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TMC to contest 291 of 294 seats in Bengal polls, confident of winning over 226: Mamata

Kolkata, March 17 -- The ruling TMC on Tuesday announced its list of candidates for the upcoming West Bengal assembly elections, with party supremo and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee declaring that th... Read More


TMC to contest 291 of 294 seats in Bengal polls, confident of winning over 226, says Mamata

Kolkata, March 17 -- The ruling TMC on Tuesday announced its list of candidates for the upcoming West Bengal assembly elections, with party supremo and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee declaring that th... Read More


SC strikes down law limiting maternity leave to adoption of children under 3 moths

New Delhi, March 17 -- Observing that adoption is part of the right to reproductive autonomy, the Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down a law which said a woman would be eligible for maternity leave if... Read More


TMC will win 226 seats in the 2026 Assembly polls: Mamata

Kolkata, March 17 -- The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Tuesday unveiled its full list of candidates for the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections, denying tickets to 74 sitting MLAs-nearly one-third o... Read More


Gujarat: Panel suggests common legal framework for all religions in UCC report

Gandhinagar, March 17 -- A committee constituted by the Gujarat government submitted its final report on the Uniform Civil Code to Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Tuesday, suggesting a common legal ... Read More


Bhutan agrees to share river discharge data with Bengal

Kolkata, March 17 -- Bhutan will provide real-time rainfall and river discharge data to the Bengal government for facilitating a timely forecast, which the Mamata Banerjee government has persistently ... Read More


CP Ajay Nand assures fair polls, action on Panja house attack

Kolkata, March 17 -- The newly appointed Commissioner of Police (CP), Kolkata, Ajay Nand, on Tuesday, assured that the Kolkata Police's focus will be on conducting free, fair and peaceful elections. ... Read More


Trinamool sees a string of inductions

Kolkata, March 17 -- Just hours before the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) announced its candidate list for the upcoming Bengal Assembly elections, the party witnessed a series of significant indu... Read More


BJP candidate list triggers resignations, protests

Kolkata, March 17 -- The BJP's first candidate list for the West Bengal Assembly elections has sparked sharp internal dissent, particularly in Mahishadal, where the nomination of political newcomer Su... Read More


TMC reshuffles key Kolkata seats; 4 new faces brought in

Kolkata, March 17 -- The Trinamool Congress has prioritised changes across several key Kolkata Constituencies in its 2026 Assembly candidate list, bringing in new faces in Entally, Beleghata, Jorasank... Read More