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In this screengrab from a video posted on April 26, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi offers prayers at ‘Thanthania Kalibari’ amid the ongoing West Bengal Assembly elections, in Kolkata. NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Sunday prayed at Thanthania Kalibari – one of the few abodes of goddess Kali where meat is offered as ‘prasad’…
Mamata helping rich, not poor in Bengal, Modi doing same across country: Rahul Gandhi KOLKATA: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi sharpened his attack on Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee during his election campaign in Bengal on Saturday, asking why central agencies had subjected him to prolonged scrutiny while sparing her despite alleged scams surfacing in the state.TMC…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday intensified his attack on the Centre during the West Bengal assembly election campaign, questioning why chief minister Mamata Banerjee has not faced multiple criminal cases despite serious corruption charges linked to the Trinamool Congress (TMC). He asked why there are not ’36, 38 or 40 cases’ against…
Mamata Banerjee and Amit Shah NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said that she is going to file a ‘legal case’ against home minister Amit Shah over his ‘violent remarks’ targeting TMC workers. Addressing a gathering in Hoogly, she said: “We are going to file a legal case against Amit Shah…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the “wave of change” in West Bengal has become visible after the first phase of polling and claimed that growing public support for the BJP is effectively signalling its victory in the Assembly elections.Addressing a rally at Panihati under the Dum Dum Lok Sabha constituency, with…
NEW DELHI: Voting in the first phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections 2026 was marred by fresh violence on Thursday after a video surfaced showing BJP candidate Subhendu Sarkar being chased through fields and allegedly assaulted by a mob in Kumarganj.Bengal polls phase 1: Follow live updatesThe footage showed Sarkar running across open fields…
NEW DELHI: Clashes, allegations of voter intimidation and technical glitches marked a turbulent start to the first phase of voting in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district.West Bengal phase 1 polls — Follow live updates The tensions began overnight when crude bombs were allegedly hurled near Shivnagar Primary School, injuring at least one person and sparking panic….
NEW DELHI: Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta on Monday hit out at “TMC’s goons” in West Bengal, accusing them of switching off streetlights during her roadshow in Kolkata and alleging an attempt to disrupt the event and create a security risk.Speaking to reporters, the Delhi CM said the fear once experienced by the public under…
NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress on Monday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi over jhalmuri break in West Bengal’s Jhargram and claimed that his decision to extend his stay caused Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren to return to Ranchi without completing his scheduled campaign for Mamata Banerjee.In a social media post on X, TMC termed the Prime…
KOLKATA: PM Narendra Modi sharpened his attack on Trinamool Congress, declaring in rallies across Bengal that “mothers and sisters” would punish it for stymying the women’s reservation bill and urging voters to deliver “maha-punishment” to what he called “maha-jungleraj”, reports Rohit Khanna. Addressing four rallies in six hours Sunday — Bankura’s Barjora, Purulia, Jhargram and…
