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40 years a Mamata loyalist, now leading TMC rebellion: Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar's dramatic break
June 16, 2026 12:28 am
20 of the party’s 28 Lok Sabha MPs, led by Barasat MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, split from the TMC and sought to merge with little-known outfit Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI)
‘Criminal intimidation’- FIR against Abhishek Banerjee for his poll campaign remarks on Amit Shah
May 16, 2026 10:21 am
“He (Abhishek) used strong language, challenging Amit Shah to face the public without central security after the election results, and claimed that the Trinamool Congress would finish the game that he alleged was started by the BJP,” Sarkar said.
Didi is a fighter, I stand by her: Akhilesh visits Mamata’s Kalighat home
May 08, 2026 4:00 am
Akhilesh, who was received by TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee and party MP Derek O’Brien, held a meeting with the TMC leadership and hit out at the BJP and the Election Commission (EC).
Oath-taking tomorrow: 4,000 cops deployed, 10 lakh people expected to attend
May 08, 2026 3:48 am
The ceremony, which coincides with the cultural fervor of Rabindra Jayanti, marks a seismic shift in Bengal's political landscape following the BJP's landslide victory of 207 seats in the 294-member Assembly.
Delhi Confidential: New Recipe for Success
May 06, 2026 4:19 am
CABINET briefings by Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw are often loaded with regional flavours, including street food, from different states. Tuesday was no surprise after the BJP’s thumping victory in the West Bengal Assembly polls a day before.
Security forces to stay back amid post-poll violence fears in Bengal
May 05, 2026 5:15 am
The scale of deployment was unprecedented. The EC had sent more than 2.5 lakh personnel from (CAPFs) to the state — a significant commitment given that the total strength of CAPFs is just over 9 lakh, with roughly a third engaged in border duties.
Tasting success: BJP celebrates historic mandate with fish, jhaalmuri
May 05, 2026 4:48 am
At the BJP’s office on 6, Murlidhar Sen Lane in Kolkata, however, the mood was more local in flavour as supporters tucked in jhaalmuri, echoing a moment from the campaign trail when Prime Minister Narendra Modi had stopped to eat the snack in Jhargram.
How Mamata’s urban bastion of bhadraloks was besieged by BJP
May 05, 2026 4:23 am
Out of the 11 Assembly seats in Kolkata city, BJP won 6 – from Tollygunge to Kashipur-Belghachia
Gujarat Confidential: Heeding PM’s advice
May 12, 2026 8:06 pm
If Thalapathy Vijay can do all this, why can't Gujarat? ...As Gujaratis we deserve better?," Mevani said in a video message, calling upon Gujaratis to join the campaign.
Fadnavis: BJP's Bengal win will help uproot infiltration from Bangladesh
May 05, 2026 12:14 am
“With the defeat of the TMC, infiltration will end. The terror activities which were unleashed for several years will also end,” he added.
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In Pictures: Amit Shah mounts full-scale attack on TMC at Barrackpore BJP meet
January 31, 2026 4:50 pm
Union Home Minister Amit Shah addressed a massive BJP workers’ meeting at Barrackpore, West Bengal, targeting the TMC government ahead of the 2026 assembly elections.
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