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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


A super 2/3 majority forged in the snow-and why Trump cannot ignore Japan now - Phar Kim Beng

Kuala Lampur, Feb. 9 -- The political feat achieved in Japan yesterday, February 8, 2026 deserves to be recorded as more than an election result. A super 2/3 majority won on a snow-filled winter day-... Read More


BJP turns to employment promises ahead of Bengal Assembly polls

Kolkata, Feb. 9 -- Knowing fully well that issues like "infiltrators" and "Hindutva" may have little impact on the voters of Bengal, the state BJP seemed to have changed its stance ahead of the forthc... Read More


Some TMC Rajya Sabha MPs likely to be in Assembly poll candidate list

Kolkata, Feb. 9 -- At a time when an "aggressive" political climate prevails in Bengal surrounding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) outli... Read More


'Coercive SIR process' responsible for BLO's suicide attempt: TMC

Kolkata, Feb. 9 -- The TMC on Monday alleged that the attempted suicide of a Booth Level Officer in North 24-Parganas was the result of "inhumane and coercive pressure" linked to the ongoing Special I... Read More


National Press Day 2026: Journalism tested in a world on edge

Bogor, W Java, Feb. 9 -- National Press Day 2026 is observed on Monday, February 9, amid a global climate marked by uncertainty, as Indonesia confronts mounting domestic pressures in the second year o... Read More


TMC MP warns legal action against BJP MLA over smuggling allegations

Alipurduar, Feb. 9 -- Following serious allegations of illegal sand mining, cattle smuggling and hospital cut-money levelled by Falakata BJP MLA Deepak Barman against several Trinamool Congress (TMC) ... Read More