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Kolkata, Dec 5 (PTI) Once a minister in Mamata Banerjee's first cabinet and today one of TMC's most controversial dissidents, MLA Humayun Kabir has again seized Bengal's political spotlight, this time by planning to lay the foundation of a "Babri Masjid-style" mosque on December 6, the anniversary of the shrine's demolition. For the TMC, his suspension on Thursday was less an act of discipline and more an inevitability. For Kabir, it was the cue he had been rehearsing for months. At 62, Kabir ...Read More >
KOLKATA: The Calcutta High Court on Friday refused to intervene in the construction of a mosque "modelled on Ayodhya's Babri Masjid" at Beldanga in West Bengal's Murshidabad, proposed by suspended TMC MLA Humayun Kabir. The court's observation comes ahead of the scheduled foundation-laying ceremony for the proposed 'Babri Masjid' on December 6, which also marks the anniversary of the demolition of the original sanctum. The division bench of Acting Chief Justice Sujoy Paul, after hearing a PIL ...Read More >
A BJP delegation, led by Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari, visited the office of the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) in Kolkata on Monday (December 1, 2025), triggering loud protests by members of a Booth Level Officer (BLO) forum, who have been demonstrating there over alleged excessive workload during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, a senior officer said. As Mr. Adhikari, accompanied by several BJP MLAs, arrived at the CEO's office to meet officials, prot ...Read More >
Taking a swipe at the Opposition ahead of the Winter Session of Parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said some parties cannot digest the defeat in the Bihar polls, and hoped that Parliament would not become the site of a "meltdown". In what could count among his most scathing addresses before a Parliament session, the Prime Minister said he was ready to give tips to the Opposition on how to perform, but they must not disrupt the functioning of the two Houses during the Winter Session. The b ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 20 (PTI) Parents and friends of a Class 10 student who ended his life over alleged mental harassment by some teachers staged a protest outside the St Columba's school on Thursday, demanding strict action against the accused teachers and accountability from the private school. There was no immediate reaction from the school administration to the allegations. The victim student's aunt claimed the family had been unaware of the extent of his suffering. "He was depressed for so lon ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 20 (PTI) Trinamool Congress MP Saket Gokhale on Thursday questioned how the UIDAI shared a list of 'deactivated' Aadhaar numbers from West Bengal with the Election Commission of India, and said they had previously claimed that such lists are not maintained. In a post on X, Gokhale, a Rajya Sabha MP from Trinamool Congress, alleged that the ECI is "collaborating with Modi government's UIDAI for vote chori". "A few days ago, it was reported that UIDAI (which issues Aadhaar) has sh ...Read More >
His statement on X singing paeons to the Kumar, also the JD(U) chief, brought a surprise in political circles, as his party said it was the personal opinion of the actor-turned-politician who hailed from Bihar. TMC MP Shatrughan Sinha praised Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar following the electoral success of the BJP-led NDA in that state and congratulated the people and parties around him. His statement on X singing paeons to the Kumar, also the JD(U) chief, brought a surprise in political c ...Read More >
As the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) inches towards the figure of 200, marking one of the grandest victories in electoral politics, one interesting facet that is emerging with the unfolding of the electoral outcome is how Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM has eclipsed the Congress with a lead in 5 seats, according to the latest reading on EC site. The party contested on 25 seats mostly in the Seemanchal region. Preliminary reading of the outcome also suggests after extensive campaigning by the AIMI ...Read More >
KOLKATA: The face-off between West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose and Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee continued on Monday with the former asking the Kolkata Police to conduct search operations inside the Raj Bhavan premises to find out whether arms and ammunition have been stored there. Bose took this unprecedented move to counter Kalyan's claim that the Governor had been sheltering BJP 'goons' and supplying them with arms and ammunition to kill Trinamool workers. The veteran MP from Sr ...Read More >
Kolkata, Nov 17 (PTI) Senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Monday criticised the TMC government over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, alleging a "deep nexus involving a section of BLOs and BDOs" aimed at helping the Trinamool Congress "sabotage" the Election Commission's efforts to weed out "fake voters, illegal migrants". Addressing a press conference at the state BJP headquarters, Adhikari said the SIR exercise had triggered "panic" within the TMC, prompting " ...Read More >
