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July 31, 2026, 05:55 PM - 3 min read
The deceased have been identified as Gour Malik (56), a vegetable vendor, and his 12-year-old daughter Mama. The incident took place early on Friday at Mogra in Hooghly district.
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July 29, 2026, 03:54 PM - 4 min read
The party’s post-mortem of its electoral performance in West Bengal and Kerala has revealed systemic flaws, from ineffective campaigning to poor candidate selection. But the most striking realisation is political rather than organisational: a considerable section of Left supporters in West Bengal drifted towards the BJP, driven by the belief that unseating the Trinamool Congress was the immediate priority. This shift, once dismissed as anecdotal or exaggerated, is now being acknowledged as a central factor in the Left’s decline.
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July 29, 2026, 12:55 PM - 3 min read
The proposed audit aims to conduct a detailed review of how public funds have been allocated and utilised across various government projects. Officials will examine whether expenditures aligned with sanctioned purposes, assess the scale of spending in specific sectors, and verify the availability of proper documentation supporting these transactions.
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July 19, 2026, 06:07 PM - 2 min read
The accused, a resident of Ward No. 12 under Habra Municipality, was arrested on the spot and all recovered items were confiscated.
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July 17, 2026, 06:32 PM - 3 min read
Hearing a case related to prisoner rights and prison infrastructure, a division bench comprising Debangsu Basak and Md. Shabbar Rashidi issued a series of strict directives to the state government, seeking a comprehensive and time-bound report on multiple issues.
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July 13, 2026, 05:20 PM - 3 min read
Three UN Special Rapporteurs have sought the Centre's response over concerns that India's electoral roll revision may have disproportionately affected minorities and lacked transparency.
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July 12, 2026, 08:38 PM - 3 min read
The development is being seen as a departure from BJP’s earlier stance against the “Trinamool-isation” of the BJP. However, political observers suggest that the decision to field the three leaders was taken by the party’s central leadership in Delhi.
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July 10, 2026, 04:55 PM - 3 min read
Centre says all states and UTs except Kerala and West Bengal have initiated steps to implement the four new labour codes
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July 10, 2026, 03:32 PM - 3 min read
Banerjee had approached the High Court challenging a lower court’s order directing him to submit a voice sample as part of the investigation.
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July 9, 2026, 05:15 PM - 4 min read
More than a century after tram services ended in Patna, calls for their revival are gathering pace, inspired by Kolkata's efforts to modernise its historic tram network.
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July 4, 2026, 04:54 PM - 3 min read
Bhattacharya’s resignation comes in the aftermath of the party’s poor performance in the recent Assembly elections and a series of organisational changes initiated by party chief Mamata Banerjee.
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June 28, 2026, 04:11 PM - 4 min read
The BJP government in West Bengal is set to table the UCC Bill in the Bengal Assembly today, setting the stage for a major political showdown with the opposition.
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