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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

Population

Why West Bengal Census has kicked off under NRC cloud

19 Aug 2026 6:20 AM IST

Suvendu Adhikari

Eggs, egos and an anti-goonda law: Bengal BJP govt's first 100 days

18 Aug 2026 6:20 AM IST

Netaji or Mookerjee? BJPs ideological tightrope walk in West Bengal

Netaji or Mookerjee? BJP's ideological tightrope walk in West Bengal

15 Aug 2026 2:53 PM IST

Rebel MPs meet Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla

Will FCRA vote expose TMC rebels’ fragile identity as NCPI MPs?

12 Aug 2026 11:27 AM IST

Legal twists, endless wait: How Bengal failed a generation of job seekers

The Federal Special

Legal twists, endless wait: How Bengal failed a generation of job seekers

12 Aug 2026 6:30 AM IST

West Bengal assembly elections

Bengal BJP faces heat as charges of cut money, factional feud echo TMC-era practices

5 Aug 2026 9:13 AM IST

West Bengal tea growers

Bitter harvest: How a pesticide row is choking West Bengal's small tea growers

1 Aug 2026 6:20 AM IST

Pakistani troops, Indian soldiers, ceasefire violation, Jammu and Kashmir, Line of Control, unprovoked attack, firing, open fire

NSCN-IM splits: Big jolt for Naga peace talks?

31 July 2026 7:17 PM IST

Suvendu Adhikari

West Bengal: STF nabs suspected JeM operative, cites threat to CM

31 July 2026 2:52 PM IST

Shiva Lingam, Adina Masjid, Malda

Bengal's Adina masjid becomes new flashpoint as Hindu groups push temple claim

28 July 2026 8:12 PM IST

West Bengal university

Beyond NEET: Why NEP rollout is creating anxiety in Bengal’s classrooms

28 July 2026 6:20 AM IST