Firhad Hakim

The two factions of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) are gearing up for their first electoral battle, upcoming bypolls at two West Bengal assembly seats amid uncertainty over who the Election Commission of India (ECI) will grant the right to the party’s poll symbol

The blaze erupted around 2 am at the five-storey Shikha Inn hotel on Mirza Ghalib Street

Agnimitra Paul attacked Abhishek Banerjee over TMC's 15-year rule, citing 'bloodshed' and post-poll violence

The All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) has written to the Commissioner of Police, Kolkata, seeking permission to observe 'Shahid Divas' on July 21 in front of Victoria House, Esplanade, and has also sought clearance for arrangements from July 19 to 21

The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has issued a public notice directing the suspension of all construction activities within its jurisdiction until July 31, or until further orders, following the collapse of an under-construction godown shed on Wednesday in the city's Taratala area that killed 14 people and left 19 injured

Former Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim has dismissed allegations connecting him to the approval of the building plan for the under-construction warehouse that collapsed in Taratala on Wednesday, killing 14 people and leaving 19 injured

Amid a rebellion with 58 of 80 MLAs forming a separate faction, new LoP Ritabrata Banerjee asserted 'we are the Trinamool Congress' and that his group has the majority of elected representatives

The office-bearer list also names Derek O'Brien (Rajya Sabha MP) and Dola Sen as joint secretaries and Subhasish Chakraborty as treasurer

On Monday, at least 14 members of Parliament of the TMC met West Bengal's BJP chief minister Suvendu Adhikari, a past TMC defector himself, to discuss breaking away from the party and make a separate bloc which would potentially support the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Front

Hakim, also an MLA, had been serving as the mayor of KMC since November 2018 and was the first Muslim mayor of the city since Independence

The Trinamool Congress on Friday held a meeting in her Kalighati residence following the first split in its 28-year history

Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim has resigned, with TMC citing the KMC was made 'defunct' by the state govt

Votes will be counted across 77 centres for 293 assembly seats in West Bengal, which has witnessed unprecedented security deployment this time and an acrimony-filled run-up to the result day, with both the ruling TMC and opposition BJP expressing apprehensions of vote manipulation

TMC leader Shashi Panja alleged irregularities at counting centres, claiming election papers were discarded

New Delhi: As vote counting begins across four key states and one Union Territory at 8 am on Monday, attention has turned to the crucial 'magic number' each party or alliance must reach to form the government

As West Bengal awaits Assembly election results on May 4, a brief scare broke out near the Asansol Engineering College strong room after a switched-off mobile phone was found inside an envelope

As West Bengal awaits Assembly election results on May 4, a brief scare broke out near the Asansol Engineering College strong room after a switched-off mobile phone was found inside an envelope

Roy arrived at Netaji Indoor Stadium as TMC leaders Kunal Ghosh and Shashi Panja held a protest over their allegations

Assembly Elections Exit Polls 2026 have triggered a political showdown across states

A day before voting begins in 152 constituencies in the first phase of the West Bengal assembly elections, Union home minister Amit Shah and chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday kicked off aggressive campaigning for the second phase, targeting the remaining 142 seats across key south Bengal districts, including Kolkata

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday expressed solidarity with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee ahead of the Assembly elections, describing her fight as one of the most challenging in the country’s democratic landscape

West Bengal Election Alleged Infiltration Row: The political battle in West Bengal has intensified ahead of polling, with the Bharatiya Janata Party and the All India Trinamool Congress levelling sharp accusations against each other over voter integrity and alleged electoral malpractices

Senior officials of the central paramilitary personnel discussed security arrangements, with particular focus on the use of technology, to ensure free and fair assembly elections in West Bengal

In a notable political development ahead of upcoming elections in West Bengal, the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), led by Asaduddin Owaisi, has announced its decision to withdraw its alliance with a party headed by Humayun Kabir

Losing turf, mega-flop in 2021 and long-term strategy — is what has pushed the Congress to go solo in West Bengal after two decades of shifting alliances with the Trinamool Congress and the Left parties

In response, TMC accused PM Modi of maligning the state and questioned the Centre's policies on housing and health schemes

Following this, the All India Trinamool Congress on Monday announced its nominees for 291 Assembly seats

The opinion poll comes ahead of polling scheduled for April 9, with counting of votes to take place on May 4, along with Assembly elections in several other states and the Union Territory of Puducherry

BJP campaigns focus on continuity under Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, emphasizing development and governance achievements

The raid, conducted at a deserted house near Sinhada village, led to the seizure of approximately 20 quintals of string bombs, a massive cache of gunpowder along with sulfur, ammonium chloride and vast quantities of rope