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Patharkandi (Assam), Apr 7 (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday 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 here, 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. He alleged that the Congress opposes the Citizenship Amendment ...Read More >
Kolkata, Apr 6 (PTI) West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) on Monday appointed IAS officer Vibhu Goel as the additional CEO with immediate effect, entrusting him with crucial coordination responsibilities related to the SIR exercise, an official order said. Goel will serve in his new role until further orders, according to the directive by CEO Manoj Kumar Agarwal. In his capacity as additional CEO, Goel will act as the single point of contact between the EC, the appellate tribunals headed ...Read More >
Taking note that the adjudication of claims and objections of those whose names were removed during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral roll is almost complete, the Supreme Court on Monday asked the Election Commission to publish the voters' supplementary list by the end of the day (midnight). Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, presiding over a three-judge bench, pointed out that a communication from the Calcutta High Court Chief Justice said that "as of April 6, till 12.04 pm", m ...Read More >
Patharkandi (Assam) [India], April 7 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the Congress during a public rally in Patharkandi, asserting that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will not allow Assam to become an "infiltrator-dominated region" and calling on voters to elect a BJP government in the upcoming Assembly elections. "I declare this from here today, and Rahul Baba, listen to this loud and clear, we will not allow Assam to become an infiltrator-dominated ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 7 (ANI): Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Tuesday backed West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee's demand for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's resignation, while calling her a "lioness." Addressing a press conference in Mumbai, Raut called CM Mamata's demand "justified" while expressing confidence in TMC's victory in the upcoming West Bengal assembly elections. "Mamata Banerjee has demanded the resignation of the Prime Minister. She is like a lioness. BJP will never b ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday exercised its plenary power to transfer cases related to gherao and attack on seven judicial officers engaged in Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Malda district to the National Investigation Agency (NIA). A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi said that the credibility of West Bengal bureaucracy is being lowered and politics is being brought into the secretariat and government offices. The bench o ...Read More >
The 19 tribunals -- which were set up to hear the appeals of the people rejected by judicial officers during the adjudication process -- are yet to become fully operational. The two Muslim-majority districts of Murshidabad and Malda have the highest number of voters under adjudication. The Supreme Court has refused to give a deadline to the tribunals. "Judicial officers, appointed by the Calcutta high court, would dispose of all the six million cases, which had come under adjudication, by Monda ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said "serious and positive discussions" were underway on the implementation of two key ideological issues of the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) and the 'One Nation, One Election' (ONOE) or simultaneous voting for Parliament and state assemblies. Addressing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers on the occasion of the party's 47th foundation day, the PM said, "Our mission is still ongoing. Serious discussions are taking place ...Read More >
West Bengal elections 2026: Can the Sandeshkhali narrative move beyond symbolic politics and reshape voting behaviour? The Sandeshkhali episode, which erupted into a major political flashpoint ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, has returned to the centre of West Bengal's electoral discourse, this time before the Assembly elections 2026. The issue has evolved into a broader political narrative around governance, women's safety, and institutional credibility. The key question is whether this ...Read More >
