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  Aaj Ki Baat: Full episode, May 18, 2026

  India | May 18, 2026 20:45 IST

  Suvendu Adhikari announced that the state cabinet has approved the formation of two inquiry panels headed by former High Court judges to investigate allegations of institutional corruption and the alleged torture of women under erstwhile TMC rule.

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  Suvendu Adhikari PA murder case: New CCTV video shows attackers chasing SUV on two-wheelers | WATCH

  West Bengal | May 07, 2026 23:54 IST

  New CCTV visuals from Madhyamgram show suspected attackers on a bike and scooter chasing the vehicle of Suvendu Adhikari's PA minutes before his killing. Another video captures Rath critically wounded inside the Scorpio after being shot near his home.

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  Bomb blasts rock Howrah's Shibpur slums as violence erupts in Bengal, heavy police deployed

  West Bengal | May 07, 2026 23:55 IST

  A series of crude bomb explosions created panic in Howrah's Shibpur area, injuring several people and damaging property. The BJP alleged that its minority leader Manoj Khan was targeted, while political tensions flared with the party accusing TMC of involvement.

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  OPINION | Who is behind violence in Bengal?

  India | May 07, 2026 16:22 IST

  Suvendu Adhikari’s personal assistant Chandranath Rath was shot dead at close range in Madhyamgram, triggering strong political reactions and intensified scrutiny of post-poll violence in West Bengal. An SIT has been formed as the BJP and TMC trade allegations amid widespread clashes in the state.

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  Suvendu Adhikari PA murder: SIT formed, IG-rank officer to lead probe in West Bengal

  West Bengal | May 07, 2026 23:55 IST

  Suvendu Adhikari's PA Chandranath Rath was shot dead on Wednesday night in North 24 Parganas which has escalated political tensions in West Bengal ahead of the new government's swearing-in. The state police have formed an SIT led by an IG-rank officer to investigate the murder.

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  Big revelation in Chandranath Rath killing: Probe flags possible post-poll unrest plot in Bengal

  West Bengal | May 07, 2026 13:39 IST

  Investigators believe the assailants deliberately avoided the nearby highway route, where escape would have been easier, and instead chose a congested internal stretch of road.

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  Muqabla: Why has Bengal started burning even before oath-taking ceremony?

  News | May 07, 2026 1:46 IST

  Bengal is set to get its new Chief Minister in the next 35 hours. After an intense political battle, the verdict of victory and defeat has been delivered—the 'Lotus' has bloomed.

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  BJP alleges TMC's 'gunda vahini' impersonating its workers to create post-poll violence in Bengal

  West Bengal | May 06, 2026 23:58 IST

  The BJP has alleged that groups linked to the Trinamool Congress are posing as its workers to create confusion and provoke unrest in West Bengal after the assembly election results. The party warned of firm legal action against anyone involved in such acts.

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  Mamata Banerjee claims MHA not sharing details of people entering Bengal from foreign countries

  West Bengal | April 17, 2025 16:11 IST

  West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee called for greater accountability from the BSF following the extension of its jurisdiction to 50 km from the border.

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  Waqf Act hearing: SC gives Centre 7 days to file response, next hearing on May 5 | Highlights

  India | April 17, 2025 15:42 IST

  Waqf Act hearing: The Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, was passed by Parliament on April 4 and received the President’s assent the following day, on April 5. The Central Government later issued a notification enforcing the Act, which came into effect on April 8.

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  Waqf protests: BJP MP writes to Amit Shah, urges to declare 4 Bengal districts 'Disturbed Areas'

  West Bengal | April 13, 2025 14:40 IST

  In his letter, BJP MP Jyotirmay Singh Mahato accused the state administration of turning a "blind eye" due to what he called the ruling Trinamool Congress' "appeasement" politics.

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  Waqf Act protests: TMC MP Yusuf Pathan's 'good chai' post faces flak amid Murshidabad violence

  West Bengal | April 13, 2025 12:45 IST

  TMC MP Yusuf Pathan's post comes as Murshidabad and other parts of Bengal burn in agitations over the Waqf (Amendment) Act, even witnessing deployment of Central Forces and BSF companies.

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  Bengal Waqf Act protests: Central forces deployed in Murshidabad, Mamata says no to law | Updates

  West Bengal | April 13, 2025 10:01 IST

  At least three people were killed and over 150 arrested in Murshidabad’s Suti, Samserganj and Jangipur after several clashes, incidents of stone pelting and torching of vehicles.

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  Violent protests against Waqf Act rock Bengal's Murshidabad, 110 arrests made, security heightened

  West Bengal | April 12, 2025 12:31 IST

  The police said that the mob in the areas of Suti, Jangipur and Samsara have been brought under control. The protests turned violent when the agitators assembled despite prohibitory orders and blocked roads and hurled stones.

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  Violence erupts in Bengal hospital over alleged inadequate medical services, doctors, cops attacked

  West Bengal | January 24, 2025 15:50 IST

  The violence erupted after a youth's family dissatisfied with the treatment he received for his leg injury started engaging in a heated argument with the hospital staff.

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  West Bengal: TMC worker suffers burns injuries after miscreants try to set him afire

  Kolkata | July 17, 2023 23:27 IST

  The incident once again highlighted that political violence is growing unabatedly in the state despite severe criticism over the law and order situation in Bengal.

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  Sambit Patra attacks TMC over Bengal Violence

  News | July 11, 2023 14:04 IST

  Sambit Patra attacks TMC over Bengal Violence

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  What explains unabated political violence in West Bengal

  Explainers | July 11, 2023 6:16 IST

  West Bengal violence: Violence in politics in West Bengal plagued the state's progress. The state could not use its full potential to achieve development as violent incidents impact the image of the state. Eventually, big investors hesitate to invest in a violence-laced state.

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  BJP constitutes four-member fact-finding committee to visit violence-affected areas in Bengal

  Kolkata | July 10, 2023 17:25 IST

  As many as 15 people have been killed in separate violent incidents that took place on Saturday during the panchayat elections in West Bengal.

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  Haqiqat Kya Hai: Bombs, Ballots And Arson: 11 Dead As Violence Mars West Bengal Panchayat Polls

  Hakikat Kya Hai | July 09, 2023 23:15 IST

  Haqiqat Kya Hai: Bombs rang out in Bengal yesterday, bullets rang out...ballot boxes were looted. Today those ballot boxes started coming out of the river. The impact of what happened in the last 24 hours in districts like Murshidabad, Cooch Behar, Malda, Birbhum is now visible from Kolkata to Delhi