Lok Sabha seat.
india news
Published on May 10, 2026 06:29 am IST

TMC’s loss is rooted in anti-incumbency

Social welfare schemes stemmed the tide for some time, but the accumulated weight of grievances proved too heavy. (@ECISVEEP X/ANI)
opinion
Published on May 09, 2026 01:41 pm IST

Suvendu Adhikari is the new Bengal CM, BJP's first in the state

Suvendu Adhikari is the first BJP chief minister of Bengal.
india news
Updated on May 09, 2026 04:27 pm IST

Dada to replace Didi in West Bengal; Vijay meets guv again, left on hold in TN

Suvendu Adhikari (L) will take oath as head of the first BJP state government in West Bengal at a public ceremony at the Brigade Parade Grounds in Kolkata on Saturday
india news
Updated on May 09, 2026 10:40 am IST

Suvendu Adhikari, once an all-weather man of Mamata, is next Bengal CM: 5 facts

Suvendu Adhikari is the first BJP CM of West Bengal.
india news
Updated on May 09, 2026 12:00 am IST

Suvendu Adhikari named Bengal CM by BJP, oath ceremony on Saturday

West Bengal CM Oath Ceremony LIVE: Suvendu Adhikari Takes Oath As First BJP CM Of Bengal
india news
Updated on May 09, 2026 09:56 am IST

Akhilesh Yadav meets Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata, tells her ‘you haven’t lost’

Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav with Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee and Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee, in Kolkata on Thursday. (ANI PHOTO)
lucknow news
Published on May 08, 2026 07:36 am IST

'No moral right’: Who said what as resignations pour in after TMC's poll upset

Traffic passes along a street leading towards the residence of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, leader of Trinamool Congress (TMC), a day after her party failed to secure a majority in the West Bengal state legislative assembly election in Kolkata.
india news
Updated on May 08, 2026 08:57 pm IST

Unrest in Kolkata after Mamata Banerjee's refusal to resign? What police say

Notably, central forces are deployed in West Bengal even after the announcement of election results, and they will be in the state for 60 more days as per EC directives.
india news
Published on May 06, 2026 06:01 pm IST

The Taste by Vir Sanghvi: How jhal moori became India’s most talked-about snack

Jhal moori has gained unprecedented fame following Prime Minister Modi's unscheduled stop during the Bengal assembly election campaign. Picture generated by ChatGPT.
opinion
Published on May 05, 2026 09:16 pm IST

Ex-India cricketer claims TMC denied him ticket after he refused to pay INR 5 cr

Manoj Tiwary made severe charges against TMC
cricket
Updated on May 05, 2026 09:00 pm IST

Vivek Agnihotri reacts to Mamata Banerjee's defeat in West Bengal elections

Check out what Vivek Agnihotri had to say about the results of the West Bengal elections.
others
Published on May 06, 2026 12:00 pm IST

'If results are declared...': Akhilesh's jibe over BJP's CM pick in Bengal

Samajwadi party's supremo Akhilesh Yadav took to X to jibe over BJP'S CM selection post West Bengal elections.
india news
Published on May 06, 2026 06:04 pm IST

Kalita Maji's rise: Domestic help who contested from BJP wins in Bengal

Kalita Manjhi working in a household( Representation of X)
india news
Updated on May 05, 2026 04:15 pm IST

Mamata Banerjee among 22 TMC ministers defeated in BJP's Bengal election win

Mamata Banerjee Live | West Bengal Results | Mamata Banerjee Press Conference LIVE | TMC Vs BJP
india news
Updated on May 05, 2026 09:01 pm IST
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