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BJP recalibrates Bengal campaign with youth outreach, professional meets and yatras

BJP recalibrates Bengal campaign with youth outreach, professional meets and yatras

24 Feb 2026 3:47 PM IST

Mukul Roy obit: Chanakya of Bengal politics, a Test cricket connoisseur

Mukul Roy obit: 'Chanakya of Bengal politics', a Test cricket connoisseur

23 Feb 2026 12:33 PM IST

BJP’s ethnic strategy in North Bengal falters ahead of Assembly elections

BJP’s ethnic strategy in North Bengal falters ahead of Assembly elections

21 Feb 2026 6:30 AM IST

RG Kar protest

How tepid R G Kar rape-murder probe is paralysing hospital's key services

19 Feb 2026 7:11 PM IST

Banglar Yuva Sathi scheme

Bengal’s job crisis exposed? Queues for Yuva Sathi, anger outside Bikash Bhavan

18 Feb 2026 4:00 PM IST

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and CEC Gyanesh Kumar

West Bengal SIR row escalates as EC summons Chief Secretary to New Delhi

13 Feb 2026 6:53 PM IST

Bengal: BJP deploys external aides to plug grassroots gaps ahead of 2026 polls

West Bengal elections: BJP deploys external aides, private agencies to plug grassroots gaps

13 Feb 2026 2:45 PM IST

Bengal police operation to arrest forgery suspect in Mahua Moitra case halted in Noida

Bengal police allege political interference in UP over Mahua Moitra 'fake' chat case

11 Feb 2026 2:58 PM IST

Why in West Bengal, govt-recognised madrasas aren’t the isolated religious hubs as portrayed by BJP

Why in West Bengal, govt-recognised madrasas aren’t the isolated religious hubs as portrayed by BJP

10 Feb 2026 7:11 PM IST

Mamata scores brownie points before polls by taking on EC over SIR in apex court

Mamata scores brownie points before polls by taking on EC over SIR in apex court

4 Feb 2026 6:11 PM IST

India steps up rare earth push to cut China reliance, hurdles loom

India’s rare earth push targets China reliance, but scale, capacity pose challenges

4 Feb 2026 2:33 PM IST

Manipur chief minister Y Khemchand Singh

Who is Y Khemchand Singh, set to be Manipur CM? He has a taekwondo feat too!

3 Feb 2026 8:33 PM IST

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee in New Delhi

In Delhi SIR protest, Mamata calls CEC ‘great liar’, says ‘fate will be like Dhankhar’s’

2 Feb 2026 7:15 PM IST

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee

Repackaged Budget sops for Bengal irk state players: 'Humpty Dumpty Budget'

1 Feb 2026 2:53 PM IST

Mamata looks to up SIR ante for bigger national footprint

Mamata looks to up SIR ante for bigger national footprint

29 Jan 2026 6:30 AM IST

BJP, Delhi assembly polls, rebellion

Is BJP eyeing power in Mizoram through poaching politics? 'Will soon become Ram-Ram'

28 Jan 2026 4:00 PM IST

Muslim voters in flux ahead of 2026 Bengal polls as SIR fuels fear

Muslim voters in flux ahead of 2026 Bengal polls as SIR fuels fear

27 Jan 2026 10:44 AM IST

SIR and Election Commission

Bengal SIR on the boil as EC seeks criminal case against TMC MLA over vandalism

22 Jan 2026 8:15 PM IST

Vehicles

The Federal Focus

Centre consults states on stricter Motor Vehicles Act rules to avoid pushback

22 Jan 2026 10:05 AM IST

Bengal DGP Rajeev Kumar

Bengal DGP appointment row: CAT steps in, sets deadlines for govt, UPSC

21 Jan 2026 6:21 PM IST

TMC, Mamata Banerjee, EC, NCP, CPI, national party status

BJP aims to rekindle Mamata's 'Nano' ghost with Modi’s symbolic Singur rally

16 Jan 2026 7:57 PM IST

Beldanga in Murshidabad district of West Bengal

Massive protests in Bengal's Murshidabad after local migrant found dead in Jharkhand

16 Jan 2026 4:18 PM IST

West Bengal SIR

Bengal SIR crisis deepens as BLOs quit, voters resort to violence

15 Jan 2026 3:26 PM IST

Kuki Students Organisation, Manipur

Kuki-Zo groups set conditions to join govt formation in Manipur

14 Jan 2026 7:26 AM IST

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee

ED moves SC seeking FIR against Mamata Banerjee, flags obstruction in I-PAC probe

12 Jan 2026 5:44 PM IST

Special Intensive Revision (SIR)

EC steps up internal monitoring amid backlash over SIR in West Bengal

12 Jan 2026 4:48 PM IST

How Mamata turned ED raids to her advantage and neutralised BJPs Bengal plan

How Mamata turned ED raids to her advantage and neutralised BJP's Bengal plan

11 Jan 2026 6:32 PM IST

After I-PAC raids, Mamata accuses Amit Shah of taking coal-scam money

After I-PAC raids, Mamata accuses Amit Shah of taking coal-scam money

9 Jan 2026 6:58 PM IST

ED raids, I-PAC

I-PAC raids: ED moves Calcutta HC, seeks CBI probe against CM Mamata

9 Jan 2026 4:24 PM IST

I-PAC chief Pratik Jain with Mamata Banerjee and Abhishek Banerjee

'I-PAC disruption could affect TMC's election campaign'

8 Jan 2026 7:14 PM IST