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The Election Commission has extended all key deadlines under the three-stage Special Intensive Revision in 12 states and UTs by seven days, delaying enumeration, polling station rationalisation and draft roll publication. Opposition parties criticised the move, calling the extension an eyewash

The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought the Election Commission’s response to pleas by DMK, TMC, and others challenging the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. The court also paused related proceedings in high courts

The Supreme Court has sought the Election Commission’s response within two weeks to petitions filed by the DMK, CPI(M), Congress, and TMC challenging the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. Related high court cases have been stayed

A 70-year-old hawker from Nadia district died allegedly due to anxiety triggered by the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in West Bengal. His family claimed he stopped eating after learning that his name was missing from the old voters’ list

The Enforcement Directorate has identified Trinamool MLA Jiban Krishna Saha as the main conspirator in the SSC recruitment scam. The agency claims he and his associates extorted lakhs from eligible and ineligible candidates in exchange for government teaching jobs

BJP leader Arjun Singh alleged that crude bombs were hurled, shots fired, and his car vandalised outside his Bhatpara home in West Bengal. He blamed political rivals, while TMC denied the claims. Police have denied gunfire and are investigating

The West Bengal Assembly witnessed uproar on Thursday as TMC and BJP MLAs clashed over Suvendu Adhikari’s suspension. Speaker Biman Banerjee suspended BJP leaders Shankar Ghosh and Agnimitra Paul amid heated exchanges, forcing marshals to intervene. The House, however, continued proceedings

Kolkata Police stopped an army truck for reckless driving near Writers’ Buildings on Tuesday, a day after the army dismantled a TMC protest stage. Police filed a case, while the army denied wrongdoing, saying no traffic rules were violated

Ashoka University's head of the political science department, Ali Khan Mahmudabad, was arrested on Sunday after two FIRs were lodged on stringent charges, including endangering sovereignty and integrity, for his social media posts related to Operation Sindoor, police and his lawyer said

Though invited, West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress chose not to send a representative. This meeting marked the culmination of CM Stalin's growing outreach, which began with an all-party conference in Tamil Nadu on March 5.

The National Water Development Agency has ruled out the possibility of enhancing the water shares of States from the 148 TMC sought to be diverted by linking the Godavari and Pennar rivers and emphasised consensus approach to serve national interests.

Barring Haroa in North 24 Paragans district, BJP candidates were in second place in the remaining five constituencies

We will take out a rally in Kolkata on November 9 from College Square to Esplanade along with members of civil society organisations, say the protesting junior doctors

A crucial meeting of the protesters' delegation with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is scheduled to take place at the State Secretariat Nabanna on Monday

Say the police lathi-charged a few of them during rally to press for justice for the deceased woman doctor of RG Kar Medical College

Move to press State government on various demands, including ensuring their safety and security at all medical establishments

Sircar had recently written to Mamata describing the steps taken by her government in handling the doctor case "too little and quite late"

Besides Kolkata, similar demonstrations were also planned in Barrackpore, Barasat, Budgebudge, Belgharia, Agarpara, Dumdum and Baguiati

Campaign witnessed stray undesired incidents in which two persons were taken into custody by police for misbehaving with protesting women

The proposed legislation seeks capital punishment for persons convicted of rape if their actions result in the victim's death or leave her in a vegetative state