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Durgapur (West Bengal) [India], July 18 (ANI): Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi visit to West Bengal, Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar said that under the leadership of the PM, the state would undergo transformation. Speaking to ANI, Majumdar stated, The transformation that is taking place under Prime Minister Narendra Modi leadership, we will see that transformation across Bengal in the coming times.. In Durgapur, the Prime Minister will have two events. Under the first event, projects wor ...Read More >
Jaipur: Former CM Ashok Gehlot acknowledged Thursday that BJP's campaign focusing on the 2022 Kanhaiya Lal murder case contributed to his govt's electoral defeat in 2023.The case involved the brutal killing of Kanhaiya Lal, a tailor in Udaipur, who was beheaded inside his shop on June 28, 2022, by two assailants who filmed and shared the act on social media. The accused, Mohammad Riyaz Akhtari and Ghaus, were arrested within four hours after the crime.The murder occurred against a backdrop of es ...Read More >
Kolkata: Calcutta High Court's Justice Tirthankar Ghosh asks Commissioner of Kolkata Police to give a written undertaking that traffic will not be affected on July 21 during Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s annual Martyr's Day programme. According to court sources, Justice Ghosh had asked police to ensure smooth traffic so that no one including the lawyers of the court face any problems during TMC's programme at the Dorina crossing in Esplanade area. The court sources had also mentioned that the Jus ...Read More >
Shimla, Jul 17 (PTI) Himachal Pradesh High Court has directed the state government to remove encroachments on forest lands, including the fruit-bearing trees, all across the state and not limit it to some areas. The order was passed by a division bench consisting of Justices Vivek Thakur and Bipin C Negi on Wednesday after the Advocate General placed on record fresh instructions issued by Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, informing that 2,456 apple and other fruit trees have been felled f ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The US embassy in India has warned that "committing assault, theft, or burglary in the United States won't just cause you legal issues -- it could lead to your visa being revoked and make you ineligible for future US visas". The warning was issued days after a video of an Indian woman who tried to leave a store with a cart full of items without paying went viral. This also prompted the embassy to say, "The US values law and order and expects foreign visitors to follow all US laws."Res ...Read More >
Kolkata: BJP's former national vice-president Dilip Ghosh will not attend PM Narendra Modi's rally in Durgapur on Friday. Even a day earlier, Ghosh said he was willing to listen to Modi's speech."I am not attending the rally on Friday. There will be specific seating arrangements as directed by the Prime Minister's Office. My seating position might lead to unnecessary discussions and speculations. I don't want to disturb the PM's rally due to that," he said.Ghosh was unsure of attending the rally ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 13 (ANI): Union Minister and BJP leader Sukanta Majumdar on Sunday slammed West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee over her claims of exploitation of the Bengali community under the BJP-ruled states stating that the Hindus of West Bengal are uniting to remove the pro Pakistan government in the state. Speaking to ANI, Sukanta Majumdar mentioned that whenever Mamata Banerjee faces a dilemma, she resorts to chanting the Bengali mantra. Whenever Mamata Banerjee faces a d ...Read More >
VIJAYAWADA: Andhra Pradesh has once again made a mark on the national stage by securing multiple honours in the prestigious Swachh Survekshan Awards 2024 as Super Swachh League Cities, reaffirming its commitment to cleanliness and urban sanitation. Five municipal corporations from the State have been selected for awards across different population-based and special categories. The awards will be presented by the Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs and the Minister for Power at a grand ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIM-C) was at the centre of controversy on Saturday after a woman accused a student of raping her inside the institute's Joka campus. The accused, identified as Mahaveer Toppannavar alias Parmanand Jain, was arrested by Kolkata Police and remanded in seven-day custody under charges of rape, wrongful confinement, and use of harmful substances with intent to harm. The 24-year-old complainant, reportedly a psychologist, said she had first con ...Read More >
A woman was allegedly raped at IIM Calcutta. The incident sparked outrage from opposition parties. They cited a worsening law and order situation in West Bengal. Congress and CPI(M) leaders protested and demanded accountability. A student has been arrested following the woman's complaint. TMC urged against politicizing the issue. They emphasized allowing the police investigation to proceed without interference. The opposition Congress and CPI(M) on Saturday said the alleged rape of a woman in I ...Read More >
