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Sunday, February 22, 2026
TopicWest Bengal Congress

Topic: West Bengal Congress

Fight BJP, but don’t hesitate to attack TMC either, Rahul & Kharge tell Bengal Congress leaders

Party president Mallikarjun Kharge and Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi pulled up few West Bengal Congress leaders for ‘lack of understanding’ of state’s society & politics, it is learnt.

Ramblings, or damning facts? Kaustav Bagchi not first Mamata baiter to cite ex-IAS officer’s book

Cops arrested Congress spokesperson for 'derogatory remarks' against Mamata after he cited 2012 book by ex-IAS officer to say it will show people of Bengal 'how low she can stoop'.

‘TMC stooge’: Congress lawyers heckle Chidambaram as he appears for defendant in Adhir’s PIL

Case was filed by Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury against TMC govt's stake sale in Metro Dairy to Keventer Agro Ltd. Chidambaram appeared as counsel for Keventer.

Adhir tough on Mamata, Rahul soft — how the Congress cornered itself in Bengal

Ever since it severed ties with the TMC, the Congress has found itself in a dilemma in Bengal. With no tall state leaders now, that nervousness is showing.

It’s Congress vs Congress over Bengal alliance plans, state chief says ‘some helping BJP’

Bengal Congress chief Adhir Chowdhury says party approved tie-up with Left and it's the Left that brought ISF as a constituent, hits out at Anand Sharma for 'sabotaging' party’s prospects in the state.

Why Owaisi’s a sticking point in Congress-Left plans to ally with this Bengal Muslim cleric

Congress & Left have been talks with Abbas Siddiqui, an influential cleric of Bengal’s most prominent Islamic shrine Furfura Sharif, to tie-up for polls but issues remain unresolved.

No dosti at Centre, kushti in state: Congress MLAs say will quit if no tie-up with Mamata

Legislators are unhappy with the state leadership who are pushing for an alliance with the Left Front, say it's a sinking ship.

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.