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  Murshidabad violence: Prohibitory orders issued in Raghunathganj, Jangipur; Mamata blames BJP

  West Bengal | March 28, 2026 17:24 IST

  Murshidabad violence: The clashes had erupted in Raghunathganj and Jangipur during a Ram Navami procession. Officials have said that the situation is currently under control, though they have issued prohibitory orders for affected areas.

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  Siliguri corridor's security threatened due to TMC's vote bank politics: Amit Shah

  West Bengal | March 28, 2026 15:38 IST

  West Bengal assembly elections 2026: Speaking at a press conference while publishing a 'charge sheet' against TMC government in Kolkata, Union Home Minister Amit Shah alleged that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has looted the people of West Bengal.

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  'Battle between Pandavas, Kauravas': Mamata likens TMC-BJP contest in Bengal polls to Mahabharat

  West Bengal | March 26, 2026 23:58 IST

  West Bengal assembly elections 2026: Speaking at poll rally in Pandabeswar in Paschim Bardhaman, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee asserted that the TMC will retain power in the state. She sarcastically even said the BJP has nothing left to, but just to "sit and pick lice".

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  Dilip Ghosh vows UP-style encounters after BJP forms government in Bengal: 'Everything will change'

  West Bengal | March 26, 2026 20:26 IST

  Addressing a public meeting in Kharagpur, Ghosh accused the West Bengal police of protecting criminals and ‘mafias’ at the behest of ruling Trinamool Congress.

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  EC issues first supplementary voters' list after SIR adjudications in poll-bound West Bengal

  West Bengal | April 03, 2026 11:44 IST

  West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026: Polling for the 294-member assembly in West Bengal will be held in two phases--- on April 23 and 29-- - and the counting is scheduled for May 4.

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  Aaj Ki Baat: Full episode, March 23, 2026

  India | March 23, 2026 20:23 IST

  Trump said on Monday that he has directed the American military to postpone targeting Tehran's power plants and energy infrastructure for next five days following the recent talks with the Iranian side in the past two days.

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  AIMIM to contest Bengal Assembly polls in alliance with Humayun Kabir's JUP; key presser on March 25

  West Bengal | April 07, 2026 14:12 IST

  Humayun Kabir had announced in December last year to form his own party to contest in the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections which will be held in two phases on April 23 and 29.

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  West Bengal elections: TMC, BJP workers clash in Baranagar over posters; security tightened | VIDEO

  West Bengal | March 21, 2026 22:52 IST

  West Bengal assembly elections 2026: The incident happened at the Tobin Road crossing in Baranagar. In this constituency, the TMC has fielded Sayantika Bandyopadhyay, while the BJP nominee is Sajal Ghosh.

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  'Banglar jonno didir 10 protigya': Mamata Banerjee releases TMC's manifesto for Bengal polls

  West Bengal | March 20, 2026 23:31 IST

  West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has made 10 promises in TMC's poll manifesto, as she continued to attack the BJP for conspiring against her government.

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  'If the party wants...': Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury hints at contesting Bengal polls from Baharampur

  West Bengal | March 19, 2026 18:26 IST

  West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026: Senior Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury had contested the West Bengal assembly polls first in 1991 from the Nabagram constituency, but lost to CPI(M) leader Sisir Kumar Sarkar.

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  West Bengal elections 2026: BJP releases second list; Nisith Pramanik to contest from Mathabhanga

  West Bengal | March 19, 2026 17:57 IST

  West Bengal assembly elections 2026: The BJP has fielded former Union MoS Nisith Pramanik from the Mathabhanga Assembly constituency. Besides, the party has also named Roopa Ganguly as its candidate from Sonarpur Dakshin.

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  RG Kar victim's mother set for BJP debut in Bengal Assembly Polls; likely to contest from Panihati

  West Bengal | March 19, 2026 16:31 IST

  The brutal rape and murder of the 31-year-old doctor inside a seminar hall at RG Kar Medical College in August 2024 had sparked widespread anger across the country. The incident led to prolonged protests by doctors and civil society groups in West Bengal.

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  West Bengal to get Muslim Deputy CM, claims suspended TMC leader Humayun Kabir ahead of elections

  West Bengal | March 19, 2026 8:58 IST

  Humayun Kabir slammed Trinamool Congress for marginalising Muslim candidates, pointing to a clear downward trend- fewer in 2016 versus 2011, still fewer in 2021 and the lowest ever in 2026.

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  Aaj Ki Baat: Full episode, March 17, 2026

  India | March 17, 2026 19:49 IST

  Afghanistan's deputy government spokesman said early Tuesday the death toll from an airstrike by Pakistan that hit a hospital treating drug users in the Afghan capital Kabul has increased to 400.

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  Election Commission orders major police reshuffle in West Bengal ahead of Assembly polls

  West Bengal | April 07, 2026 13:31 IST

  West Bengal will go to polls on all 294 assembly seats in two phases on April 23 and April 29. The counting of votes will be held on May 4.

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  47 per cent sitting MLAs in Bengal face criminal cases, 37 pc linked to serious charges: ADR Report

  West Bengal | March 17, 2026 7:43 IST

  Ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections, an ADR report has revealed that 47 per cent of sitting MLAs face criminal cases, with 37 per cent involved in serious offences. The ADR report has once again brought candidate backgrounds into sharp focus ahead of the high-stakes polls.

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  EC removes Bengal's top officials, including Chief Secy, DGP, hours after announcing poll schedule

  West Bengal | April 03, 2026 12:22 IST

  The transfer of officials comes hours after the poll body announced the schedule for assembly elections in four states, including West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Assam, along with one Union Territory, Puducherry.

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  West Bengal's electoral map: A decade of dramatic shifts from 2016 to 2021 to 2026 | EXPLAINED

  West Bengal | March 12, 2026 8:44 IST

  West Bengal electoral map: The 2021 elections triggered a political earthquake, as the BJP surged dramatically to 77 seats riding a Hindutva and NRC wave, making major inroads in Junglemahal (across Paschim Medinipur, Jhargram, Purulia, and Bankura with around 30 seats) and North Bengal.

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  Bengal SIR: SC directs EC to set up appellate tribunal to hear rejected applications

  West Bengal | March 10, 2026 15:34 IST

  The Chief Justice noted that the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court had informed the court that around 10 lakh objections have already been disposed of. The court expressed displeasure over the filing of what it described as an advance petition, stating that it sends the wrong signal.

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  West Bengal Assembly polls 2026: Key numbers that will decide the election

  West Bengal | April 06, 2026 16:48 IST

  West Bengal Assembly elections 2026: The West Bengal Legislative Assembly has a strength of 294. It has a majority mark of 148. At present, Mamata Banerjee-led TMC enjoys a comfortable majority in the House, with 215 MLAs.