Millennium Post (Kolkata)
ECI officers tasked to reject Trinamool candidates, warns Mamata, urges caution
KOLKATA: Alleging that newly appointed officials by the Election Commission of India (ECI) have been entrusted to reject nominations of her party candidates, Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee, from an election rally in Birbhum’s Nanoor,...
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BJP trying to add voters from outside to Bengal electoral rolls illegally: Mamata
KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee, from an election rally in West Midnapore’s Chandrakona, accused the BJP of attempting to influence elections by allegedly adding “illegal voters” from other states to the electoral rolls in...
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Mamata accuses Modi, Shah of stoking riots, creating division among communities
KOLKATA: Accusing the BJP of fueling divisions across communities and exploiting the situation for its own political gains, Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Monday again launched a fierce attack on the saffron party in connection...
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Mamata warns SIR could be BJP’s death knell, says it will lose power in Centre
Warning that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) will be the death knell for the BJP, Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Saturday asserted that the saffron party in its attempt to “destroy” Bengal will end up losing power in the...
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Maternal deaths nosedive 86% since 1990
NEW DELHI: The maternal mortality ratio in India has come down by 86 per cent since 1990, which is nearly double that of the global average of 48 per cent, the Health Ministry said Saturday. As per the latest Sample Registration System (SRS) 2021-23,...
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Mamata dubs voter list delay ‘murder of democracy’; Warns of public backlash
Trinamool Congress (TMC) chairperson, Mamata Banerjee on Friday termed the non-availability of the full and final voter list a “murder of democracy”, while warning that people would soon seek answers for what she called an “arbitrary exercise of...
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‘Dharma Juddho’: Mamata likens TMC-BJP poll fight to Mahabharata
Calling the upcoming Assembly elections in Bengal a “Dharma Juddhho”, Mamata Banerjee on Thursday invoked the Mahabharata, saying her party would defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party the way the Pandavas triumphed over the Kauravas. She was addressing an...
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THE NARRATIVE
» Mamata Banerjee asked party supporters to keep a close watch on strong rooms after the polls till the counting day » ‘What has BJP given you? Only death. Starting from the demonetization queues till this very day. More than 220 people are dead in...
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‘No division should be created among people on religious lines’
CHALSA (JALPAIGURI): Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee launched her North Bengal campaign with an outreach programme in Chalsa, Jalpaiguri district, stressing that her government’s schemes benefit people of all faiths and cautioning...
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Trump halts promised Iran strikes after ‘productive talks’; Tehran disputes claim
Iran’s powerful Parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Monday that “no negotiations” were held with the United States after US President Donald Trump announced talks were ongoing. “No negotiations have been held with the US, and fake news...
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Stay alert against power cuts in strong rooms, says Mamata
As a preparatory move to take stock of the electoral situation in her Assembly constituency Bhowanipore, Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Sunday attended a strategy meeting with her party activists at Ahindra auditorium in Chetla, setting...
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Iran’s N-plant hit, no leak
DUBAI: As the war in the Middle East enters its 4th week, it appears to be heading to a dangerous phase with Iran’s Natanz nuclear enrichment facility being hit in an airstrike Saturday, an official Iranian news agency reported. It said there was no...
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War in Iran raises pressure on Ukraine
KYIV: With US-brokered Ukraine peace talks on hold due to the war in the Middle East, Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to try to expand his military gains via new offensives against his southern neighbour that could put even more pressure...
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Mamata to CEC: Crossed all boundaries of decency, Constitutional propriety
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday wrote to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, expressing her concern over the functioning of the Election Commission of India (ECI). In her letter, she stated that it “has crossed all boundaries of...
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Bengal: ECI replaces 11 DMs, 5 IPS officers & commissioner of KMC
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday ordered the removal of 11 District Magistrates-cum-District Electoral Officers (DEOs) and the Commissioner of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) in a fresh administrative reshuffle ahead of the...
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TMC will win 226 seats in the 2026 Assembly polls: Mamata
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Tuesday unveiled its full list of candidates for the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections, denying tickets to 74 sitting MLAs—nearly one-third of its current legislators—signalling a decisive shift towards...
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Fears of global energy crisis rise as Iran keeps stranglehold on shipping
Fears of a global energy crisis rose on Monday as the war in the Middle East raged on, with more US-Israeli strikes on the Iranian capital and Israel’s bombardment of Lebanon. An Iranian drone strike temporarily shut Dubai’s airport, a crucial global...
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Five states, three dates: Poll calendar out
Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala and Puducherry will be held in a single phase on April 9. Tamil Nadu will go to the polls on April 23, while West Bengal will see a two-phase election on April 23 and 29, the Election Commission said while announcing...
