Kolkata: Bhowanipore has become the most symbolically charged constituency in Bengal’s 2026 election, not only because it pits CM Mamata Banerjee against Suvendu Adhikari, but because it condenses the state’s wider tensions over identity, class, community, governance and momentum into one south Kolkata seat.For Banerjee, this is where her home is, one in which she…
Kolkata: In Beleghata assembly constituency, dotted with at least 100 statues of Bengal’s icons and religious figures — from Mahatma Gandhi, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Vidyasagar to Swami Vivekananda — the attack on “Bengali asmita” has emerged as a key poll plank alongside everyday civic concerns, including reopening of Sukanta Mancha, named after poet Sukanta…
KOLKATA: Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday said there is a strong wave in favour of the Bharatiya Janata Party in West Bengal, adding that the party wants the state to once again become a growth engine of the country.Rijiju told ANI that people believe only the BJP can restore Bengal after what…
Kolkata: The Maniktala constituency is set to witness a neck-and-neck contest between veteran politician and five-time MLA Tapas Roy for BJP and first-timer Shrreya Pande, the Trinamool candidate. Though they once shared a family connection — Roy once had a very close association with former MLA Sadhan Pande, Shrreya’s father — neither is ready to…
KOLKATA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said he was “confident” of a “historic change” in Bengal after the elections and that he would be back in the state to attend the swearing-in of a BJP govt.“I sensed the mood of the people of Bengal wherever I went. I am confident that I have to…
Kolkata: Apologising for any personal attack or lack of decency by a BJP neta, the party’s state president Samik Bhattacharya said on Monday: “If anyone was hurt by any BJP neta’s words during the campaign, I apologise to him. I apologise if there was any statement which was not decent, or below the belt.”At a…
Kolkata: UCO Bank reported a 22.6% rise in net profit for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, at Rs 801 crore, up from Rs 653 crore a year earlier. The city-based lender said its cost of funds improved 31 basis points year-on-year to 4.5% during the quarter.UCO Bank’s performance is among the best by PSU…
Kolkata: The Kolkata Metropolitan Area (KMA) recorded 5,075 residential property registrations in March 2026, a 10% year-on-year decline from 5,609 units in March 2025, according to Knight Frank India.The dip was largely attributed to a high base effect, as March 2025 saw exceptionally strong performance. Despite the annual slide, March 2026 emerged as the second-highest…
Kolkata: McLeod Russel India, one of the country’s largest bulk tea producers, is selling three tea estates — Nya Gogra, Rupajuli and Boroi — to repay part of its debt. The total proceeds are expected to be around Rs 88 crore.In 2024-25, Nya Gogra Tea Estate contributed Rs 30 crore, or 3% of the company’s…
Kolkata: There will not be any violence in Bengal on polling day or even after the election results are out, said Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday.Saying that central forces will be stationed in the state for 60 more days after the results, Shah urged voters not to be afraid.“The EC has made enough…
