West Bengal government officials with support of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee stopped Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials from carrying out searches and seizing material linked to the ED's investigation into an alleged coal smuggling scam.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma criticised West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over her conduct during Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids linked to political consultancy firm Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) in Kolkata.

The face-off between the Centre and the West Bengal government over the Enforcement Directorate's raids on the Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) and its co-founder Pratik Jain escalated on Friday.

West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose has received an email threatening to "blast" him, after which the authorities tightened security at his official home and office, Lok Bhawan.

Security was tightened at Kolkata Lok Bhavan on late Thursday night after West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose received a threatening email stating "will blast him", allegedly warning of a blast and posing a threat to his life.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will lead a protest march here on Friday against the Enforcement Directorate raids at the office of political consultancy firm I-PAC, Trinamool Congress sources said.

High drama unfolded on Thursday as the Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted raids in West Bengal and Delhi, including at the I-PAC office and the residence of its director Pratik Jain in Kolkata.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has walked out with a laptop, phone and multiple documents from the house of Prateek Jain, the chief of election consultant IPAC, during a raid by the Enforcement Directorate, the central agency has alleged.

Sightings of black-coloured deer in India are extremely uncommon and usually represent genetic variations rather than a distinct species.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to address a public gathering in Singur, Hooghly district, on January 18, during his planned two-day visit to West Bengal.

The office of the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) clarified that SIR hearing summonses to Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, cricketer Mohammed Shami and Bengali actor-turned-TMC MP Dev were part of a routine electoral verification process.

Setting the stage for another flashpoint between the West Bengal government and the Centre, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has returned the state's proposal on preparing a panel to appoint the Director General of Police.

The All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) has moved the Supreme Court against the Election Commission of India (ECI), stepping up its opposition to the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal.

A rare and controversial situation has emerged in West Bengal's Meteli under Matiali block, where the block development officer (BDO) of Lava block herself has been summoned for a special intensive revision (SIR) hearing.

A minor grandson has been detained on charges of murdering his elderly grandmother on suspicion of practising witchcraft, police said on Monday.

Pregnant Bengali woman, Sunali Khatun, who returned to India in December last year -- six months after being deported to Bangladesh on suspicion of being a citizen of the neighbouring country -- on Monday gave birth to a boy.

As the second phase of the SIR gathers pace in West Bengal, block offices are turning into sites of anxiety, with elderly, disabled and vulnerable voters enduring physical distress.

As the Trinamool Congress prepares for what's shaping up to be an intense political battle in West Bengal, Abhishek Banerjees Bengal yatra marks a decisive moment.

The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Kolkata Zonal Office, has provisionally attached immovable properties worth Rs 3.65 crore belonging to West Bengal MLA and Minister Chandranath Sinha.

West Bengal is set to witness a high-decibel contest in the upcoming assembly polls with the BJP deploying all its might -- from the booth level to the central war-room -- under the direct command of Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

Ahead of the West Bengal assembly polls, Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MP Mausam Noor on Saturday returned to the Congress.

The West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday launched a sharp attack on the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC), citing a 700-page report by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) submitted to the Calcutta High Court.

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has furnished a breakup of the 91.46 lakh "logical discrepancy" cases identified in the course of "progeny-mapping" during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal.

It is undeniable that Hindutva has been central to the BJPs politics. Mamata, like other Opposition leaders, is trying to counter this with her own brand of Hinduism. But Bengali Hinduism is distinctly different.