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Recruitment scam: ED raids ex-Bengal minister’s residence

Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials accompanied by Central forces arrived on Saturday morning at the Naktala residence of former West Bengal education minister Partha Chatterjee in a renewed move linked to the school recruitment scam.

TMC, BJP clash during election campaign rally at Pursurah, 10 injured

At least ten party workers from both the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Trinamul Congress (TMC) were injured in a clash during a BJP election rally at Kelepara village in Pursurah on Friday. Both sides have accused each other of instigating the violence.

Senior TMC leader joins BJP in Purulia

Barely 12 days before the forthcoming Assembly elections, the Trinamul Congress has suffered a significant setback, with a senior leader defecting to the Bharatiya Janata Party in the presence of Union home minister Amit Shah today.

‘Mahajungle Raj’ nearing end in Bengal, says PM Modi; targets TMC on women’s safety, corruption

Modi seeks to woo women voters in Katwa as he mentions Sitabhog

From Chaitanya Dev to the plight of Bengal’s potato farmers, from infiltration and citizenship to the fate of the Matuas and alleged ‘bhrashtachar’ by the TMC, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a packed rally here today, sharpening his attack on the Trinamul Congress government led by Mamata Banerjee.