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Secular TMC vs communal BJP -- the Bengali voter is trapped in a political binary. It is time to move on

February 01, 2026 7:41 am

Identity politics, historical anxieties and the absence of a credible third space have frozen Bengal’s political imagination. It leaves Bengal without political exits

Bengal BJP MLA Hiran Chatterjee’s wife accuses him of ‘torture’, marrying without getting divorce

January 22, 2026 6:37 pm

‘I’m shocked, I can only imagine my father with my mother,’ says Bengal BJP MLA Hiran Chatterjee’s daughter on his ‘second’ marriage.

Tyres being burnt during violence in Beldanga

Calcutta High Court to hear PILs seeking deployment of Central forces in violence-hit Beldanga

January 20, 2026 5:40 am

The West Bengal police have arrested 30 people for allegedly inciting violence in Beldanga and filed a case regarding the alleged assaults on journalists.

SC stays Calcutta High Court order disqualifying Mukul Roy for defecting to TMC

January 16, 2026 2:54 pm

Last year, Mukul Roy was disqualified as a member of the West Bengal Assembly under the anti-defection law for switching over to the TMC after having been elected on a BJP ticket.

Kolkata, Jan 09 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee leads a protest rally against the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raid on the IPAC office, in Kolkata on Friday. (ANI Photo)

‘Nothing seized’: How Mamata Banerjee turned an ED raid into a political win

January 16, 2026 5:27 pm

By the time the court’s paperwork was finalised, TMC had already won the political round. They successfully turned a potentially damaging raid into a political opportunity – and shored up the 'Didi' brand

On Tuesday, Suvendu Adhikari, Leader of the Opposition, filed a petition in the Calcutta High Court requesting a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the attack on his convoy, which he claims was carried out by TMC goons in Chandrakona. (Express Photo)

I-PAC ED raid row: BJP moves Calcutta High Court seeking nod to protest outside Nabanna against CM Mamata Banerjee

January 13, 2026 1:51 pm

The BJP's request for permission for a protest rally outside Nabanna in Kolkata was denied by the police due to security concerns.

Adhikari, who is the TMC supremo's protege-turned-adversary, defeated Mamata Banerjee in the 2021 Assembly elections from Nandigram by 1,956 votes. Later, in a by-poll, she won by a margin of over 56,000 votes in the Bhawanipur seat. (Express Photo)

I-PAC raids: BJP demands arrest of Mamata, DGP Rajeev Kumar

January 12, 2026 11:04 am

Suvendu names 11 police officers, demands their suspension

Pointing out that the final voters’ list following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is due to be published on February 28, Kabir alleged that while most names deleted have been those of Hindus, Muslims were being singled out and harassed through repeated hearings.

Humayun Kabir accuses Mamata of ‘appeasing Hindus’, says Muslim voters shifting towards him

December 29, 2025 7:30 pm

The suspended TMC MLA alleges police harassment since he laid the foundation stone for Babri-like mosque in Bengal

Kolkata: Members of West Bengal Hindu Jagran stand on top of a police van as police personnel detain other agitators during a protest against the killing of a Hindu youth in Bangladesh, near the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission, in Kolkata, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025. (PTI Photo/Manvender Vashist Lav)

Protests over Bangladesh killing enter second day in Kolkata; BJP workers stopped by police near Howrah Bridge

December 24, 2025 3:49 pm

Allegations of the mob lynching of Dipu Chandra Das in Mymensingh, Bangladesh triggered demonstrations across several parts of India, including West Bengal