While the Jan Suraaj may be the latest to bite the dust, there have been other parties that created a strong buzz but failed to succeed at the hustings such as actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan's Makkal Needhi Maiam, which drew a blank in the 2021 Tamil Nadu assembly polls. Going forward, all eyes are now on the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), founded last year by actor-turned-politician Vijay. The debacle of Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj party in the Bihar assembly elections has put the spot ...Read More >
The TMC leader said there will be curiosity about which direction the BJP-JD(U) relationship in Bihar goes. The BJP-led NDA appeared to register a landslide victory in Bihar, opening up impressive leads in more than 180 of the state's 243 assembly seats till noon. Ghosh alleged that in West Bengal, there will be conspiracies by the BJP and the Election Commission (ECI) regarding SIR and related matters. The Trinamool Congress on Friday asserted that the poll results in neighbouring Bihar, where ...Read More >
Kohima, Nov 10 (PTI) BJP leader Aparajita Sarangi is likely to chair the Joint Committee of Parliament to examine bills to remove the prime minister, chief ministers and Union/state cabinet ministers, if they are arrested or detained for 30 days straight on serious charges. With key opposition parties announcing a boycott of the committee, the panel is likely to be packed with parliamentarians from the ruling NDA alliance. From outside the alliance, NCP-SP leader Supriya Sule, Akali Dal leader ...Read More >
It is learnt that the Ministry informed the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) last week that it may "consider" resumption of the MGNREGS in West Bengal under "special conditions" Days after a setback in the Supreme Court, the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) has decided to consider resumption of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in West Bengal under "special conditions", The Indian Express has learnt. Implementation of the scheme in the state was suspended ...Read More >
Kolkata, Nov 4 (PTI) The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls began across West Bengal on Tuesday, with over 80,000 booth-level officers (BLOs) visiting homes to distribute enumeration forms, kicking off a politically sensitive exercise ahead of the 2026 assembly polls. The month-long house-to-house enumeration process, which will continue till December 4, began on a largely peaceful note with BLOs delivering forms and explaining procedures to voters. However, the rollout was no ...Read More >
Kolkata, November 04: The West Bengal Leader of Opposition and BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari has launched a sharp attack on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the Trinamool Congress (TMC), calling their mega rally against the SIR (Special Intensive Revision) a communal gathering rather than a political event. 'Protecting Bangladeshi Muslims' Adhikari alleged that the rally was not about governance or development but an attempt to consolidate votes from a particular community. He remarked, "It's not ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], November 4 (ANI): The Second phase of the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls has started in 12 States and Union Territories on Tuesday, with Booth Level Officers (BLO) distributing enumeration forms door-to-door. The BLO in Rashbehari Assembly constituency in West Bengal's Kolkata said that they have been instructed to get the enumeration forms filled within a month. BLO Rajesh Singh told ANI, "This is the 160-Rashbehari Assembly constituency. We have ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 4 (PTI) Trinamool Congress leader Derek O'Brien on Tuesday termed the special intensive revision exercise a "con job organized by the Extremely Compromised (EC) body" and claimed his party will win the 2026 West Bengal assembly elections. The TMC has been very vocal against the special intensive revision (SIR) exercise and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee led a protest rally in Kolkata on Tuesday, calling it "silent invisible rigging" by the BJP-led Centre and the Elect ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) The process of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of West Bengal's electors' roll has been turned into a political game of narratives - spreading rumours and uncertainty, leading to panic, even alleged deaths by suicide. In a move that can further heighten tensions, West Bengal's ruling and principal Opposition parties are both reportedly planning two separate rallies in the state on Tuesday to amplify respective narratives around the process of SIR. Incidentally ...Read More >
