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Kolkata, March 30 According to official data, a total of 78 nominations were filed on Monday across 152 assembly constituencies going to polls in the first phase of the West Bengal elections.Purba Medinipur was among the districts that saw a higher number of filings, with three candidates each...

Kolkata, March 30 The Election Commission has transferred officers-in-charge and inspectors-in-charge of 173 police stations across West Bengal, including 31 under the Kolkata Police, as part of measures to ensure free and fair Assembly polls, officials said.Officers posted in key...

New Delhi, March 25 AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday alleged that the government has been "caught off guard" in handling the "energy crisis" amid the ongoing conflict in West Asia, as it failed to build adequate strategic petroleum reserves.The Hyderabad MP said that India is facing...

Kolkata, March 24 West Bengal's minority vote bank, the political bedrock that powered the TMC's rise and helped the party sustain through election battles in the past 15 years, is showing signs of change ahead of the 2026 assembly elections, with smaller Muslim outfits, a resurgent Congress in...

In Kolkata, Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress (TMC) focuses its 2026 election manifesto on women, minorities, and Scheduled Castes and Tribes (SC/STs) in an effort to counter the BJP's challenge and secure a fourth consecutive term.The manifesto, which includes 10 pledges, combines welfare...

New Delhi, March 20 Union minister Jayant Chaudhary allegedly received a death threat from an unknown caller, prompting a review of his security and a police investigation based on a complaint filed in the matter, officials said on Friday.Police said the caller has been traced to Murshidabad...

Kolkata, March 20 TMC MLA Humayun Kabir, who has been suspended from the party, said that the proposal to build a new Babri Masjid in Murshidabad, at his urging, could significantly influence the political landscape ahead of the 2026 West Bengal state assembly elections. He asserted that the...

Kolkata, March 20 Suspended TMC MLA Humayun Kabir believes that the emotionally charged issue of constructing a new Babri Masjid in Murshidabad, along with the growing sense of political assertion among Muslims, could influence the 2026 West Bengal assembly elections.In an interview with

Kolkata, March 14 – The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Kolkata's Alipore on Saturday predicted rain accompanied by thunderstorms and strong winds across several districts of South Bengal, including Kolkata, for the next few days.The impact of the rainfall is expected to be relatively...

Patna, March 7 – Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai, on Saturday, dismissed the claims made by Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav, an Independent Member of Parliament from Bihar's Purnea seat, regarding the alleged creation of a new Union Territory by merging districts of Bihar...

Patna, March 7 Union Minister of State for Home, Nityanand Rai, on Saturday dismissed speculations that a move was afoot to form a new centrally administered territory by carving districts out of Bihar and West Bengal.Rai, who is also a former Bihar BJP president, responded to claims made by...

Kolkata, March 6 Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Friday accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of holding a sit-in in the heart of the city to protect infiltrators belonging to the minority community and labeling her as "anti-Hindu."Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a...

Kolkata, March 2 Ahead of the announcement of the West Bengal Assembly poll schedule, the Election Commission on Monday released the district-wise list for the deployment of 480 companies of central forces across the state.While 240 companies of central forces have already reached the state...

Kochi, February 28 Police on Saturday said they arrested five migrant workers and allegedly seized 30 kilograms of ganja from them in Puthencruz.Ashraf Mandal (56), Nuhunabi Mandal (45), Rofiqul (26), Ripan Mandal (41), and Yanus Ali Molla (42), all natives of Murshidabad in West Bengal, were...

New Delhi, February 23 – The ruling Trinamool Congress of West Bengal has intensified its political activities ahead of the state's upcoming Assembly elections, at a time when a multi-party contest for the anti-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) vote share seems inevitable.This includes conferring...

Mumbai, February 23 In a special behind-the-scenes video released on Monday, Aamir Khan, who visited Arijit Singh's hometown of Murshidabad for the recording of the "Ek Din" title track, appears shocked to learn that the singer's decision to stop doing playback is permanent.In the video, Aamir...

Mumbai, February 23 – Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan visited singer Arijit Singh at his hometown in Murshidabad. This comes after the singer announced his retirement from singing for films.On Monday, the makers of the upcoming film 'Ek Din' shared the film's title track on social media...

New Delhi, February 20 The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea seeking a direction to prevent the construction, establishment, or naming of any mosque or religious structure in the name of Mughal emperor Babur or Babri Masjid.After a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep...

New Delhi, February 20 The Supreme Court on Friday refused to hear a petition seeking a direction to prevent the construction or naming of any mosque or religious structure in the name of Mughal emperor Babur or Babri Masjid.After a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta indicated its...

Kolkata, February 19 CPI(M) youth leader Pratikur Rahman, whose resignation from the party caused a stir in West Bengal's political circles, claimed on Thursday that he was pressured within the party for expressing his views on ideology and principles.Criticizing CPI(M) state secretary...