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    East

    Neither here nor there: BJP snub deepens TMC rebel MPs’ predicament

    Samir K Purkayastha
    3 Sept 2026 6:31 PM IST

    Twenty former TMC MPs face civic poll setback with BJP rejecting alliance, Speaker withholding recognition, and disqualification battle in Supreme Court

    Rebel MPs meet Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla
    West Bengal
    TMC office at Camac Street, Kolkata
    West Bengal

    Abhishek Banerjee accuses BJP workers of vandalising TMC office; BJP denies charge

    3 Sept 2026 11:32 AM IST
    Why all eyes are on a Sept 7 meeting as VHP’s Durga Puja diktats draw flak
    West Bengal

    Why all eyes are on a Sept 7 meeting as VHP’s Durga Puja diktats draw flak

    2 Sept 2026 7:21 PM IST
    Ishani Datta Ray
    West Bengal

    ‘Targeting journalists’: Press bodies condemn FIR against Anandabazar Patrika team

    1 Sept 2026 6:55 PM IST
    Bristy Mukherjee

    Mamata's niece found dead; family cites depression after job loss in recruitment scam

    1 Sept 2026 3:20 PM IST
    West Bengal Assembly elections, Voters

    How migrant EBC and OBC populations helped BJP win ‘caste-less’ Bengal

    31 Aug 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Nepal disaster puts North Bengal’s vulnerability to Himalayan floods in focus

    Nepal disaster puts North Bengal’s vulnerability to Himalayan floods in focus

    30 Aug 2026 6:29 AM IST
    From NCC to ‘surgical strike’, how BJP is trying to reshape West Bengal’s campuses

    From NCC to ‘surgical strike’, how BJP is trying to reshape West Bengal’s campuses

    29 Aug 2026 12:57 PM IST
    Exam hall

    Raipur-based agriculture varsity alleges exam paper leak, demands probe

    27 Aug 2026 8:48 AM IST
    Nepal floods

    Nepal flash floods: 37 tourists from TN, 32 from Bengal among those missing

    27 Aug 2026 6:44 AM IST
    Durga Puja pandal in Bengal

    Durga Puja becomes new battleground for BJP factions in Bengal

    26 Aug 2026 4:00 PM IST
    Odisha floods leave 1 lakh people affected across 6 districts; rescue ops underway

    Odisha floods leave 1 lakh people affected across 6 districts; rescue ops underway

    26 Aug 2026 9:40 AM IST
    Puri Jagannath Temple Rath Yatra

    IIT Bhubaneswar to design queue management system at Puri Jagannath temple

    25 Aug 2026 7:20 PM IST
    protest in Ranchi

    Woman alleges molestation during Ranchi protest, 38 booked

    25 Aug 2026 4:57 PM IST
    Supreme Court

    Supreme Court issues notices to 20 rebel TMC MPs in disqualification plea

    The Federal
    25 Aug 2026 1:13 PM IST

    The apex court seeks responses from the MPs over TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee’s plea for time-bound action on their disqualification petitions

    Abhishek Banerjee

    Calcutta High Court extends protection to TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee till November 30

    25 Aug 2026 12:37 PM IST
    Annapurna rollout snag exposes yawning gap between BJP’s welfare promise and delivery

    Annapurna rollout snag exposes yawning gap between BJP’s welfare promise and delivery

    25 Aug 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Suvendu Adhikari

    CAA hearings in Bengal near completion, 23,000 certificates issued: CM Adhikari

    24 Aug 2026 8:42 PM IST
    gas leak Visakatnam

    25 ill after ammonia leaks at Basirhat ice factory; locals block road in protest

    24 Aug 2026 1:56 PM IST
    Bengal BJP chief blames ‘system sabotage’ bid for Annapurna delay

    Bengal BJP chief blames ‘system sabotage’ bid for Annapurna delay

    23 Aug 2026 7:02 PM IST
    Search underway to trace 22 crew members after Panama-flagged ship sinks near Paradip

    Search underway to trace 22 crew members after Panama-flagged ship sinks near Paradip

    23 Aug 2026 1:26 PM IST
    Panama-flagged cargo ship with 24 aboard sinks off Odisha port; 2 rescued

    Panama-flagged cargo ship with 24 aboard sinks off Odisha port; 2 rescued

    23 Aug 2026 6:53 AM IST
    Union Home Minister Amit Shah and West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari at the meeting

    Centre forms committee to work on 'permanent political solution' to Gorkha identity issue

    22 Aug 2026 7:26 PM IST
    Jharkhand High Court stays government order cancelling JPSC, JSSC exams

    Jharkhand High Court stays government order cancelling JPSC, JSSC exams

    20 Aug 2026 4:24 PM IST
    New crisis or tactical move?: Behind Soren govts axing of recruitment exams

    New crisis or tactical move?: Behind Soren govt's axing of recruitment exams

    20 Aug 2026 12:28 PM IST
    Suvendu Adhikari

    Facing Gen Z heat, Bengal BJP bets big on AI and digital outreach

    20 Aug 2026 6:20 AM IST
    protesters in Ranchi

    Jharkhand students suspend 26-day stir, give govt 2-month ultimatum to resolve issues

    19 Aug 2026 6:21 PM IST
    Jharkhand govt cancels 44 PSC tests; students continue protest

    Jharkhand govt cancels 44 PSC tests; students continue protest

    19 Aug 2026 9:59 AM IST
    Kolkata hotel fire

    9 including Bangladeshi nationals dead in Kolkata hotel fire, CM forms SIT

    19 Aug 2026 8:36 AM IST
    Population

    Why West Bengal Census has kicked off under NRC cloud

    19 Aug 2026 6:20 AM IST
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