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CBI officers who went to question Kolkata Police commissioner Rajeev Kumar in connection with the Saradha ponzi scam, being detained by Kolkata police in Kolkata last week. (Photo: PTI)

SC refuses to set up special bench for ex-Kolkata top cop's plea

Rajeev Kumar had on Monday approached the top court seeking an extension of time citing strike of lawyers in West...

21 May 2019 2:24 PM IST

Both BJP and TMC accusing each other of rigging, interfering in polling booths and threatening each other cadres. (Photo: ANI)

5 BJP men attacked by TMC workers in Cooch Behar

Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal were marred with instances of violence, despite the presence of central security...

21 May 2019 1:57 PM IST

West Bengal has witnessed violence all through the seven phases of the voting. (Photo: ANI)

EC imposes Section 144 in Bhatpura for undefined time-period

This comes soon after Piyush Goyal's demand for re-polls in areas where violence occurred.

20 May 2019 8:54 PM IST

We have also demanded that the EC to withdraw the false cases made against BJP leaders in West Bengal, Piyush Goyal also added. (Photo: ANI)

BJP requests EC to conduct repolling in booths affected by violence in...

West Bengal went for polls in all the phases of the Lok Sabha elections witnessed violence in every phase.

20 May 2019 2:04 PM IST

Elections are being held in 14 seats in Uttar Pradesh, 10 seats in Haryana, eights constituencies each in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal, seven seats in Delhi and four in Jharkhand. (Photo: twitter/ANI)

Nine LS seats in West Bengal to go to polls in seventh phase

An electorate of nearly 1.5 crore will decide the fate of 111 candidates in 9 seats.

18 May 2019 11:08 AM IST

The EC on Wednesday ordered campaigning in the nine parliamentary constituencies in West Bengal to end at 10 pm on Thursday night, a day before its scheduled deadline. (Photo: File)

Mamata thanks Oppn for backing her over EC's decision to curtail...

The EC's decision came in the wake of Tuesday's violence between BJP and Trinamool Congress workers in Kolkata.

16 May 2019 11:40 AM IST

Trinamul Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee

BJP bringing workers from Gujarat to West Bengal, alleges Trinamool

The Trinamool Congress workers protested outside the house of a BJP leader after they suspected foul play.

14 May 2019 12:32 PM IST

BJP president Amit Shah on Tuesday said if his party gets 23 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal and forms the government once again in the Centre then they will kick out every infiltrator from the country. (Photo: ANI)

TMC can stop our rallies, but can't stop BJP's victory march: Amit...

Shah's scheduled rally in Jadavpur was called off on Monday after the state govt denied him permission to land his...

13 May 2019 2:03 PM IST

State minister and TMC leader Firhad Hakim claimed that the BJP restored to violence when the polling was going on in a peaceful manner. (Photo: File)

CEO seeks report for attack on BJP's Bharti Ghosh

The state CEO has sought reports from West Midnapore district magistrate about the incidents.

12 May 2019 1:52 PM IST

Video footage of the incident shows Bharati Ghosh being jostled away by alleged TMC workers even as security personnel tried to separate them. (Photo: ANI)

BJP's Bharti Ghosh breaks down after being manhandled; blames TMC

The former cop's convoy was attacked and vehicles were vandalised, her party has blamed TMC for assault.

12 May 2019 12:27 PM IST

Authorities had conducted a search at a store in Theni Lok Sabha constituency Tuesday night following inputs about suspected cash. (Image: File)

Cash seized from BJP candidate Bharati Ghosh's car: Police

TMC leaders in the area alleged that Ghosh was carrying the money for 'influencing voters'.

10 May 2019 12:12 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a CSIR event in New Delhi on Thursday. (Photo: Pritam Bandyopadhyay)

PM Modi to address marathon rallies in West Bengal, UP

In the sixth phase on May 12, 14 seats will go for polls in Uttar Pradesh and 8 in West Bengal.

9 May 2019 9:42 AM IST