Bengal Violence
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Aaj Ki Baat: Full episode, May 18, 2026
India | May 18, 2026, 08:45 PM ISTSuvendu 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, 11:54 PM ISTNew 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, 11:55 PM ISTA 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, 04:22 PM ISTSuvendu 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, 11:55 PM ISTSuvendu 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, 01:39 PM ISTInvestigators 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, 01:46 AM ISTBengal 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, 11:58 PM ISTThe 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 | Apr 17, 2025, 04:11 PM ISTWest 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 | Apr 17, 2025, 03:42 PM ISTWaqf 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 | Apr 13, 2025, 02:40 PM ISTIn 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 | Apr 13, 2025, 12:45 PM ISTTMC 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 | Apr 13, 2025, 10:01 AM ISTAt 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 | Apr 12, 2025, 12:31 PM ISTThe 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 | Jan 24, 2025, 03:50 PM ISTThe 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 | Jul 17, 2023, 11:27 PM ISTThe 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 | Jul 11, 2023, 02:04 PM ISTSambit Patra attacks TMC over Bengal Violence
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What explains unabated political violence in West Bengal
Explainers | Jul 11, 2023, 06:16 AM ISTWest 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 | Jul 10, 2023, 05:25 PM ISTAs 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 | Jul 09, 2023, 11:15 PM ISTHaqiqat 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