Amid the ongoing campaign for the 2026 West Bengal
Legislative Assembly election, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the BJP would ban the beef trade in West Bengal if it comes to power in the state. He also accused Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of “misleading people” regarding food habits.
Olympic tennis legend Leander Paes on Thursday launched a sharp attack on the West Bengal government, raising concerns over rising migration of youth from the state, even as the political tussle between the BJP and the Trinamool Congress (TMC) intensified over alleged violations of the Model Code of Conduct.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached assets worth ₹159.51 crore in connection with the ongoing investigation into illegal coal mining and pilferage in West Bengal, marking a significant escalation in the multi-crore money laundering case.
Ahead of the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has launched the ‘Matri Shakti Bharosa Card’, a key welfare promise aimed at women voters in the state. The initiative was unveiled in Kolkata on April 15, 2026, by senior BJP leader Smriti Irani as part of the party’s broader election campaign.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested Vinesh Chandel, co-founder and director of political consultancy firm I-PAC, in connection with a money laundering probe linked to the alleged West Bengal coal scam. The arrest comes just days ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections, triggering political reactions.
The Supreme Court on Monday said that it cannot allow people whose appeals against exclusion from the voter list are pending to vote in the upcoming West Bengal elections.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday, April 12, 2026, detained West Bengal Assembly candidate Sayem Chowdhury and arrested Indian Secular Front (ISF) member Golam Rabbani in Malda for their alleged involvement in the violent gherao of judicial officials earlier this month. The central agency acted following a Supreme Court directive to investigate the April 1 incident in the Motabhari area, where a mob protesting the deletion of names from the electoral roll held seven judicial officers hostage for over eight hours. The suspects were apprehended after video analysis placed them at the scene of the agitation, which the apex court described as a “complete failure” of the state’s law and order machinery.
In a significant development that has sent ripples across the television industry, a prominent artist has reportedly refused to work with telesoap directors who are currently under scrutiny, stating that they will only collaborate after the directors receive an official “clean chit.”The controversy stems from a series of allegations related to professional misconduct and on-set behavior against certain directors associated with daily television soaps. Although no formal verdict has been announced yet, the issue has raised serious concerns about workplace ethics and safety within the industry.
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s grandnephew, Chandra Kumar Bose, who quit the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2023, on Sunday (April 12, 2026) joined the Trinamool Congress. Ahead of the West Bengal Assembly polls, Mr. Bose said his earlier decision to join the BJP was a “historic mistake.”
