Suvendu Adhikari was formally named the Chief Minister of West Bengal yesterday, days after the BJP’s resounding victory in the recently concluded assembly elections.

Swearing-in ceremony scheduled for tomorrow in Kolkata 

BJP govt to be sworn in tomorrow as Mamata refuses to step down

More than 200 criminal cases registered across the state

Chandrakanta Rath was shot at multiple times by unidentified assailants

Mamata Banerjee, outgoing West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress supremo, yesterday announced plans to take the 2026 West Bengal poll mandate to the Supreme Court, alleging major electoral malpractice by the BJP and the Election Commission of India.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee yesterday said she had “not been defeated” and would not resign, a day after results showed her party lost heavily to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

A sharp rise in BJP’s vote share in Bengal has reshaped the political map, delivering a decisive mandate and altering the balance among major and smaller parties

Exactly five years after handing Banerjee a bitter loss in Nandigram, Adhikari has repeated the feat, this time in her home turf.

The explosion occurred at around 4:43 pm on Monday at the Liuyang Huasheng Fireworks Manufacturing and Display Company in Liuyang, Hunan province, state broadcaster CCTV said

The BJP has finally swept West Bengal, a state that shares a long border, language and cultural ties with Bangladesh and has long stood apart from Narendra Modi’s political advance.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party yesterday secured a resounding election victory in West Bengal, expanding his unrivalled consolidation of power across the country.

State election results reflect a deeper transformation in voter sentiment – one rooted in expectations of governance, economic security and credibility

The party is reportedly considering May 9 for the swearing-in ceremony, coinciding with Rabindranath Tagore’s birth anniversary, as Modi hails 'poriborton' in West Bengal

Analysts say victories could revive proposals on uniform civil code, constituency redrawing, simultaneous polls

BJP leads in 156 seats, wins 48 more in West Bengal; supporters celebrate in Kolkata

Film star Vijay shines in Tamil Nadu

Sri Lanka raised fuel prices by nearly four percent on Sunday, further fuelling inflation, which more than doubled last month due to the Middle East war.

All eyes now on results after high-stakes contest

The second and final phase of voting in the West Bengal state election concluded yesterday, with most of the exit polls predicting an upset win for the BJP.