The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday issued an interim stay on the West Bengal government’s OBC list notification, putting a hold on all actions and processes based on the new list of Other Backward Classes (OBC) communities.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday accused the BJP of targeting Bengali-speaking citizens in states ruled by the saffron party by labelling even valid document holders as illegal Bangladeshi immigrants.

An attempt by a Meitei villager to cultivate a paddy field in Imphal East district on Sunday morning met with resistance from Kuki-Zo villagers from adjoining Kangpokpi district, leading to a five-hour standoff and stone-pelting from both sides.

Forty persons have been arrested from Maheshtala in West Bengal in connection with Wednesday’s violence that left several police personnel injured.

Known to enthuse the party rank and file to a higher energitic pitch before elections, Union home minister Amit Shah’s words seemed to lack its usual fervour when he toured West Bengal recently. Indeed his public address was a departure from his earlier speeches when he set a target for the poll nominees of BJP. 

The West Bengal Legislative Assembly on Tuesday (June 10, 2025) unanimously passed a “resolution conveying appreciation for the Indian armed forces”. Speaker Biman Banerjee claimed that this was the first instance of the Assembly passing a resolution in support of the armed forces after the recent conflict with Pakistan.