The Latest Breaking News from West Bengal

West Bengal which is home to about 40% of mangrove forests in India

A total of 26 parties are now part of the Opposition INDIA combine. We explore each of these parties and examine their standing in Parliament.

The court said the West Bengal government had not separately challenged the notification issued by the Centre on May 10, giving the cases to the NIA.

The Opposition parties said that they would have a strategy meeting on July 24 and would assemble in front of the Mahatma Gandhi statue in Parliament to press for the Prime Minister’s statement.

Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje blames previous govts for violence in Manipur, alleges efforts to project Union govt in bad light. She claims similar incident in West Bengal, wrong to blame PM Modi & BJP. Reason for conflict is faults of previous govts, infiltrators from other nations led to violence.

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik equals Jyoti Basu's record as 2nd longest-serving CM in India. He has held position for 23 yrs & 138 days. His journey began when his father, Biju Patnaik, passed away in 1997.

Police find no evidence of BJP candidate being stripped and paraded in West Bengal's Panchla. Complaint received, FIR registered, but victim yet to come forward. BJP leaders allege incident, but central forces deployed during polls and Leader of Opposition of West Bengal have not reported any such incident.

B'lore police crack murder of hotel cashier: Arrest housekeeper Abhishek, 23, a friend of Subhash, for killing him in a fit of rage over suspected affair with wife. Subhash & Abhishek from West Bengal, joined same hotel & became friends. Abhishek hit Subhash with iron rod & fled. Police nabbed…

The BJP went on the offensive on Friday, lashing out against the West Bengal and Rajasthan governments — ruled by the Trinamool Congress and Congress respectively — regarding their record on crimes against women.