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NEW DELHI: Congress termed the convening of a "special session of Parliament" on April 16-18 a violation of the model code of conduct, accusing the BJP of trying to use the women's quota bill to influence elections in Tamil Nadu and Bengal, which go to polls later this month.AICC spokesman Jairam Ramesh said Congress opposes any "change in relative strength of states" in the Lok Sabha, criticising a "hasty proposal" for a "proportionate" increase in parliamentary seats. He said such a move would ...Read More >
The political battle has intensified in West Bengal ahead of the assembly polls in April. The Election Commission of India had announced earlier that voting in the Bengal elections will be conducted in two phases on April 23 and 29. The first phase in the state will cover 152 constituencies, and the second phase will cover 142 seats. The battle, largely, will be between the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) and All India Trinamool Congress (TMC), to stake claim of the CM seat. Since the announcement o ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: As many as 500 companies of central armed police forces (CAPFs) will stay deployed in Bengal for post-poll law and order duties after the poll results are out, "till further orders of the Election Commission", EC said on Friday.Each CAPF company comprises 80-100 personnel. A total 2,400 CAPF companies have been assigned for poll deployment in Bengal and 1,700 will leave the state after polling gets over on April 29.EC officials said besides the 500 companies that will stay back to mai ...Read More >
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], April 2 (ANI): The second day of the 16th Hockey India Sub Junior Women National Championship 2026 saw Goans Hockey win in Division 'C' while Hockey Bengal, Hockey Chandigarh and Hockey Uttarakhand won their respective matches in Division 'B' on Thursday in Ranchi, Jharkhand. The day began with a Pool A, Division 'C' match as Goans Hockey defeated Telangana Hockey 6-3. Captain Dellina Mendes (40',41') and Bertila Kerketta (48',52') scored braces for Goans Hockey whil ...Read More >
Malda: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has taken serious note of the deployment of a large number of police personnel - around 2,185 - by the West Bengal government to provide personal security to ruling Trinamool Congress leaders, as well as party supporters, ahead of the announcement of the assembly polls. The ECI has directed West Bengal DGP Siddh Nath Gupta to conduct a strict professional review within the next two to three days in a fair and equitable manner, people in the know tol ...Read More >
Kolkata: A total of 35 people got arrested in the Mothabari incident on Friday where seven judicial officers, including three women, were held hostage for several hours during voter list revision work. The prime accused Mofakkerul Islam, also got arrested by the state CID from Bagdogra Airport while he was about to flee to Bengaluru. According to the sources, a warrant had been issued against Islam as he was absconding after the incident took place. The sources also mentioned that the accused ...Read More >
Rajgir (Bihar), April 3 (IANS) Goa, Uttarakhand, and Arunachal Pradesh registered wins in their respective matches on the third day of the 16th Hockey India Sub Junior Men National Championship 2026 held at the Rajgir Hockey Stadium in Rajgir, Bihar, on Friday. In a Division C clash, Goans Hockey defeated Hockey Rajasthan 7-0 in Pool B. Karan Kumar (2', 12', 44') scored a hat-trick, while Sahil Pramod (17'), Dilshad Ali (27'), Shreyesh Hundre Changadev (30'), and Ankit (38') also found the back ...Read More >
Rajgir (Bihar) [India], April 3 (ANI): The third day of the 16th Hockey India Sub Junior Men National Championship 2026 in Rajgir held at the Rajgir Hockey Stadium on Friday, witnessed Goans Hockey, Hockey Uttarakhand and Hockey Arunachal register wins in their respective matches, according to a release. In a Division C clash, Goans Hockey defeated Hockey Rajasthan 7-0 in Pool B. Karan Kumar (2', 12', 44') scored a hat-trick, while Sahil Pramod (17'), Dilshad Ali (27'), Shreyesh Hundre Changade ...Read More >
Rajgir (Bihar) [India], April 3 (ANI): The third day of the 16th Hockey India Sub Junior Men National Championship 2026 in Rajgir held at the Rajgir Hockey Stadium on Friday, witnessed Goans Hockey, Hockey Uttarakhand and Hockey Arunachal register wins in their respective matches, according to a release. In a Division C clash, Goans Hockey defeated Hockey Rajasthan 7-0 in Pool B. Karan Kumar (2', 12', 44') scored a hat-trick, while Sahil Pramod (17'), Dilshad Ali (27'), Shreyesh Hundre Changade ...Read More >
The countdown having begun for the West Bengal electoral rolls to be frozen, all roads for those "rejected" lead to the gates of a stark grey steel-and-cement building in Joka, located 16 km from the heart of Kolkata. On Thursday, the day 19 tribunals were expected to begin hearings for the lakhs whose names remain deleted from the electoral rolls, the gates of the building - the Syama Prasad Mookerjee National Institute of Water and Sanitation - remained firmly closed. Advertisement A steady ...Read More >
