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May 29, 2026
More skeletons tumble out of the closet as TMC fights to keep leaders together
TMC is facing significant internal challenges and mass resignations following recent assembly election loss
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May 29, 2026
Medical college, support for tea workers, disaster preparedness: West Bengal CM promises development of hills
Suvendu Adhikari has accused the TMC of neglecting the development of the hills region, citing unreleased funds for Gorkha Territorial Administration and failure to implement a special package for tea workers
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May 29, 2026
West Bengal: CM Suvendu Adhikari says Census 2027 to start on Aug 1 amid 'demographic changes'
West Bengal's first census in 15 years will end on September 1, after which the entire process will be completed by February 27
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May 28, 2026
How West Bengal's Eid 2026 celebrations will differ from previous years
The BJP's new diktat on offering namaz has been followed over the last few weeks, and on Eid, several people flocking to the mosque for prayers will pray in two batches
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May 27, 2026
Filmmaker Anik Dutta, famed for 'Bhooteshwar Bhabishyat', dies after mysterious fall from terrace
Bengali filmmaker Anik Dutta's films were often inspired by Satyajit Ray, whose works he admired
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May 27, 2026
West Bengal: Women's welfare scheme 'Annapurna Bhandar' application forms out; who will benefit?
This is part of the BJP manifesto that the new government is implementing, taking a page from the TMC's Lakshmir Bhandar scheme
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May 26, 2026
Suvendu Adhikari govt sets up holding centres in West Bengal to detain, deport illegal Bangladeshis, Rohingyas
On Monday, nine people were detained in Malda and two in Murshidabad
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May 26, 2026
Is TMC imploding? Rumours rife as MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, MLAs attend CM Suvendu Adhikari's admin meeting
Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar has been with TMC since its inception in 1998 by its supremo Mamata Banerjee and was considered a core member of the old guard
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May 26, 2026
‘Knew he would become big’: Sisir Adhikari on son Suvendu's rise
Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari's father, Sisir Adhikari, a former Union minister, reflects on his son's ascent to leadership and his hopes for industrial growth and job creation for the youth in West Bengal
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May 26, 2026
Homes reduced to rubble, livelihoods shattered as Kolkata faces wave of demolitions
The government has promised rehabilitation, but is yet to come up with a concrete proposal
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May 21, 2026
Calcutta high court upholds West Bengal government notification on animal slaughter
The bench led by Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Partha Sarathi Sen were hearing a batch of writ petition filed challenging restrictions on cow slaughter, including TMC MP Mahua Moitra
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May 20, 2026
West Bengal government hands over 27 km of land to BSF for border fencing
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari mentioned that Union Home Minister Amit Shah had personally requested the former CM to hand over the land, which was turned down
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May 19, 2026
After poll defeat, BJP turns heat on TMC; legal trouble mounts for Abhishek Banerjee, other Trinamool leaders
Abhishek Banerjee is facing legal challenges with several FIRs and notices from the Kolkata Municipal Corporation for alleged building violations
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May 18, 2026
West Bengal: BJP govt to stop religious monetary schemes; to focus on new welfare schemes
West Bengal's BJP government has announced the discontinuation of all religious monetary schemes from June 1, affecting stipends for priests, imams, and muezzins, as well as funding for madrasas and state festivals
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May 17, 2026
‘Our first priority is law and order’: Bengal minister Agnimitra Paul
Agnimitra Paul, newly sworn in as woman and child development minister in the BJP government, is now focusing on designing the lives of people after her transition from fashion
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May 16, 2026
Welfare schemes, demolitions, probes and policy shake-up: Inside first week of Adhikari govt in West Bengal
The new West Bengal cabinet, led by Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, has quickly implemented a series of impactful policies
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May 16, 2026
West Bengal: Suvendu Adhikari ramps up law enforcement in TMC turf Diamond Harbour ahead of Falta repoll
CM Adhikari held his first administrative review meeting at Diamond Harbour, a TMC stronghold, on May 16
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May 15, 2026
Bengal schools ready to implement ‘Vande Mataram’ in morning assembly from June 1
While some government and private schools have already received the circular, others are yet to receive it
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May 15, 2026
West Bengal govt suspends 3 IPS officers over lapses in initial investigation into RG Kar case
CM has ordered an investigation into alleged attempts to influence the victim's mother, a now BJP MLA, and questionable press briefings by police officials
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May 14, 2026
How a 1950 animal slaughter law could disrupt Eid celebrations in West Bengal
The West Bengal Animal Slaughter Control Act, 1950, was introduced to prevent the indiscriminate slaughter of useful animals
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May 14, 2026
Mamata Banerjee dons lawyer's gown again to seek protection for TMC workers; BJP calls it 'hypocrisy'
Mamata Banerjee made an unexpected appearance at the Calcutta High Court in her lawyer's gown to highlight alleged atrocities against Trinamool Congress workers by BJP supporters
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May 12, 2026
Messi tour chaos: Organiser Satadru Dutta breaks silence, blames ex-TMC minister
Dutta attacks former sports minister Aroop Biswas, against whom he is filing a Rs 100 crore defamation case, along with others who were on the ground on that fateful day
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May 11, 2026
West Bengal: Suvendu Adhikari holds first cabinet meeting, makes 6 key decisions
CM Adhikari called for good governance, security and a double-engine government
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May 10, 2026
Bengal's political shift: From BJP's rise to TMC's electoral struggles
Anti-incumbency, job aspirations and corruption charges against the Trinamool Congress power the BJP to a historic victory in West Bengal
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May 10, 2026
‘These results are an outcome of our sacrifice’: Dilip Ghosh
Dilip Ghosh is back as a prominent figure in the Bengal BJP with his victory from Kharagpur Sadar
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