demographic changes

New Delhi, April 9 Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that the proposed amendments to the Women Reservation Act are not merely a legislative exercise but a reflection of the aspirations of crores of women across India and urged all MPs to come together to support this move.In a...

Kolkata, March 30 – Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee visited the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) in West Bengal on Monday and protested against what he alleged were widespread irregularities in voter registration, accusing BJP operatives of colluding...

Purulia (WB), March 29 A day after Union Home Minister Amit Shah released a political "chargesheet" against the TMC government, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said he should be charged for his "past actions", although without directly naming him, and alleged that the BJP would scrap...

Kolkata, March 28 Communal polarization in West Bengal is intensifying ahead of the 2026 assembly elections, moving beyond campaign rhetoric into sustained mobilization at the grassroots level, with the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise emerging as a key flashpoint in the state's...

Kolkata, March 26 The second supplementary list under the Systematic Area Verification (SAV) of electoral rolls in West Bengal is likely to be released by March 27-28, a senior Election Commission official said on Thursday.Around 36 lakh voter entries from the pending list have been processed...

New Delhi, March 12 A report by the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) on alleged Bangladeshi infiltration and its impact on Adivasis in the Santhal Pargana region of Jharkhand has not been shared under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, as comments from the Registrar General of...

Shillong, March 11 The Meghalaya High Court has struck down a notification issued by the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council, making Scheduled Tribe certificates mandatory for election nominations, and observed that it bypassed proper legislative procedures.The notification, issued by the...

Kolkata, March 2 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday alleged an “EC-BJP nexus” behind the deletion of 63.66 lakh names from the state’s electoral rolls following the SIR, claiming that the exercise was designed to help the saffron party ahead of the 2026 assembly polls.In her...

Kolkata, February 28 The publication of West Bengal’s post-SIR electoral rolls has not only pruned 63.66 lakh names from the electorate, but it has also redrawn the state’s demographic and political landscape ahead of the 2026 assembly elections, reshaping voter profiles across districts, border...

Patna, February 27 Union Home Minister Amit Shah held a meeting with top Bihar government officials in Purnea district on Friday to review internal security in the strategically located Seemanchal region, before concluding his three-day state tour.Those present at the meeting included Union...

Araria (Bihar), February 26 Union Home Minister Amit Shah stated on Thursday that the BJP is confident of winning the upcoming assembly elections in West Bengal and will expel every infiltrator from the state, which is one of the worst affected by demographic changes.Shah made this statement...

Patna, February 26 – Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for several infrastructure projects of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) at the Border Outposts of Leti and Indarwa in Araria, Bihar, on Thursday.Addressing SSB personnel and local residents, the Home...

Patna, February 26 Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to inaugurate a Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) border outpost in Bihar's Araria district on Thursday, and review security and infrastructure along the India-Nepal border, officials said.Shah will also interact with residents living in...

Purnea/Kishanganj, February 25 Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in Bihar on Wednesday for a three-day tour during which he is expected to attend several events in the strategically located Seemanchal region, besides reviewing "demographic changes" in the area.During the day, he chaired a...

Patna, February 24 – Union Home Minister Amit Shah will embark on a three-day visit to Bihar, starting Wednesday, to review security measures, administrative preparedness, and ongoing development initiatives in the state's border districts, with particular emphasis on areas along the India-Nepal...