FIR filed against TMC candidate Ratna Chatterjee after alleged vandalism at BJP office in Behala Paschim, BJP cites police inaction, TMC denies role amid rising poll tensions Tensions escalated in poll-bound West Bengal after allegations of violence surfaced in Behala Paschim in Kolkata, involving a candidate of the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC). TMC candidate Ratna Chatterjee has been accused of being involved in an incident of vandalism at a BJP office in the Parnasree area in Behala Pa ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 7 (ANI): AITC General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Monday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh over their silence on Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif's alleged threat to target Kolkata. "Two days ago, Khawaja Asif, Defence Minister of Pakistan, said that they will blow up Kolkata. PM Modi, Union HM Amit Shah, and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh are silent. I have written the name of Khawaja ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Nearly 27 lakh of the 60 lakh whose claims for inclusion in West Bengal's electoral roll were put in the "doubtful" category during the special intensive revision exercise may not be able to vote in the ensuing assembly polls, with judicial officers overseeing adjudication rejecting their claims. The electoral roll for the Bengal assembly polls' first phase - scheduled for April 23 - was to be frozen by Monday midnight. Supreme Court, which was informed of the final deletions by the C ...Read More >
North 24 Parganas (West Bengal) [India], April 7 (ANI): BJP candidate from Hingalganj Assembly constituency for the upcoming West Bengal assembly polls, Rekha Patra, on Monday slammed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the safety of women in the State and claimed that the ruling "TMC will never be able to win in Sandeskhali". She also alleged that the TMC schemes were "only" designed to win votes and lashed out at CM Mamata Banerjee over her recent statement on women. "... The wom ...Read More >
* Eminent cardiologist Dr Mani Chhetri died at 106 after a recent head injury * He was bedridden following a fall but showed signs of recovery before decline * Born in 1920, Dr Chhetri earned his MBBS in 1944 and studied abroad thereafter Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode Eminent cardiologist and Padma Shri award recipient Dr Mani Chhetri has died at his residence here at the age of 106. Family sources said the renowned doctor had suffered a head injury after a fal ...Read More >
Kolkata: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday had slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his silence over Pakistan's threat to strike Kolkata. Question to Modi Demanding resignation of Modi, Mamata at her election campaign in Nadia questioned why did Modi didn't take this issue up in his election campaign in Bengal. "Pakistan talks of attacking Bengal, you do not utter a word. You should resign. PM attacks Bengal ahead of the elections. Just like threat against the country cannot be tol ...Read More >
In a significant pre-poll development in West Bengal, a tribunal headed by former Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court TS Sivagnanam has ordered the reinstatement of Congress candidate Motab Sheikh in the electoral roll, resolving a "deletion" dispute that had briefly blocked his nomination process. Sheikh, the Congress nominee from Farakka in Murshidabad district, expressed relief after the ruling, saying the order had restored both his voting and political rights. "Justice has finally be ...Read More >
Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress and the BJP have moved the Election Commission against each other over alleged threats, hate speeches and abusive remarks just weeks ahead of the 2026 West Bengal assembly polls. At the centre of the row is the BJP's Panihati candidate, the mother of the RG Kar hospital doctor who was raped and murdered last year, and TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee, whose provocative comments against Union Home Minister Amit Shah have triggered a counter-complaint by the saffron camp. I ...Read More >
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], April 6 (ANI): Ahead of the upcoming assembly polls, Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Monday sharply attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, accusing them of not being able to "muster the courage" to condemn Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif's reported open threat to strike Kolkata. Addressing a public gathering here, Banerjee said, "The self-proclaimed '56-inch' Prime Minister and hi ...Read More >
Nandigram (West Bengal) [India], April 6 (ANI): Ahead of the upcoming assembly elections, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday asserted that a political change in West Bengal is "certain" and alleged that fear, terror and corruption have dominated the state for the past several years. He said that the people of Bengal are set to deliver a decisive mandate in the upcoming elections. Also Read | 'IIT Baba' Gets Married: Abhay Singh, Who Gained Fame at Maha Kumbh 2025, Ties Knot With Prati ...Read More >
