BJP will win 32 Lok Sabha seats out of 42 in Bengal: Tripura CM Manik Saha
AGARTALA: Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Thursday said the BJP will win 32 Lok Sabha seats out of 42 in West Bengal. “I had the opportunity to join the …
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Family feud, broken marriage echo in battle for West Bengal’s Srerampur seat
Srerampur: It’s not just an electoral battle, but a personal showdown in West Bengal’s Srerampur Lok Sabha constituency—between a father and his former son-in-law. Here, the personal has become political, with …
Fate of Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Dilip Ghosh, Mahua Moitra to be decided in fourth phase LS polls in Bengal
Congress’ Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, TMC’s Shatrughan Sinha, Mahua Moitra and Yusuf Pathan, BJP’s S S Ahluwalia and Dilip Ghosh will be among the candidates whose fates will be decided in …
India election: lower voter turnout raises questions of fatigue with PM Modi’s ruling BJP
While it’s too early to offer a definitive explanation for the decline, there are a handful of likely factors. Foremost among them: Voters are having a hard time getting excited …
TMC accuses of BJP ‘scripting’ Sandeshkhali row citing ‘sting video’ of mandal president
Kolkata: A fresh political spat broke out between the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in West Bengal over the controversy kicked off by claims …
India’s West Bengal state tries to put an end to child marriages: ‘we want to save all girls’
The legal age for marriage in India is 21 for men and 18 for women. However, child marriages, both forced and voluntary, have become more common in India’s eastern state …
Trinamool shielded Sheikh Shahjahan in Sandeshkhali case because of his name, says Modi
Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra Modi tore into West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) Friday, accusing it of shielding its leader Shahjahan Sheikh because of his name. At an election rally …
‘Engineered narrative, more in the offing’
Kolkata: A day after a woman staffer of Raj Bhavan levelled allegations of sexual harassment against the West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose, Raj Bhavan released a fresh statement Friday …
Bollywood lines, AI anchor & young faces — how CPI(M) is trying to rebuild itself in West Bengal
Murshidabad/Kolkata: Sporting a white crisp kurta and a red scarf, Srijan Bhattacharya rides an e-rickshaw through the bustling campaign trail in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas. He is confronted by an …
EC nixes ex-IPS officer’s nomination as BJP candidate in Bengal’s Birbhum but party saw it coming
Kolkata: Former IPS officer and BJP candidate Debasish Dhar was seen beating ‘dhak’, visiting temples, speaking to womenfolk, getting photographed with children, and canvassing on an open top jeep for …