West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee refuses to step down after her party’s election defeat. KOLKATA/NEW DELHI: Alleging “unusually high” battery levels in EVMs and calling the election a “fixed match”, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday refused to accept the assembly poll verdict, asserting that her party had secured a “moral victory” despite…
An upcoming music-led showcase on May 17 will bring together a roster of independent artists to mark the launch of “The Man On The Moon,” a new track rooted in genre-fluid sound and visual storytelling. The lineup features performances by Coup Jean, Bidishah, and Joesjoint, alongside Soumyajit, offering a mix of original R&B and pop…
Born on January 5, 1955, she had no political lineage to fall back on. At 9, she lost her father. Her journey began in the ranks of the Indian National Congress, where she emerged as an unusually assertive young voice. KOLKATA: Mamata Banerjee built her politics on grit, defiance and an instinct to fight from…
KOLKATA: BJP has gained in seats that have seen sizeable SIR deletions, irrespective of whether the quantum was higher than 25,000 people or lower.There were 169 assembly constituencies that went to the polls after the deletion of more than 25,000 names. In the 2021 assembly elections, Trinamool had bagged 128 of the 169 seats and…
Sources added that Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya and Suvendu Adhikari could be asked to remain in New Delhi over the next few days. KOLKATA: After terming the Bengal poll results a “historic victory”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to hold meetings in New Delhi on Tuesday and Wednesday with Union home minister Amit…
KOLKATA: Bengal’s voters have decided to hand over the reins of governance to BJP, effecting a seismic change in state politics whose aftershocks will be felt way beyond the state’s borders.The Trinamool Congress fortress in Bengal crumbled under the twin onslaught of a strong anti-incumbency sentiment and a voter roll reduced by nearly 12% by…
A seismic political shift in Bengal brought the Mamata Banerjee era in the state to an end on Monday, robbing the three-time chief minister of a historic fourth term – had Trinamool won, she would have become India’s longest-serving woman CM – and taking down a pillar of INDIA bloc.The stunning defeat, not just for…
Kolkata: Like Bengal, Tollywood is also facing the seismic political shifts. Former minister and Tollygunje candidate Aroop Biswas, who along with his brother Swarup, held sway over Tollywood was defeated by actor Papia Adhikary. Among the victorious candidates from the glam world, five – Rupa Ganguly, Rudranil Ghosh, Hiran Chattopadhyay, Agnimitra Paul and Sarbori Mukherjee…
Kolkata: After a gap of five years, CPM and Congress will re-enter the assembly, with BJP taking the treasury benches and Trinamool in opposition.CPM, with a vote share of 4.45%, won Murshidabad’s Domkal. Congress, with a 3% vote share, won two seats — Farakka and Raninagar, both in Murshidabad. In 2026, CPM and Congress contested…
Kolkata: The BJP’s “outsider” tag in West Bengal, which had already weakened over the past one and a half years, ostensibly withered away as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah started campaigning for their party candidates. Both focused on hyper-local issues to move away from the high-decibel “outsider” narrative that hit…
