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Bengal CM stole limelight, despite me being original petitioner: CPI(M)’s Mostari Banu

Mostari Banu, who hails from Bhagwangola in Murshidabad and is associated with the CPI(M), said it was in response to her petition that the Supreme Court iss...

Hidden for decades, a British-era outpost returns to life in Bengaluru

Indian Army and more than 150 volunteers from HandsOn Foundation have worked to revive the structure

'Borrowed Rs 30,000 From Mom': Unemployed For 7 Months, Bengaluru Woman Breaks Down Monthly Spending

The video soon sparked widespread reactions on social media, with many users offering advice and recounting similar personal experiences.

West Bengal Assembly Election 2026: হুমায়ুনের পর এবার MIM-র হাত ধরতে চায় সিপিএম ?

পার্থ প্রতিম ঘোষ, ঝিলম করঞ্জাই, রাজীব চৌধুরী, কলকাতা: হুমায়ুনের পর এবার MIM-র হাত ধরতে চায় সিপিএম? 'আলোচনার জন্য ফোন এসেছে সিপিএম নেতৃত্বের কাছ থেকে , সিপিএম...

Bengal SIR:"দেশ থেকে এদেরকে বের করে দেওয়া হবে.." ! কাদের কথা বললেন অভিজিৎ গঙ্গোপাধ্যায় ? কাউকে নিয়ে কি "চূড়ান্ত" সিদ্ধান্ত নেওয়া হয়েছে ?

কলকাতা: সংসদে তৃণমূলকে আক্রমণ মোদির। "অনুপ্রবেশদের হয়ে ওকালতি করছেন" ! গতকাল নাম না করেই মমতা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়কে আক্রমণ শানিয়েছেন তিনি। মোদি মন্তব্যকে পূর্ণ সম...

Mamata Banerjee Says Bengal Interim Budget 'Pro-People' Unlike Union Budget

Centre owed West Bengal nearly Rs 2 lakh crore in legitimate dues, Banerjee said.

Vijayawada bypass project will be completed by March-end, says Union Minister Nitin Gadkari

The six-lane, 30-km road from Chinna Avutupalli to Gollapudi is a part of the Vijayawada-Gundugolanu section of NH-16 in the Kolkata-Chennai corridor

ZP CEO reviews panchayat performance in surprise field inspection

'Pro-people, not rudderless': Mamata Banerjee hails Bengal budget; attacks Centre for denying funds to state

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused the BJP-led central government of withholding funds, yet her government presented a pro-people budget. The...

Bengal Budget 2026: মাসে ১৫০০ টাকা করে, এবার বেকার ভাতা দেওয়ার সিদ্ধান্ত রাজ্যের ! কারা এই টাকা পাবেন ? রইল বিস্তারিত

উজ্জ্বল মুখোপাধ্যায়, কলকাতা: অন্তর্বর্তী বাজেটে বড় ঘোষণা রাজ্য সরকারের ! ২০২৬ সালের বিধানসভা নির্বাচনের আগে কল্পতরু পশ্চিমবঙ্গ সরকার। এবার বেকার ভাতা দেওয়ার...

SC directs WB government to pay DA to employees by March; BJP hails verdict

The Supreme Court has ordered West Bengal to pay dearness allowance to its employees as per the 2008 pay rules, stating financial constraints are no excuse. ...

From Chicken To Paneer Masala: Non-Veg Food Now Available On Kamakhya-Howrah Vande Bharat | Check Menu

The Union Railways has launched the option days after a row erupted over no non-vegetarian meal option in the new Vande Bharat sleeper train running from Ben...

Air India grounds a Dreamliner after pilot reports 'possible defect' in fuel control switch on landing in Bengaluru from London

Air India has grounded a Boeing 787 Dreamliner after its crew reported a fuel control switch issue post-landing. This follows a 2025 crash where a similar sw...

Bengal Police On Delhi: এবার দিল্লি যাচ্ছে রাজ্য পুলিশের বাড়তি টিম ! রাত ১.৪০-এর বিমানে ২২ জনের টিম পাঠানো হচ্ছে রাজধানীতে

কলকাতা: এবার দিল্লি যাচ্ছে রাজ্য পুলিশের বাড়তি টিম। ডিএসপি ও ১ ইন্সপেক্টরের নেতৃত্বে ২২ জনের টিম দিল্লিতে। মহিলা ও পুরুষ পুলিশ কর্মীদেরকে পাঠানো হচ্ছে দিল্ল...