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India threads the Hormuz needle
NEW DELHI: Two Indian ships carrying LPG from the Gulf countries crossed the Strait of Hormuz early on Saturday, raising the number of Indian vessels safely passing through the war-hit, narrow shipping lane to three. The remaining 22 ships on the west...
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Centre assures ample LPG supply, yet rush continues
Even as the government assured on Friday that there is no shortage of petrol, diesel, or cooking gas in the country and urged people not to panic, as ample supplies are available and distribution is proceeding normally, people continued to face...
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Shut US bases or face fire: Eran
TEHRAN/DUBAI: Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has issued his first statement since being appointed, saying Iran will continue attacking US bases in the region and the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed. He said that the Strait of Hormuz...
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India’s fuel lifeline safe for now
In a bid to reassure the citizens amid ongoing conflict in West Asia, the Centre announced on Wednesday that India’s fuel supplies remain secure and maritime activities continue smoothly, even as precautionary measures are in place. At a media...
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Both Russia and Ukraine claim front-line progress
KYIV: Russian and Ukrainian officials are making contradictory claims of battlefield successes in their 4-year-old war, with Ukraine saying it has pushed Moscow’s forces back in some places on the front line but the Kremlin insisting that Russia’s...
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India calls for dialogue, diplomacy: EAM
India on Monday advocated de-escalation of tensions in West Asia and called for dialogue and diplomacy to resolve all underlying issues, as it put the safety of around one crore Indians in the region as its top priority, along with securing energy...
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BLUE MAGIC! 1-SI E GLORY
Riding on explosive batting strength right from the top, led by man-inform Sanju Samson (89) and the burst of brilliance from Abhishek Sharma (52), India showed no mercy to crush New Zealand by 96 runs and lift the ICC T20 World Cup on Sunday night. If...
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Final destination
Men in Blue versus the Black Caps — not quite the script many imagined for the ICC T20 World Cup final. Yet here we are. As the two teams clash at the imposing Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday, it may be tempting to label India the favourites on home...
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UPLIFTING THE POOR IN WEST BENGAL
6+ crore people receive free ration every month under PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana, ensuring food security Nearly 1 crore tap water connections and 1.2+ crore Ujjwala gas connections transforming everyday life with dignity, health and smoke-free...
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Day 6: War continues...
India on Thursday condoled the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei with Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri conveying to the Iranian Ambassador New Delhi’s message of sympathy. Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, on behalf of the Indian...
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Will win Bhowanipore even with 60K voter names deleted: Mamata
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday accused the Election Commission of India (ECI) of acting in tandem with the BJP to delete genuine voters from the rolls ahead of the Assembly elections, alleging that around 60,000 names were being...
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Mamata to stage sit-in protest on March 6
KOLKATA: After submitting multiple letters to the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), deputing several party delegations to the CEO’s office, and personally moving the Supreme Court of India over the “unplanned SIR” process, Chief Minister and Trinamool...
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US-Israel hit Iran; Tehran retaliates, strikes Israel and US military bases
The US and Israel launched a major attack on Iran on Saturday, and President Donald Trump called on the Iranian public to “seize control of your destiny” by rising up against the Islamic leadership that has ruled the nation since 1979. In retaliation,...
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EMPOWERING THE WOMEN OF WEST BENGAL
Nearly 12 lakh Self-Help Groups empowering around 1.25 crore households, 11.5 lakh women emerging as Lakhpati Didis
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More than 84 lakh apply for Bengal’s ‘Yuva Sathi’ scheme
In an overwhelming response, more than 84 lakh applications under the Yuba Sathi scheme had been received till Thursday. Of these, over 65 lakh were submitted through camps organised across all 294 Assembly constituencies in the state, while another...
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SIR final roll: Mamata fears deletion of 1.2 cr voters, vows to continue fight
KOLKATA: Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday expressed apprehension that at least 1.20 crore voters’ names may be deleted when the Election Commission of India (ECI) publishes the final electoral roll on February 28 under the ongoing...
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Apex Court allows Odisha, J’khand judges for Bengal SIR verification
KOLKATA: In a significant development that the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) termed a “victory of the people of Bengal”, the Supreme Court on Tuesday invoked its powers under Article 142 of the Constitution to permit the Chief Justice of the Calcutta...
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Judicial scrutiny of SIR documents begins amid technical glitches
Judicial scrutiny of documents associated with the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls began in a staggered manner on Monday amid technical hiccups affecting work in several parts of the state. The Supreme Court India had earlier...
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India & US defer trade deal meet amid tariff uncertainty
India and the United States have decided to defer a proposed round of inperson trade negotiations in Washington that was expected to advance work on an interim bilateral trade agreement, citing the need for both sides to assess recent developments...