Mumbai, Oct 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Actress Deepika Padukone, who has been a strong advocate for mental health awareness, reacted to cricketer Jemimah Rodrigues' recent revelation about battling anxiety. The 'Om Shanti Om' actress, known for openly sharing her own struggles with depression in the past, praised Jemimah for her honesty and courage in speaking up, highlighting the importance of conversations around mental well-being in sports and beyond. Taking to her Instagram Stories, Deepika Paduko ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 31 (ANI): Doctors of a hospital successfully reconstructed the thumb of a 20-year-old male, who sustained severe injuries in a road traffic accident involving a bike and a tractor, using the second toe from his amputated leg on Friday. According to the hospital, this procedure not only restored hand function but also utilised tissues from the non-salvageable limb. Also Read | Has India Pulled 500 Billion Pounds From the UK Economy After Keir Starmer's 'Explosive' Com ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Oct 31 (PTI) Mohammad Azharuddin, who was included in the Telangana cabinet on Friday, became the second former top cricketer to be made minister in a Congress government, the first being Navjot Singh Sidhu. Congress is not the only party where cricketers flourished in politics. Parties like BJP and Trinamool Congress made cricketers MPs and even ministers. Congress leader and former cricketer Mohammad Azharuddin was sworn in as a minister in CM A Revanth Reddy's cabinet. Azharuddi ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 31 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday declined the request of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to seeking exemption of physical appearance of Chief Secretaries of states and Union Territories in the stray dog menace case. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta refused to allow the Chief Secretaries to appear virtually, as requested by the Solicitor General. Also Read | Thane Water Cut: TMC Announces 24-Hour Water Supply Disruption in Several Areas on Novembe ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 31 (ANI): Telangana's Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) leader Samineni Rama Rao was allegedly murdered, being found dead with bleeding injuries in Telangana's Khammam district, state police informed on Friday. According to police officials, the CPM leader was found dead with bleeding injuries in the early morning hours in the area under Chintakani police station limits, in Patharlapadu village, Chintakani mandal, Madhira constituency. Also Read | ...Read More >
Kolkata, Oct 30 (PTI) TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee convened a massive virtual meeting on Friday to brief party functionaries about their roles in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voters' list, a process that has triggered political controversy in West Bengal. Party sources said the meeting, to be addressed by Banerjee, the de facto number two in the party, is expected to witness participation of nearly 15,000 leaders and workers from across the state. The ...Read More >
Shillong, Oct 29 (PTI) The Congress in Meghalaya on Wednesday welcomed former minister Zenith Sangma back into its fold, a day after he resigned from the Trinamool Congress. In a letter to A Chellakumar, AICC secretary in-charge of Meghalaya, Congress general secretary (organisation) K C Venugopal said party president Mallikarjun Kharge has approved the proposal for Sangma's rejoining of the Indian National Congress (INC). Sangma was formally welcomed into the party in Shillong by Meghalaya PC ...Read More >
Malappuram (Kerala) [India], October 29 (ANI): Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday used strong words to express her objection to the announcement of the second phase of Special Intensive Revision of voter list and called it an "affront to democracy" and "only a way to commit fraud" in the elections. The Congress MP emphasised the need to put up a united front to oppose the SIR. "We are strongly opposed to it. It's only a way to commit fraud and cheat in elections. We have seen that ...Read More >
The Election Commission of India on Monday said it will conduct the second phase of the electoral roll revision in 12 states and union territories. In this pan-India special intensive revision (SIR) exercise, which will begin from Tuesday (October 28), three states and one UT - Kerala, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, and Puducherry - will go to polls next year while three states - Goa, Gujarat, and Uttar Pradesh - will have elections in 2027. The Election Commission (EC) said the SIR exercise in thes ...Read More >
After the announcement of SIR in Bengal on Monday by ECI, an all-party meeting has been called by the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer's (WB- CEO) office on Tuesday at 4PM, where all national and state-level political parties will be participating. Meanwhile, Trinamool Congress leadership said that they will abide by the Constitution and there is no place for violence. However, they will not allow a single legal voter's name to be deleted from the electoral list and take the movement to Delh ...Read More >
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee charged the Bharatiya Janata Party with spreading fear over the National Register of Citizens on Tuesday, hours after the alleged suicide of a man near Kolkata, who reportedly left behind a note blaming the National Register of Citizens for his death. IMAGE: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at Hanuman Temple during Chhath Puja celebrations, in Kolkata, October 27, 2025. Photograph: ANI Photo Barrackpore police commissionerate Muralidhar Shar ...Read More >
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