Kolkata, Jul 12 (PTI) A woman was allegedly raped by a student inside a hostel of the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, police said on Saturday. The accused has been arrested on the basis of an FIR lodged by the woman at Haridevpur police station, they said. The alleged incident took place inside the boys' hostel of IIM Calcutta on Friday, a police officer said. "The woman stated in the FIR that she was called to the hostel for a counselling session. She then became unconscious after c ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) An air of celebration and pride swept across India on Saturday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi distributed over 51,000 appointment letters to newly recruited candidates through video conferencing during the 16th edition of the Rozgar Mela. With emotions running high, recruits from different corners of the country expressed heartfelt gratitude to the Prime Minister and hailed the initiative as a life-changing moment. The employment drive, conducted simultaneo ...Read More >
Guwahati: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee criticized the BJP and called for Opposition unity on Tuesday after learning that Assam's Foreigners Tribunal had issued a National Register of Citizens (NRC) notice to a resident of Cooch Behar in West Bengal, declaring him an illegal migrant. Reacting to the notice served to Uttam Kumar Brajabasi, a 50-year-old Rajbanshi man from Dinhata, Banerjee expressed outrage, calling the move "a systematic assault on democracy." Ready for a challeng ...Read More >
Kolkata, Jul 5 (PTI) With the 2026 West Bengal assembly polls on the horizon, the BJP has placed its bet on soft-spoken RSS loyalist and party veteran Samik Bhattacharya to steer its troubled state unit out of a prolonged phase of internal discord, grassroots disarray and "cultural disconnect" with the Bengali electorate. But as Bhattacharya, a quintessential Bengali 'bhadralok' takes charge, a key challenge before him is whether the state BJP under his leadership pursues a moderate, inclusive ...Read More >
Kolkata: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) central leader and MP Ravishankar Prasad on Thursday had declared BJP Rajya Sabha MP and chief spokesperson Shamik Bhattacharya as the next Bengal party chief. Addressing the gathering during a felicitation programme at Science City, Kolkata, Bhattacharya said, "Our only aim is to oust Trinamool Congress (TMC) from the state and we will fight unitedly to achieve our aim. BJP has gone through several odds to make its mark. In Bengal as well BJP has gone thro ...Read More >
Kolkata, Jul 2 (PTI) Rajya Sabha MP Samik Bhattacharya was on Wednesday officially named the new president of the West Bengal BJP, with the party tasking him to lead its charge in the 2026 assembly elections, a battle he described as a fight to save the state's culture and pluralism from what he termed the "corrupt misrule" of the TMC. A dyed-in-the-wool party loyalist and articulate communicator with deep roots in the RSS, Bhattacharya's election as the West Bengal BJP president signals the ce ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 3 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party's Rajya Sabha MP, Samik Bhattacharya, was unanimously elected as the party's West Bengal president on Thursday, succeeding Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar. The election of the new state president comes as the party looks to challenge the incumbent Trinamool Congress in the upcoming 2026 Assembly polls in the state. Bhattacharya is a former West Bengal Assembly MLA from the Basirhat constituency from 2014 to 2016 and was elected ...Read More >
Kolkata, Jul 2 (PTI) Rajya Sabha MP Samik Bhattacharya was on Wednesday officially named the new president of the West Bengal BJP, with the party tasking him to lead its charge in the 2026 assembly elections -- a battle he described as a fight to save the state's culture and pluralism from what he termed the "corrupt misrule" of the TMC. Bhattacharya was elected unopposed, with no other candidate filing a nomination for the post by the stipulated deadline on Wednesday afternoon. The formal ann ...Read More >
Kolkata: A dyed-in-the-wool party loyalist and articulate communicator with deep roots in the RSS, Samik Bhattacharya's election as the West Bengal BJP president signals the central leadership's calibrated move to steer the state unit through internal churn and retool it into a winning machine ahead of the 2026 assembly elections. At 61, Bhattacharya's rise to the state's top organisational post is being seen as a reward for decades of silent perseverance, ideological fidelity, and personal dis ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday unanimously elected Rajya Sabha MP Samik Bhattacharya as the new president of its West Bengal unit. Bhattacharya, the lone nominee for the post, submitted his nomination on Wednesday at the BJP's Salt Lake office in Kolkata, accompanied by Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari and outgoing state chief Sukanta Majumdar.Bhattacharya, who flew in from New Delhi to file his nomination, had earlier met BJP national president JP Nadda on Monday at his ...Read More >