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Mamata confers Banga Bibhushan on BJP Rajya Sabha MP Anant Maharaj
In a development that sparked a political chatter, BJP Rajya Sabha MP Anant Maharaj — who had been keeping a measured distance from his party for some time — was among the distinguished personalities conferred the Banga Bibhushan, West Bengal’s highest...
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Bengal SIR: SC directs Calcutta High Court to engage judicial officers
In a key move to break the deadlock over West Bengal’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, the Supreme Court of India on Friday asked the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court to deploy serving and retired judicial officers of the...
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Mamata expresses ‘shock’ over PM’s ‘Swami’ prefix for Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
KOLKATA: Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for adding what she called an “unprecedented and improper prefix” to Ramakrishna Paramahamsa while paying tributes on his birth anniversary. Accusing...
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Bengal SIR: 1.14L voter docus pending upload; TMC seeks portal reopen
Fresh complications have surfaced in West Bengal’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, with 1,14,772 voter documents still pending for upload even after the hearing period ended on February 14, while a five-member Trinamool Congress delegation...
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Mamata terms EC ‘Tughlaqi’, alleges voter roll manipulation
KOLKATA: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the Election Commission of India (ECI), calling it a “Tughlaqi” and “torture commission” and alleging that it was no longer functioning as a neutral Constitutional...
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TMC will return to power with a bigger mandate, says Mamata
With the political temperature rising in pollbound Bengal and campaign activity gaining momentum across both the Opposition and the ruling party, Trinamool Congress chairperson and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday asserted that her party would...
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Another familiar script
COLOMBO: The biggest match of this World Cup did not simply arrive; it loomed heavy with memory, politics and the familiar ache of rivalry. When it finally passed at R Premadasa Stadium, it left behind a result that now feels almost ritual. India had...
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ECI estimates deletion of 6.61 lakh voters as Bengal SIR hearings end
The Election Commission’s estimation has revealed that names of another 6.61 lakh voters may be deleted, most of them linked to nearly 5 lakh voters who failed to appear for hearings. The hearing process that began on December 27 concluded in Bengal...
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Tarique Rahman-led BNP scripts big win
Making a spectacular return to power after two decades, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Friday secured a sweeping victory with more than two-thirds majority in the landmark parliamentary elections in Bangladesh. Polling in the 13th...
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Mamata condemns ‘hate crime’ after Bengali worker found dead in Pune
“Shaken, enraged, and sickened beyond words by the barbaric murder,” said Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as a 24-year-old migrant worker from Bengal was found dead in BJP-ruled Maharashtra. The deceased, Sukhen Mahato, was a resident of Badhidih in...
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B’desh gears up to hold crucial polls today
DHAKA: Bangladesh will hold crucial parliamentary elections on Thursday, 18 months after an interim government took charge following the collapse of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s 15-year regime in massive country-wide deadly protests. The Election...
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Mamata announces special camps to roll out state benefits
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday announced a statewide schedule of special camps beginning February 15 to ensure benefits under new schemes announced in the recent state Interim Budget reach eligible beneficiaries from April 1, the start of...
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EROs, not micro observers, can take final call on scrutiny: SC on Bengal SER
Clarifying that the final authority in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls lies with the Electoral Registration Officers (EROs), the Supreme Court on Monday extended by one week beyond February 14 the deadline for publication of the...
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Bengal govt offers 8505 Group-B officers for SIR
The West Bengal government has informed the Election Commission of India (ECI) that it can deploy 8,505 Group-B officers for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Nabanna sources said the information was conveyed to the apex poll...
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US deal unlocks $30-trn market for India
NEW DELHI: Union Commerce and Industry minister Piyush Goyal said almost every farm commodity that India produces in respectable volumes has been kept out of the India-US trade deal, so farmers and dairy are protected and the pact still opens a sharper...
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U-19 men rule again
Salute the rising Indian teenagers. On Friday, riding on the effulgence of 14-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s breathtaking 175 runs, studded with 15 fours and 15 sixes, India thrashed England by 100 runs to lift the ICC Men’s Under-19 World Cup in...
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Bengal tables Rs 4.06L cr Interim Budget with welfare, jobs push
The West Bengal government on Thursday tabled a Rs 4.06 lakh crore Interim Budget in the state Assembly for the 2026–27 financial year, with emphasis on social security and livelihood generation. Presenting the Interim Budget, State Finance minister...
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Justice is crying behind closed doors: Mamata to SC; ‘SIR meant for deletion, not inclusion’
In a historic first, with a sitting Chief Minister appearing in person to argue her own plea, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that “justice is crying behind closed doors,” mounting a sharp attack on the...
