BJP wants to destroy Bengal's culture, heritage and divide it: Rahul Gandhi in a West Bengal rally
Rahul Gandhi said, "BJP wants to destroy Bengal's culture, heritage and divide it. In Assam, they are doing the same thing; in Tamil Nadu, they are trying to do the same thing with their alliance
Apr 14, 2021, 19:11 PM IST
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi slams PM Narendra Modi, Mamata Banerjee, says they are 'two sides of same coin'
Owaisi said that PM Modi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee are brother and sister, who are making fool of people through their statements.
Apr 14, 2021, 07:22 AM IST
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi set to start his campaign in West Bengal from April 14, ahead of phase 5 polls
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will finally begin his campaign in poll-bound areas of West Bengal on Wednesday (April 14) with two public meetings in Goalpokhar and Matigara-Naxalbari, the party
Apr 14, 2021, 06:46 AM IST
Train running from Kolkata to Mumbai catches fire, creates panic among passengers
A fire broke out on the engine of the Lokmanya Tilak Special, which was running from Kolkata to Mumbai on Tuesday (April 13).
Apr 13, 2021, 19:53 PM IST
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh slams Mamata Banerjee, says 'Didi's conduct unbecoming of a CM'
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh lashed out at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and said "You talk nonsense about our PM. Why do you blame him for everything? I have also been a Chief Minister, I
Apr 13, 2021, 18:22 PM IST
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee stages 'dharna' in Kolkata to protest EC's 24-hour campaign ban
Banerjee, still confined to a wheelchair owing to the injuries she sustained last month, arrived at Mayo road here around 11.40 am and began her sit-in next to a Mahatma Gandhi's statue at the venue
Apr 13, 2021, 12:42 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee to hold dharna against EC's decision to ban her from campaigning for 24 hours
The TMC chief had called the EC move “undemocratic and unconstitutional” and vowed to protest it. The apex poll panel had on Monday barred the Trinamool Congress supremo from any kind of campaigning
Apr 13, 2021, 07:47 AM IST
Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to hold multiple election rallies in West Bengal today
Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will address several public programs and roadshows in West Bengal on Tuesday (April 13) ahead of the fifth phase of assembly elections
Apr 13, 2021, 06:34 AM IST
Election Commission imposes 24-hour campaign ban on Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has been banned from campaigning for assembly election for alleged Model Code of Conduct (MCC) violation 24 hrs till 8 pm on Apr 13 for her alleged remarks with
Apr 12, 2021, 19:45 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee instigated Cooch Behar violence, should be ready to resign on May 2, says Amit Shah
Amit Shah, who addressed a poll rally in Bengal's Jalpaiguri on Monday, said he is ready to resign over Cooch Behar violence only "if people of Bengal ask me to do so, but 'Didi' has to quit on May 2
Apr 12, 2021, 17:44 PM IST
Mamata Didi's bitterness increasing, you have eliminated TMC in four phases of polls: PM Narendra Modi tells people in West Bengal's Bardhaman
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that those who were thinking of playing 'khela' had to face 'khela' themselves.
Apr 12, 2021, 12:44 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah to hold multiple rallies in West Bengal today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah will address several public programs and roadshows in West Bengal on Monday (April 12) ahead of the fifth phase of assembly elections.
Apr 12, 2021, 08:59 AM IST
TMC demands ban on West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh’s campaign over controversial remarks on Cooch Behar firing
"Dilip Ghosh has actively seen condoning the acts and in fact encouraging similar spell of violence in the ongoing elections in West Bengal," TMC said in its letter to EC.
Apr 12, 2021, 08:18 AM IST
Battle of Bengal not a 50-50 contest anymore, heading towards regime change
In the initial days, most people said that the Bengal elections seemed to be a 50-50 affair and that anything can happen. It, however, changed by the end of the fourth phase of polls.
Apr 11, 2021, 22:21 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee hits out at poll body over extension of 'silence period', says 'will visit Cooch Behar on 4th day'
The development comes a day after Mamata questioned the version that central forces fired on voters 'in self-defence' in Cooch Behar district killing four persons and stated that her government in
Apr 11, 2021, 09:46 AM IST
West Bengal Assembly polls: Union Home Minister Amit Shah to hold six public programs today
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will address three roadshows, one public gathering and two town hall meetings in the state.
Apr 11, 2021, 07:34 AM IST
EC bars CM Mamata Banerjee, other leaders from visiting violence-hit Cooch Behar district
The EC bars CM Mamata Banerjee and other political leaders from visiting violence-hit Cooch Behar district for the next 72 hours.
Apr 10, 2021, 22:07 PM IST
After Cooch Behar firing, 71 more CAPF companies to be deployed for remaning 4 phases of assembly election in West Bengal
In the aftermath of latest violence in West Bengal in which five people died in the firing, the poll panel directed the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to rush in and deploy the fresh companies
Apr 10, 2021, 19:41 PM IST
Cooch Behar firing: Mob of 150 attacked polling staff, tried snatching weapon of CISF jawan, say sources
Official sources claimed that a mob of 150 people attacked polling booth official and tried snatching weapon of an off-duty CISF official that reportedly triggered the violence at Cooch Behar's
Apr 10, 2021, 18:07 PM IST
Kishanganj SHO Ashwini Kumar lynched by mob during police raid in West Bengal
A police station in-charge of Kishanganj police station in Bihar, who had gone to conduct raids in adjoining West Bengal area to arrest an accused in a theft case, was killed by a mob early morning
Apr 10, 2021, 15:59 PM IST