Kolkata, Apr 6 (PTI) Rain played spoilsport as Kolkata Knight Riders' IPL match against Punjab Kings was interrupted with the home side struggling at 25 for 2 in 3.4 overs amid steady drizzle that later turned into a thunderstorm, here on Monday. Opting to bat on a dry surface, KKR, in search of their first win of the season, were rocked early as Xavier Bartlett struck twice in the space of three balls. Displaying fine control over swing and seam, the Australian pacer removed KKR's two star ov ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 6 (ANI): West Bengal minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) candidate from Shyampukur, Shashi Panja, on Monday expressed gratitude to party leadership for renominating her from the constituency, calling it a "matter of prestige and responsibility" as she seeks a fourth consecutive term. Speaking to reporters, Panja thanked TMC chairperson Mamata Banerjee and party general secretary Abhishek Banerjee for reposing faith in her. "I am grateful to my to the AITC ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Rajya Sabha chairman CP Radhakrishnan on Monday rejected the impeachment motion against the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, who has been facing opposition's heat over the pan-India Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and the "conduct" of the recent assembly polls.It was the first time a notice was given seeking removal of the poll body chief, with 130 Lok Sabha MPs and 63 Rajya Sabha members signing the motion.The 10-page-long notice carried a chargesheet on seven co ...Read More >
Nandigram (West Bengal) [India], April 6 (ANI): Ahead of the upcoming assembly elections, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday asserted that a political change in West Bengal is "certain" and alleged that fear, terror and corruption have dominated the state for the past several years. He said that the people of Bengal are set to deliver a decisive mandate in the upcoming elections. "Change is certain in West Bengal this time. Fear, terror and corruption have been ruling Bengal for the p ...Read More >
Ranchi, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Bengal, and Arunachal Pradesh achieved victories in the 16th Hockey India Sub Junior Women National Championship at Rajgir Sports Complex. Punjab won 2-0 against Maharashtra, while Uttar Pradesh dominated Manipur 17-1, with Shahrukh Ali scoring 11 goals. Background on the championship highlights the competitive nature of youth hockey in India. Ranchi, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Bengal and Arunachal Pradesh registered wins in the 16th Hockey India Sub Junior Women Nati ...Read More >
Bethuadahari/Siliguri, Apr 6 (PTI) Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif's threat to target Kolkata unexpectedly opened a new front in West Bengal's bitter election battle on Monday, allowing the TMC to turn the BJP's campaign themes of nationalism, infiltration and national security back on the saffron party. With barely two weeks left for the first phase of assembly polls, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her nephew Abhishek Banerjee on Monday launched a coordinated attack on Prime Ministe ...Read More >
Kolkata, Apr 6 (PTI) Senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Monday urged people not to vote for the Congress, claiming it would only strengthen the BJP Addressing a rally at Jalangi in West Bengal's Murshidabad district, the TMC national general secretary alleged that the Congress has a nexus with the BJP and the Left, and voting for its candidates would split non-BJP votes and benefit the saffron party. "In 2024, many voted for CPI(M) and Congress as they knew the TMC government would remain t ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 6 (PTI) The All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Monday condoled the death of former India forward Gilbertson Sangma, often referred to as "Assam's Pele". Sangma, who died in Guwahati on April 3, was 70. A forward of repute from Assam, Sangma represented India at the international level in 1975. He made his senior national team debut against Indonesia on April 17, 1975, in the Marah Halim Cup in Jakarta. Sangma, who had been unwell for the last couple of years due to age-rel ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi on why he did not respond to Pakistan's threat to strike Kolkata.Addressing an election rally in Nadia district, she said, "You (Prime Minister) are targeting Bengal in election rallies; but when Pakistan talks about attacking Bengal, you don't say a word. You should resign." Raising concerns over the Centre's response, she questioned Prime Minister Modi's silence on the issue during his rece ...Read More >
KOLKATA, April 6: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and her MP nephew Abhishek Banerjee on Monday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's silence to Pakistan defence minister Khawaja Asif's recent threat to attack Kolkata. Ms Banerjee even wondered if Mr Modi had made a "blueprint" of another Pahalgam-like massacre over the cross-border threat to trigger sentiment among people ahead of the Assembly Election here. The Trinamul Congress supremo also sought a probe against those who pro ...Read More >
Kolkata, Apr 6 (PTI) Echoing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of remaining silent over the threat by Pakistan's defence minister to attack Kolkata. Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif had on Saturday warned that his country would respond with a strike on Kolkata to any "future misadventures" by India. "If India tries to stage any false flag operation this time, then God-willingly, we will take it ...Read More >
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