ECI Picks Bengal Home Secretary & Top Cops As Poll Observers, Calls Them To Delhi For Briefing

ECI Picks Bengal Home Secretary & Top Cops As Poll Observers, Calls Them To Delhi For Briefing

Last Updated:January 28, 2026, 11:59 PM IST Senior officers familiar with past election cycles said such a configuration has not been seen in earlier assembly elections in West Bengal or other states While the ECI routinely appoints senior bureaucrats as observers, the inclusion of the state’s home secretary and the police commissioners has drawn attention…

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Centre Assures Full Support After Two Suspected Nipah Virus Cases In Bengal; Helpline Numbers Open

Centre Assures Full Support After Two Suspected Nipah Virus Cases In Bengal; Helpline Numbers Open

Last Updated:January 13, 2026, 11:20 IST Union Health Minister JP Nadda spoke to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and underlined the importance of close Centre–State coordination. Two suspected cases of Nipah virus detected in West Bengal | Image: File The Centre on Tuesday assured full support to the West Bengal government after two suspected…

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ECI Calls TMC MP’s Claim ‘Misleading’, Denies Deletion Of Her Family Members From SIR Draft List

ECI Calls TMC MP’s Claim ‘Misleading’, Denies Deletion Of Her Family Members From SIR Draft List

Last Updated:December 27, 2025, 11:12 PM IST The ECI said the concerned individuals were called for hearings strictly in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Commission’s notification governing the SIR exercise. TMC MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar File Image The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday rejected allegations made by Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader…

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‘Hindus Must Be United’: Mohan Bhagwat Addresses Bangladesh Situation During Bengal Visit

‘Hindus Must Be United’: Mohan Bhagwat Addresses Bangladesh Situation During Bengal Visit

Last Updated:December 22, 2025, 10:45 IST Mohan Bhagwat said the Indian government should take note of the situation facing minorities in Bangladesh and act accordingly. RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat (Image: PTI/File) RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat addressed a gathering of intellectuals and members of the intelligentsia in Kolkata on December 21, speaking for over four hours…

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Video | Trinamool MP’s Bengal Governor “Giving Weapons To BJP” Remark Sparks Row

Video | Trinamool MP’s Bengal Governor “Giving Weapons To BJP” Remark Sparks Row

Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Kalyan Banerjee has stoked controversy after claiming that West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose was providing arms and ammunition to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders inside his house, the Raj Bhavan. On Saturday, Banerjee claimed that Governor Bose should stop giving shelter to criminals (in this case BJP leaders) and giving…

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