Bengal Violence

Multiple incidents of violence were reported in West Bengal, where people in eight constituencies are voting today in the fourth phase of Lok Sabha polls

Incidents of violence were reported in several parts of West Bengal during polling on Monday in the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha elections. A clash broke out between BJP and Trinamool Congress workers in Durgapur.

Foreign-made weapons and ammunition have been recovered after the Central Bureau of Investigation raided locations in Bengal's Sandeshkhali in a case related to violence against Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials.

Amid reports of violence from West Bengal on the first day of polling for Lok Sabha election, BJP leader Agnimitra Paul has said "Bengal has turned into Bihar" and alleged that the Trinamool Congress is trying to silence opponents

The BJP filed a complaint on Wednesday with the Election Commission against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, alleging that she tried to incite voters to violence while addressing a public meeting.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee went head-to-head today over Ram Navami celebrations to take place in Howrah on Wednesday - a year after large-scale violence in the district.

The CBI will investigate allegations of extortion, land grab, and sexual assault that surfaced from Bengal's Sandeshkhali ahead of the Lok Sabha election, the Calcutta High Court said Wednesday.

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's government received a stern reprimand from the state's High Court Thursday as it heard affidavits regarding the violence and allegations of extortion and sexual assault from Sandeshkhali before the election.

Eleven more accused have been arrested for the conspiracy relating to the communal violence that took place during Ram Navami celebrations in West Bengal in March last year, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) said on Tuesday.

A court in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district on Thursday extended the CBI custody of Sandeshkhali strongman Shajahan Sheikh by eight days.

The Union Home Ministry could issue a notification to implement the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act later tonight, sources told NDTV Monday afternoon.

Ram Navami on April 18 this year has been declared a public holiday in West Bengal. The move came "too late", said BJP, claiming Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wants to redeem her "anti-Hindu image".

Sandeshkhali Violence: Calcutta High Court has handed custody of former Trinamool strongman Sheikh Shahjahan - the key accused in multiple complaints of extortion, land grab, and sexual assault from Bengal's Sandeshkhali - to the CBI.

Holi has come early for the men and women who live on the island of Sandeshkhali in Bengal's North 24 Parganas, after news Thurday of the arrest of Trinamool Congress strongman Sheikh Shahjahan.

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday allowed senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari to visit Haldarpara in restive Sandeshkhali area on Thursday. The court also stayed the imposition of prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPC at Haldarpara.

Multiple incidents of violence were reported in West Bengal, where people in eight constituencies are voting today in the fourth phase of Lok Sabha polls

Incidents of violence were reported in several parts of West Bengal during polling on Monday in the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha elections. A clash broke out between BJP and Trinamool Congress workers in Durgapur.

Foreign-made weapons and ammunition have been recovered after the Central Bureau of Investigation raided locations in Bengal's Sandeshkhali in a case related to violence against Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials.

Amid reports of violence from West Bengal on the first day of polling for Lok Sabha election, BJP leader Agnimitra Paul has said "Bengal has turned into Bihar" and alleged that the Trinamool Congress is trying to silence opponents

The BJP filed a complaint on Wednesday with the Election Commission against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, alleging that she tried to incite voters to violence while addressing a public meeting.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee went head-to-head today over Ram Navami celebrations to take place in Howrah on Wednesday - a year after large-scale violence in the district.

The CBI will investigate allegations of extortion, land grab, and sexual assault that surfaced from Bengal's Sandeshkhali ahead of the Lok Sabha election, the Calcutta High Court said Wednesday.

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's government received a stern reprimand from the state's High Court Thursday as it heard affidavits regarding the violence and allegations of extortion and sexual assault from Sandeshkhali before the election.

Eleven more accused have been arrested for the conspiracy relating to the communal violence that took place during Ram Navami celebrations in West Bengal in March last year, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) said on Tuesday.

A court in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district on Thursday extended the CBI custody of Sandeshkhali strongman Shajahan Sheikh by eight days.

The Union Home Ministry could issue a notification to implement the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act later tonight, sources told NDTV Monday afternoon.

Ram Navami on April 18 this year has been declared a public holiday in West Bengal. The move came "too late", said BJP, claiming Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wants to redeem her "anti-Hindu image".

Sandeshkhali Violence: Calcutta High Court has handed custody of former Trinamool strongman Sheikh Shahjahan - the key accused in multiple complaints of extortion, land grab, and sexual assault from Bengal's Sandeshkhali - to the CBI.

Holi has come early for the men and women who live on the island of Sandeshkhali in Bengal's North 24 Parganas, after news Thurday of the arrest of Trinamool Congress strongman Sheikh Shahjahan.

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday allowed senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari to visit Haldarpara in restive Sandeshkhali area on Thursday. The court also stayed the imposition of prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPC at Haldarpara.