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Patna, March 29 – Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders on Sunday called for the fencing of the border areas in West Bengal that border Bangladesh, accusing the Trinamool Congress government, led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, of "protecting infiltrators."This comes a day after Union Home...

Kolkata, March 28 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday sharpened the BJP’s campaign pitch for the West Bengal assembly polls, releasing a "charge sheet" against the TMC government and framing the election as a battle not merely for Bengal, but for the country’s security.Launching a...

Srinagar, March 26 The counter intelligence wing of the Jammu and Kashmir Police carried out raids at multiple locations in the valley on Thursday as part of a UAPA case, and cracked a transnational terror recruitment module operated by the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit, officials said...

Kolkata, March 16 – The judicial review process has been completed for almost one-third of the cases referred under the "logical discrepancy" category during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Kumar Agarwal said on Monday...

Kolkata, March 16 Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and senior West Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari extended greetings to the Matua community on the 215th birth anniversary of the sect's spiritual leader, Harichand Thakur, on Monday.A Matua Dharma Mela is being...

Kolkata, March 16 Union Home Minister Amit Shah and senior West Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari extended greetings to the Matua community on the 215th birth anniversary of the sect's spiritual leader, Harichand Thakur, on Monday.A Matua Dharma Mela is being organized in North 24 Paraganas...

Kolkata, March 1 – As the final list of voters in West Bengal, as part of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in the state, was published, it showed that there had been no new voter registrations in as many as 99 Assembly constituencies during the entire SIR exercise, from the beginning...

Kolkata, February 28 – As the final voter list for West Bengal, prepared as part of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, was published on Saturday, official statistics revealed that the maximum number of cases currently under judicial review are concentrated in three districts...

Kolkata, February 28 The districts of Murshidabad and Malda, which have a Muslim-majority population, have the highest number of voters whose documents have not yet been verified, according to the final electoral rolls issued by the Election Commission following the Systematic Area Verification...

Agartala, February 25 – Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha emphasized the need for further strengthening coordination among various security forces, including the Border Security Force (BSF) and the Tripura Police, to enhance vigilance along the border with Bangladesh.Addressing the Police Week...

Agartala, February 25 Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha stated on Wednesday that the northeastern state recorded the "lowest crime rate" in two decades in 2025, with an 8 per cent decrease in criminal cases compared to 2024.Addressing the police week day parade, Saha said the number of cases...

Aizawl, February 18 – The second day of the Mizoram Assembly session on Wednesday witnessed heated exchanges between the ruling Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) and opposition parties over a controversial land deal between the state government and the Indian Air Force (IAF) for setting up an air...

Guwahati, Feb 18 Over 1.70 lakh illegal foreigners have been detected in the state so far under provisions of the Assam Accord, while about 31,000 have been deported in the last 40 years, the assembly was informed on Wednesday.Assam Accord Implementation Minister Atul Bora also said that...

Mizoram records a massive drug bust worth Rs 1,047 crore as border security tightens: GovernorMizoram Governor General Vijay Kumar Singh said on Tuesday that the northeastern state had reported a significant crackdown on cross-border smuggling and narcotics trafficking during the 2025–26...

Kolkata, February 17 – The current deadline of February 21 for completing the ongoing scrutiny of identity documents submitted during the hearing sessions on the draft voter list in West Bengal may be extended by two to three days, according to the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO)...

Kolkata, February 15 Senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari expressed concern on Sunday about developments along the Bangladesh border following political changes in Dhaka after the election, and alleged that a "serious political consolidation" has emerged across the border that calls for heightened...

New Delhi, Feb 11 The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the National Investigation Agency to file a report in a sealed cover before the Calcutta High Court, justifying the invocation of a UAPA provision pertaining to terror acts in a case related to repeated incidents of violence and unrest in...