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New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): The All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) on Wednesday lauded West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, calling her the Didi and the daughter of the people of Bengal, ahead of the upcoming assembly polls. Trinamool Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee filed her nomination at the Survey Building from Bhabanipur assembly constituency for the 2026 State Assembly elections. In a post on X, the party recognised it as a "decisive step" towards serving the people. As ...Read More >
Kolkata, April 8: Nearly 91 lakh voters' names have been deleted from the electoral rolls in West Bengal following the completion of the SIR exercise in the State, according to the Election Commission figures, sharpening an already polarised campaign, and turning the SIR from a bureaucratic exercise into the defining political flashpoint ahead of the first phase of Assembly polls on April 23. While Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused the poll body of undertaking "targeted deletions of Matua, ...Read More >
Guwahati/Thiruvananthapuram, April 8: With the highly anticipated Assembly elections in Assam and Kerala just a day away, polling officials and security personnel on Wednesday intensified efforts to ensure free and fair voting. Authorities across both states have completed most of the logistical and administrative arrangements, with large-scale deployment of staff and security forces. In several parts of Assam, a notable feature of this election is the presence of women-managed polling stations, ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The meeting between a Trinamool Congress delegation and the full bench of the Election Commission on Wednesday culminated on an acrimonious note, with the TMC saying the panel's chief asked them to "get lost" at the end of the seven-minute meeting, while the EC accused them of "shouting". After the meeting, TMC's Rajya Sabha MP Derek O'Brien told mediapersons that they handed over letters from West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kum ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 8 (PTI) A Trinamool Congress delegation's meeting with the Election Commission on Wednesday ended on an acrimonious note, with the leaders saying the Chief Election Commissioner asked them to "get lost" and the commission accusing them of "shouting". A TMC delegation -- comprising its Rajya Sabha leader Derek O'Brien, deputy leader Sagarika Ghose, MPs Saket Gokhale and Menaka Guruswamy -- met the full bench of Election Commission as West Bengal goes to polls amid charges of disen ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 8 (ANI): Congress on Wednesday released its second list of eight candidates for the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections, replacing seven candidates named in the first list. In its list of candidates for eight constituencies for the second phase of West Bengal polls, Congress named Tahir SK from Nakashipara seat, replacing Golam Kibria Mandal; Asif Khan replaced Rahidul Mandal on Chapra seat, Sunayana Biswar replaced Barnali Naskar on Minakhan (SC) seat, Chan ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: After a short and stormy meeting with the Election Commission on Wednesday, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) came out swinging, calling Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar "a chor, a criminal" and accusing him of a "partisan attitude." According to TMC leaders, the "seven-minute" meeting ended abruptly with the CEC telling their delegation to "get lost."TMC leader Derek O'Brien outlined the details of the encounter, saying the party's delegation included Rajya Sabha MPs Sagarika Gho ...Read More >
Kolkata, April 8: A political slugfest erupted in West Bengal on Wednesday following a statement released by the Election Commission of India (ECI) that seemingly confronts the Trinamool Congress regarding their responsibility to ensure that the upcoming two-phase Assembly elections in the state will occur without fear, violence, intimidation, and inducement. On Wednesday, a delegation of the Trinamool Congress went to the ECI's headquarters in New Delhi and interacted with the Chief Election C ...Read More >
KOLKATA: TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee on Wednesday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, calling them 'Bangla-Birodhi Zamindars' who seek votes but fail to meet the expectations of the people.In a post on X, Banerjee shared a video from her 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 there f ...Read More >
Kolkata/New Delhi: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, who is also the Trinamool supremo, filed her nomination from the Bhawanipur assembly constituency on Wednesday. "I have lived here since my childhood -- everything I have is here. I thank and salute the people of Bhawanipur'. I have filed my nomination, and I wish victory to all Trinamool Congress candidates. We will form the government..." she said. Ahead of the polls in Bengal, a meeting between a Trinamool Congress delegation and the Electi ...Read More >
Deoghar (Jharkhand) [India], April 8 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Nishikant Dubey on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the Trinamool Congress (TMC), alleging that the identity of West Bengal has been destroyed by "illegal Bangladeshi infiltrators" and the BJP is the only option to "kick them out" upon forming the government. Speaking to ANI, the BJP MP claimed that the cultural legacy of Bengal's iconic figures, including Maharishi Arvind and Syama Prasad Mukherjee, has been des ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): The Election Commission of India on Wednesday ordered the recall of Cooch Behar Dakshin General Observer, after he was found unknown about the number of polling stations in his assembly constituency during the briefing of polling body, officials said. "During the briefing of the Observers by the ECI, it was observed that Anurag Yadav, General Observer, Cooch Behar Dakshin, did not even know the number of Polling Stations in his Assembly Constituency. He has bee ...Read More >
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday hit out at the BJP and the Election Commission over voter deletions during the SIR exercise and said her party will move a court again to resist the removal of electors from the rolls. Her comments came after nearly 91 lakh voters' names were deleted from the electoral rolls following the completion of the Special Intensive Revision in the state. "You will not be able to defeat the TMC by deleting names. We will move a court agai ...Read More >
Kolkata, Apr 8 (PTI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday hit out at the BJP and the Election Commission over voter deletions during the SIR exercise and said her party will move a court again to resist the removal of electors from the rolls. Her comments came after nearly 91 lakh voters' names were deleted from the electoral rolls following the completion of the Special Intensive Revision in the state. "You will not be able to defeat the TMC by deleting names. We will move ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday sharply criticised the Election Commission of India (ECI), remarking that there is no need to even say that the polling body is "working under the BJP." These remarks come a few hours after ECI met with a TMC delegation, which stated that they have been given a "straight talk" that elections in the state will be fear-free, violence-free, intimidation-free, inducement-free, raid-free, and source-jamming-free. ...Read More >
