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Anubrata Mondal heckled, party office vandalised in Suri

Kolkata, Sept. 30 -- Rebel Trinamool Congress leader Anubrata Mondal was heckled and allegedly threatened by a group of youths who vandalised a party office in Suri, the headquarters of Birbhum distri... Read More


Rudranil Ghosh launches new Durga Puja organisers' platform

Kolkata, Sept. 30 -- Durga Puja celebrations in West Bengal are set for a major organisational shift under the new BJP government. Days after the puja carnival was scrapped, a pre-puja event was annou... Read More


CM gives Rs 1,200 cr push to end Ghatal's flood woes

Kolkata, Sept. 30 -- As Ghatal once again grapples with floodwaters, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday set a June deadline to end the region's recurring misery, announcing Rs 1,200 crore fo... Read More


Lobbying, caste and regional equations: BJP brainstorms possible RS picks in UP

LUCKNOW, Sept. 30 -- Amid lobbying, caste and regional calculations, brainstorming has begun in the BJP to finalise candidates for the upcoming elections to 10 Rajya Sabha seats, while it remains to b... Read More


EC row: Congress 'trying to create atmosphere of anarchy', says Jai Ram Thakur

Shimla, Sept. 30 -- Leader of Opposition and former chief minister Jai Ram Thakur alleged that the Congress was trying to create an "atmosphere of anarchy" by levelling allegations against the Electio... Read More


SIR deletions, welfare exclusion: CM's remarks raise legal questions

Kolkata, Sept. 30 -- Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari's recent remarks linking deletion of names from electoral rolls during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) with denial of welfare benefits have ra... Read More


SC junks urgent hearing plea against Milan Pradhan's interim bail

Kolkata, Sept. 30 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused an urgent hearing on West Bengal's challenge to the Calcutta High Court's interim bail to Congress Nandigram candidate Milan Pradhan, indica... Read More


PM Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana decoded: Salaried employees earning up to Rs.1 lakh/month can get DBT benefit-Check details

New Delhi, Sept. 30 -- Announced in Union Budget 2024-25 and launched in August 2025, the Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana (PM-VBRY) is a welfare scheme for salaried workers. It aims to prov... Read More


AAP not part of INDIA bloc, won't attend meeting: Sanjay Singh

New Delhi, Sept. 30 -- Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh on Wednesday said his party is not part of the INDIA bloc and is therefore not attending the meeting called to discuss issues concerning the Elec... Read More


Ballot belongs to people; pre-SIR electoral roll should be used for future polls: Kharge

New Delhi, Sept. 30 -- Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday batted for the pre-SIR electoral roll to be used for future elections and voting through ballots instead of EVMs, as he stress... Read More