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Golden opportunity for India in shipbuilding, repairs: Rajnath Singh in Kolkata

Published on Aug 23, 2026 09:55 IST

Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari, who was present at the event, thanked Union defence minister Rajnath Singh for the major investment in the state. (PTI)

Centre forms panel for ‘permanent political solution’ to Gorkha issue in Bengal

Union home minister Amit Shah at a meeting with representatives of hill areas of West Bengal in Siliguri on Saturday.

Updated on Aug 23, 2026 06:43 IST

West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari sets Vande Mataram mandate to ‘stay in state’

Suvendu Adhikari launched a scathing attack on what he described as “anti-national” elements on the Jadavpur University campus.

Published on Aug 23, 2026 03:22 IST

West Bengal Artist Turns Passion Into Business, Prepares Durga Idol for South Korea

West Bengal Artist Turns Passion Into Business, Prepares Durga Idol for South Korea

Published on Aug 21, 2026 16:41 IST

Kolkata shuts 13 hotels, issues notices to 50 over fire safety violations

This comes three days after an early morning blaze in central Kolkata’s Shikha Inn Hotel killed nine people on Wednesday. (PTI)

Published on Aug 22, 2026 11:33 IST

Jadavpur University logo damaged in Kolkata campus after ABVP, Left student wings clash

Published on Aug 21, 2026 02:36 IST

Kolkata hotel fire: B’deshi journalist, kin had come for treatment

HT Image

Published on Aug 20, 2026 02:55 IST

5 Bangladeshis among 9 dead in Kolkata hotel fire on Mirza Ghalib St: Officials

Shikha Inn Hotel is among the several small hotels operating out of the same five-storey building. (AP Photo)

Published on Aug 19, 2026 14:09 IST

2 years since RG Kar case, WB govt medical institutions to observe 2-min silence

According to a notice issued by the department on August 8, all establishments under the Health and Family Welfare Department will observe a two-minute silence from 11 am to 11:02 am on August 9.

Published on Aug 9, 2026 02:20 IST

Abhishek's aide Sumit Roy appears before West Bengal CID in land fraud case

Abhishek's aide Sumit Roy appears before West Bengal CID in land fraud case

Published on Aug 8, 2026 07:30 IST

Centre keen on investing to develop tea, textile sector in Bengal: CM Suvendu Adhikari

West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari inaugurated the Kolkata Couture Expo at Milan Mela. (HT photo)

Published on Aug 6, 2026 09:52 IST

2 BJP workers among 11 named in CBI charge sheet for murder of Bengal CM's aide

The CBI has also come to know that Sagar, till 2020, was employed with the MLA of the rival political party before switching sides to the BJP.

Published on Aug 7, 2026 03:26 IST

57,000 names to be dropped from Bengal housing scheme list after SIR

“Of the three million beneficiaries, who have received the funds, around 12,500 individuals are not eligible for the scheme", said Ghosh.

Published on Aug 7, 2026 02:39 IST

3,280 visually impaired children in Bengal benefit from Sighsavers programme

3,280 visually impaired children in Bengal benefit from Sighsavers programme

Published on Aug 6, 2026 07:57 IST

Loudspeakers removed from several Bengal mosques through ‘unwritten’ orders

Maulana Qasmi said there were 62,000 mosques in the state according to Waqf board records, but the actual number would be much higher because many small masjids in villages were not recorded.

Updated on Aug 6, 2026 05:47 IST

Bengal govt reaches out to Tata Group, seeks to resolve dispute over Singur

“Efforts are being made to reach an out-of-court settlement with the Tata Group,” official said.

Published on Aug 7, 2026 02:24 IST

DY Patil, former Bengal governor, dies at 92

A Padma Shri awardee, Patil had served as the governor of Tripura, Bihar and held additional charge of West Bengal.

Updated on Aug 4, 2026 10:02 IST

3 killed as train hits car carrying children at manned level crossing in Bengal

Three people, including two children, and five others were left injured as a train hit a vehicle on the way to school in West Bengal.

Updated on Jul 17, 2026 06:17 IST

ED uncovers alleged cross-border infiltration network; ₹40L, gold seized

Searches by ED Lucknow Zonal Office across 13 locations revealed suspected diversion of foreign donations through charitable trusts to finance rehabilitation and forged identities (Sourced)

Published on Jul 16, 2026 15:14 IST

Mamata loyalist MLA Madan Mitra joins TMC rebel camp, says no link to ED summons

Kolkata, Jun 09 (ANI): TMC leaders Kunal Ghosh and Madan Mitra speak to the media at the residence of Former CM Mamata Banerjee as a CID team arrives at the former CM's residence, in Kolkata on Tuesday. (ANI Photo) (ANI)

Updated on Jul 15, 2026 11:29 IST

Abhishek Banerjee gives voice sample in Bengal assembly poll speech case

Rajib Sarkar alleged that Abhishek Banerjee made objectionable remarks against Union ministers and rival parties. (HT Photo)

Published on Jul 15, 2026 15:04 IST

Serving public legislators’ duty: Satish Mahana in WB assembly

Satish Mahana, UP legislative assembly speaker, addressing the newly elected members of the West Bengal Assembly in Kolkata on July 4 (Sourced)

Updated on Jul 5, 2026 02:36 IST

Rebels ‘take over’ TMC Kolkata office hours after meeting EC: 'We are original'

People walk past a banner of the rebel faction of Trinamool Congress (TMC) displayed outside the Trinamool Bhavan, in Kolkata, West Bengal.

Updated on Jul 4, 2026 02:57 IST

Birla to decide on TMC, Sena-UBT merger disputes before monsoon session begins

File: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla addresses at the Parliament Library Building

Updated on Jul 4, 2026 03:49 IST

EC notices to both TMC camps as rebels meet poll panel bench, claim majority

Ritabrata Banerjee (blue kurta) and members of a rebel faction of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) leave the office of the Election Commission of India (ECI) after meeting

Updated on Jul 3, 2026 01:05 IST

Former TMC councillor Debraj Chakraborty sent to 7-day police custody in extortion case

Chakraborty, who is among the new generation of TMC leaders following general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, was arrested by the state police’s Special Task Force (STF) on Wednesday (X)

Published on Jul 2, 2026 15:21 IST

Former Telegraph editor’s passport finally renewed after reverification

Rajagopal’s experience is not an isolated one in Kolkata. A senior police officer said that they have come across at least 17 cases in which an adverse police report was given as the person’s name was not there in the SIR.

Published on Jul 3, 2026 13:31 IST

TMC rebels flex muscle again, hold second councillors’ meet ahead of civic polls

LoP in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly Ritabrata Banerjee, left, addresses a press conference, in Kolkata, West Bengal, Monday, June 22,

Updated on Jun 28, 2026 01:58 IST

'Only Mamata supporters being harassed': Kunal Ghosh slams Suvendu-led govt

TMC candidate Kunal Ghosh BJP govt in Bengal targetting the supporters of Mamata Banerjee.

Updated on Jun 28, 2026 07:07 IST

Kolkata warehouse collapse: Complaint lodged against ex-mayor Firhad Hakim

Police have already arrested Hakim’s former officer on special duty (OSD) Kalicharan Banerjee. (ANI)

Updated on Jun 27, 2026 12:59 IST

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