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At one flash point, a protester hurled an object through the passenger window of a police van, which sped away in reverse as demonstrators cheered. (Photo: AP)

Bombs hurled outside railway station, train services hit

During the obstruction period the ER said that train services were run up to Barrackpore on the up line and up to...

22 May 2019 3:38 AM IST

Trinamul Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee

TMC dismisses exit polls forecast

The BJP leadership, however, mocked TMC's effort to cobble up an anti-BJP alliance.

21 May 2019 4:04 AM IST

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee addressing an election rally at Churavander in Jalpaiguri district on Sunday. (Photo: Asian age)

Exit polls gossip, don't trust them: Mamata Banerjee

I appeal to all Opp. parties to be united, strong and bold. We will fight this battle together, says Mamata.

20 May 2019 5:04 AM IST

Even Bhatpara Assembly bypoll hit by violence

The Bhatpara bypoll took place as the Trinamul MLA of the constituency switched to the BJP and contested the...

20 May 2019 4:57 AM IST

Women CRPF personnel deployed in a polling booth IN Kolkata on Saturday. (Phgoto: Abhijit Mukherjee)

9 LS seats in state to go to polls in last phase today

Eight seats, barring Jadavpur, will witness a four-cornered contest between the TMC, the BJP, the Congress and the Left...

19 May 2019 5:19 AM IST

Mamata Banerjees nephew Abhishek Banerjee (Photo: ANI twitter)

Mamata's nephew sues Modi for gunda' jibe, seeks apology within 36...

The letter also claimed that Mr Modi had threatened to lock Abhishek's office after the results of Lok Sabha elections...

19 May 2019 3:21 AM IST

CPI(M) Politbureau member Brinda Karat

BJP, TMC are like 2 kinds of poison: Brinda Karat

Karat tried to explain the vacuum created by the Left in a state it ruled for 34 years.

18 May 2019 7:07 AM IST

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee at an Opposition rally organised by the Trinamul Congress in Kolkata. (Photo: Abhijit Mukherjee)

BJP demolishes iconic statues as a habit: Mamata Banerjee

The Periyar statue in Vellore was suspected to be broken similarly, claimed the CM.

17 May 2019 5:32 AM IST

The MSRDC had filed a special leave petition in the Apex Court to seek permission for erecting a casting yard for the construction of Versova Bandra Sea Link.

Bandra-Versova Sealink cost to esclate further

Officers claim that following permission, they cleared the debris from the land only to have people reuse the land.

17 May 2019 4:59 AM IST

Derek OBrien, TMC RS MP

Central forces colluding with BJP: TMC hits back

Thirty-three seats have voted in West Bengal in the first six phases, remaining 9 will go to polls on May 19 in the last...

16 May 2019 7:16 AM IST

Violance erupted during the roadshow of BJP President Amit Shah in Kolkata on Tuesday.(Photo: ANI)

In video, minister tells workers to carry sticks to Amit Shah rally

Rakesh Singh joined the BJP from the Congress ahead of the Lok Sabha election.

16 May 2019 7:13 AM IST

BJP president Amit Shah waves at supporters during a roadshow ahead of the last phase of the Lok Sabha polls in Kolkata on Tuesday. (Photo: Abhijit Mukherjee)

Violent BJP-TMC clashes, arson mar Shah's Kolkata roadshow

Mamata Banerjee plans protest against damage to Vidyasagar statue today.

15 May 2019 5:41 AM IST