‘It’s all drama’: Mamata Banerjee reacts to PM Modi’s ‘jhalmuri’ break | India News

[ad_1] In this image posted on April 19, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tries ‘jhalmuri’, street snack made of puffed rice, on the sidelines of public meetings ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections, in Jhargram. (@narendramodi/X via PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday remarked that Prime Minister Narendra […]

‘Do you eat onions?’ PM Modi takes ‘Jhalmuri break’ during Bengal poll campaign – watch | India News

[ad_1] PM Modi’s ‘Jhalmuri break in Jhargram’ NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday took a candid jhalmuri break amid the hustle, bustle and political heat of West Bengal, where the BJP, led by him, is mounting a strong challenge to Mamata Banerjee’s 15-year incumbency.After concluding his address in Jhargram, PM Modi walked up […]

‘People will respond to bombs with ballots’: Amit Shah in Bengal, warns ‘jail’ for TMC ‘goons’ | India News

[ad_1] Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday escalated his attack on the All India Trinamool Congress, asserting that voters in West Bengal would “reply to bombs and bullets with votes” and bring the Bharatiya Janata Party to power in the Assembly elections.“The goons of TMC will no longer be able to terrorise the people […]

At Bangladesh border, a fight for next chapter | Kolkata News

[ad_1] KOLKATA/NEW DELHI: Baharampur’s political weight cannot be understood without its past. Established in 1757 following the Battle of Plassey, the town became one of the earliest administrative and military bases of the East India Company in India. Over time, it evolved into a commercial hub drawing European trading interests, including the Dutch and the […]

‘Will seek votes in PM Modi’s name’: Bengal BJP chief Samik Bhattacharya on party’s CM face | India News

[ad_1] West Bengal BJP chief Samik Bhattacharya (PTI) NEW DELHI: West Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya on Sunday said the party has not decided on its chief ministerial face for the poll-bound state and will instead seek votes in the name of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.The BJP’s move to field leader of opposition Suvendu Adhikari […]

‘He should resign first’: Mamata targets PM Modi over voter list row in Bengal polls | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging that he should resign first if voter lists contained names of infiltrators.Speaking at a rally in Dakshin Dinajpur, she said: “If voter list contained names of infiltrators, Modi also won with their votes earlier, […]

West Bengal poll chaos: Villagers hold SIR officers ‘hostage’, EC asks NIA to probe case | India News

[ad_1] The Election Commission on Thursday transferred the probe into the gherao of judicial officers dealing with cases related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal’s Malda to the National Investigation Agency (NIA).A spokesperson for the poll body said an NIA team is expected to arrive in the poll-bound state on Friday to […]

‘No seat vacant’: Congress to take on Mamata with ‘big leader’, contest all 294 in Bengal polls | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Signalling an aggressive push ahead of the West Bengal assembly elections, the Congress on Saturday said it will contest all 294 seats in the state and will not shy away from fielding a candidate against chief minister Mamata Banerjee in Bhawanipur.The announcement came after a meeting of the party’s Central Election Committee […]

SC: Mamata government hell-bent on impeding Kolkata Metro project | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday rapped the Mamata Banerjee govt for “obstinately pursuing an anti-development agenda and being hell-bent on impeding completion of the Kolkata Metro Orange Line” by refusing to arrange traffic diversions at the Chingrighata crossing since Dec last year to facilitate installation of segment blocks on the already-erected Metro rail […]

Mamata absent, no water in President Murmu’s washroom, garbage on road: Centre, Bengal govt spar over ‘lapses’ at Santal event | India News

[ad_1] President Droupadi Murmu and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee (File photo) Amid a political storm over alleged “lapses” during President Droupadi Murmu’s visit to West Bengal, the Centre has asked the state government to submit a response by 5 pm on Sunday over suspected violations of protocol related to venue and route arrangements, sources […]