Fuel switch scare on London-Bengaluru Air India flight, airline grounds Dreamliner

Fuel switch scare on LondonBengaluru Air India flight airline grounds Dreamliner

Bengaluru, Pune, Vizag Among 7 Indian Cities Set To Become Global Economic Hubs

Finance Minister announces Rs 5,000 crore per region for seven city economic regions like Bengaluru, Surat, Varanasi, aiming to boost urban growth, real esta...

Before Real Estate Tycoon CJ Roy's Suicide, Petition Against Tax Raids, Then 'U-Turn'

Businessman CJ Roy was found dead in his Bengaluru office on January 30.

Mamata On EC :"চাইলে... ", কমিশনের দফতর থেকে বেরিয়ে, SIR নিয়ে বড় বার্তা মমতার

কলকাতা: SIR-হয়রানির অভিযোগ, জ্ঞানেশ কুমারের সঙ্গে বৈঠক ছিল মমতা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়ের। এদিন দিল্লিতে নির্বাচন কমিশনের দফতর থেকে বেরিয়ে মমতা বলেন, আমি অনেকদিন ধরে ...

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee meets CEC along with ‘SIR-affected’ families in Delhi

The West Bengal CM is being accompanied by Trinamool MPs Abhishek Banerjee and Kalyan Banerjee

'Arrogant, liar': Mamata attacks EC chief after SIR meet, asks why Bengal being targeted

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee hit out at CEC Gyanesh Kumar and called him 'arrogant' and 'liar' post meeting. The remarks came amid the ongoing Special Inte...

'Arrogant, liar': Mamata attacks EC chief after SIR meet, asks why Bengal being targeted

Three of family succumb after sustaining severe burns in kitchen fire at home in Kanakapura in Bengaluru

According to the police, a fire broke out in the kitchen due to an accidental gas stove leak while food was being prepared

R. Ashok questions silence of Karnataka Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar on Brand Bengaluru, absence from House

Leader of Opposition R. Ashok claimed that D.K. Shivakumar had visited over 100 temples and performed abhisheka, and sarcastically suggested that the Chief M...

5000 Flats At 50% Less Prices In Bengaluru: Here’s Where KHB Plans To Build Them

The housing board has followed a 50:50 land-sharing model in several cases, where landowners partner with the government in exchange for a share of developed...

Mamata Banerjee's 'Torture Of Bengalis In Delhi' Claim Before Poll Chief Meet

Mamata Banerjee said she was heading to Banga Bhawan.

News18 Afternoon Digest: Govt, Rahul Gandhi Square Off Over Ex-Army Chief's Unpublished Memoir, & More

We are also covering: Nine-page suicide note of Bengaluru-based businessman CJ Roy recovered; Dhurandhar trends #1 on Netflix, and more.

CJ Roy Death: 9-Page Suicide Note Found, Reveals Family Apology And Business Plans

Bengaluru-based businessman CJ Roy's suicide note reportedly begins with Roy apologising to his family, seeking forgiveness as he described taking his "final...

'Restrain yourself from atrocities': Mamata Banerjee vs Delhi Police ahead of CEC meet over SIR

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee arrived in Delhi for a meeting with the Election Commission amid political tension. She protested a heavy police presence outs...

Delhi Police torturing Bengalis: Mamata Banerjee ahead of meet with poll chief

Delhi Police torturing Bengalis Mamata Banerjee ahead of meet with poll chief

West Bengal SIR : আজ জ্ঞানেশ কুমারের মুখোমুখি মমতা, সঙ্গে ১৫ সদস্যের প্রতিনিধি-দল

নয়াদিল্লি : আজ দিল্লিতে মুখ্য নির্বাচন কমিশনারের সঙ্গে দেখা করবেন মুখ্যমন্ত্রী। বিকেলের দিকে নির্বাচন সদনে জ্ঞানেশ কুমারের সঙ্গে সাক্ষাৎ করবেন তিনি। মমতা বন্...

