west bengal

Kolkata, March 25 Senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari claimed on Wednesday that around 79 lakh "fake" names have been removed from the state's electoral rolls during the SIR exercise, and asserted that this would help the BJP secure more than 177 seats in the upcoming Assembly elections...

Kolkata, March 25 – In an effort to reshape the electoral arithmetic for minorities in West Bengal ahead of the assembly elections, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi accused the ruling TMC of "exploiting Muslim votes without benefiting the community" while presenting his party’s alliance with Humayun...

Kolkata, March 25 Kolkata Mayor and West Bengal Minister Firhad Hakim, on Wednesday, criticized the Election Commission over the controversy surrounding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, stating that "the right to vote has been granted by the Indian...

Kolkata, March 25 – Asaduddin Owaisi denied on Wednesday the allegations made by the Trinamool Congress that his party, the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), was receiving funding from the BJP to contest in minority-dominated Assembly constituencies in the upcoming two-phase...

New Delhi, March 25 Antibiotic-resistant typhoid infections accounted for at least 87 per cent of India's disease-related economic burden in 2023, according to a study in The Lancet Regional Health Southeast Asia.The total economic burden due to typhoid fever was estimated at ₹123 billion...

Amaravati, March 25 The Andhra Pradesh police have arrested 12 people suspected of having links to terrorism following a coordinated multi-state operation.Special teams were deployed in Bihar, Delhi, Karnataka, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Telangana, and Rajasthan to arrest the suspects, the...

Kolkata, March 25 The Election Commission is investigating a technical glitch that briefly showed all voters in West Bengal as "under adjudication," an official said on Wednesday.The issue came to light on Tuesday night when voters attempting to access their details on the EC website using...

Galsi, March 25 A woman was killed and at least 30 people were injured after a bus collided with a truck in the Purba Bardhaman district of West Bengal on Wednesday, police said.The accident occurred on National Highway-19 in the Galigram area, when the bus, which was travelling on the...

Kolkata, March 25 Alleging that "double standards" were being applied in West Bengal regarding permissions for religious activities, BJP chief Nitin Nabin claimed on Wednesday that while prayers can be offered freely in the state, court approval is required to organize pujas or erect pandals...

Kolkata, March 25 Asserting that the people of Bengal were being oppressed, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi stated on Wednesday that his party has allied with Humayun Kabir's AJUP to provide the alternative they seek.Addressing a press conference in Kolkata with Kabir by his side, Owaisi claimed...

Kolkata, March 24 – On Tuesday night, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee resigned from several "ministerial" positions she currently held, amidst the crucial two-phase state assembly elections in West Bengal, scheduled for next month.Mamata Banerjee is a candidate for the Bhabanipur assembly...

Kolkata, March 24 – Amidst Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's visit to North Bengal, Siliguri is in turmoil following the unnatural death of a minor girl.Local MLA and BJP candidate, Shankar Ghosh, staged a sit-in to demand justice.Meanwhile, Siliguri Mayor and Trinamool candidate Gautam Deb...

Chalsa (WB), March 24 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Tuesday that no division should be created among people based on religion, and the schemes of her government are meant for members of all faiths.Addressing a gathering at a church in Chalsa in north Bengal's Jalpaiguri...

Kolkata, March 24 – Police seized a large quantity of cannabis from two districts in West Bengal on Tuesday, while firearms were recovered from another district.The Government Railway Police (GRP) recovered approximately 13 kilograms of cannabis from Platform No. 2 of Kharagpur Station in the...

New Delhi, March 24 Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MP Derek O'Brien alleged on Tuesday that an "unproclaimed emergency" was being imposed in West Bengal ahead of the assembly elections, and raised concerns over the actions taken by the Election Commission in the poll-bound state.In a blog...

Kolkata, March 24 – Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Nitin Nabin, who is currently on a two-day visit to West Bengal amidst the upcoming two-phase state assembly elections, delivered a clear message to the party's state unit on Tuesday, stating that the BJP was determined to achieve...

New Delhi, March 24 BJP president Nitin Nabin on Tuesday asked the party’s West Bengal unit to reach out to people across the state with "micro-level planning" for every booth, keeping local issues at the centre of the party’s election campaign to dislodge the Mamata Banerjee government from...

Kolkata, March 24 The state administration issued strict directives to all government departments, employees, and officials in West Bengal on Tuesday, making it clear that "any unrest will not be tolerated" during the upcoming Assembly elections.The instructions were issued as part of the...

Kolkata, March 24 – The BJP on Tuesday dismissed the claims made by the Trinamool Congress regarding the state of affairs of companies registered and active in West Bengal.Citing a figure presented by the Union Ministry of Corporate Affairs to the Rajya Sabha on the same day, Amit Malviya, the...

New Delhi, March 24 The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked litigants, including Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, to approach the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court with their grievances related to the ongoing special intensive revision of electoral rolls in West Bengal.Referring to the...