Samir K Purkayastha, The Federal

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Violence against women

‘2,454 rape cases, 600 murders in 5 months under BJP’: TMC demands special session of Bengal Assembly

7 Oct 2026 6:40 PM IST

violence in Bengal

BJP won Bengal promising to end TMC’s ‘jungle raj’; 5 months on, violence mounts

6 Oct 2026 6:30 AM IST

Salt Lake Stadium

Blue-and-white to saffron: In Bengal, even the Brazil match is wrapped in politics

3 Oct 2026 5:43 PM IST

CPI(M)

CPM’s Bengal youth paradox: Active on campuses, but few join party ranks

2 Oct 2026 2:29 PM IST

Voter list

EC’s SIR relief bypasses 22 lakh Bengal voters trapped in tribunal backlog

29 Sept 2026 3:01 PM IST

INDIA bloc press conference

Opposition looks beyond INDIA bloc to widen Gyanesh Kumar ouster campaign

26 Sept 2026 5:24 PM IST

Kolkata Durga Puja

How BJP is reshaping Bengal’s Durga Puja in its first year in power

26 Sept 2026 6:30 AM IST

West bengal schools privatisation via ppp model

933 schools, one big fear: Is Bengal opening doors to PPP in govt schools?

25 Sept 2026 5:00 PM IST

Special Intensive Revision (SIR)

EC dissent row: How Bengal’s SIR concerns went unheeded

24 Sept 2026 6:30 AM IST

Abhishek Banerjee

Fresh trouble for Mamata’s TMC and Abhishek as CID probes Salboni land case

22 Sept 2026 7:00 PM IST

Milan Pradhan

Milan Pradhan’s arrest: Why 2007 Nandigram land movement protesters feel 'betrayed'

21 Sept 2026 4:47 PM IST

TMC name, symbol freeze pushes Mamata closer to Congress and INDIA bloc

TMC name, symbol freeze pushes Mamata closer to Congress and INDIA bloc

19 Sept 2026 7:00 PM IST

Milan Pradhan

Nandigram bypoll: Cong candidate arrested soon after TMC offers support

18 Sept 2026 8:18 PM IST

Mamata split

Footballer vs Envelope: TMC factions get set for bypoll battle with new names, symbols

18 Sept 2026 4:55 PM IST

Mamata Banerjee and Ritabrata Banerjee

EC freezes TMC name, symbol for bypolls; rival factions told to pick new identities

18 Sept 2026 6:58 AM IST

Bengal workers

VB-G RAM G sputtering in Bengal despite BJP's double-engine sarkar

18 Sept 2026 6:30 AM IST

IPS officer Bushra Bano’s sudden transfer sparks row over faith-linked video

IPS officer Bushra Bano’s sudden transfer sparks row over faith-linked video

16 Sept 2026 3:01 PM IST

SIR of electoral rolls

Months after Bengal SIR, BLOs await dues; no ex-gratia for kin of dead

15 Sept 2026 6:30 AM IST

Suvendu Adhikari, Ritabrata Banerjee, Mamata Banerjee

Which TMC is the real TMC? Symbol battle heats up Bengal by-polls

11 Sept 2026 7:59 PM IST

West Bengal Census: Fearing welfare cuts, households undercount assets

West Bengal Census: Fearing welfare cuts, households undercount assets

10 Sept 2026 2:27 PM IST

West Bengal Muslims deleted from rolls by SIR fear deportation

On the voter list, yet deported? SIR throws up a new Bengal puzzle

8 Sept 2026 9:20 AM IST

West Bengal Christians tighten safeguards amid attacks, conversion row

West Bengal Christians tighten safeguards amid attacks, conversion row

6 Sept 2026 2:17 PM IST

Rebel MPs meet Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla

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

3 Sept 2026 6:31 PM IST

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

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

2 Sept 2026 7:21 PM 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

Why, despite govt efforts, West Bengal continues to see underage marriages, teen pregnancies

The Eighth Column

Why, despite govt efforts, West Bengal continues to see underage marriages, teen pregnancies

26 Aug 2026 5:13 PM IST

Durga Puja pandal in Bengal

Durga Puja becomes new battleground for BJP factions in Bengal

26 Aug 2026 4:00 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

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

20 Aug 2026 6:20 AM IST