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Mamata calls SIR a ‘systemic failure,’ hints at ‘impeachment of CEC’
DELHI/ KOLKATA: In a politically charged broadside likely to have ripple effects ahead of the Bengal polls, Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chairperson Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday escalating her attack on the Election Commission of India...
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‘Arrogant CEC insulted and humiliated us’, says Mamata
DELHI/KOLKATA: Accusing the Election Commission of India (ECI) of “parroting” the ruling BJP’s line, Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chairman Mamata Banerjee alleged that she was “insulted and humiliated” by Chief Election...
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Growth, stability over populism
Medicines for Cancer and rare diseases Personal-use imported medical goods Overseas tour packages Foreign education Footwear and leather goods Textile garments Microwave ovens Lithium-ion cells for batteries Solar glass Critical...
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Mamata again writes to CEC, alleges ‘data manipulation’
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday evening again wrote to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar about the methodology and approach adopted during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in the state. In the fresh...
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SC directs all states, UTs to provide free sanitary pads, separate toilets in schools
The Supreme Court on Friday delivered a sweeping judgment that places the right to dignified menstrual health within the constitutional guarantees of life and education, directing all states and Union Territories to provide free sanitary napkins and...
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Eco Survey projects resilient growth, low inflation amid rising global risks
NEW DELHI: India’s economy is expected to expand by between 6.8 per cent and 7.2 per cent in the financial year beginning April, according to the Economic Survey 2025–26 tabled in Parliament on Thursday, underscoring the country’s position as the...
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Maharashtra Dy CM Ajit Pawar, four others killed in plane crash
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Nationalist Congress Party president Ajit Pawar was killed on Wednesday morning when a chartered Learjet aircraft carrying him and four others crashed near Baramati airport in Pune district, barely 200 metres from...
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India, EU seal ‘mother of all deals’
India and the European Union on Tuesday announced the conclusion of negotiations on a long-pending free trade agreement, capping nearly two decades of talks and paving the way for one of the most expansive trade pacts ever negotiated by either side....
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Abhishek, Surya blaze fifties as India hammer NZ to seal T20I
Abhishek Sharma produced a breathtaking 12-ball fifty while skipper Suryakumar Yadav continued his sublime touch with another attacking half-century as India waltzed through the chase in just 10 overs to seal an eightwicket win over New Zealand in the...
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Abhishek calls to constitute ‘booth raksha committees’
KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee held a virtual meeting with party leaders, MLAs, and MPs on Saturday, calling for the immediate constitution of “booth raksha committees”. Abhishek also slammed the...
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Krump downplays NAKO’s Afghanistan involvement causes
US President Donald Trump provoked outrage and distress among many in the United Kingdom on Friday with his suggestion that troops from NATO countries — other than Americans — stayed away from the front line during the war in Afghanistan. In an...
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Mamata says ‘SIR harassment under guise of verification killed 110 people’
KOLKATA: Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday criticised the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the State, voicing concern over what she described as harassment of citizens in the name of document...
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‘Unruly horse’: SC questions EC’s ‘untrammelled powers’ on SIR
The Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned whether the Election Commission of India enjoys “untrammelled powers” to depart from statutory safeguards while undertaking the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, warning that such authority...
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EU, India on brink of ‘mother of all deals’, says Ursula von der Leyen
India and the European Union are nearing what could become a landmark free trade agreement that would create a combined market of about two billion people and account for nearly a quarter of global GDP, European Commission President Ursula von der...
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SC tells ECI to publish all names under ‘logical discrepancies’; TMC lauds ‘order’
Ordering the Election Commission (EC) to publish lists of persons who have been served notices citing “logical discrepancies”, the Supreme Court on Monday laid down a detailed set of directions to ensure that the ongoing Special Intensive Revision...
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From Iran unrest to Delhi hugs
As Iran struggles amid growing tension in the aftermath of widespread protests and government crackdown that has so far killed nearly 3,000 people, commercial flights brought back several Indians, including students, who arrived here from...
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Mamata lays foundation stone of ‘world’s tallest Mahakal statue’
SILIGURI: Siliguri is all set to boast the world’s tallest Mahakal statue. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday evening laid the foundation stone of ‘Mahakal Mahatirtha’, a temple complex dedicated to Lord Mahakal at Matigara in...
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I-PAC RAIDS CASE: Cal HC disposes of TMC’s plea
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday told the Calcutta High Court that it did not seize anything during its raid at the office of Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) or from the residence of its cofounder Pratik Jain, and alleged that...
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SIR mechanical and flawed, causing harassment, Mamata writes to CEC again
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar for the fifth time, alleging serious procedural lapses in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, which are leading to voter...
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