Kolkata, Jul 2 (PTI) Senior BJP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Samik Bhattacharya was on Thursday officially declared the new president of its West Bengal unit, and he will lead the party into the 2026 assembly elections. Sixty-one-year-old Bhattacharya was elected unopposed, with no other candidate filing nomination for the post by the stipulated deadline of Wednesday afternoon. The formal announcement came during a felicitation ceremony at Science City here, in the presence of senior BJP leader a ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 3 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has named Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Paresh Pal and two city councillors, among 18 accused in its supplementary chargesheet in a case related to the death of BJP leader Avijit Sarkar, a resident of Sitala Tala Lane, Kolkata who was killed in post-poll violence. According to a statement from the agency, the supplementary chargesheet was filed on June 30 before the Learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate ...Read More >
Kolkata: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Rajya Sabha MP and chief spokesperson Shamik Bhattacharya is all set to become the next state president of the saffron camp in West Bengal. Bhattacharya seemed to be the sole contender of the post as nobody else had filed nomination for the post. Flanked by present state president Sukanta Majumdar and Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari, Bhattacharuya had filed his nomination on Wednesday. Talking to the media, present state president and MoS Sukanta Ma ...Read More >
Kolkata: With less than a year to go for the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections, the BJP's Bengal unit is set to announce its new state president on Thursday, following the nomination process on Wednesday. "There has been only one nomination, and no other submission was made. Each nomination must be seconded by at least ten members. The only nomination received is that of Shamik Bhattacharya. The name of the new state president will be officially announced tomorrow by senior leader Ravi Shanka ...Read More >
Kolkata: Rajya Sabha member Samik Bhattacharya was the only candidate to submit a nomination for elections to the post of Bengal BJP president, almost sealing the outcome. Accompanied by Bengal leader of opposition Suvendu Adhikari and incumbent party president Sukanta Majumdar, Bhattacharya submitted his nomination at the party's Salt Lake office on Wednesday.Bhattacharya flew down to Kolkata from New Delhi on Wednesday morning to submit his nomination. On Monday, he had met BJP national presid ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 2 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party Rajya Sabha MP Samik Bhattacharya, on Wednesday, filed nomination for the post of West Bengal BJP President. The Leader of Opposition in West Bengal, Suvendu Adhikari and the present West Bengal BJP Chief and Union Minister, Sukanta Majumdar were present, accompanying Bhattacharya. Speaking to ANI, Bhattacharya said that the party leadership asked him to file a nomination, which he followed. 'I have nothing to say right now. ...Read More >
Kolkata, Jul 2 (PTI) Senior BJP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Samik Bhattacharya is set to become the new president of the West Bengal BJP as no other candidate filed nomination for the post till the deadline on Wednesday, party leaders said. Accompanied by outgoing state president Sukanta Majumdar and Leader of the Opposition in the state assembly Suvendu Adhikari, Bhattacharya submitted his nomination papers at the party's office in Salt Lake in the afternoon. According to a party notice, nomina ...Read More >
Kolkata, July 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) With the time for submission, scrutiny, and withdrawal of nominations being over at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, BJP's Rajya Sabha member Samik Bhattacharya is all set to become the new West Bengal party chief as he is the only one to file the nomination. Bhattacharya will replace his predecessor, Sukanta Majumdar, who is a Union Minister of State. As his name has not been officially announced yet, he will be elected unopposed for the chair, and his name is likely to b ...Read More >
Kolkata: With the time for submission, scrutiny, and withdrawal of nominations being over at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, BJP's Rajya Sabha member Samik Bhattacharya is all set to become the new West Bengal party chief as he is the only one to file the nomination. Bhattacharya will replace his predecessor, Sukanta Majumdar, who is a Union Minister of State. As his name has not been officially announced yet, he will be elected unopposed for the chair, and his name is likely to be announced on Thursday. ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 2 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party Rajya Sabha MP Samik Bhattacharya, on Wednesday, filed nomination for the post of West Bengal BJP President. The Leader of Opposition in West Bengal, Suvendu Adhikari and the present West Bengal BJP Chief and Union Minister, Sukanta Majumdar were present, accompanying Bhattacharya. Also Read | Karnataka Shocker: Infosys Senior Employee Arrested for Filming Woman Colleague While She Was Using Ladies' Washroom at Office in Benga ...Read More >
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