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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

SIR, West Bengal

SIR hits roadblock as BLOs skip duty; EC warns of tough action

29 Oct 2025 9:00 PM IST

Nilambur bypoll

SIR in Bengal: EC faces challenges; TMC, Cong question poll panel at all-party meeting

28 Oct 2025 8:12 PM IST

Kunal Ghosh

TMC warns EC against any attempt to ‘manipulate’ voter lists during SIR

27 Oct 2025 6:56 PM IST

West Bengal BJP

SIR in Bengal: How BJP is planning to leverage CAA to reassure refugees

25 Oct 2025 3:38 PM IST

NSCN-IM leader Thuingaleng Muivah

NSCN-IM chief Muivah returns to native Manipur village after 60 years | Ground Report

23 Oct 2025 6:20 AM IST

Centre seeks action report on Jal Jeevan Mission lapses; Bengal calls it politically motivated

The Federal Focus

Centre seeks action report on Jal Jeevan Mission lapses; Bengal calls it 'politically motivated'

21 Oct 2025 2:51 PM IST

Globally recognised, why Kolkata’s kathi rolls continue to rule over the city’s heart

The Eighth Column

Globally recognised, why Kolkata’s kathi rolls continue to rule over the city’s heart

21 Oct 2025 12:04 PM IST

Pankay Kumar Singh

Gorkhaland demand: Centre appoints Pankaj Kumar Singh as interlocutor for talks

18 Oct 2025 12:00 PM IST

Kaziranga, Sunderbans and Manas face climate change threat

Climate crisis pushing eastern India’s world heritage parks to the brink

18 Oct 2025 6:40 AM IST

West Bengal SIR

Bengal Opposition lags behind TMC in booth-level preparedness for SIR

15 Oct 2025 6:30 AM IST

Durgapur gang rape

Durgapur gang rape exposes chinks in Bengal women’s safety yet again

13 Oct 2025 9:06 PM IST

Worried about jobs, Bengal teachers challenge SC’s TET mandate, threaten to agitate

Worried about jobs, Bengal teachers challenge SC’s TET mandate, threaten to agitate

9 Oct 2025 8:38 PM IST