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KOLKATA: TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee on Wednesday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, calling them "Bangla-Birodhi Zamindars" who seek votes but fail to deliver for the people.In a post on X, Banerjee shared a video from his election campaign in Cooch Behar, highlighting that the Trinamool Congress's "Maa-Mati-Manush Sarkar" works for people without expecting anything in return, according to news agency ANI."Nowhere. Because they were never here for the people ...Read More >
Earlier on Wednesday, a meeting between a TMC delegation and the EC ended in a heated exchange. TMC MP Derek O'Brien said chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar told them to "get lost" after seven minutes, while the EC accused O'Brien of shouting and trying to stop the CEC from speaking. The TMC handed letters from Mamata Banerjee and raised concerns about poll officials allegedly linked to the BJP. Tensions between the TMC and the EC have intensified over the Special Intensive Revision (SI ...Read More >
Cooch Behar (West Bengal) [India], April 8 (ANI): Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee on Wednesday trained guns at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, calling them "Bangla-Birodhi Zamindars" who ask for people's votes, but do not deliver to them in return. In an 'X' post, Banerjee shared a video related to his election campaign in Cooch Behar, emphasising that TMC's "Maa-Mati-Manush Sarkar" delivers to the people without asking anything in return from them. "Now ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday filed her nomination from Bhabanipur, staging a show of strength with a road march from her Kalighat residence to the Alipore Survey Building in Kolkata. Flanked by supporters chanting slogans in her favour, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief walked nearly 800 metres, greeting party workers with folded hands as she sought to project confidence ahead of a high-stakes contest.Soon after filing her papers, Banerjee launched a sharp ...Read More >
Kolkata, Apr 8 (PTI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday filed her nomination papers as the TMC candidate for the Bhabanipur assembly seat, and said everything in her life began from here. Amid a sea of supporters raising slogans of 'Mamata Banerjee zindabad' and 'TMC zindabad', Banerjee led a roadshow from her Kalighat residence to the Alipore Survey Building, where she filed the nomination papers. She walked nearly 800 metres with folded hands and her trademark smile, gre ...Read More >
New Delhi: Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday raised strong concerns over the Central government's foreign policy, calling Pakistan's role in the ceasefire between the United States and Iran a "severe setback" for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. US President Donald Trump suspended the "bombing and attack" campaign on Iran, announcing a two-week double-sided ceasefire and accepting the 10-point proposal from Iran. The Iranian side then accepted Trump's peace overture and agreed to safe passage ...Read More >
As the spectrum of the deletion of close to 90 lakh voters from the electoral roll in West Bengal came to fore on Tuesday following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused the BJP of targeting the Matuas and minorities, saying they were "picked and removed like lice". The BJP, on the other hand, claimed that the exercise carried out by the Election Commission had exposed the number of "Muslim infiltrators" in the state. Addressing an election rally ...Read More >
Kolkata: A sweeping purge of electoral roll under the SIR has triggered sharp political and social fault lines in North 24 Parganas, with over 12.3 lakh names struck off across three phases since the first draft was published in Dec -- the highest in Bengal so far.The impact has been most severe in the Matua-dominated Bongaon subdivision, where four Assembly segments -- Bagdah, Gaighata, Bongaon North and Bongaon South -- account for a significant chunk of deletions. Three of these seats are cur ...Read More >
Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal) [India], April 8 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Dilip Ghosh on Wednesday actively campaigned and engaged with voters in West Bengal's Kharagpur Sadar Assembly constituency, with the assembly elections just two weeks away. Ghosh claimed that a "wave of change" is sweeping West Bengal, saying voters are supporting the BJP due to law and order concerns, migration of locals for work, and alleged anti-national activities by Bangladeshi infiltrators in M ...Read More >
Hitting back at Pakistani counterpart Khawaja Asif for his alleged comments related to striking Kolkata, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Tuesday curtly remarked that only God would know how many parts Pakistan would be divided into "they cast an eye on Bengal". Asif reportedly said Saturday that Pakistan would respond to any "future misadventures" by India with a strike on Kolkata. While addressing a massive public rally in Barrackpore, Singh warned Pakistan of a repeat of 1971 if it continued i ...Read More >
