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The Calcutta High Court has granted interim protection against the West Bengal government notification on caste-certificate reverification.

Madhuchhanda Kar and Manoj Tigga feature in the BJP's new national office-bearers list, putting West Bengal back in focus in the party's central organisation.

A hotel owner has been arrested after a deadly fire in Tarapith, while police and fire officials investigate the cause, safety measures and possible negligence.

Eight people, including a BJP leader, have been arrested in connection with the death of Sheikh Mohammad Mafik in Bankura's Indas. The case follows allegations of an assault linked to his son's participation in a Cockroach Janata Party programme.

Who will get Ayushman Bharat benefits in West Bengal? Here is how the beneficiary database, NFSA records, field verification and e-KYC process work.

Former West Bengal minister Ashish Banerjee was found dead in Rampurhat. Police are investigating the circumstances, a handwritten note and the exact cause of death.

A 25-year-old security guard from North 24 Parganas has been arrested in Bengaluru over alleged contact with a Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan member and a suspected plot to attack the Pakistan Army, police said.

West Bengal is positioning Kolkata alongside Darjeeling, Santiniketan, Bishnupur, Purulia and Digha in a culture-led tourism strategy, aiming to spread visitor demand beyond the state's most congested destinations.

Maple at The Conclave Verde in Kolkata is running a Monsoon Food Fest through August 31, serving seasonal favourites like Egg Devil, Fish Chop and assorted pakoras starting at ₹400.

Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has announced that direct benefit transfers under the Annapurna Yojana scheme will begin on August 17, with a fixed disbursement date every month going forward.

A leader of the Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh was attacked in Kolaghat, prompting the BJP-affiliated trade union to demand arrests and warn of a statewide agitation.

An engineer was caught accepting a bribe in an Anti-Corruption Bureau trap in West Bengal, prompting Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari to reiterate his administration's zero-tolerance stance on corruption.

Officials in South 24 Parganas district said the structure, on the Amtala-Baruipur road in Amtala, had gone up without proper building sanction — the legal basis cited for the demolition

We slammed the doors to Bengal in their faces. It is time we open them wide, extend a hand of respect, and tell them they are welcome back home.

MC MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar resigns as Barasat district chief after poll debacle! Read her explosive allegations against election agency I-PAC and party corruption.

The Supreme Court has delivered a landmark verdict backing the Election Commission’s West Bengal SIR voter list process. Read the live updates on the 80 lakh voter data discrepancies and the SC’s historic ruling.