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Once known for its industries and enterprise, West Bengal faces an unsettling trend: businesses are being relocated out of the state. 6,688 companies have shifted their registered offices out of Bengal over the past decade.
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In the storm of politics, if nothing else, peace has become the first casualty of the Waqf Board Amendment Bill.
What was intended as a progressive legislative reform to end the exploitation of Waqf properties has now laid bare the entrenched radicalism simmering in certain pockets of India.
After a threatening statement passed by West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, a lawyer has filed a complaint with the Delhi Police against her alleging they were provocative and aimed at inciting unrest.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi reacted to a spoof animated video of him dancing, saying that he “enjoyed” seeing himself dance.
Multiple areas within the Murshidabad district of West Bengal experienced violence during Ram Navami processions. The incidents occurred in Saktipur, Manikyahar, and Rejinagar.
After failed attempt of framing BJP responsible for the Rameshwaram Cafe blast, by posing a BJP member's NIA custody as a witness in negative shade, another similar attempt has come from TMC.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee while addressing Muslims on Eid said on Thursday that she will not allow the implementation of the CAA, NRC, and UCC in the state.
midst the lush hills of Darjeeling in North Bengal, the tea industry, long hailed as an economic stronghold, finds itself grappling with adversity. Tea planters lamented the apparent neglect of the industry's revival efforts by the government.
West Bengal state Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Monday challenged Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to contest from the Berhampore Lok Sabha seat in the upcoming polls and defeat him.
West Bengal Leader of Opposition (LoP) Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday (Mar 9) joined the residents of Tarakeswar, Hooghly District, in a protest march against TMC MLA Ramendu Sinha Roy.
National Commission for Women Chairperson Rekha Sharma in a scathing attack on the TMC-led West Bengal government over the Sandeshkhali incident, said that justice cannot be delivered when..
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee confidently asserted her party's dominance in the state, emphasizing, "Elections may come and go, but the Trinamool Congress will continue."
In the calm villages of Sandeshkhali, West Bengal a terrifying narrative is emerging. It's indeed harrowing tales of numerous women enduring consistent sexual exploitation and abuse by a TMC leader, his aides, and party members. What is shocking is that TMC state government, instead of standing up for the hapless victims, has been shielding the criminals belonging to a “particular” community.
Amid tensions over the Sandeshkhali incident, West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Monday said that the Governor's job is to see when the elected government takes action within the rule of law.
In a blistering attack on the ruling Trinamool Congress ( TMC ) in West Bengal, BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on Saturday claimed a fresh rape incident in Malda district
Local villagers continued to protest in North 24 Parganas's Bermazur village in Sandeshkhali on Friday as tensions continued to brew in the region that has been witnessing unrest for the last over 10 days.
The Calcutta High Court has slammed the police for going after an innocent journalist and granted bail to Republic Bangla journalist Santu Pan arrested by the West Bengal police in the violence-hit Sandeshkhali area.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee seems to be interested in playing politics over sports apart from horrifying crimes happening against women in Sandeshkhali.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to hold a rally in Barasat, a subdivision in North 24 Parganas district and next to Sandeshkhali village, where alleged atrocities against women have been committed.
A six-member BJP delegation, dispatched by the national president, JP Nadda, to investigate the alleged atrocities in Sandeshkhali , faced obstruction by West Bengal police.
After suffering a minor injury to her forehead in an accident involving her vehicle, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said a speeding car suddenly appeared in front of her's.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) hit out at the INDIA bloc as soon as Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee announced to go solo in West Bengal in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
As people across India celebrated 'Pran Pratistha' of Ram Lalla in Ayodhya, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee raised questions.
Trinamool Congress Party (TMC) leader Mahua Moitra has received fresh notice to vacate her government-allotted accommodation in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Howrah in West Bengal is the dirtiest city in India, according to 'Swachh Survekshan', with 10 dirtiest cities with a population of over 1 lakh, all from West Bengal
A video went viral showing a group of seers being purportedly thrashed by a mob in the Purulia district in West Bengal. Acharya alleged that the Chief Minister instigated these kinds of attacks in West Bengal.