KOLKATA: Tensions within the opposition INDIA bloc deepened on Tuesday after one of its main constituents Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Congress exchanged barbs over West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's allegations of a "secret understanding" between the DMK, Congress and the election Commission. Congress leader Manickam Tagore on Tuesday termed Banerjee's remarks "highly irresponsible and condemnable," accusing her of making baseless claims at a time when opposition unity is crucial to ...Read More >
Kolkata, Apr 8 (PTI) West Bengal's 2026 assembly elections will be fought on an electoral map radically redrawn by the SIR, which has wiped out over 90.83 lakh names from the rolls, upending the arithmetic in scores of constituencies and throwing both the TMC's citadels and the BJP's expansion zones into fresh uncertainty. The state's electorate has shrunk from 7.66 crore to 6.77 crore, forcing the TMC and the BJP to fight the two-phase elections later this month on terrain very different from ...Read More >
Bengal, Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu Elections 2026: The high-voltage campaign for the assembly elections in Assam, Kerala and Puducherry drew to a close, setting the stage for a crucial electoral showdown on April 9. Political parties made their final push with aggressive rallies, roadshows and outreach programmes, as top national and regional leaders fanned out across constituencies to consolidate support. With 299 seats across two states and one Union Territory going to polls, the elections are ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Mohammed Shami kept it simple, raw and deeply personal as he returned to his 'home' ground, Eden Gardens, ahead of Thursday's Lucknow Super Giants' clash against Kolkata Knight Riders -- a contest loaded with subplots for the veteran pacer.Fresh off a match-winning spell against Sunrisers Hyderabad, where he delivered a remarkable 2/9 with 18 dot balls, Shami struck a philosophical note, underlining the values that continue to drive him despite injuries and time away from the national ...Read More >
Sreerampur (West Bengal) [India], April 8 (ANI): Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini has said the people of West Bengal want a change in government and there is a strong wave of BJP across Bengal. The Chief Minister was interacting with journalists on Tuesday during his visit to West Bengal after the filing of nomination papers of the candidate from Sreerampur Assembly constituency. He also conducted a roadshow in support of the BJP candidate in Sreerampur and appealed to the people to vot ...Read More >
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday (April 7, 2026) asserted that a 'parivartan' is inevitable in West Bengal, and said once the BJP comes to power in the State, all infiltrators will be sent back to their countries. Addressing an election rally in Patharkandi, he also claimed that the Congress gave shelter to illegal immigrants in Assam's Barak Valley, making them "predominant" in Sribhumi, Silchar and Cachar districts. Over 1.70 lakh illegal foreigners detected under Assam Accord in 40 ...Read More >
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan accuses the TMC government in West Bengal of misusing central funds and destroying the state's education system, sparking a political row ahead of the assembly elections. Photograph: ANI PhotoKey PointsUnion Minister Dharmendra Pradhan accuses the TMC government in West Bengal of diverting central funds intended for education and welfare projects.Pradhan claims the TMC's actions have 'destroyed' the education system in Bengal, impacting mid-day meals, books, an ...Read More >
Kolkata, April 7: Amid growing criticism over his batting approach, IPL side Kolkata Knight Riders captain Ajinkya Rahane on Tuesday asserted that he has always been an "instinctive and attacking player", highlighting the hard work behind his evolution in the shortest format. Rahane has scored 67 (off 40 balls), 8 (10 balls) and 8 not out (6 balls) in KKR's three outings against Mumbai Indians, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings respectively so far this IPL season.After the SRH game, Rahane h ...Read More >
Kolkata: Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini has said the people of West Bengal want a change in government and there is a strong wave of BJP across Bengal. The Chief Minister was interacting with journalists on Tuesday during his visit to West Bengal after the filing of nomination papers of the candidate from Sreerampur Assembly constituency. He also conducted a roadshow in support of the BJP candidate in Sreerampur and appealed to the people to vote in favour of the BJP. The Chief Minis ...Read More >
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday reacted to Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif's recent remarks related to striking Kolkata and said that "They should forget about the dream of reaching Kolkata" and advised them to try to improve relations rather than deteriorate them. He rejected Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif's reported threat of striking Kolkata in the event of any escalation with India, calling it unrealistic and advising Islamabad to focus on imp ...Read More >
