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Telangana BJP chief applauds EC as Bengal votes in final phase
Hyderabad: As voting began in the second and final phase of the 2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Telangana BJP president N Ramchander Rao on Wednesday, April 29, praised the conduct of…
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West Bengal polls: TMC’s Firhad Hakim says SIR may boomerang for BJP
The Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls could boomerang for the BJP in the West Bengal assembly polls, senior Trinamool Congress leader Firhad Hakim said on Monday, asserting that people of the…
- India
NIA probes 79 crude bombs found in poll-bound West Bengal
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday, April 26, registered a case to probe recovery of 79 crude bombs in poll-bound West Bengal, officials said. The move came following a…
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Rahul Gandhi to hold West Bengal rallies today after rescheduling dispute
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is set to address election rallies in West Bengal on Saturday, April 25, with public meetings scheduled in Kolkata and Serampore after an earlier setback when…
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ED raids Kolkata, Burdwan in West Bengal PDS scam case
Kolkata: The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday, April 25, raided several locations in poll-bound West Bengal as part of its money laundering investigation into an alleged PDS scam, officials said. Searches were underway…
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SC applauds high voter turnout, lack of violence in West Bengal elections
New Delhi: While hearing cases regarding West Bengal’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls, the Supreme Court on Friday, April 24, lauded the 92 per cent voter turnout and lack of…
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SC declines relief to 65 Bengal election duty officers whose names were deleted in SIR
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday, April 24, refused to entertain pleas filed by several individuals from West Bengal, including 65 persons on election duty, against the deletion of their names…
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EC issues fresh post-poll guidelines for West Bengal assembly polls
Kolkata: The Election Commission issued a fresh set of post-poll guidelines for the West Bengal assembly elections, laying down strict protocols for handling surveillance cameras and video data after voting concludes, a…
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Why have an election: Kapil Sibal slams EC, Gyanesh Kumar
New Delhi: Former law minister Kapil Sibal on Thursday, April 23, launched a scathing attack on the Election Commission, accusing it of carrying out an “experiment in disenfranchisement” in West Bengal and…
- India
Assembly polls: Voting begins in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu
Voting began on Thursday in 152 constituencies in the first phase of the West Bengal assembly elections, amid unprecedented security arrangements and a high-stakes battle that could shape the direction of the…
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WB I-PAC row: SC says CM’s intervention during probe puts democracy in peril
New Delhi: The alleged obstruction by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during a raid conducted by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Kolkata came under intense scrutiny on Wednesday, April 22, with…
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Bengal: Fire at private hospital in Salt Lake, none injured
Kolkata: A fire broke out at a private hospital in Salt Lake area adjoining Kolkata on Tuesday, April 21, an official said. At least three fire tenders were pressed into service to…
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EC vows free, fair polls in West Bengal: CEC Kumar
New Delhi: Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Monday, April 20, asserted that the Election Commission will leave no stone unturned in holding free, fair and transparent polls in West Bengal where…
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West Bengal polls: 23 pc candidates have criminal cases, 22 pc are crorepatis, says report
New Delhi: Around 23 per cent candidates in fray in the second phase of West Bengal assembly polls have declared criminal cases against themselves while 22 per cent are crorepatis, according to…
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EC will leave no stone unturned to hold free, fair polls in West Bengal: CEC
New Delhi: Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Monday, April 20, asserted that the Election Commission will leave no stone unturned in holding free, fair and transparent polls in West Bengal where…
