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July 21, 2026
Rebel Trinamool Congress faction attacks Mamata, Abhishek during parallel Martyr’s Day rally
The rebels, including prominent leaders like Madan Mitra, criticized Mamata and Abhishek Banerjee, raised questions about the suppressed Sushanta Chatterjee Commission report on the 1993 firing
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July 21, 2026
Mamata Banerjee reasserts TMC leadership at Martyr's Day rally, hints she may join CJP protesters in Delhi
The Mamata faction alleged their event was being sabotaged on the eve of July 21, which prompted Mamata and Abhishek to come to the spot around 10.05 pm and stay there all night
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July 20, 2026
Mixed reactions as BJP government makes Bengali the official language for state communication
With regard to communication between the state and central government, it will be made in both Hindi and Bengali
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July 18, 2026
Border security in focus amid Amit Shah's 3-day West Bengal visit
This is Amit Shah's first visit to the state since the Suvendu Adhikari-led government came to power in West Bengal
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July 18, 2026
Abhishek Banerjee's 'illegal' office demolished in South 24 Parganas
The TMC MP's five-storey company office, 'Leaps and Bounds' had come under the Enforcement Directorate scanner relating to the teacher’s recruitment scam
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July 17, 2026
Will July 21 be Mamata Banerjee’s new dawn amid ongoing TMC exodus?
The Mamata bloc is fragmented, but is still determined to give a tough fight and rise up to be a formidable Opposition force in West Bengal
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July 16, 2026
Devotees to protest closure of 136-year-old Bankra mosque located on Kolkata airport premises
The 136-year-old mosque was shut since July 11 citing repair work for two days, but the mosque did not open for prayers thereafter
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July 16, 2026
West Bengal: Amid fresh TMC exodus, Mamata promises new path after key Martyrs' Day rally on July 21
Koel Mallick is the third TMC Rajya Sabha MP to tender her resignation after Sushmita Dev and Sukhendu Sekhar Roy—both of whom resigned earlier and joined the BJP this week
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July 11, 2026
When West Bengal ‘encountered’ a shot of Uttar Pradesh
The Baruipur encounter marks the first major police shooting of an accused under West Bengal's new BJP government, killing the main suspect in a minor's rape and murder case
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July 09, 2026
'We voted for change, not this': Kolkata's hawkers fight for survival amid BJP govt's eviction drive
Kolkata hawker eviction drive by the new BJP government leaves thousands of vendors near Sealdah station and across the state facing the loss of their decades-old livelihoods
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July 08, 2026
Mamata Banerjee slap, TMC-BJP clashes: How Baruipur protest rally turned violent
The Mamata camp also noted that it would approach the Calcutta HC with a contempt petition, alleging that 41 of its workers were brutally assaulted
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July 08, 2026
‘Divine justice’ or ‘UP 2.0’? Political storm erupts in Bengal between TMC and BJP | Baruipur gang-rape murder case
The death of Prabhas Mondol, the prime accused in the gang-rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl, has triggered a significant political clash, with the ruling BJP defending it as "divine justice" while the opposition TMC labels it as the beginning of "UP 2.0" in the state
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July 07, 2026
West Bengal horror: Three arrested in 12-year-old girl's rape and murder
Three people have been arrested in the rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl in West Bengal's Baruipur, as CM Suvendu Adhikari reviewed the investigation and assured the victim's family of justice
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July 06, 2026
Baruipur murder: Autopsy report makes major revelations as rape, drowning case takes political turn
West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari will visit the family of the deceased on July 7, a day after former CM Mamata Banerjee
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July 05, 2026
How BJP's first budget aims to revive West Bengal's economy
The BJP government has ambitious plans to revive Bengal’s industry, but it will need to overcome decades of inertia
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July 05, 2026
‘We will invite Tata back’: Tapas Roy, Bengal industries minister
There will not be lawlessness, syndicate raj and extortion, Roy said
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July 05, 2026
‘What we need to do is daunting, yet exciting’: Swapan Dasgupta, Bengal finance minister
We have focused on infrastructure in the districts outside Kolkata, Dasgupta said
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July 03, 2026
Suvendu Adhikari’s UCC push: Is this the change West Bengal needs?
There were two bills tabled in the West Bengal Assembly on June 29, alongside which CM Suvendu Adhikari mentioned the UCC being tabled in August
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July 02, 2026
Will Mamata lose TMC symbol? Ritabrata Banerjee meets ECI to stake claim
The Mamata Banerjee-led faction has questioned the move and alleged that the EC is working on the behest of Shah
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July 01, 2026
Trams to make a comeback to Kolkata streets in a big way
Kolkata is set to reintroduce its iconic trams, a beloved heritage transport system reminiscent of the British rule era. College Street is also undergoing a revamp to become a vehicle-free zone, similar to Oxford Street
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June 30, 2026
TMC’s Martyrs’ Day rally in trouble? Police issues 60-day ban on rallies at Victoria House
Big blow to Trinamool Congress as West Bengal Police issues 60-day ban on processions at rally location
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June 29, 2026
West Bengal likely to implement Uniform Civil Code in August, assembly passes twin OBC bills and public safety act
The high-level committee led by retired Supreme Court Justice Ranjana Desai will draft finer details of the UCC. This panel will submit its recommendations within four weeks and the UCC bill will be tabled in the assembly in August based on those recommendations
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June 29, 2026
'This is going to be his last such…': CM Suvendu Adhikari takes fight to MLA Humayun Kabir
The BJP government will establish the rule of law in West Bengal, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari told the Assembly
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June 27, 2026
World MSME Day: Industry leaders hopeful as BJP govt promises incentives for sector under Bengal Budget 2026
On World MSME Day on June 27, MSME owners spoke to THE WEEK about the importance of their role in helping bigger businesses flourish
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June 27, 2026
Taratala tragedy: BJP's Mazdoor Cell seeks FIR against former Kolkata mayor Firhad Hakim, 2 ex-councillors
The BJMC has sought that an FIR be filed against Hakim and others for alleged 'illegal and unsafe' constructions in Kolkata, with respect to the warehouse collapse in Taratala
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