Kolkata, Apr 3 (PTI) Senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Friday said his party will stand by people whose names are found deleted after the publication of supplementary electoral rolls and alleged attempts to deprive genuine voters of their rights. Alleging "sustained pressure" by the BJP on the Election Commission to delete names of genuine voters and include those from other states through Form 6, the TMC national general secretary said, "We have to be on guard 24x7 to foil the bid to depr ...Read More >
The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill 2026, which amends 80 Central Acts to decriminalise offences and replace them with graded civil penalties, by a voice vote. The Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha on March 27. During the debate, Opposition members questioned the move to convert criminal liability into a penalty, which makes it "easy" for corporations to get away with a fine. They added if the Bill is passed, it would take away the work of the cou ...Read More >
Bhopal, April 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Madhya Pradesh Congress President Jitu Patwari on Friday launched a blistering attack on the Mohan Yadav government, accusing it of turning the "Year of Farmer Welfare" into a "Year of Farmer Exploitation". Addressing a press conference on Friday, Patwari said farmers across the state are facing severe crises on multiple fronts -- fertiliser shortage, gunny bag crisis, delayed wheat procurement, and unfulfilled promises on minimum support prices. Patwari allege ...Read More >
New Delhi: The crucial two-phased West Bengal Assembly elections will be held on April 23 and 29, and the results will be out on May 4. The battlefield is ready and political heat is building up. The ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will cross swords and fight a pitched battle on most of the seats. Several constituencies are emerging as key battlegrounds that could sway the balance of power in favour of either party. The first phase of the elections will cov ...Read More >
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of targeting her residence in Kolkata's Kalighat, alleging that the attack came a day after protests in Malda district in which seven Special Intensive Revision (SIR) officers were gheraoed for over nine hours. While addressing an election rally in Bengal, Banerjee accused the BJP of fomenting violence, and alleged that "yesterday they have also attacked my residence," though she did not provide any de ...Read More >
Kolkata, Apr 3 (PTI) Senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Friday accused the Narendra Modi government of causing hardships to people through "mishandling" of issues such as LPG supply, demonetisation, SIR hearings and the lockdown. Addressing an election rally in West Bengal's Purulia district in support of party candidate Arjun Mahato from Joypur Assembly seat, Banerjee alleged that prices of essential commodities have risen sharply under the present dispensation. "Prices of LPG cylinders h ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: As West Bengal gears up for the 2026 assembly polls, 'Mache Bhate Bangali', a common catchphrase that dominated the household of every Bengali has now moved into the political field.With this, it has become an emblem of identity, culture and pride, shaping the narrative of the high-stakes electoral battle.Chief minister Mamata Banerjee amplified this sentiment in a rally in Purulia, targeting the BJP. "They will not let you eat fish. You cannot have meat, you cannot have eggs, you can ...Read More >
Malda: Following Supreme Court's intervention in the protests in Malda that led to the gherao of seven judicial officers on Wednesday, a National Investigation Agency (NIA) probe has been ordered by the ECI and its team has already departed for the district. On the other hand, the West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) arrested the alleged mastermind of the protests from Bagdogra Airport in Siliguri on Thursday night, a senior official said. The alleged mastermind, identified as Mo ...Read More >
The manifesto, unveiled by the party's national president Nitin Nabin and state party chief Rajeev Chandrasekhar, positions Kerala as a preferred global tourism destination while aiming to develop the state's cities as specialised economic hubs. The party has promised to promote Thiruvananthapuram as an IT and innovation capital, Kochi as India's shipbuilding hub, Kozhikode as a centre for healthcare and medical innovation, Thrissur as a cultural tourism capital, Kollam as an internationally co ...Read More >
Harirampur (West Bengal) [India], April 3 (ANI): In a high-stakes political environment as the state prepares for Assembly elections on April 23 and 29, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday accused the BJP of conspiring to create unrest in Malda, alleging they brought in outsiders to provoke violence. She alleged that the recent incident in Malda, where seven judicial officers, including three women, were held hostage by villagerson Wednesday, was a pre-planned conspiracy orches ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): Rashtriya Janata Dal MP Manoj Kumar Jha on Friday condemned the Malda hostage crisis, where seven judicial officers were held by villagers, expressing concern that West Bengal is being pushed toward a cycle of election violence. Speaking to ANI, the RJD MP asserted that if elections become marred by violence, the nation's leaders must engage in self-reflection. He warned that the damage to national harmony cannot be easily compensated. "What has happened is co ...Read More >
