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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee arrives at a polling station during the second phase of West Bengal Assembly Polls, at Boyal in Nandigram. (Photo: PTI)

Clashes and drama at Nandigram; Mamata stranded at booth, dials Guv...

80 percent voting in second phase despite violence, allegations of booth capturing

2 April 2021 4:39 AM IST

Mamata Banerjee (file photo)

Mamata lands in tight spot after audio clip asking BJP man to work for...

The BJP which tweeted the audio clip lodged a complaint against the CM with West Bengal's CEO Ariz Aftab and demanded...

28 March 2021 8:44 AM IST

AIMIM President and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi addresses media persons on Bihar election results at his residence in Hyderabad, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020. (PTI)

AIMIM to fight Assembly elections in Bengal alone, says Asaduddin...

Owaisi kickstarted his campaign at Sagardighi in Murshidabad and announced the names of two candidates

28 March 2021 8:08 AM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah delivers a speech during the ceremonial program of Assam Darshan, at Amingaon in Kamrup district, Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020. (PTI)

'Bhatija & Co' looted Rs 10K crore, will go jail after we win: Amit...

Shah made it clear that the entity would be sent to jail by a special investigation team following a probe if it wins...

24 March 2021 12:51 AM IST

Bengali pride, sub-nationalism emerge as rallying points in WB polls

Bengali pride, sub-nationalism emerge as rallying points in WB polls

The ruling TMC has embraced it as its main poll plank to counter the rise of the BJP's Hindutva narrative in the state

23 March 2021 12:48 PM IST

The focus of the Assembly elections in four states and a Union territory has centred around West Bengal and the big question is whether the BJP under PM Modi will breach the final barrier, as it were, for the right-wing saffron party. (AP/Bikas Das)

Modi accuses Mamata of encouraging' Maoist violence

Modi asserted that countdown for the TMC removal from power had begun as BJP already reached the doorstep of its manzil...

19 March 2021 8:00 AM IST

Doctors at the hospital decided to closely monitor Banerjee, who has been complaining of chest pain and breathlessness. (Image credit: Twitter)

Mamata's tests detected injuries to her ankle, right shoulder, neck:...

The state government has constituted a team of five senior doctors to treat Banerjee

11 March 2021 9:06 AM IST

Mr Chakraborty had resigned as a parliamentarian citing health issues in December 2016 and stayed away from politics after his name surfaced in the multi-crore Saradha chit fund scam. (Image credit : Twitter)

Mithun Chakraborty, Akshay Kumar likely to share stage with Modi

BJP sources indicated that Mithun da may join the saffron party in Mr Modi's presence and may well become its chief...

7 March 2021 7:55 AM IST

TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee (PTI)

CBI summons Mamata kin in coal scandal

They will be questioned for their suspected role in overseas financial transactions relating to the illegal trade

22 Feb 2021 4:15 AM IST

AIMIM President and MP Asaduddin Owaisi participates in a door-to-door GHMC election campaign in Hyderabad. (PTI)

AIMIM to kick off Bengal campaign with Owaisi's rally on Feb 25

AIMIM has already come up with posters and the slogan Awaz uthaneke waqt aa chuka hain (time has come to raise your...

21 Feb 2021 3:04 AM IST

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addresses a public rally at Poilan in Kolkata on February 18, 2021. (PTI)

Mamata becomes 'beti' from 'didi' in TMC's new poll slogan

TMC is engaged in a bitter political fight with the BJP and projects the opposition party's leaders as outsiders

21 Feb 2021 2:31 AM IST

A woman shields another student activist of the Communist Party of India during a rally against the West Bengal government as they demand better education and employment opportunities in Kolkata, Thursday, February. 11, 2021. (AP/Bikas Das)

Normal life partially affected in 12-hour Bengal bandh called by Left...

Left activists demanding jobs clashed with police in central Kolkata's Esplanade area on Thursday leading to injuries to...

12 Feb 2021 12:04 PM IST