Kolkata godown fire: PM Modi condoles deaths in Anandapur mishap; announces Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday condoled the loss of lives in the devastating fire at two godowns in Kolkata’s Anandapur area and announced ex-gratia assistance for the victims from the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund.In a statement, the PMO said, “The recent fire mishap in Anandapur, West Bengal is very tragic […]

PM Modi’s helicopter fails to land in West Bengal’s Taherpur; returns safely to Kolkata | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s helicopter could not land at the Taherpur helipad in West Bengal on Saturday due to low visibility caused by dense fog, an official said.The Prime Minister’s chopper hovered over the helipad for some time before making a U turn and returning to Kolkata airport, the official added. There […]

Indian Motion Picture Producers’ Association (IMPPA) requests Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s intervention to release The Bengal Files in West Bengal : Bollywood News

[ad_1] Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri’s The Bengal Files has finally hit the big screens, standing tall as one of the boldest films ever made in Indian cinema. The narrative moves seamlessly between the past and the present, uncovering the harsh truths of Direct Action Day on 16th August 1946. While the film has been released worldwide, […]

FWICE condemns undeclared ban on Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri’s The Bengal Files in West Bengal theatres : Bollywood News

[ad_1] Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri’s The Bengal Files, which premiered in theatres on September 5, 2025, has quickly become a point of contention in West Bengal, with several exhibitors reportedly refraining from screening the film due to political pressures. The Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) has now publicly opposed what they call an “undeclared […]

‘Misogyny cuts across party lines’: Mohua Moitra reacts after TMC distances from Kalyan, Mitra remarks on Kolkata gang-rape case; Banerjee ‘disagrees’ | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Trinamool Congress on Saturday publicly distanced itself from party MP Kalyan Banerjee and MLA Madan Mitra over their controversial remarks on the Kolkata law college gang-rape case, prompting Banerjee to hit back at the party’s statement, saying a “moral and intellectual alignment” was lacking.In an official post on X, the party […]

BJP Slaps Down Mamata Banerjee’s Appeal As Waqf Law Protests Turn Violent

[ad_1] Kolkata: Three people were killed in West Bengal‘s Murshidabad district Saturday amid violent protests statewide over changes to the Waqf laws – which govern how Muslim charitable properties are administered in the country – enter a second consecutive day. Two of the three killed were a father and his son; their bodies were found, […]

Tracks Blocked As Protests, Violence Break Out In Parts Of Bengal Over Waqf Act

[ad_1] Kolkata: There was tension in at least two pockets of West Bengal on Friday afternoon following protests by members of a community against the Waqf Amendment Act. Tension prevailed at Nimtita and Suti in minority-dominated Murshidabad district on Friday, following clashes between the protesters and the security personnel. At Nimtita railway station, protesters blocked […]

‘Bengal govt showing mercy to Bangladeshi infiltrators, Rohingyas’: Amit Shah hits out at Mamata Banerjee in Lok Sabha | India News

[ad_1] Amit Shah and Mamata Banerjee (R) NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah, while replying in the Lok Sabha on the Immigration and Foreigners Bill, 2025, on Thursday accused Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government of obstructing border security efforts by not providing land for fencing and showing mercy to infiltrators.He said, “The fencing work […]