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TMC continues to blame SIR for its defeat in West Bengal elections, numbers show the party won the seats where deletions and additions under...

OpIndia Staff - 9 May, 2026

In the wake of the BJP's decisive victory in the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections, which ended the Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s 15-year rule, the...

News Reports

A new era begins in West Bengal, Suvendu Adhikari takes oath as Chief Minister after BJP’s decisive victory against TMC

OpIndia Staff - 9 May, 2026

In a historic political transition marking the beginning of a new era in West Bengal after the end of over 15 years of Trinamool...

News Reports

Women dragged, clothes torn, electricity cut: Read how TMC goons illegally occupied a school which provided free education, and how it was freed after...

श्रवण शुक्ल - 8 May, 2026

BJP acknowledged Amrit Bose Gupta's struggle and posted a video of the school's liberation on its official X handle. The school is now being cleaned and the tricolour is being hoisted. It's worth noting that local residents and NGO workers broke open the locks of Aranyaj School and freed it from the clutches of TMC leaders.

Suvendu Adhikari unanimously selected as the new CM of West Bengal, BJP gets first-ever CM after massive victory

OpIndia Staff - 8 May, 2026

Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced Suvendu Adhikari as the Leader of the BJP Legislative Party in West Bengal during a meeting in Kolkata...

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TMC MP Sagarika Ghose whines over getting an X take-down notice from the police after spreading a misleading video of Bengal post-poll violence

OpIndia Staff - 8 May, 2026

TMC Rajya Sabha member Sagarika Ghose, acted all surprised after receiving a notice from the Kolkata police

Law

Singur Nano plant dispute: Calcutta HC rejects unconditional stay on ₹765 crore arbitral award to Tata Motors, gives WBIDC 8 weeks to provide property...

OpIndia Staff - 8 May, 2026

In a significant development in the long-running Singur land dispute, the Calcutta High Court on Thursday declined to grant an unconditional stay on a...

Crime

West Bengal: Probe into the murder of Suvendu Adhikari’s aide Chandranath Rath gains momentum, police find car with fake number plate was used to...

OpIndia Staff - 7 May, 2026

West Bengal Police have launched an intensive investigation into the murder of Chandranath Rath, personal assistant to BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, who was shot...

Crime

West Bengal: Clashes erupt in Howrah after TMC’s Shamim Ahmed leads attack on BJP minority wing leader Sikandar Khan and BJP workers with bombs...

OpIndia Staff - 7 May, 2026

Fresh incidents of post-poll violence erupted in West Bengal on Thursday as rival political workers clashed in Shibpur’s Chaurabasti area of Howrah district, leaving...

Crime

West Bengal: Chandranath Rath’s driver Buddhadeb Bera remains in critical condition with life support in ICU, doctors remove 2 of 3 bullets

OpIndia Staff - 7 May, 2026

After the attack on Wednesday night, Buddhadeb Bera was shifted to a hospital adjacent to the EM Bypass in Kolkata in a critical condition. Meanwhile, the dead body of Chandranath Rath was moved to the Barasat Medical College morgue before autopsy.

Crime