Has Budget 2026 silently focused on poll-bound Tamil Nadu and West Bengal?

Has Budget silently focused on pollbound Tamil Nadu and West Bengal

TMC Chief Mamata Banerjee Calls Budget ‘Visionless For Bengal’; BJP Hits Back

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) defended the Budget, stating that allocations had been made across all sectors and accused the TMC of deliberately misinterp...

India’s only Chinatown in Kolkata, fading away

The Chinese community in Kolkata now has only about 2,000 people, down from about 50,000 in the 1960s. In the SIR process in West Bengal 389 of 484 voters ha...

Bamboo Barriers, Real Risks: What News18 Found At Unfenced Bengal-Bangladesh Border

News18 visited unfenced border areas in Nadia district, specifically the Ranaghat-Duttaphulia region, located a little over two hours from Kolkata

Waiter serves beef instead of mutton to Bengali actor at Kolkata pub, arrested

Waiter serves beef instead of mutton to Bengali actor at Kolkata pub arrested

Coffee harvest slows down in Chikkamagaluru, Kodagu, as migrant workers from Bengal leave for SIR

Jhumpa Lahiri questions the mother tongue — and the need to belong

Jhumpa Lahiri, the acclaimed author, revealed she has no mother tongue, feeling perpetually outside of language. Born to Bengali parents and raised in the US...

Waiter At Popular Kolkata Restaurant Arrested For Serving Beef To YouTuber

The video also captures an exchange between Sayak and the restaurant employee.

'Blinded By Love For Nephew': Amit Shah Attacks Mamata Banerjee, Renews Corruption Charge

Amit Shah accused Mamata Banerjee and the Trinamool Congress of institutionalising corruption in Bengal, urging voters to elect BJP for national security in ...

‘Wanted To Talk To His Mother’: Bengaluru Realtor CJ Roy's Colleague Recounts His Final Moments

The IT Department conducted raids on companies linked to him on Thursday morning. The raids allegedly revealed that he held assets disproportionate to his kn...

NIA begins probe into Beldanga violence in West Bengal

“The focus of the investigation is to determine whether the violence was the result of any organised conspiracy, the spread of fake or misleading information...

‘Whose Money Parked In Momo Factory?’: Amit Shah Flags Corruption After Kolkata Warehouse Fire

Referring to the fire at the Anandapur warehouses, including a godown linked to Wow! Momo, Shah said the blaze was “not an accident” but a consequence of all...

‘Maa, Maati, Manush unsafe in Bengal’: Amit Shah targets Mamata Banerjee at BJP meet, slams govt over Kolkata warehouse fire

Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched a scathing attack on West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, accusing her government of failing women, people, and land while ...

Corrupt TMC regime sheltering infiltrators; BJP govt. in Bengal vital for national security: Amit Shah

He also predicted that the BJP would secure over 50% vote share and a massive majority in the Bengal Assembly polls

'BJP Would Ensure Fencing Bengal's Borders In 45 Days': Amit Shah Seeks People's Mandate In State

Amit Shah accused the Trinamool Congress government of failing to secure West Bengal’s borders, promising fencing within 45 days if the BJP comes to power.

'Mamata Banerjee Opposing Vande Mataram To Protect Infiltrators': Amit Shah In Bengal

Amit Shah said the BJP would get more than 50 per cent votes in the upcoming Assembly election and reaffirmed that the party would form the next government i...

C.J. Roy death: Full coverage of Confident Group chairperson’s death during I-T raids

A compilation of The Hindu’s coverage on the death of Confident Group chairperson, who allegedly shot himself to death on January 30, 2026, even as I-T searc...

‘He only had Income Tax issue’: Confident Group chairman CJ Roy's brother on his death

Roy was found dead at his home in Bengaluru while Income Tax raids linked to his company were underway on Friday. He was found with bullet injuries.

Tax officials need to answer: Brother of Bengaluru tycoon who shot himself dead

Tax officials need to answer Brother of Bengaluru tycoon who shot himself dead

Peeyush Pandey is new acting West Bengal DGP, major rejig ahead of Assembly polls

Police Commissionerate of Howrah, Bidhannagar, Barrackpore and Chandannagar will get new police chiefs