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Capital's air goes bad again | AQI rises from 332 to 385 in 24 hours

NEW DELHI, Dec. 27 -- Air quality in the Capital deteriorated sharply on Saturday, edging close to the 'severe' mark, with the average AQI recorded at 385. As pollution levels spiked, at least 20 air ... Read More


Odisha lynching: Mamata vows support for 'oppressed' Bengali migrants

KOLKATA, Dec. 27 -- Days after a 30-year-old migrant worker from Bengal was allegedly killed in Sambalpur district of BJP-ruled Odisha, condemning the 'oppression and persecution' upon Bengali-speakin... Read More


ECI violating electoral norms, says TMC, submits memorandum

KOLKATA, Dec. 27 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Saturday accused the Election Commission of India (ECI) of defying norms laid down by the Representation of People Act 1950 and Electoral Registration o... Read More


Tej Pratap alleges death threats from expelled party leader, writes to Samrat for enhanced security

Patna, Dec. 27 -- Janshakti Janta Dal (JJD) chief Tej Pratap Yadav has filed a police complaint, alleging that his party's expelled national spokesperson Santosh Renu Yadav has threatened to kill him.... Read More


Unnao rape case | SC to hear CBI's plea against HC order suspending Sengar's life sentence on Dec 29

New Delhi, Dec. 27 -- The victim of the 2017 Unnao rape case, in which ex-BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar was convicted, has approached the CBI seeking the registration of an FIR against the then-investi... Read More


Top Cong leaders attend CWC meet, discuss further action against govt on G RAM G law

New Delhi, Dec. 27 -- Top Congress leaders on Saturday are attending a crucial meeting of the working committee, the party's highest decision-making body. They are deliberating on the current politic... Read More


Publish list of '1.36 cr' discrepant voters, Abhishek tells ECI

KOLKATA, Dec. 27 -- Alleging that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls was being carried out to "harass" the people of Bengal, Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Ab... Read More


SPECIAL INTENSIVE REVISION | CEO asks DEOs to skip hearings for 'unmapped' voters linked to 2002 rolls

KOLKATA, Dec. 27 -- On the day the hearing process began in Bengal, the state Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) issued a directive to District Electoral Officers (DEOs) clarifying that electors marked as ... Read More


ECI clears CAA certs as valid proof for voter registration

KOLKATA, Dec. 27 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) has clarified that citizenship certificates issued under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) will be accepted as valid documents for voter re... Read More


Mamata to lay foundation stone of 'Durga Angan' on Monday

KOLKATA, Dec. 27 -- Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will lay the foundation stone of Durga Angan, to be built on a 15-acre plot opposite Eco Park at an estimated cost of Rs 262 crore, in New Town on Mo... Read More