Bhabanipur: West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC candidate from Bhabanipur, Mamata Banerjee, on Wednesday said that the party will move to the court if the names of valid voters are not restored in the electoral rolls following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday filed her nomination at the Survey Building from Bhabanipur assembly constituency for the 2026 State Assembly elections, from where she ...Read More >
Guwahati, Aug 8 (PTI) The high-stakes elections to the 126-member Assam assembly will be held on Thursday, with most seats slated to witness a direct contest between the BJP-led NDA and the opposition coalition helmed by the Congress. The BJP is eyeing a third straight term in power in these elections, while the Congress is looking to wrest the state, from where it was ousted in 2016. A total of 722 candidates, including Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, state Congress president Gaurav Gogoi ...Read More >
West Bengal is set to vote in two phases on April 23 and 29, with counting scheduled for May 4. "When even judicial officers are not safe, how can you expect that common people will be safe under TMC rule? What happened in Malda is an example of TMC's maha jungle raj," Modi said, referring to the incident where judges were allegedly held for hours during protests over voter roll revisions. He further alleged that "democracy is bleeding every day on the sacred soil of Bengal" and accused the Ma ...Read More >
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 8 (ANI): Following the "double-sided" two-week ceasefire between US and Iran, Aga Syed Mujtaba Abbas, who is the representative to J&K Anjuman Sharie Shian President, on Wednesday said that the US was defeated in the war and it held negotiations with Iran for the sake of reopening Strait of Hormuz. Speaking to ANI, Abbas asked the reason behind US' happiness following the two-week ceasefire, adding that it can attack any country to achieve its goals. ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): Delhi Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu and Chief Minister Rekha Gupta conducted a joint inspection at Vasudev Ghat on Wednesday to assess the city's preparedness for the upcoming summer and rainy seasons.During the visit, the LG and CM reviewed various aspects of the ghat's maintenance, including boat operations and the condition of the iron bridge.Speaking to reporters, LG Taranjit Singh Sandhu emphasised a collaborative delhi administration approach t ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: A meeting between the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday morning lasted under 10 minutes and ended on a tense note, with EC sources alleging that TMC MP Derek O'Brien "shouted at the Election Commission functionaries and asked chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar not to speak".Sources said the CEC had to ask O'Brien to maintain decorum in the Commission room, telling him that "shouting and indecent behaviour is not appropriate".After the Rajya ...Read More >
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 >
Bhabanipur: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday filed her nomination at the Survey Building from Bhabanipur assembly constituency for the 2026 State Assembly elections. Mamata Banerjee is contesting from the Bhabanipur seat, from where she will face a repeat clash with BJP leader and Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari. Adhikari had also challenged Mamata from Nandigram in the 2021 West Bengal polls, from where h ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed the plea moved by Christian Michel James, challenging Article 17 of the UAE-India Extradition treaty. He is an accused in the Augusta Westland Chopper deal corruption and money laundering case. Division bench of justices Navin Chawla and Ravinder Dudeja dismissed the plea and said, "We find no merit in the petition." The detailed order of judgement is to be uploaded by the High Court. Also Read | EC Gives 'Ultimatum' ...Read More >
Bhabanipur (West Bengal) [India], April 8 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday filed her nomination at the Survey Building from Bhabanipur assembly constituency for the 2026 State Assembly elections. Mamata Banerjee is contesting from the Bhabanipur seat, from where she will face a repeat clash with BJP leader and Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari. Also Read | Delhi Water Cut: Parts of National Capital Fa ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): A meeting between a delegation of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday turned tense, with TMC MP Derek O'Brien alleging that the Chief Election Commissioner asked them to leave within five minutes. He also challenged the Commission to release video or audio of the meeting. Also Read | Delhi Water Cut: Parts of National Capital Face Major Supply Disruption on April 8-9; Check Affected Areas. Addressing a press co ...Read More >
New Delhi: The meeting between a Trinamool Congress delegation and the full bench of the Election Commission on Wednesday culminated on an acrimonious note, with the TMC saying the panel's chief asked them to "get lost" at the end of the seven-minute meeting, while the EC accused them of "shouting". After the meeting, TMC's Rajya Sabha MP Derek O'Brien told mediapersons that they handed over letters from West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kum ...Read More >
Bhabanipur (West Bengal) [India], April 8 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC candidate from Bhabanipur, Mamata Banerjee, on Wednesday said that the party will move to the court if the names of valid voters are not restored in the electoral rolls following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday filed her nomination at the Survey Building from Bhabanipur assembly constituency for the 2026 State Assembly elections. Mamata Banerjee is contesting from the ...Read More >
New Delhi: The meeting between a Trinamool Congress (TMC) delegation and the full bench of the Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday, April 8, culminated on an acrimonious note, with the TMC saying the panel's chief asked them to "get lost" at the end of the seven-minute meeting, while the EC accused them of "shouting". After the meeting, TMC's Rajya Sabha MP Derek O'Brien told mediapersons that they handed over letters from West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to Chief Election Commissio ...Read More >
Kolkata, April 8: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday filed her nomination from her native Assembly constituency of Bhabanipur in South Kolkata. The list of proposers in her nomination form reflected the "cosmopolitan" nature of Bhabanipur, which is considered a cauldron of people from almost the entire country. The proposers in her nomination form include Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim's wife, Ismat Hakim (representing the Muslims), actress-turned-politician and Trinamool Congre ...Read More >
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