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West Bengal: CAG exposes rampant corruption by TMC govt during 2017 Malda floods, ₹100 crores embezzled in the guise of disaster relief

OpIndia Staff - 2 January, 2026

The administration sought ₹100 crores for compensation to residents of 71000 mud houses in the Malda district. Funds were disbursed to individuals whose names did not even feature in the list of victims.

Opinions

2026: India’s year of leadership, resolve and direction

अजीत झा - 1 January, 2026

In 2026, the artificial secular narrative that had transformed a sense of nationalism into a sense of guilt has crumbled.

News Reports

A timeline of 60 years: How West Bengal went from being the 3rd richest State in India to witnessing unprecedented economic downfall

OpIndia Staff - 31 December, 2025

In 1960-61, West Bengal’s relative per capita income stood at a staggering 127.5%. To put that in perspective, the average resident of Bengal earned nearly 28% more than the national average.

Crime

Supporters of former TMC MLA Humayun Kabir attempt to lynch Hindu journalist, loot his camera equipment in Muslim-dominated Murshidabad

OpIndia Staff - 31 December, 2025

The mob reportedly tried to tie up journalist Abhishek Shandilya with plastic pipes and lynch him.

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BL Santhosh is right: Bengal is a civilisational battle. Here’s why the land of Netaji must be saved from TMC’s appeasement, with a volatile...

Shraddha Pandey - 30 December, 2025

At the recently held ‘Sagar Manthan’ program in Goa, BJP’s organisational secretary, BL Santhosh declared that the assembly election in West Bengal is not a mere battle for power but a civilisational battle.

Kolkata: Mamata govt thrashes Hindus for protesting outside Bangladesh mission against the brutal lynching of Dipu Chandra Das

OpIndia Staff - 24 December, 2025

Many Hindu protesters have sustained injuries due to the lathicharge. The BJP has also denounced the actions of the police.

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13 Muslim men convicted for brutal murder of Hargobinda Das and his son: Read how West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee had tried to pin...

OpIndia Staff - 23 December, 2025

Hargobindo Das and his son Chandan were lynched to death by a bloodthirsty Muslim crowd in the Murshidabad district.

Crime

West Bengal: Police downplays beheading of Hindu idol as ‘slightly damaged’, BJP lashes out at the blatant coverup by TMC regime

OpIndia Staff - 23 December, 2025

The BJP questioned why the police were making efforts to cover-up the issue instead of working towards arresting the culprits.

Crime

‘Enough of Jago Maa, sing secular song’: TMC leader Mehboob Malik harasses singer Lagnajita Chakraborty for singing Hindu religious song in East Midnapore

OpIndia Staff - 21 December, 2025

West Bengal singer Lagnajita Chakraborty faced harassment from Muslim organizer Mehboob Mallik at a school event for singing Hindu devotional 'Jago Maa'. He demanded a secular song and tried to assault her. Police arrested him after initial refusal; BJP slams TMC 'Jihadi' control.

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