Samir K Purkayastha, The Federal

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PM Narendra Modi in Surat, Gujarat

Modi dodges Matua citizenship issue in virtual Bengal rally

20 Dec 2025 5:45 PM IST

Mamata Banerjee

EC, Bengal govt lock horns over officers for SIR hearing phase

20 Dec 2025 12:37 PM IST

rally organised by the SC Federation

Bengal SIR: Matuas face disproportionately high deletion risk

18 Dec 2025 12:21 PM IST

West Bengals SIR flags 1.67 crore suspicious voters for hearing

Bengal SIR flags 1.67 crore 'suspicious' voters; scanner on 'defective' forms

16 Dec 2025 3:52 PM IST

MGNREGA workers

Why Centre’s plan to remove Mahatma Gandhi from MGNREGA has triggered a political storm

14 Dec 2025 3:30 PM IST

Lionel Messi

Chaos at Messi's event in Kolkata; organiser detained, CM orders probe

13 Dec 2025 12:55 PM IST

India

Safety at risk: Loco pilots warn overwork, fatigue could lead to operational breakdown

13 Dec 2025 6:20 AM IST

Ananda

Governor Ananda Bose to enrol as Bengal voter as state braces for SIR phase 2

11 Dec 2025 8:16 PM IST

BJP’s illegal migrant claim in Bengal falters as SIR finds few dubious entries

BJP’s illegal migrant claim in Bengal falters as SIR finds few dubious entries

10 Dec 2025 11:22 AM IST

West Bengals SIR flags 1.67 crore suspicious voters for hearing

Bengal SIR under Maoist shadow in Jangalmahal as tribals reject EC exercise

9 Dec 2025 2:21 PM IST

Yumnam Khemchand

BJP’s Meitei MLA Yumnam Singh ventures into Kuki villages to break the ice

8 Dec 2025 3:47 PM IST

Humayun Kabir

'Babri-style mosque': Security up; all eyes on West Bengal's Murshidabad

5 Dec 2025 7:03 PM IST

SIR in Bengal

Bengal SIR: BJP does volte-face, alleges irregularities, seeks probe

3 Dec 2025 6:20 AM IST

Waqf Bill

Caught between BJP and minority anger, TMC risks backlash over Waqf data

2 Dec 2025 6:20 AM IST

MGNREGS remains frozen in Bengal; 70 lakh workers in distress

Centre defies SC orders; MGNREGS remains frozen in Bengal, hitting 70 lakh workers

30 Nov 2025 3:06 PM IST

Teachers strike, Kolkata

Tainted lists, protests, SC ruling: How Bengal’s SSC row has become a political flashpoint

30 Nov 2025 6:20 AM IST

India ramps up defence as Bangladesh–China threat grows around Siliguri corridor

India ramps up defence as Bangladesh–China threat grows around Siliguri corridor

29 Nov 2025 6:20 AM IST

Living on the Zero Line: Why life is a daily struggle for residents of Bengals Hakimpur village

The Eighth Column

Living on the Zero Line: Why life is a daily struggle for residents of Bengal's Hakimpur village

28 Nov 2025 1:18 PM IST

BLOs protest in Kolkata

Massive mismatches, missing names plague Bengal’s SIR

25 Nov 2025 6:20 AM IST

Bangladeshis detained at Hakimpur trying to cross border; is SIR the reason?

Hundreds of Bangladeshis stopped at Hakimpur trying to cross border; is SIR the reason?

20 Nov 2025 5:55 PM IST

Bengal SIR: BLOs protest over ‘unrealistic targets’ as focus shifts to ‘missing’ voters

Bengal SIR: BLOs protest over ‘unrealistic targets’ as focus shifts to ‘missing’ voters

17 Nov 2025 8:03 PM IST

Delhi blast, red fort metro

Red Fort blast: Bengal medical student arrested by NIA

15 Nov 2025 12:35 PM IST

BJP eyes SIR-driven Bengal sweep after Bihar election victory

BJP eyes SIR-driven Bengal sweep after Bihar election victory

14 Nov 2025 5:40 PM IST

Mukul Roy

Calcutta HC disqualifies TMC leader Mukul Roy under anti-defection law

13 Nov 2025 7:51 PM IST

Bengal: Rebel TMC MP to float new party amid discontent over new OBC policy

Bengal: Rebel TMC MLA to float new party amid discontent over new OBC policy

13 Nov 2025 9:22 AM IST

UP: Hathras BLO dies at home amid SIR work pressure; 3rd such death in 3 days

West Bengal 'SIR deaths' spark political storm: TMC, BJP trade charges

7 Nov 2025 6:30 AM IST

Bengal SIR: Teachers want BLO duty during school hours; parents furious

Bengal SIR: Teachers want BLO duty during school hours; parents furious

4 Nov 2025 8:17 PM IST

Inside TMC’s SIR vigilance plan: War rooms, data teams, 24/7 ‘shadow agents’

Inside TMC’s SIR vigilance plan: War rooms, data teams, 24/7 ‘shadow agents’

1 Nov 2025 8:28 AM IST

Deocha-Pachami protest sparks potential third-front alliance in Bengal

Tribal rights protest sparks potential third-front alliance in Bengal

31 Oct 2025 11:01 AM IST

Chandrima Bhattacharya

SIR in Bengal: Voters’ names removed before start of process, alleges TMC

30 Oct 2025 9:07 PM IST