West Bengal

The Calcutta High Court had on Monday declared the selection process "null and void" and directed the CBI to probe the appointment process.

In back-to-back rallies in Raiganj and Kumarganj on Monday, Mamata Banerjee had claimed that the BJP was in a panic mode after sensing defeat in the first phase of polling.

Banerjee, while addressing an election rally at Raiganj in North Bengal, also accused BJP leaders of influencing a section of the judiciary and judgments.

These observations came after the bench had ordered the re-evaluation of the OMR sheets from the 2016 recruitment exam in the ongoing proceedings in the cash-for-jobs multi-tier recruitment scam.

The TMC leader also claimed that if the BJP returns to power, there will be no more elections in future and religious rights of several communities will be at stake.

Pathan, who retired from all forms of the sport in February 2021, feels with each passing day in Baharampur, he is gaining strength and confidence.

Trinamool Congress chief accuses the poll body of "toeing the line" dictated by PM Modi and his party colleagues.

The Calcutta HC last week ordered a CBI investigation into allegations of crimes against women and land-grabbing in Sandeshkhali, which had witnessed protests over the issues.

Both the TMC and the BJP lodged 80 and 39 complaints, respectively, related to poll violence, voter intimidation, and assaults on poll agents in the first few hours of polling.

BJP leader Agnimitra Paul, along with party workers, staged a demonstration against the alleged stone pelting incident by putting up a road blockade.

The party promised that all graduates and diploma holders up to 25 years of age will be provided one-year apprenticeships with a monthly stipend.

The party promised that all graduates and diploma holders up to 25 years of age will be provided one-year apprenticeships with a monthly stipend.

This comes a day after the Calcutta High Court granted permission to the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) to hold a procession on Ram Navami in Howrah.

Sheikh was arrested by the ED on March 30 in connection with a case of mob assault on the agency's officials when they went to search his premises in Sandeshkhali.

Banerjee, while addressing a rally in Cooch Behar, alleged that the BJP is misusing central agencies against the TMC ahead of the elections.

The IT department central office in Kolkata was closed on Sunday and no official was available for comment.

"The market value of these properties is estimated to be significantly more than Rs. 150 Crore," an official said.

Hitting out at the BJP for alleging that Bengal has become a safe haven for terrorists, Mamata said the accused in the Bengaluru blast case were arrested because of the state police's prompt action.

While the BJP claimed that the TMC regime has turned the state into a safe haven for terrorists, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee hit back, praising the “prompt response” by the state police.

Addressing a gathering on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, Banerjee claimed that some people will try to "engineer riots" during elections and urged everyone "not to fall prey to the plot".