NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin on Monday took on Delhi Police‘s use of the term “Bangladeshi language” for Bengali in an official statement, calling it a direct insult to the “very language in which our National Anthem was written.”“The Delhi Police, under the Union Home Ministry, has described Bengali as a ‘Bangladeshi…
Stobdo hobe, Jobdo hobe (They will be silenced, they will be taken to task). Mamata Banerjee’s war cry at TMC’s annual Martyrs’ Day rally was aimed squarely at the BJP. Her tone this year was far more combative than last year, when the central focus had been the looming shadow of ED investigations into her…
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee inaugurated the historic 134th edition of the Durand Cup, Asia’s oldest football tournament, with a spectacular opening ceremony at Kolkata’s Salt Lake Stadium. This year’s event comes with the prize money being increased almost three times, with the winners taking home a whopping 3 crore rupees. Banerjee, who traditionally…
KOLKATA: TMC’s 2026 assembly election strategy is likely to focus on tapping Bengal-first sentiment of the state’s 7.6 crore voters. The party’s last Martyrs’ Day rally before assembly polls showcased Bengali migrant workers “harassed in BJP-governed states and Bengal residents facing NRC queries” as CM Mamata Banerjee called for a renewed “Bhasha Andolan (language movement)”…
As West Bengal gears up for the 2026 assembly election, the ruling Trinamool Congress has plunged headlong into an emotionally charged campaign centred on identity politics. At the heart of this campaign lies a powerful narrative: the defence of Bengali linguistic and cultural pride amid what the party alleges is an organised effort to harass,…
NEW DELHI: There’s a new player in Bengal politics, and he’s trying to rewrite the rules of the game. How often do you see a politician praising opposition leaders of bygone eras, lamenting their lack of recognition in history books, and, in the process, attempting to connect with party cadres? It’s early days, but newly…
Delays and vacancies plague West Bengal’s college admissions as deadline gets extended In a move that raises more questions than answers, the West Bengal government has extended the deadline for college applications by two weeks, pushing it to July 15. The decision comes despite the fact that thousands of seats in state-run and aided colleges…
NEW DELHI: A female law student was allegedly gangraped on her college campus in South Kolkata’s Kasba, sparking citywide outrage. Coming nearly a year after the RG Kar case, the incident has reignited women’s safety concerns and led to a political slugfest between ruling TMC and its main opposition party – BJP in state.BJP leader…
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee alleged on Tuesday that Bengali migrant workers speaking their native language outside the state were being “labelled as Bangladeshis and sent to Bangladesh”.Accusing the BJP of “playing politics over language”, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief said many such cases come…
NEW DELHI: Bypolls were held on June 19 for five Assembly seats across Gujarat, Kerala, West Bengal, and Punjab, and counting took place on June 23. The contests saw a mix of gains and setbacks for national and regional parties. Here’s a state-wise breakdown: Kerala: Congress’ UDF wins Nilambur in big blow to LDF In…