Politics

New Delhi: Priyanka Gandhi on Friday cancelled her election campaign schedule in Assam, Tamil Nadu and Kerala after husband Robert Vadra tested positive for coronavirus. Though she tested COVID negative,...

Kolkata: With the second phase of West Bengal assembly elections underway on Thursday, the focus was very much on Nandigram where chief minister Mamata Banerjee is contesting against former aide Suvendu...

Kolkata: A three-member BJP delegation, led by Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, visited the state Election Commission (EC) office to lodge their objection against Mamata Banerjee’s ‘inflammatory’ statements. “We have...

Kolkata: A day ahead of arguably her toughest election contest, Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday wrote to major Opposition leaders that time has come for a “united and effective struggle” against...

Kolkata/Guwahati: The first phase of polling for West Bengal and Assam assembly saw heavy voters’ turnout on Saturday. While West Bengal saw 79.79% of electorate casting their vote in 30 out...

Kolkata: BJP has made a serious and startling allegation against West Bengal Mamata Banerjee. They have claimed that Mamata called BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari’s close aide Pralay Pal, seeking the...

Kolkata: In her latest jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that industrial growth has stopped in the country but the “growth of beard”...

In election season, Twitter is tightening rules and taking steps to prevent prohibited political ads by identifying and blocking such content promoted by candidates and parties. The microblogging site is...

Kolkata: With the high-voltage eight-phase West Bengal assembly elections set to kick off on Saturday, political parties are on overdrive in the last leg of campaigning. The BJP and Trinamool...

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday blamed herself for not recognising the “true face” of the Adhikari family earlier. “I say I am a big donkey (ami...