A fresh confrontation broke out between the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and West Bengal Assembly Speaker Tapas Roy on Tuesday after the Speaker’s secretariat allegedly refused to accept a letter from the opposition party regarding appointments to key positions in the House.
Leaders of the opposition INDIA (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance) bloc are set to convene a key meeting in New Delhi on June 8 to discuss the alliance’s future strategy and strengthen coordination among member parties.
Is Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress headed for a split in the Assembly? The appointment of the Leader of Opposition has exposed the divide within the party.
The West Bengal government on Monday completed a major expansion of its Council of Ministers, with 35 legislators taking oath at a ceremony held at LokBhavan in Kolkata, taking the total strength to 41.
Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee allegedly faced a physical assault by a crowd during a visit to meet post-poll violence victims in Sonarpur. Blaming the BJP for orchestrating the chaos, Banerjee lambasted the lack of security deployment just hours after receiving a fresh investigative summons from the CID.
In a move that has sent shockwaves through the administrative corridors of Kolkata, the newly sworn-in Suvendu Adhikari-led BJP government has issued a sweeping “gag order,” effectively severing direct and indirect communication between state officials and the press. The directive, issued on May 19, 2026, by Chief Secretary Manoj Agarwal, mandates a “complete prohibition” on any unauthorized interaction with media outlets.
The historic Beltala Kali Temple located on Binoy Sarkar Road in the city witnessed a huge gathering of devotees during the celebration of the 56th Falharini Kali Puja.
In a major anti-narcotics operation, police of Kaliachak Police Station seized 14,070 bottles of banned cough syrup from the Bakharpur area under Kaliachak police station limits and arrested two persons in connection with the case.
West Bengal’s new BJP administration has moved swiftly to fortify international boundaries by transferring land to the BSF for a 27-km fencing project. Coupled with a strict new “detect, delete, deport” immigration policy, the shift marks an aggressive crackdown on cross-border infiltration.
