Ahead of the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections, the BJP has repeatedly accused the state government of antiHindu bias, citing incidents in Murshidabad's Beldanga and neighboring Bangladesh.
Despite BJP's poor performance in the six Assembly by-elections, West Bengal BJP president and Union minister Sukanta Majumdar confidently stated that they will claim power in Bengal in 2026 through the people's mandate.
Counting is underway for bypolls to six Assembly constituencies in West Bengal. As per the early trends, Trinamool Congress led three of the six Assembly constituencies.
Wienstroth Wärmebehandlungstechnik GmbH, heat treatment specialists, announced the launch of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Wienstroth Furnaces India Private Limited, with its first office at Rajarhat on Friday.
With announcement of results of bypolls in six Assemblies in West Bengal scheduled on Saturday, the electoral prospects of the ruling Trinamul Congress and the will be decided.
West Bengal Motion Picture Artists' Forum staged a protest in Tollygunge demanding justice for the victim in the RG Kar Medical College rape-murder incident and urging the Kolkata administration to take responsibility.
A 32-year-old man has allegedly killed his wife for frequently objecting to his regular alcohol consumption habit, the police said on Thursday.
On Wednesday, Ali also filed a public interest litigation seeking a probe by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) probe into the alleged financial irregularities at RG Kar.
The ghastly rape and murder of a junior doctor at the R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata resonated at the condolence meeting for former Chief Minister of West Bengal and prominent Left leader Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee.
Junior doctors from various medical colleges and hospitals across West Bengal on Wednesday staged a dharna in front of the Swasthya Bhaban, demanding justice for the rape and murder and increased security in their workplaces.
