ED alleges mostly bailable and non-scheduled offences slapped against 'attackers' in police FIR, claims magnitude of ration "scam" is "enormous"

Sheikh Shahjahan is TMC Block president and a Zila Parishad member in North 24 Parganas district.

The BJP also demanded the arrest of absconding TMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan, the alleged mastermind behind the attack on ED officials.

BJP leader Samik Bhattacharya said, “It may be true that the CPI(M) drew a large crowd but people will only vote for BJP. Because in our state, only the BJP can defeat the TMC.”

Talking about the absence of any mention of the India bloc during the rally, a senior CPI(M) leader said, “It's too early to say anything about the future of India bloc, that is why we organised the rally under the banner of our youth organisation.

On Friday, an ED team was attacked and their vehicles were damaged by a mob during a raid at the residence of the TMC strongman in Sandeshkhali.

Clearing the air that “there were no differences between the old guard and the young leaders in the party”, Trinamool Congress second-in-command and Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee on Sunday said the party was united under the leadership of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. The TMC national general secretary, however, batted indirectly for having an upper […]

Responding to questions on the lookout circular at a press conference at Berhampore in Murshidabad district, Chowdhury, who is also the leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha, said, “Arre ED kya karega? ED khud idiot hain (What will ED do? ED is itself an idiot).”

On January 4, as Justice Amrita Sinha specified a deadline after an in-camera hearing, ED officials rushed to SSKM and picked up Bhadra. His voice sample was obtained the same night

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Saturday placed Aditya-L1 into its destination orbit Lagrange Point 1. The Lagrange point 1 (L1) of the Sun-Earth system is about 1.5 million kilometres from the Earth. It is about one per cent of the total distance between the Earth and the Sun.

According to Goyal, the Ukraine war, the Israel conflict and issues related to the Red Sea are among the factors which are impacting trade.

West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose gave “specific instructions” to the state government for the immediate arrest of TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh, the Raj Bhavan said on Saturday night. “On the receipt of a complaint at the Peace Room of Raj Bhavan that Shahjahan Sheikh is supported by some political leaders with the connivance […]

Responding to a query on reports of fresh violence in Manipur, he said, "(It will) keep on happening... unless and until we find a solution. But the solution is not with me; it lies with the chief minister of Manipur."

The Jadavpur University Teachers' Association (JUTA) has called upon the registrar and pro-VC to clarify the steps being taken after receiving the communication from Raj Bhavan.

On Thursday evening, The Indian Express accompanied the BJP workers in New Alipore area during their door-to-door campaign.

Addressing a press conference at the Kolkata Press Club, Jitendra Tiwari, president of the Cultural and Literary Forum of Bengal and former mayor of Asansol, on Friday said the event will be a unique opportunity for artists from diverse backgrounds.

The Balagarh legislator alleged that he was facing a threat to his life from TMC Zilla Parishad member Runa Khatun and her husband Arijit Das.

The demands of the agitators are being treated with sensitivity. Efforts are being made to ensure that people get all food items. The full impact of the bandh will not fall on Bengal.”

Talking to The Indian Express, West Bengal Agricultural Marketing minister Becharam Manna said, “We are very happy that these aromatic rice varieties will get a separate entity for export

Police also arrested 457 persons from different parts of Kolkata for "disorderly conduct” on December 31 . Police had arrested 335 persons for disorderly conduct in Kolkata on the last day of 2023.

Besides IAS and IPS officers, the BJP leader pointed out that former state finance minister Amit Mitra was retained as Principal Chief Economic Adviser (with the rank of a Cabinet minister) to the CM.

Reacting to his statement, the Trinamool Congress reminded Chowdhury that the Congress lacked organisational strength in Bengal to take on the BJP.

According to the Regional Meteorological Centre at Alipore, the minimum temperature in Kolkata from December 23 to December 31 ranged between 16 -17 degrees Celsius.

Kunal Ghosh, the TMC state secretary and Abhishek loyalist, who has been the most vocal against the old guard in the party, countered by accusing a “section of the senior leaders” of showing “pseudo-loyalty” to Mamata.