West Bengal Assembly

First-time MLA Rathindra Basu set to become West Bengal Speaker

May 15, 2026 4:03 am

A Chartered Accountant by profession, Rathindra Basu debuts in the Assembly by defeating Trinamool's Abhijit De Bhowmik in Cooch Behar South.

Outgoing ministers’ nameplates removed, new signages installed: Bengal Assembly prepares for new cabinet

May 09, 2026 9:46 am

‘For my daughter and for justice’: R G Kar victim’s mother channels grief into poll battle against TMC

April 01, 2026 2:27 am

The BJP candidate from Panihati in North 24 Parganas district says she does not want “any mother to go through what I have”, up against veteran TMC leader Nirmal Ghosh’s son Tirthankar.

It’s official! Round 2 of Mamata-Suvendu clash in Bhabanipur this election

March 18, 2026 5:58 am

TMC fields Adhikari’s former aide against him in Nandigram.

‘Under adjudication’: Why lakhs of voters in Bengal are in a race against time

March 16, 2026 8:32 am

For now, the 60 lakh electors have been kept off the electoral rolls and can only hope for a decision in their favour to make it to the rolls in time to cast their votes.

How Mamata govt is offsetting spending hike in cash transfer schemes for women

February 09, 2026 9:22 am

Government’s own Gender and Child Budget document shows massive drops in the revised allocation for women specific schemes

‘No escape route for Mamata’: Suvendu Adhikari leads celebrations after SC orders Bengal to pay DA dues

February 05, 2026 3:21 pm

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the West Bengal Government to clear 25% of dearness allowance dues by March 31.

SIR in Bengal: ‘Dead man’s form’ used by alleged Bangladesh national, he gets arrested

November 27, 2025 7:20 pm

Speaking to the media, the accused said, ‘I had made all fake documents, including Aadhaar and voter card, for Rs 4,000'

‘Call for Mamata’s fourth term’ by police officers: Suvendu writes to CEC seeking bar on them from election duty

November 25, 2025 2:32 pm

He said that some operational responsibilities of the state police cannot be ‘handled by central forces alone’ and that the EC ‘may need’ to bring in personnel from other states

‘Won’t fill my SIR form till all of Bengal does’: Mamata, a day after BLO’s visit to her residence

November 06, 2025 4:40 pm

CM Banerjee also led a large anti-SIR rally in Kolkata on Tuesday, from Red Road to Jorasanko Thakurbari