16 h. ago 'Don't Play With Me': Mamata Banerjee Slams BJP Over Cancelled Chopper Ride

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday accused the BJP of being involved in sabotage in the cancellation of her helicopter ride to Bongaon, warning the opposition party not to "play"...

Politics

20 h. ago Deaths, Suicide Claims, Resignations: What's Pushing Poll Officers To Edge

At least nine Booth-Level Officers - foot soldiers in the contentious revision of voter lists before a flurry of Assembly elections next year - have died, by suicide or otherwise, across the country...

Events

33 h. ago PM Modi vs Mamata Banerjee: BJP's Kaleidoscopic Strategy In The Bengal Battlefield

As the sun sets on the electoral battle in Bihar, the BJP - which appears to have perfected the art of anticipation - has started laying the groundwork for its next big performance: the West Bengal...

Events

36 h. ago Delhi Govt, Private Offices Asked To Allow 50% Staff WFH As Air Pollution Worsens

This enforcement is part of the Graded Response Action Plan to reduce emissions.

Society

37 h. ago Mamata Banerjee Accuses Poll Body Of Bias Over Staffing, Polling Booth Plans

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday wrote a letter to Chief Election Commissioner (CEO) Gyanesh Kumar, demanding his "immediate intervention" into two recent issues.

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40 h. ago BJP's 'Mission Bengal' Plan Deets Revealed. Like Bihar, Target Is 160+

Delhi - won. Bihar - won. Next up, Bengal. The BJP's formidable election-winning machinery survived another round of voter fraud charges this month and resumed its eastward trundle, aiming for Mamata...

Events

4 d. ago Gorkha Leader Warns Of Mass Resignations Over Interlocutor Appointment

Indian Gorkha Janshakti Front chief warned of mass resignations from the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration, days after Mamata Banerjee wrote to PM Modi objecting to the Centre's appointment of an...

Events

8 d. ago In BJP's 'Mission Bengal', Different Strategies To Be Anchored By Top Leaders

After the huge win in the Bihar election, the BJP has started working on a strategy to break through the defensive lines of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her Trinamool Congress.

Politics

8 d. ago Madhya Pradesh Court Stays Abhishek Banerjee's Arrest In Defamation Case

In a relief for West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's nephew and Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee, the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday stayed the arrest warrant issued against him in...

Events

2 w. ago "Not Easy To Play With Us": Mamata Banerjee Warns Poll Body Over SIR

Mamata Banerjee dubbed the ongoing special intensive revision of electoral rolls as "votebandi", and asserted that she would protect the rights of voters at any cost, even if it meant her "throat...

Events

3 w. ago Mamata Banerjee Aide's "Would Break Legs" Threat To Poll Body, BJP

West Bengal Minister and Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim has stoked controversy through his remarks that the state's ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) would "break the legs" of the Election Commission (EC)...

Events

3 w. ago "NRC Responsible...": Man In Bengal Dies By Suicide, Political Row Erupts

A 57-year-old man in West Bengal died by suicide on Tuesday, blaming the National Register of Citizens (NRC). His death has triggered a political slugfest between the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC)...

Events

4 w. ago DMK, Allies Oppose Voter List Revision In Tamil Nadu, Call It 'Conspiracy'

Hours after the Election Commission announced voter roll revision in 12 states, including poll-bound Tamil Nadu, the DMK and its allies accused the poll body of acting with political motives.

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