'If Pakistan Tries To Cast An Eye On Bengal': Rajnath Singh Tears Into Khawaja Asif Over Kolkata Threat Rajnath Singh warned Pakistan against provocative rhetoric after Khawaja Asif's reported threat to strike Kolkata. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday issued a sharp warning to Pakistan, cautioning against provocative rhetoric after Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif spoke about striking Kolkata in the event of any future misadventure by India. Singh invoked the historical context ...Read More >
Sreerampur (West Bengal) [India], April 8 (ANI): Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini has said the people of West Bengal want a change in government and there is a strong wave of BJP across Bengal. The Chief Minister was interacting with journalists on Tuesday during his visit to West Bengal after the filing of nomination papers of the candidate from Sreerampur Assembly constituency. He also conducted a roadshow in support of the BJP candidate in Sreerampur and appealed to the people to vot ...Read More >
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 8 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday reacted to the Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif's recent remarks related to striking Kolkata and said that "They should forget about the dream of reaching Kolkata" and advised them to try to improve relations rather than deteriorate them. rejected Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif's reported threat of striking Kolkata in the event of any escalation with India, calling it unreal ...Read More >
Lucknow, Apr 7 (PTI) Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday asserted that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee would win the upcoming elections despite what he alleged were attempts by the BJP to manipulate the process. He also questioned the basis of the proposed women's reservation exercise in Parliament during an interaction with reporters here. Responding to reports of the alleged deletion of voters' names in West Bengal, Yadav said Banerjee would emerge victorious, and ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 8 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Lok Sabha MP and actress Kangana Ranaut slammed ruling Trinamool Congress chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for allegedly failing to ensure the safety of women. She also referred to the statement of Home Minister Amit Shah. "... The BJP is confident of forming the government here. Injustices against daughters of the state and the plight of doctors on night duty have shocked the nation. A woman Chief M ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Since the Trinamool Congress came to power in 2011, it has slowly but steadily consolidated seats for itself, starting with 184, rising to 211 in 2016, and finally collecting 215 in the 2021 Assembly election. Murshidabad, a district making headlines for protests turning violent on occasions earlier, and on Tuesday, for having the maximum number of names deleted from the voters' list, is an example where the state's ruling party managed to establish itself co ...Read More >
Kolkata, Apr 7 (PTI) Amid growing criticism over his batting approach, IPL side Kolkata Knight Riders captain Ajinkya Rahane on Tuesday asserted that he has always been an "instinctive and attacking player", highlighting the hard work behind his evolution in the shortest format. Rahane has scored 67 (off 40 balls), 8 (10 balls) and 8 not out (6 balls) in KKR's three outings against Mumbai Indians, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings respectively so far this IPL season. After the SRH game, Rah ...Read More >
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India] April 7 (ANI): Hockey Uttar Pradesh (UP), Hockey Madhya Pradesh (MP), Hockey Association of Odisha, and Hockey Jharkhand registered victories in Division 'A', while Delhi Hockey secured a win in Division 'B' on the seventh day of the 16th Hockey India Sub Junior Women National Championship 2026 Ranchi, Jharkhand. In a Division 'A', Pool D match, Hockey Uttar Pradesh beat Hockey Mizoram 1-0, thanks to a clinical goal from Vaishali Sen (16'), according to a release. Al ...Read More >
Kolkata, Apr 7 (PTI) Fresh from his match-winning performance against Sunrisers Hyderabad, Lucknow Super Giants pacer Mohammed Shami returns to his 'home' ground, Eden Gardens, to face Kolkata Knight Riders, sounding a quiet warning to the opposition. Winless after three matches, embattled Kolkata Knight Riders take on Lucknow Super Giants here on Thursday, their third home game in a row. "You always have that home advantage playing at Eden Gardens," Shami said on Tuesday, speaking alongside K ...Read More >
Kolkata: Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly thinks that Kolkata Knight Riders should promote vice-captain Rinku Singh up the order to ease the team's batting woes in the ongoing IPL 2026. The three-time champion KKR are yet to win a match in three outings this season, and even the one point that they have in their kitty now is from a washout against Punjab Kings on Monday."He's (Rahane) the Knight Riders captain, and I feel Rinku bats too low. He's (Rinku) a better player than that, and, hopefu ...Read More >
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