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Mamata Banerjee only leader fighting BJP: Akhilesh Yadav

Published on Jan 27, 2026 10:19 IST

Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav with West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee. (IANS)

16 feared dead as fire breaks out in 2 West Bengal warehouses

According to officials, the fire broke out around 3 am in one warehouse in the area and soon spread to the adjacent one.

Updated on Jan 27, 2026 24:55 IST

Being held with 'undue haste': Amartya Sen raise concerns over West Bengal SIR

Drawing from his own experiences during the SIR in Bengal, Amartya Sen said that a pressure of time was evident in the process.

Published on Jan 24, 2026 09:40 IST

‘Under SIR, EC would have summoned Netaji too’: Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at a programme to mark the 129th birth anniversary of Netaji Subash Chandra Bose, in Kolkata on Friday (ANI)

Updated on Jan 23, 2026 11:05 IST

Congress may contest West Bengal assembly elections on its own

Congress sources said that a section of the Bengal unit feels that the party will not be able to grow in an alliance and will be decimated in areas it has not contested for a long time.

Published on Jan 22, 2026 14:33 IST

New BJP president Nitin Nabin’s first meet focuses on upcoming state polls

Nitin Nabin assumed charged as the BJP president in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and senior BJP leaders earlier this week.

Published on Jan 22, 2026 24:12 IST

TMC alleges ‘software-intensive rigging’ in voter roll revision

A TMC MP said the party’s leadership, including party chairperson Mamata Banerjee, had repeatedly written to the ECI with constructive suggestions.

Updated on Jan 21, 2026 05:36 IST

Mahasweta Devi; beyond binaries

Mahasweta Devi in a photograph dated 9 June 2002 (Virendra Singh)

Updated on Jan 20, 2026 12:26 IST

UPSC Daily News Summaries: Current Affairs, Key Issues and Important Updates

UPSC file image/HT

Updated on Jan 20, 2026 04:34 IST

SC steps in for Bengal voters feeling SIR ‘stress and strain’

A general view of the Supreme Court of India in New Delhi.

Updated on Jan 20, 2026 07:31 IST

TMC, BJP workers clash over objections to inclusion of voters in West Bengal

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee last week accused the BJP of threatening officers associated with the SIR. (ANI)

Published on Jan 19, 2026 11:24 IST

States embrace tighter speed limits

ANI representative picture

Published on Jan 19, 2026 24:42 IST

TMC leader slams Modi's claims on infiltrators and law and order in West Bengal

Modi on Sunday accused the TMC government of "playing with national security by aiding infiltrators" for vote-bank politics, and said it was necessary to end its "maha jungle raj" in West Bengal to pave the way for development and good governance.

Published on Jan 18, 2026 15:18 IST

'Netaji statue, respect to Bangla': PM's culture pitch vs TMC's ‘outsider’ claim

PM Modi also targeted the TMC government, while accusing it of “preventing” the benefits of central schemes

Updated on Jan 18, 2026 13:49 IST

CJI present, Mamata slams ‘defaming attempts’ by agencies amid ED raids row

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Chief Justice of India Surya Kant during the inauguration of the new permanent building of the Calcutta High Court Circuit Bench, in Jalpaiguri, West Bengal.

Updated on Jan 18, 2026 05:48 IST

PM Modi raises pitch against ‘infiltrators’, targets Mamata Banerjee's TMC

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during flagging off the country's first Vande Bharat sleeper train between Howrah and Guwahati (Kamakhya), in Malda. (PTI)

Updated on Jan 18, 2026 24:47 IST

BJP will take ‘big action’ against infiltrators if voted to power: PM Modi

Earlier in the day, PM Modi flagged off India’s first Vande Bharat sleeper class trains from a separate programme in the district. (@narendramodi X)

Updated on Jan 17, 2026 15:29 IST

No RAC, minimum fares: New Amrit Bharat trains to have new fare structure

The new Amrit Bharat trains will have new fare structure and no RAC seats. (PTI Photo)

Published on Jan 17, 2026 13:53 IST

Attempts by agencies to defame, says Mamata in request to CJI at Bengal event

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has been fighting political battles with the BJP-led Union government, including alleged misuse of central agencies such as the Enforcement Directorate (ED). That issue is currently also in the Supreme Court.

Updated on Jan 18, 2026 05:41 IST

PM Modi pushes for Gen Z support at Bengal rally; cites Mumbai, Trivandrum wins

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a public meeting, in Malda, West Bengal. Modi on Saturday unveiled rail and road infrastructure projects worth <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>3,250 crore, aimed at strengthening connectivity and accelerating development in West Bengal and the North East.

Updated on Jan 17, 2026 14:06 IST

Comfy berths, auto doors: Inside India's first Vande Bharat sleeper train

From 180 kmph speed to modern toilets: Inside India’s first Vande Bharat sleeper train

Updated on Jan 17, 2026 08:27 IST

CM Banerjee lays foundation stone of Mahakaal temple near Siliguri in North Bengal

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee launched more than 40 bus services, including six luxury sleeper buses. (PTI)

Published on Jan 16, 2026 14:21 IST

Sujoy Paul sworn in as Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court

Within three months of his transfer to the Calcutta HC, he became its acting chief justice on October 8, 2025.

Published on Jan 16, 2026 09:47 IST

Bengal BDO’s office attacked in Uttar Dinajpur district over SIR, 2nd in 24 hrs

In a post on X, the West Bengal chief electoral officer released a copy of its complaint to the police (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Updated on Jan 15, 2026 17:55 IST

‘EC used BJP-devised tools’: Mamata alleges errors in Bengal voter roll deletion

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee slams SIR process in West Bengal

Updated on Jan 13, 2026 15:40 IST

WB SIR: Poll body receives 3.5 lakh claims from voters for inclusion, deletion

People wait at a centre during hearings under the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Nadia, West Bengal on January 5. (PTI)

Published on Jan 13, 2026 12:57 IST

2 suspected cases of Nipah virus detected in West Bengal’s Barasat

Samples have been sent to the National Institute of Virology in Pune. (AFP/Representational Image)

Published on Jan 13, 2026 03:25 IST

Supreme Court seeks EC reply on TMC MPs’ plea on irregularities

The applications were filed by TMC MPs Derek O Brien and Dola Sen in their pending petitions challenging the SIR in the state.

Published on Jan 13, 2026 24:24 IST

AI digitisation of voter rolls led to mismatches: Mamata to CEC

The ruling Trinamool Congress had earlier attacked the poll panel over the large number of voters with logical discrepancies in the state.

Published on Jan 12, 2026 23:48 IST

SIR procedure is fundamentally flawed, says Mamata Banerjee in new letter to EC

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee (HT Photo/Samir Jana)

Published on Jan 12, 2026 21:30 IST

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