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Kolkata, March 27 – The Trinamool Congress wrote to Calcutta High Court Chief Justice Sujoy Paul on Friday, expressing concern over 11 party candidates whose cases have been referred for judicial adjudication, and whose status remains unclear.In the letter, written by West Bengal Minister of...

Kolkata, March 27 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday directed the Chief Secretary of West Bengal, Dushyant Nariala, to immediately suspend Avijit Paul, the Inspector-in-Charge of the Basanti Police Station in the South 24 Parganas district, in connection with the violence and...

New Delhi, March 27 TMC MP Derek O’Brien expressed concern over the increasing problem of digital addiction among children and adults in the Rajya Sabha on Friday.Raising the issue in the Upper House, O’Brien cited findings from studies to show that children and young people are spending up to...

Kolkata, March 27 In a first this election season in West Bengal, the Election Commission on Friday ordered the immediate suspension of Basanti Police Station Inspector-in-Charge Avijit Paul for allegedly failing to handle the clashes between BJP and TMC on March 26, according to a notice issued...

New Delhi, March 27 The Trinamool Congress questioned on Friday why no action has been taken on the opposition's notice seeking a motion to remove Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, alleging that the "inaction" shows a "tacit understanding" between the government and the Election...

Chandigarh, March 27 – Former Haryana Chief Minister and Leader of the Opposition, Bhupinder Hooda, stated on Friday that the Congress would file a complaint with the Election Commission against the Returning Officer who allegedly manipulated the recently held Rajya Sabha elections by canceling...

New Delhi, March 27 – A total of 1,955 candidates are contesting the Assembly elections in two states and a Union Territory, along with by-elections in four states, scheduled to be held on April 9, the Election Commission of India (ECI) said on Friday.The poll panel said that 250 candidates...

Kolkata, March 27 – West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Friday that LPG produced in the state should not be sent outside the state as long as the current crisis over LPG supply is resolved.At the same time, she also expressed concerns that, following the mass transfers...

Kolkata, March 27 On a day the Election Commission is scheduled to publish the second supplementary list of voters in connection with the SIR exercise in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee lashed out at the poll panel and the BJP for "not making the complete and final first...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 27 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) intervened on Friday following the controversy over Facebook removing a portion of an interview of Opposition Leader, V.D. Satheesan, aired by Manorama News, allegedly at the direction of the Kerala Police.However, officials...

Kolkata, March 27 The Election Commission (EC) conducted a major voter awareness campaign in Howrah on Friday as part of its SVEEP campaign ahead of the West Bengal assembly elections, an official said.The initiative, held under the theme 'Festival of Elections, Pride of West Bengal', is part...

Kolkata, March 27 – A division bench of the Calcutta High Court on Friday reserved its verdict on a public interest litigation challenging the Election Commission of India (ECI)’s decision on large-scale transfers, replacements, and deputations of bureaucrats and police officers in poll-bound...

Kolkata, March 27 – Saikat Chatterjee, a polling officer in West Bengal, which is preparing for elections, and a teacher at a state-run school, was allegedly beaten up by some individuals after he protested against the playing of a purported Trinamool Congress campaign video during an electoral...

Kochi, March 27 – The Kerala High Court on Friday directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to consider within two months a representation alleging communal remarks made by BJP leader B. Gopalakrishnan during the ongoing Assembly election campaign in Guruvayur.Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas...

New Delhi, March 27 – The Election Commission of India intensified its voter awareness campaign in states going to polls on Friday, organizing a major SVEEP outreach event in Howrah under the theme "Election Season, Pride of West Bengal" ahead of the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections.This...

Kolkata, March 27 – The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday claimed that the violence and clashes in Basanti, in the South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, in which a police sub-inspector was also attacked by a group of miscreants allegedly linked to the ruling Trinamool Congress, were a...

Kochi, March 27 The Kerala High Court on Friday asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) what happens when a candidate makes hate or communal remarks that cause harm to a community, society, and the country.The High Court's query came during the hearing of a petition alleging inaction by...

Kolkata, March 27 – The second supplementary list for judicial adjudication cases in West Bengal will be published on Friday, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has informed.By Thursday night, the judicial adjudication process had been completed for 36 lakh voters, which is around 60 per...

Election campaigning and preparations have gained momentum in Puducherry, with the final list of candidates confirmed yesterday. According to the Election Department, after the withdrawal of 71 nominations and the removal of multiple applications yesterday, a total of 294 candidates are...

Chennai, March 26 PMK founder Dr S Ramadoss on Thursday appealed to the ECI to reconsider its decision to recognize his son, Anbumani, as the party president.Ramadoss termed the Election Commission of India's decision to allow Anbumani to use the PMK's "mango" poll symbol as inappropriate...