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'Pushpa has bowed; Abhishek Banerjee will too': BJP's targets TMC after Falta candidate quits repoll race

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has intensified its attack on Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee after a party candidate abruptly withdrew from the re-poll in Bengal's Falta, a Diamond Harbour constituency considered Banerjee’s political stronghold.

Suvendu Adhikari-led Bengal govt restores OBC status to 66 communities, many from Muslim groups

In a major move with significant political and social implications, the BJP government led by Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday regularised 66 communities that were part of West Bengal’s OBC reservation list before 2010.

Indian High Commission official found dead in Bangladesh's Chattogram

An official posted at the Indian High Commission in Chattogram, Bangladesh, was found dead inside the mission premises on Tuesday morning, prompting an investigation.

Supreme Court allows euthanasia of rabid, aggressive stray dogs in major public safety ruling

Supreme Court allows euthanasia of rabid, aggressive stray dogs in major public safety ruling

Diamond Harbour Model crumbles? Abhishek Banerjee aide Jahangir Khan exits Falta repoll

Diamond Harbour Model crumbles? Abhishek Banerjee aide Jahangir Khan exits Falta repoll

Big relief signal for Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam? Supreme Court questions earlier bail denial

Big relief signal for Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam? Supreme Court questions earlier bail denial

Market crash, Sensex nosedives 1,000 points, Nifty below 23,400 as oil spikes

Market crash, Sensex nosedives 1,000 points, Nifty below 23,400 as oil spikes

Left era ends in Kerala! V.D. Satheesan takes oath as CM after UDF’s massive comeback

Left era ends in Kerala! V.D. Satheesan takes oath as CM after UDF’s massive comeback

CNG prices rise again across Delhi-NCR amid Middle East crisis

CNG prices rise again across Delhi-NCR amid Middle East crisis

Bullet drops binge-worthy microdrama lineup packed with romance, chaos and suspense this May

Bullet drops binge-worthy microdrama lineup packed with romance, chaos and suspense this May

There can be no better Bengal CM: Mithun Chakraborty praises Suvendu Adhikari

There can be no better Bengal CM: Mithun Chakraborty praises Suvendu Adhikari

India, UAE ink key energy deals during PM visit amid West Asia tensions

India, UAE ink key energy deals during PM visit amid West Asia tensions

Gig workers observe nationwide strike over fuel prices, low wages

Gig workers observe nationwide strike over fuel prices, low wages

Southwest Monsoon likely to reach Kerala on May 26: IMD

Southwest Monsoon likely to reach Kerala on May 26: IMD

NEET paper leak shock: CBI arrests Pune professor, calls him kingpin of massive scam

NEET paper leak shock: CBI arrests Pune professor, calls him kingpin of massive scam

NEET -UG 2026 re-exam scheduled for June 21 amid massive paper leak row

NEET -UG 2026 re-exam scheduled for June 21 amid massive paper leak row

Even ex-CM can be probed: Suvendu Adhikari big statement on RG Kar case

Even ex-CM can be probed: Suvendu Adhikari big statement on RG Kar case

Rewarded for loyalty: TMC MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar rebels after Mamata removes her from Lok Sabha post

Rewarded for loyalty: TMC MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar rebels after Mamata removes her from Lok Sabha post

Who is V.D. Satheesan, the Congress leader set to be Kerala next CM

Who is V.D. Satheesan, the Congress leader set to be Kerala next CM

Singing it for over 25 years: Usha Uthup denies Didi song was aimed at TMC defeat

Singing it for over 25 years: Usha Uthup denies Didi song was aimed at TMC defeat

ECI announces third phase of SIR; Himachal, J&K, Ladakh excluded for now

ECI announces third phase of SIR; Himachal, J&K, Ladakh excluded for now

One of most emotional moments: PM Modi performs grand Mahapuja at Somnath Temple

Prime Minister Narendra Modi performed a grand Mahapuja at Somnath Temple in Gujarat during the Somnath Amrut Mahotsav

Welfare schemes of Mamata govt to continue: Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari after first cabinet meeting

Suvendu Adhikari announced after his first cabinet meeting that welfare schemes launched by the Mamata Banerjee government will continue

Vijay meets Stalin day after oath, courtesy call signals new political chapter in Tamil Nadu

Vijay meets Stalin day after oath, courtesy call signals new political chapter in Tamil Nadu

First orders of Vijay as Tamil Nadu CM: Free power, drug crackdown, women safety push

First orders of Vijay as Tamil Nadu CM: Free power, drug crackdown, women safety push

'People have chosen their CM': BJP's Khushbu Sundar backs Vijay amid Tamil Nadu political drama

Chennai/IBNS: Actor-politician Khushbu Sundar has backed Vijay as the next Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu amid intense political activity over government formation, media reports said.

Who will be BJP’s first Bengal CM? Amit Shah in Kolkata for crucial meeting

Kolkata/IBNS: The suspense over who will succeed Mamata Banerjee is expected to end soon as Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in Kolkata on Friday to chair a crucial BJP meeting to select the next Chief Minister of West Bengal.

DRDO, IAF successfully test TARA weapon in maiden flight trial amid Operation Sindoor anniversary

India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully conducted the maiden flight-trial of Tactical Advanced Range Augmentation (TARA) weapon off the coast of Odisha on May 7, 2026, at a time when the country marked the first anniversary of Operation Sindoor.

Will AIADMK dump BJP to join hands with DMK as Tamil Nadu stalemate continues?

Chennai/IBNS: The stalemate over government formation in Tamil Nadu continues amid rapid political realignments and alliance negotiations in the complex post-election scenario, media reports said.

The House on Harish Mukherjee Road: A Symbol Falls

For over a decade, the stretch of Harish Mukherjee Road in south Kolkata existed in a kind of enforced silence. Residents who lived there knew the ritual well — the pre-dawn route sanitisations, the plainclothes police fanning out before a convoy passed, and the barricades that turned a public road into a private corridor.