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Allegations swirl as 24 transgender residents of Indore attempt mass suicide

Woman molested near Dakshineswar Metro Station; one arrested

October 23, 2025 4:56 pm

She allegedly told police that despite her cries for help, no one from the crowd intervened, and that some residents later tried to dissuade her from filing a complaint

Bengal SIR ahead, TMC cranks up rank and file: 'Go with BLOs, check deletion of voters'

October 23, 2025 5:28 am

Mamata Banerjee has been targeting EC and Centre for "pushing NRC through SIR", while BJP claims the exercise would help in weeding out illegal migrants from voters’ list

Over 75,000 migrant labourers register under Bengal’s Shramasree scheme; 1,000 getting monthly allowance: officials

October 18, 2025 9:52 pm

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has announced two benefits for migrant workers under Shramasree: a one-time payment of Rs 5,000 and a Rs 5,000 monthly allowance for a year.

In Bengal’s flooded tea gardens, a girl’s 3:30 am phone call sparks coordinated rescue for expecting mothers, and hundreds more

October 15, 2025 3:39 pm

Braving the current, a NDRF team ferried 20-year-old Shila, who was in labour, to Sulkapara Rural Hospital. ADMs and SDOs personally coordinated the relocation of 21 expecting mothers to hospitals

Mamata Banerjee has failed a rape survivor, again

October 14, 2025 4:05 pm

Mamata Banerjee reinforced what women have been told for generations, that safety is their own burden.

Newsmaker | Bengal minister, Mamata’s top lieutenant, Sujit Bose again faces ED raids in scam probe

October 11, 2025 12:27 pm

Bose, the patron of the popular Sreebhumi Durga Puja, used to be a close aide of CPM heavyweight Subhash Chakraborty. Like his mentor, he now calls the shots in the city's Bidhannagar area.

BJP's Khagen Murmu was viciously attacked by a mob during his visit to Jalpaiguri district.

Trinamool using 'special community' to spread terror: Bengal BJP slams attack on MP Khagen Murmu

October 07, 2025 2:35 pm

The BJP's Bengal unit has alleged that the TMC is using terror to destabilise the SIR exercise in Bengal even before it begins.

Two Bengal civic volunteers arrested for ‘stealing gold ornaments from goddess Durga idol’

October 03, 2025 1:11 pm

Sanjay Mondal and Gaur Mondal were deployed on security duty at a puja mandap when the ornaments went missing, police said

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee

Bengal to bear Rs 20,000 crore revenue loss, Centre taking undue credit: Mamata on GST 2.0

September 22, 2025 9:07 pm

CM says she was the first to write to Central govt demanding insurance and life-saving medicines be exempt from the tax

The 19-year-old, who resides in Kaliachak, was alleged to have been unlawfully detained by the state police in Rajasthan, where he had travelled a few months ago in search of work.

‘Scared of police, don’t want to leave Bengal,’ says 19-year-old accused of being illegal immigrant and sent to Bangladesh

August 27, 2025 7:44 pm

Malda resident Amir Sheikh, who had migrated to Rajasthan for work, was detained and sent to Bangladesh, prompting his father to move the Calcutta High Court.

BENGAL PHOTOS

Exhibition showcases never seen before Company paintings from 19th-20th Century Bengal

March 02, 2023 3:44 pm

Curated by Jyotirmoy Bhattacharya, the paintings capture the works of European artists who came to India at the end of the 18th century

Group show pays homage to Bengal and its rich heritage of art practice

December 07, 2022 5:31 pm

The exhibition by Gallery Art Positive features a diverse range of artworks including textiles, paintings, photography, ceramics, installations, sculptures and collages

Political cartoons from Bengal (1950-70) reflect the socio-political milieu of the times

July 13, 2022 4:55 pm

Some of the works are by Sailo Narayan Chakraborty, Debiprasad Roy Choudhury, Kutty, Chandi Lahiri, Rebati Bushan and Amal Chakraborty

How Bengal, Odisha look after cyclone landfall

May 20, 2020 8:37 pm

Cyclone Amphan, which has now weakened from Super Cyclone to an Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm is the second super cyclone to have had formed over the Bay of Bengal in two decades.

BENGAL VIDEOS

People naming me should present facts: Gulam Rasool

January 12, 2016 7:35 am

New Delhi, Jan 12 (ANI): Janata Dal (United) leader Gulam Rasool Balyawi on Tuesday said that he was being falsely accused and his name was being dragged into the Malda incident and such an act was condemnable. He stressed that since elections were coming up in Bengal, the issue is being brought to the forefront. He added that the people accusing him should come up with facts.

TMC creates ruckus when in power: CPI (M)

January 06, 2016 9:14 am

New Delhi, Jan 06 (ANI): Communist Party of India (M) Hannan Mollah on Wednesday said that Bengal is being ruled by hooligans who are creating ruckus. He said the party in power has given many hate speeches to create tension in the society. He said such a commotion erupts during the tenure of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee only. He further said that anyone who tried to stand up against them was threatened.