Congress, Left to fight 2021 West Bengal elections in alliance
Kolkata/IBNS: The Congress and Left are set to fight the upcoming West Bengal assembly elections, which are scheduled to be held in Apr-May next year, in an alliance.
West Bengal: Several BJYM activists injured as police lathicharge during agitation in Khardah
Kolkata/IBNS: Several Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) activists, including a few women, were seriously injured as police restored to lathicharge during an agitation outside Khardah Police Station in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal on Wednesday night over the arrest of a local BJYM leader, reports said.
Bengal: Day ahead of Suvendu Adhikari's rally, Trinamool Congress shows strength in Kanthi
Kolkata/IBNS: The ruling Trinamool Congress, spearheaded by two of its senior leaders, on Wednesday showed its strength in West Bengal's Kanthi, where its former MLA Suvendu Adhikari will hold a counter rally as a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) man the next day.
NIA searches multiple locations in Kerala and West Bengal in connection with anti-terror probe
Thiruvananthapuram/Kolkata/IBNS/UNI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) searched seven locations in Kerala in connection with its probe against the members of the terrorist outfit Jund Al Aqsa believed to be based in war-torn Syria, and it raided a house in West Bengal's Murshidabad district and arrested an Al-Qaeda suspect.
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on a lighter note on Tuesday said she wants a "dhokla" treat from Union Home Minister Amit Shah, countering the latter's claims of dismal situation of the state on various fronts with statistics.
NIA detains Al-Qaeda suspect from West Bengal's Murshidabad
Kolkata/IBNS: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has detained a suspected Al-Qaeda operative from Jalangi in Murshidabad district of West Bengal, reports said on Tuesday.
'BJP will struggle to cross double digits in West Bengal': Prashant Kishor's poll prophecy
Kolkata/IBNS: Political strategist Prashant Kishor, who is looking after the campaigns of the Trinamool Congress for the upcoming West Bengal polls, on Monday claimed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would struggle to cross double digits, suggesting a clear victory for Mamata Banerjee.
'BJP's Bengal CM will be from the soil': Amit Shah countering Trinamool's 'outsiders' attack
Kolkata/IBNS: At a time the ruling Trinamool Congress is labeling the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as an "outsider" trying to conquer West Bengal, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said the Chief Minister from his saffron party, if voted to power, will be from the state.
Amit Shah's roadshow pulls massive crowd in West Bengal's Santiniketan
Santiniketan/UNI: With chanting of "Jai Sri Ram" renting the air, a sea of humanity on Sunday took part in Union Home Minister Amit Shah's one km long roadshow here.
Mamata Banerjee again attacks Centre over the transfer of three IPS officers
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday, for the second time, slammed the BJP government in the Centre for transferring three IPS officials with the Bengal cadre, who were in charge of BJP chief J.P. Nadda's convoy which was attacked in Diamond Harbour a week ago.
Kolkata/IBNS: After Mukul Roy and Sovan Chatterjee, former Nandigram MLA Suvendu Adhikari is the third close aide of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to become a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) man, triggering speculations over the kind of adverse effect he would cause to the ruling Trinamool Congress.
'Give us 5 years, we will turn Bengal into Sonar Bangla': Amit Shah
Kolkata/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah, buoyant by the apparent massive joining in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) including heavyweight Suvendu Adhikari, on Saturday once again urged the voters of the state to give the saffron party one chance to turn West Bengal into "Sonar Bangla".
Amit Shah's mega Bengal rally to witness mass exodus from Trinamool Congress
Kolkata/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah's mega rally in West Bengal's Medinipur is all set to witness a mass exodus from the chunk of Trinamool Congress MPs and MLAs, giving the saffron party a shot in the arm ahead of the assembly polls.
Amit Shah touches down Vivekananda's House in Kolkata before Medinipur rally
Kolkata/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday touched down Swami Vivekananda's House in north Kolkata ahead of his packed schedule in poll-bound West Bengal.
JD(U) likely to contest West Bengal, Assam polls
New Delhi/UNI: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (United) is planning to contest the West Bengal and Assam polls, which are scheduled to be held in 2021.