West Bengal BJP President Sukanta Majumdar has trained guns at TMC leader Mahua Moitra over 'cash for query' allegations against her & said that she must not create any drama.
In a shocking incident that took place in West Bengal's Murshidabad, a Muslim man urinated in front of Shiv Linga. It is being claimed that the individual has been arrested.
Calcutta HC on Tuesday (Oct 17) issued guidelines for media coverage on Trinamool Congress General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee and other similarly placed suspects in the recruitment scam.
West Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari said that to stop 'gundaraj' (hooliganism) in Bengal, Mamata Banerjee needs to be 'former' Chief Minister and people from West Bengal's Nandigram will do it.
The Bangladesh government has given permission to traders to export nearly 4,000 metric tonnes of Hilsas , fish popular with Bengalis, to India ahead of West Bengal's biggest festival, Durga Puja
Opposing the arrest and judicial custody of former Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Monday (Sept 11) said that nothing should be done "vindictively".
Responding to West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee's "khela hoga" taunt at the BJP ahead of the INDIA alliance meeting in Mumbai, BJP leader Agnimitra Paul said that Mamata Banerjee practices "khoon ka khela" in her state.
Two former students of Gurudas College in Kolkata were booked for alleged ragging of the present batch by pressurizing it to participate in political programmes, the police said. His family alleged that he was a victim of ragging, evoking condemnation and outrage across the state.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleged that the central ruling party, BJP , might potentially conduct Lok Sabha elections as early as December, with the possibility extending to January.
As the entire nation celebrated successful soft landing of Chandrayaan-3's Vikram lander on lunar surface yesterday (Aug 23), Indian politicians, the opposition in particular, shredded their knowledge on India's Space Missions.
After a radical Muslim mob attacked Hindus in a procession on 31st July, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee sent her party’s new Rajya Sabha member Samirul Islam to Haryana’s Nuh district to "comfort" local people, especially the Muslim community who have been spending “sleepless nights".
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee sounded an alarm on raids that are being carried out by central investigative agencies in the state, and queried what if officials kept an "explosive" in somebody house on the pretext of investigating.
This despicable incident occurred yesterday at Itinda, Basirhat; North 24-Parganas, in front of Police personnel. It should be noted that Bashirhat, a border town of West Bengal, is a hub of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants.
Reacting to the panchayat poll violence in West Bengal BJP MP Locket Chatterjee on Sunday slammed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and alleged that the state police were acting in connivance with TMC.
Launching a scathing attack on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the prevailing situation in Manipur , West Bengal Chief Minister on Thursday (Jul 27) asked why the party is scared of the violence-hit state.
BJP unit of Tami Nadu held protest against the ruling DMK government over the alleged 'rise of crimes against women' in the state, while lashing out at political parties for not highlighting the issue in West Bengal and Rajasthan
With the violence taking centre stage in the West Bengal Panchayat polls, opposition is being blamed for orchestrating the clashes that claimed several lives. BJP has constituted a four-member fact-finding committee in the wake of the widespread violence in the state.
The fact-finding team led by BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad is BJP's provocation committee, said West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee here. Ravi Shankar Prasad has arrived in Kolkata with the fact-finding team constituted by the party to inquire into the violence
Ahead of Panchayat polls, West Bengal Chief Minister on Monday (Jul 3) hit out at the BJP saying that its 'Double-Engine' government concept has derailed as people have become aware of their lies.
Enforcement Directorate ( ED ) on Friday (Jun 30) grilled Trinamool Congress youth state president and Bengali actress Saayoni Ghosh for 11 hours in connection with the teachers' recruitment scam case in West Bengal.
West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Sreerupa Mitra Chaudhary on Sunday (Jun 25) said that the incidents of violence against children in West Bengal's Murshidabad is a 'serious' issue and not just limited to child or human rights but about national security.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said senior MP Derek O'Brien will represent her party, the Trinamool Congress, at the all-party meeting on the prevailing situation in Manipur.
BJP MLA Agnimitra Paul hit out at All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Friday over the death of a BJP member in Simultala and said that the government is creating fear to get votes.
