Kalimpong turns political epicentre amid change of guard

Amitava Banerjee, MP,, May 7, 2026, Kalimpong: Kalimpong was the epicentre of political activities on Wednesday. With the power shift in Ben...

After poll debacle, Siliguri Mayor Gautam Deb offers to resign

MP, May 7, 2026, Siliguri: Siliguri Mayor Gautam Deb has expressed his desire to step down from his post following a significant electoral d...

ABVP eyes expansion across Bengal college and university campuses

MP, May 7, 2026, Kolkata: The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the student wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), has said...

Suvendu says old cases will be reopened after BJP forms government

MP, May 7, 2026, Kolkata: Senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday asserted that all old cases would be reopened and justice ensured af...

What led to Mamata Banerjee’s electoral setback in Bengal

MP, May 7, 2026, Kolkata: For more than a decade, Mamata Banerjee stood as one of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s fiercest political rivals —...

Political tensions reported on Bengal college campuses after election results

MP, May 7, 2026, Kolkata: Campuses across several colleges and universities in Bengal witnessed tension, clashes and competing political cla...

Humayun moves High Court over alleged post-poll violence in Murshidabad

MP, May 7, 2026, Kolkata: Amid continued reports of post-poll unrest in West Bengal, the Humayun Kabir-led Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP) h...

RPF returns bag containing jewellery, Rs 3.27 lakh cash to owner

MP, May 7, 2026, Kolkata: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) of Eastern Railway recovered jewellery, cash and other valuables worth around R...

Bulldozer politics reaches New Market, leaves traders anxious

MP, May 7, 2026, Kolkata: A video showing a bulldozer crushing a structure in Kolkata’s New Market area went viral on social media, emerging...

Nail-biting finishes in Bengal as 18 seats decided by under 5,000 votes

MP, May 7, 2026, Kolkata: A close analysis of the results of the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections has revealed a string of photo-finish c...

Samik warns of ‘zero tolerance’, says ‘will resign if violence continues’

MP, May 7, 2026, Kolkata: With a massive historic electoral victory in West Bengal, the BJP on Wednesday geared up to tighten control over t...

None involved in post-poll violence will be spared: DGP

MP, May 7, 2026, Kolkata: Director General of Police (DGP) Siddh Nath Gupta and Kolkata Police Commissioner Ajay Nand on Wednesday warned of...

Murder of Suvendu aide sparks political row; BJP, TMC trade barbs

MP May 7, 2026, Kolkata: The murder of a close aide of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari triggered political confrontation in West Bengal on Thurs...

Suvendu PA’s cold-blooded murder: A blow-by-blow account of how aide was gunned down in Bengal

Tribune Web Desk, May 7, 2026, Chandigarh: Chandranath Rath was shot dead on Wednesday night near his residence in the Doharia area of Madhy...

CEC orders immediate arrest of those involved in post-poll violence in Bengal: Official

PTI, May 6, 2026, Kolkata: Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar directed the authorities concerned to immediately arrest those involved...

Trump warns Iran amid reports of possible deal to end conflict

PTI, May 6, 2026, Washington: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened Iran with more bombing if it does not reopen the Strait of H...

Mamata digs in after poll defeat; TMC calls refusal to resign ‘symbolic protest’

PTI, May 6, 2026, Kolkata: A day after refusing to resign as the West Bengal Chief Minister despite the BJP’s sweeping electoral victory, TM...

Iconic Writers’ Buildings to regain secretariat status as BJP plans shift from Mamata-era Nabanna

PTI, May 6, 2026, Kolkata: The nearly 250-year-old Writers’ Buildings in the heart of the city looks all set to regain its status as West Be...

Security forces stood firm as pillars of strength while operating in Manipur: Governor Bhalla

PTI, May 6, 2026, Imphal: Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla on Wednesday said the security forces stood firm as pillars of strength while o...

Suvendu’s aide shot dead; BJP accuses TMC of ‘targeted assassination’, Bengal on the boil

PTI, May 7, 2026, Kolkata: West Bengal’s post-poll tension took a bloody turn on Wednesday night after Chandranath Rath, a close aide of BJP...