Several TMC leaders, aides held across West Bengal ahead of Falta re-poll

PTI, May 17, 2026, Kolkata : In a series of police actions ahead of the Falta re-poll, several leaders and associates linked to the Trinamoo...

Mamata Banerjee meets TMC legal cell members, stresses organisational rebuilding

PTI, May 17, 2026, Kolkata : In the aftermath of the recent Assembly election setback, TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee on Friday held a meeting ...

Bengal government clears transfer of 7 NH stretches to NHAI, NHIDCL

PTI, May 17, 2026, Kolkat : The Bengal government has accorded in-principle approval for handing over seven stretches of National Highways f...

CAA applicants won’t lose government benefits despite SIR exclusion: Minister

PTI, May 17, 2026, Kolkata: Bengal Food and Supplies Minister Ashok Kirtania on Saturday assured that people whose names have been excluded ...

Manipur: Talks underway for release of people still held captive by armed groups

PTI, May 16, 2026, Imphal : Talks are underway among civil society organisations, representatives of the Manipur government and security for...

CBI arrests biology lecturer linked to NEET-UG paper-setting process

PTI, May 16, 2026, New Delhi : The CBI on Saturday arrested a biology lecturer who was part of the National Testing Agency’s (NTA) paper-set...

Trump’s remarks on Taiwan and China talks raise concerns on the island

AP, May 16, 2026, Washington : Recent comments by US President Donald Trump that arms sales to Taiwan are a “very good negotiating chip” in ...

Scindia attends Sikkim Statehood Day celebrations, highlights sustainable development initiatives

PIB, May 16, 2026, Gangtok: Union Minister for Communications and Development of North Eastern Region Jyotiraditya M. Scindia on Saturday pa...

Scindia welcomes West Bengal government’s move to implement telecom infrastructure rules

PTI, May 16, 2026, Kolkata : Union Minister Jyotiraditya M. Scindia on Saturday lauded the West Bengal government for implementing the rules...

West Bengal government dissolves Police Welfare Board, says attacks on police will not be tolerated

PTI, May 16, 2026, Kolkata: The West Bengal government on Saturday dissolved the Police Welfare Board, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said....

NCB seizes first-ever Captagon consignment worth Rs 182 crore; Amit Shah praises agency

PTI, May 16, 2026, New Delhi :The Narcotics Control Bureau has busted an international drug syndicate involved in the trafficking of Captago...

FIR registered against TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee over alleged remarks during Assembly polls

PTI, May 16, 2026, Kolkata : The West Bengal Police on Saturday said they have registered an FIR against Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Bane...

Man arrested for allegedly sending threat email targeting West Bengal Chief Minister

PTI, May 16, 2026, Kolkata : A man was arrested from Kolkata’s Garden Reach area for allegedly sending an email to the police threatening a ...

NEET case: Delhi court sends accused Kulkarni and Waghmare to 10-day CBI custody

PTI, May 16, 2026, New Delhi : A Delhi court on Saturday sent the alleged kingpin in the NEET paper leak case, P. V. Kulkarni, and another a...

Calcutta High Court Maintains Interim Protection upto 31 August in GTA Volunteer Teachers’ Regularisation Case

KalimNews, 16 May 2026,, Kolkata : On May 13, 2026, the Calcutta High Court , sitting at its Jalpaiguri Circuit Bench, passed significant pr...

Bengal BJP Freezes New Inductions for Three Months, Tightens Discipline

PTI, May 16, 2026, Kolkata: Bengal BJP remains strict to its policy of prohibiting new inductions in the party as of now. In an organisatio...

Indo-Bangladesh Border Fencing Project Progresses in Malda; 260 Acres Required

PTI, May 16, 2026, Malda:  The process of land acquisition for barbed-wire fencing along the Indo-Bangladesh border has gathered pace in Mal...

Lepcha Delegation Meets West Bengal Chief Minister; Submits Courtesy Visit

PTI, May 16, 2026, Kolkata : A six-member team from the Indigenous Lepcha Tribal Association (ILTA) met West Bengal Chief Minister Subhendu ...

Fulbari Toll Plaza Resumes Operations After Government Directive

MP, May 16, 2026, Siliguri :The Fulbari-Ghoshpukur bypass toll plaza, which had been shut down by BJP workers immediately after the announce...

Fire Guts Old Quarter at Historic Victoria Boys’ School in Kurseong

Amitava Banerjee, MP, May 16, 2026, Darjeeling :  A massive fire broke out at an old quarter in the premises of the iconic Victoria Boys’ Sc...