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'No impediment to SIR': Supreme Court extends Bengal deadline by 7 days, restricts micro-observers

New Delhi/IBNS, Feb. 9 -- The Supreme Court on Monday extended by seven days the deadline for scrutiny of documents and disposal of claims and objections under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of ... Read More


Nahid threatens to besiege EC over election mobile phone restrictions

Dhaka, Feb. 9 -- National Citizen Party (NCP) leader Nahid Islam has threatened to besiege the Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday if the rule barring mobile phones within 400 yards of polling centres... Read More


Nahid threatens to besiege EC over mobile phone restrictions

Dhaka, Feb. 9 -- National Citizen Party (NCP) leader Nahid Islam has threatened to besiege the Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday if the rule barring mobile phones within 400 yards of polling centres... Read More


State President congratulates overseas Vietnamese on Lunar New Year Festival

Hanoi, Vietnam, Feb. 9 -- State President Luong Cuong and his spouse, Ha Noi, February 8, 2025 - Photo: VTV The State President delivered his Lunar New Year message and beat the ceremonial drum to of... Read More


Fire breaks out at eighth-floor apartment filled with fireworks in Kajang (VIDEO)

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 9 -- An eighth-floor apartment unit containing fireworks caught fire along Persiaran Bangi Avenue here last night. Selangor Fire and Rescue Department operations assistant director... Read More


'Swasthya Bandhu' catered to 10L people in two months

Kolkata, Feb. 9 -- Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's brainchild, the 'Swasthya Bandhu' initiative, has made a striking impact in a remarkably short span, emerging as a flagship outreach programme by de... Read More


Abhishek inks poem, 'gives voice' to 'SIR harassment' protest

Kolkata, Feb. 9 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary and Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee on Monday took to social media to register a note of defiance, sharing a poem that sharp... Read More


EC directs transfer of police linked to poll duties by February 15

Kolkata, Feb. 9 -- The Election Commission has directed the West Bengal Home and Hill Affairs Department to complete the transfer and posting of all police personnel directly connected with election d... Read More


CJI: Nothing unconstitutional in Mamata's SC appearance on Bengal SIR; 'don't politicise it...'

Kolkata, Feb. 9 -- The Supreme Court on Monday reportedly observed that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee personally appearing before the apex court over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) ... Read More


KMC sees surge in domicile certificate applications amid SIR

Kolkata, Feb. 9 -- The Kolkata Municipal Corporation has witnessed a surge in applications for domicile certificates following the launch of SIR. According to KMC sources, more than 14,500 applicatio... Read More