Protests erupt in Malda over alleged voter roll deletions, highways blocked and police vehicle vandalised, driver injured, 10 cases filed as security is tightened Tensions flared across parts of West Bengal's Malda on Thursday, with protesters blocking highways, vandalising a police vehicle and clashing with security forces over alleged discrepancies in voter rolls, sources told News18. In the Jadupur Bypass area of English Bazar, a police vehicle was attacked after a group of protesters attem ...Read More >
With this, BJP has named 287 candidates for the race to the 294-member state assembly. Tuesday's list, featuring only one woman, Soma Thakur, and three Scheduled Caste (SC) candidates, came days after the BJP named 274 nominees in three lists published in phases since March 16. In the two-phase polls to be held on April 23 and 29, Soma Thakur will contest North 24 Parganas district's Bagdah (SC) seat, a Matua stronghold, on the second date against her cousin-in-law and outgoing MLA Mahuparna T ...Read More >
Madhya Pradesh spinner Shivang Kumar made his IPL debut for Sunrisers Hyderabad in their clash against Kolkata Knight Riders on Thursday, April 2, at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The left-arm wrist-spinner came in for pacer Eshan Malinga, who leaked 35 runs in two overs against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in SRH's IPL 2026 opener. Hailed as India's Noor Ahmad, Shivang has built a reputation for troubling batters with his left-arm spin while also offering value as a lower-order batter, ma ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): Russia's First Deputy Chairman Denis Manturov reaffirmed that Russian companies have the capacity to steadily increase supplies of oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the Indian market amid the energy crisis due to the conflict in West Asia, underlining deepening energy cooperation between the two countries during his official visit to the country. According to a statement issued by the Russian Embassy in India on Telegram on Thursday, Manturov highlighted t ...Read More >
KOLKATA/MALDA: The Bengal police on Friday arrested former AIMIM candidate and lawyer Mofakrul Islam from Bagdogra airport in Siliguri in connection with the violence and hostage situation occurred in Malda district.Mofakrul Islam was allegedly trying to board a flight and flee.Investigators have termed him a key conspirator in the Kaliachak gherao of judicial officers, as the case snowballed into a major law-and-order and political flashpoint ahead of the West Bengal elections. Islam, who conte ...Read More >
Bengaluru, April 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Royal Challengers Bengaluru wicketkeeper-batter Jitesh Sharma said last season's title has only strengthened the team's hunger to build something lasting at the franchise. Jitesh continues to be an integral part of the RCB. Not just with the bat has he been impressive in the last season, but his heroics with the gloves have been equally brilliant. Jitesh continues to be an integral part of the RCB. Not just with the bat has he been impressive in the last seas ...Read More >
Hooghly (West Bengal) [India], April 3 (ANI): West Bengal Congress President and Serampore assembly candidate Subhankar Sarkar on Friday blamed the Election Commission of India for the recent incident in Malda, asserting that the situation highlighted lapses in law and order under the current state and central governments. "The Election Commission is fully responsible for the Malda incident," Sarkar told ANI. Recalling the achievements of the Congress regime in the past, Sarkar said, "During t ...Read More >
Kolkata: The West Bengal Police's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Friday arrested advocate Mofakkarul Islam, described as the alleged mastermind behind the gherao of seven judicial officers in Malda district's Kaliachak area. He was detained at Bagdogra Airport near Siliguri while reportedly attempting to flee by boarding a flight. Islam, a lawyer and former AIMIM candidate in the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, is accused of being the primary instigator of the incident. He all ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): Congress Member of Parliament Pramod Tiwari on Friday condemned the recent violence in West Bengal's Malda, stating that democratic elections must remain free from any form of intimidation or fear. Speaking to ANI, Tiwari accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of "misusing" the Election Commission and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. "In a democracy, elections should be fair, without any fear or intimidation. In Bengal, the BJP is misusing the entire ...Read More >
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