Trinamool Congress offices across West Bengal were allegedly defaced and damaged following the BJP's victory in the Assembly polls, with the TMC alleging BJP involvement, which the BJP denies.
A former Trinamool Congress councillor was allegedly assaulted in West Bengal's Howrah district following an altercation, amidst post-election violence.
The BJP experienced a mixed bag of results in the West Bengal Assembly elections, with several heavyweight candidates securing victories while others faced defeat. Key wins included Dilip Ghosh, Suvendu Adhikari, and others, but some prominent faces failed to win.
Commuters in Kolkata and surrounding areas are experiencing significant difficulties due to a shortage of buses, as many vehicles remain engaged in election duties related to the West Bengal polls. Normal service is not expected to resume until after the counting process on May 4.
The Trinamool Congress government's massive defeat in West Bengal shows "deep anti-incumbency and unpopularity" as out of 35 ministers who contested the assembly elections, 22 have been defeated, including Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in her constituency.
Mark Tully, the renowned journalist, author, and Indophile, has passed away at the age of 90. He spent a lifetime in India as a journalist, mingling with its people and telling their stories.
The Election Commission has issued a notice to Trinamool Congress MP and actor Deepak Adhikari, popularly known as Dev, to appear for SIR hearing, officials said on Monday.
The Election Commission is set to publish the draft electoral rolls for West Bengal on Tuesday following the completion of the statewide Special Intensive Revision (SIR) ahead of the 2026 assembly polls. The publication of the draft rolls will mark the end of the enumeration phase and the beginning of a far more contentious stage - claims, objections and hearings that will stretch into February 2026.
Election Commission data reveals Bhabanipur constituency in West Bengal recorded significantly higher voter deletions compared to Nandigram, sparking political debate ahead of the 2026 Assembly polls.
The Election Commission released the names of deleted voters in West Bengal ahead of the publication of the draft electoral rolls for the upcoming assembly elections.
The prime accused in the Kolkata law college gang rape case, Monojit Mishra, is a history-sheeter having a slew of pending cases of sexual harassment and violent crimes registered against him, police said on Monday.
Sporting Clube De Goa's title aspirations hit a speedbreaker as they were held to a 2-2 draw by Tollygunge Agragami
Tollygunge Agragami prevailed over Haywards Sporting 2-1 in the National Football League.
Striker Akeem's late goal gave the Kolkata side a 2-2 draw in the NFL.
The club also handed coach Subrata Bhattacharya a one-year contract.
The victory brightened the three-time champions' prospects of avoiding relegation from the National Football League.
Tollygunge Agragami lost 1-3 to JCT Mills and are staring at relegation in the NFL
Yusuf Yakubu and Marcos Pereira each scored a brace as Churchill Brothers beat Tollygunge Agragami 4-2.
Suley Musah's 28th minute strike helped Tollygunge Agragami beat State Bank of Travancore 1-0.
The Goa side scored their second successive victory, beating the Kolkata team 2-1 in the National Football League.
Felix Ibrebru scored twice in a 5-1 victory over Tollygunge Agragami in the National Football League.
Durand Cup winners Salgaocar carved out a 2-0 win over spirited Tollygunge Agragami in the National Football League match.
Sukhwinder Singh scored a goal in the 84th minute for JCT Mills to equalise with Tollygunge.
Dempo dropped their first points after three straight victories in the National Football League.
Mohammedan Sporting rode on a late strike by S K Sanjib to pip Tollygunge Agragami 1-0.
The Kolkata team did well to snatch a point from their away match in the National Football League.
Ashim Biswas scored a brace in a 4-0 victory in the NFL match.
The former champions put up a dismal show in the all-Kolkata National Football League match.
Rhea Purvi Sarvanan edged out amateur Saanvi Somu in the first play-off hole after both players were tied at 1-under 215 for three days.
The former Mohun Bagan coach replaces Aloke Mukherjee.
Mumbai champions Mahindra United wasted several chances and had to settle for a solitary point in a seventh round match in the National Football League.
Tollygunge Agragami earned a vital point finishing goalless with Salgaocar Sports Club in the National Football League.
A last minute goal enabled them to hold Mohammedan Sporting and make the grade in the IFA Shield football tournament.
Dempo Sports Club beat Tollygunge Agragami 2-1 to take second spot in the National Football League.
Akeem Abolanle's goal gave the relegation-threatened Tollygunge a 1-0 victory in the National Football League.
Rui Wanderlei Weis's second-half goal gave the Goa side a 1-0 victory in the NFL.
They will now face winner of the East Bengal-Ever Ready tie in the final on September 28.
First-half strikes gave them a 2-0 victory in the NFL match.
A severed human head, suspected of that of a woman, was recovered from a garbage dump in Kolkata's Tollygunge area on Friday morning, police said.
Despite the point Tollygunge stayed in the relegation zone in the National Football League.
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