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Seven days after the Messi event chaos at Salt Lake Stadium, West Bengal’s probe committee has yet to summon top officials allegedly involved in the mismanagement. The state government maintains no one is above investigation as SIT examines the incident

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address his first rally in West Bengal after the release of draft SIR rolls, amid concerns over voter exclusion, while inaugurating highway projects in Nadia district ahead of Assembly polls.

The Election Commission has published West Bengal's draft electoral rolls following the Special Intensive Revision, deleting over 58 lakh names due to death, migration, duplicates, and other discrepancies. Hearings for affected voters are expected to begin next week

The Election Commission has cautioned West Bengal poll officials to treat any irregularity or security breach during hearings on claims and objections in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls seriously, directing strict corrective and disciplinary action where required.

The BJP termed the chaos at the Lionel Messi event in Kolkata as “shameful for West Bengal” and demanded Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee take responsibility. The unrest forced police action and led to Messi leaving early, prompting a judicial probe.

Sujata Mandi of West Bengal scored 313 points to lead the women’s 50 m event in the NTPC Senior National Archery Championship at Hyderabad Public School. Chhattisgarh’s Chandi Sahu and Manipur’s Okram Naomi Chanu finished second and third respectively

Kolkata based Ham radio operator Ambarish Nag Biswas has won the first Amateur Radio Hero Award instituted by Orlando HamCation 2026. He was recognised for supporting emergency operations, helping law enforcement and reuniting missing persons with families across several States.

Donations for a proposed Babri Masjid-style mosque announced by suspended TMC MLA Humayun Kabir in Murshidabad have touched almost Rs 3 crore. While Rs 57 lakh came through donation boxes, QR-code payments contributed Rs 2.47 crore, his aides said

Over Rs 1.3 crore has been raised for a Babri Masjid-style mosque initiated by suspended TMC MLA Humayun Kabir in Murshidabad. Cash and online donations continue to pour in as the project becomes a major political flashpoint ahead of Bengal’s elections

Suspended TMC MLA Humayun Kabir announced a Quran recital by 1 lakh people in February, following his foundation-laying of a Babri Masjid-style mosque in Murshidabad, amid a backdrop of Gita chanting by five lakh voices in Kolkata

Lakhs of devotees participated in Kolkata’s Brigade Parade Ground for the ‘Panch Lakkho Konthe Gita Path,’ a mega Bhagavad Gita recital organised to promote spiritual heritage, social harmony, and collective chanting led by prominent monks and leaders

Murshidabad has been placed on high alert as suspended TMC MLA Humayun Kabir proceeds with a Babri-style mosque foundation ceremony attended by Saudi clerics. Intelligence agencies fear attempts at radicalisation, online propaganda, and cross-border disinformation amid the district’s history of communal sensitivity

TMC booth chief Rajbehari Sardar (65) was stabbed and beaten to death by unidentified assailants during a function in Birbhum, West Bengal. The deceased’s son alleged rivalry-related motives, while TMC leaders demanded a prompt and thorough investigation.

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee affirmed TMC’s opposition to communal politics following MLA Humayun Kabir’s suspension over his mosque proposal. She urged Murshidabad residents to uphold communal harmony, citing the district’s pluralistic history and legacy of unity

West Bengal's Trinamool Congress suspended Bharatpur MLA Humayun Kabir for proposing to build a ‘Babri Masjid’ in Murshidabad, citing gross indiscipline and communal politics; Kabir plans to resign and launch a new political outfit ahead of December 6

The Supreme Court has issued notices to the Centre, ECI and West Bengal on a plea seeking provisional voter enrolment for CAA-eligible migrants from Bangladesh. The petition argues that delays in citizenship processing risk disenfranchising applicants during the ongoing electoral revision exercise

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

A van driver in South 24 Parganas has been arrested for repeatedly raping a deaf and mute minor girl by luring her with food. The crime came to light when her family found her bleeding. Villagers later attacked the accused before police intervened

Three Booth Level Officers in Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal died during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of voter lists, with families citing illness and stress from heavy workloads. One BLO has also been missing in Raisen district

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has written to the Chief Election Commissioner urging an immediate halt to the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, citing coercion, poor planning, overstretched officials, and human costs including suicides amid the chaotic exercise