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Kolkata, April 7 – Nearly 91 lakh voters have been removed from the electoral rolls in West Bengal following a special revision exercise in the state, according to data released by the Election Commission.The election panel has not yet officially announced the final voter list after the...

New Delhi, April 1 The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the stand of former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in response to a plea filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) challenging his acquittal in two separate cases against him for failing to appear before the agency despite summons...

Kolkata, March 31 In a strongly-worded letter to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee accused the BJP on Tuesday of attempting to illegally add voters from outside West Bengal to the state's electoral rolls in bulk using Form 6 applications.She...

New Delhi, March 30 The Enforcement Directorate moved the Delhi High Court on Monday, challenging the acquittal of former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in two separate cases filed against him for failing to appear before the agency despite summons issued in the excise policy case.The...

Kolkata, March 28 The Election Commission on Saturday released the third supplementary voter list as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls for 2026.However, the poll panel did not provide details on the total number of deletions or inclusions in the third list, which...

Kolkata, March 28 The Election Commission released the second supplementary list under the Systematic Area Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, an official said.However, the poll panel did not provide details on the total number of deletions or inclusions in the second list that...

Kolkata, March 27 The Election Commission released the second supplementary list under the Systematic Area Verification (SAV) process for electoral rolls in West Bengal on Friday night, an official said.However, the poll panel did not provide details on the total number of deletions or...

New Delhi, March 27 Delhi minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Friday cited the CAG report on the now-scrapped excise policy in the Assembly to allege "deliberate policy manipulation" by the previous government, claiming it led to revenue losses of Rs 2,000 crore and extended undue benefits to...

New Delhi, March 27 – The Supreme Court has overturned a bail order granted by the Patna High Court to a man accused in a dowry death case, deeming the order "wholly unsustainable" and highlighting a "mechanical approach" adopted in such serious offenses.A bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and...

Kolkata, March 27 The second supplementary list under the SIR (Special Intensive Revision) of electoral rolls in West Bengal is likely to be released by March 27-28, a senior Election Commission official said.Around 36 lakh voter entries from the pending list have been processed so far...

Kolkata, March 25 A top EC official in Kolkata said on Wednesday that nearly 40 per cent of the 32 lakh names that have been reviewed so far have been removed from the electoral rolls of West Bengal.Converting to actual figures, the number of electors removed after review currently stands at...

Ranchi, March 17 CPI(ML) Liberation general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya said on Tuesday that the party will contest in 10 seats in the West Bengal assembly elections as part of the Left Front.He also alleged that the Election Commission failed to ensure that over 60 lakh "under...

Tuticorin (Tamil Nadu), March 13 DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi met the family of a Class XII girl who was found murdered in the district on Friday and assured them that the government would take swift action against those responsible for the crime.The AIADMK-led alliance announced a state-wide...

New Delhi, March 9 Following the Delhi High Court's request for the statements of former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and others in the liquor policy case, the BJP on Monday termed it a "major victory" for the investigating agencies, asserting that the fight against corruption must proceed...

New Delhi, March 9 The Delhi High Court on Monday sought the response of former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, his deputy Manish Sisodia, and 21 others to a petition filed by the CBI challenging the trial court's discharge of the accused in the liquor policy case.Justice Swarana Kanta...

Kolkata, February 28 – In a major electoral reset barely two months before the West Bengal Assembly elections, around 63.66 lakh names, nearly 8.3% of the electorate, have been deleted from the state’s voter list since the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) began in November last year, reducing...

New Delhi, February 28 A day after former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal was discharged in the liquor policy case, Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal accused the BJP on Saturday of "weaponising" the law to target opposition leaders.The senior advocate urged the Supreme Court to direct the...

New Delhi, February 27 – The CBI was sharply criticised by a Delhi court for pursuing a case “completely unable to withstand judicial scrutiny,” leading to the discharge of former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, his deputy Manish Sisodia, and 21 others in the excise policy case that...

Kolkata, February 27 – The North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal has recorded the highest number of cases currently under review ahead of the publication of the final voter list by the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday.As the Commission has already clarified, the final voter...

New Delhi, February 27 A Delhi court on Friday acquitted former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, his deputy Manish Sisodia, and 21 others in the politically charged liquor policy case, criticizing the CBI for its case being wholly unable to withstand judicial scrutiny and standing...