West Bengal
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Indranil Sen, former Bengal minister, arrested by Kolkata Police in money laundering case
West Bengal | Oct 28, 2026, 11:50 PM ISTFormer West Bengal minister Indranil Sen was arrested by Kolkata Police after leaving the ED office in Salt Lake. The case concerns alleged corruption in the sale of Durga Puja passes and preview show tickets in the name of UNESCO.
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Cyclone Arnab's impact in Bengal to last till October 31, heavy rain alert in 10 districts
West Bengal | Oct 28, 2026, 05:34 PM ISTCyclone 'Arnab' has prompted the IMD to issue a heavy rainfall alert for several West Bengal districts until October 31. Kolkata, Medinipur and Kanthi have recorded rainfall, while coastal destinations have seen fewer visitors.
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Cyclone likely to form over Bay of Bengal, heavy rain expected in West Bengal from October 28
India | Oct 23, 2026, 04:11 PM ISTThe weather office added that the low-pressure area over the south Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm by October 26 and move west-northwestward toward the north Andhra Pradesh-south Odisha coast.
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Kolkata Durga Puja pandal accident: West Bengal government launches helpline numbers
West Bengal | Oct 17, 2026, 11:46 PM ISTA stampede-like situation at Kolkata's Chorbagan Sarbojanin Durga Puja pandal left 17 people dead and several injured. The West Bengal government has issued a toll-free helpline, 18003455678, along with the contact number 03322141310, for people seeking information about the incident.
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'No substance or truth': Kolkata Police dismisses claim of knife attack on Mamata Banerjee
India | Oct 14, 2026, 08:47 PM ISTThe woman, a civic volunteer who had allegedly been absent from duty for a year, was arrested in connection with the incident, which occurred on Tuesday.
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BJP wins 10 Rajya Sabha seats unopposed across three states; SP gets 2, Congress draws a blank
India | Oct 09, 2026, 11:59 PM IST12 MPs have been elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from UP, Uttarakhand, and West Bengal in the 2026 elections. The BJP has won 10 of these 12 seats, while the SP has secured two seats.
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Rejinagar Bypoll Result 2026: Ritabrata's TMC gets 1%, Mamata's TMC 2%, Congress 3% as BJP surges
West Bengal | Oct 09, 2026, 06:01 PM ISTRejinagar Bypoll Result 2026: The bypoll was necessitated after AJUP founder Humayun Kabir vacated the seat. Kabir, a former TMC leader who subsequently founded the AJUP, had won Rejinagar by more than 58,000 votes in the 2026 assembly elections, but retained Nowda.
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Rejinagar Bypoll Result: BJP's Shankharavh Sarkar wins Muslim-majority seat by over 75,000 votes
West Bengal | Oct 09, 2026, 05:22 PM ISTRejinagar Bypoll Result 2026: Rejinagar fell vacant after AJUP founder Humayun Kabir retained Nowda, where he had also won. The bypolls, held on October 6, were seen as an early electoral test of West Bengal's political landscape following the BJP's victory in the assembly elections.
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Nandigram Bypoll Result: BJP's Hasi Rani Rath wins with 75% votes, defeats Congress' Milan Pradhan
West Bengal | Oct 09, 2026, 04:54 PM ISTThe byelection in Nandigram, which was called after Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari vacated the seat, was won by the ruling BJP. This high-profile seat has been bastion of Adhikari, who has won it thrice: 2016, 2021 and 2026.
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Rejinagar Bypoll Result: BJP's Shankharavh Sarkar wins Muslim-majority constituency
West Bengal | Oct 09, 2026, 05:37 PM ISTRejinagar Bypoll Results: The BJP won the Rejinagar seat, a constituency with a significant Muslim population. Here, the party had fielded its former Murshidabad district president Sakharav Sarkar.
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Nandigram Bypoll Result: BJP retains Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari's bastion by huge margin
West Bengal | Oct 09, 2026, 04:53 PM ISTNandigram Bypoll Results: BJP retained the seat with a huge margin. The byelection was necessitated after Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari vacated the seat to retain Bhabanipur.
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Mithun Chakraborty appointed advisor to West Bengal government, gets Cabinet Minister rank
West Bengal | Oct 07, 2026, 11:55 PM ISTVeteran actor and BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty has been appointed Advisor to the West Bengal government with the rank of Cabinet Minister. He will be associated with the Information & Cultural Affairs Department.
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Humayun Kabir arrested after alleging police interference in high-stakes Rejinagar assembly bypoll
West Bengal | Oct 06, 2026, 12:39 PM ISTPolice have accused Humayun Kabir of fiddling with the law and order situation while voting is underway in the Rejinagar seat for the assembly by-election.
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Koel Mallick officially joins BJP day after Rajya Sabha nomination, says 'blessed and delighted'
West Bengal | Oct 05, 2026, 10:54 AM ISTThe Bharatiya Janata Party has announced her as its candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha by-election in West Bengal. The election for the state's lone vacant Rajya Sabha seat is scheduled for October 16. This seat fell vacant after Koel Mallick resigned from the Rajya Sabha on July 16, 2026.
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CM Suvendu Adhikari vows UCC, laws against love, land jihad in West Bengal; seeks 6-month time
West Bengal | Oct 04, 2026, 11:40 PM ISTAddressing a gathering in Kolkata to mark the birth centenary of VHP's former president Ashok Singhal, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said the state government would bring the UCC, and laws against religious conversions, love and land jihad in West Bengal within six months.
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Sagardighi MLA Byron Biswas seriously injured after fire breaks out at his Murshidabad home
West Bengal | Oct 03, 2026, 03:00 PM ISTSagardighi MLA Byron Biswas was seriously injured after a fire broke out in a room at his Murshidabad home. He was initially admitted to a private hospital in Dhulian, but was referred to Murshidabad Medical College Hospital in Berhampore after his condition worsened.
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BJP worker shot dead in West Bengal's Birbhum; police launch probe
West Bengal | Sep 27, 2026, 11:36 PM ISTThe deceased was identified as 42-year-old Chandan Balla, who was shot dead in the Birbhum district of West Bengal. Balla was BJP's president for Booth 202 in Ward 11 of Bolpur.
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Eggs hurled at Mamata camp MLA Kunal Ghosh's car in Hooghly; ex-Bengal CM says don't create nuisance
West Bengal | Sep 26, 2026, 03:59 PM ISTThe attack happened on Kunal Ghosh's car when he was heading to Serampore in the Hooghly district to participate in a rally by West Bengal's former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. The crowd hurled eggs and shouted slogans such as "Kunal Ghosh go back".
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Speed News: Xi Jinping Arrives In US For State Visit, Gets Grand Welcome From Trump
Originals | Sep 24, 2026, 04:53 PM ISTXi Jinping received a grand welcome from President Donald Trump upon his arrival in Washington. Meanwhile, PM Modi announced ₹2 lakh ex-gratia for families of Greater Noida bus fire victims. Get all the latest updates of the day in today's speed news.
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Adani Group to invest over Rs 1 lakh crore in West Bengal by 2035, to build 2,000-bed hospital
Business | Sep 24, 2026, 01:30 PM ISTAddressing a gathering after laying the foundation, Adani said the group would spend Rs 4,000 crore on the multi-speciality 'Adani Arogya Mandir' and create 10,000 jobs.