Millennium Post (Kolkata)
Falta voters will cast ballots freely in re-poll: Suvendu
KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday claimed that people of Falta would be able to cast their votes freely and without intimidation in the May 21 repoll. He was campaigning in favour of BJP candidate Debangshu Panda in the...
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State sets up two inquiry commissions on corruption, crimes against women
Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday announced the formation of two separate inquiry commissions to investigate allegations of institutional corruption and crimes against women, while the state Cabinet approved the ‘Annapurna Bhandar’ scheme and...
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Trump warns Iran: Deal or destruction
A fresh warning from Donald Trump has heightened tensions between Washington and Tehran as negotiations over Iran’s nuclear programme and the broader regional conflict remain stalled. In a message posted on Truth Social on Sunday, Trump said, “For...
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PM warns of global poverty threat, pitches India as land of opportunity and growth
THE HAGUE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi used a highprofile address to the Indian diaspora in the Netherlands on Saturday to deliver a dual message: a sobering warning that global crises threaten to reverse decades of poverty reduction worldwide, and an...
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PM’s brief UAE visit yields $5 bn fund, oil reserve, LPG supply deal
ABU DHABI: Though it was a brief visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the United Arab Emirates on Friday, it ended up yielding big returns for India. India and the UAE signed key defence, energy and maritime agreements and announced US$ 5 billion...
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Modi, Lavrov discuss Ukraine, West Asia, push for diplomatic solutions
NEW DELHI: India stood at the centre of global diplomacy on Thursday as New Delhi hosted the BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar raising grave concerns over the West Asia crisis, mounting economic uncertainty,...
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Bulldozers deployed after CM orders crackdown on illegal structures
Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday adopted a “zero-tolerance” stance against illegal buildings and factories, directing state agencies to immediately disconnect electricity and water supply to units operating without sanctioned building...
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NEET-UG 2026 cancelled over paper leak, CBI registers FIR
NEW DELHI: The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Tuesday cancelled the NEET-UG 2026 examination conducted on May 3, citing allegations of a question paper leak and other irregularities, casting doubts over the future of nearly 22.79 lakh aspirants into...
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Bengal clears land transfer to BSF for sensitive international border fencing
In a major policy decision taken immediately after assuming office, the newly formed BJP government in Bengal on Monday approved the transfer of land to the Border Security Force (BSF) for fencing along sensitive international border areas. Chief...
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PM calls for reduced petrol, diesel consumption amid West Asia crisis
HYDERABAD: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged citizens to adopt restraint in fuel consumption and make lifestyle adjustments to help India navigate the economic strain caused by the ongoing West Asia conflict, while also unveiling development...
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Bengal’s 9th, BJP’s 1st CM: Suvendu takes oath
In a historical moment drenched with political symbolism and intense emotion, Suvendu Adhikari was sworn in as the 9th Chief Minister of West Bengal and the BJP’s first-ever CM in the state at the iconic Brigade Parade Ground on Saturday. The ceremony...
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UAE reports drone, missile attack after US says traded fire with Iran
DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates said it responded to another Iranian missile barrage on Friday, hours after the US said it traded fire with Iranian forces in the Strait of Hormuz, in the latest blows to a shaky month-old ceasefire. The UAE’s Defence...
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Historic moment: Shah to chair meet today on BRP’s first Bengal CM pick
As Union Home minister Amit Shah arrives in Kolkata on Friday afternoon to chair a meeting with the BJP’s 207 newly elected MLAs and finalise the name of the BJP chief minister of a BJP government in West Bengal, it marks the culmination of the party’s...
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Samik warns of ‘zero tolerance’, threatens resignation if post-poll violence continues
State BJP president Samik Bhattacharya on Wednesday said he would step down if post-poll violence in West Bengal is not brought under control, as clashes and unrest continue to be reported from across the state in the wake of the BJP’s historic...
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BJP govt to take oath on Tagore’s birth anniv
The BJP is set to form its first-ever government in West Bengal, with the swearing-in ceremony slated for Saturday, May 9—coinciding with the birth anniversary of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore. Union Home minister Amit Shah, appointed as the...
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LOTUS BLOOMS IN BENGAL: BJP scripts history, clinches 206 seats
In a mandate both emphatic and symbolic, the BJP on Monday scripted history, by winning 206 seats—well past the two-thirds mark—to end the Trinamool Congress’s (TMC) 15-year rule and decisively redraw Bengal’s political and ideological landscape. The...
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Counting today: SIR shadow looms over Bengal poll outcome
A politically charged Bengal has witnessed an unprecedented Assembly election this time, marked by uncertainty and a contentious overhaul of electoral rolls that saw nearly 12 per cent of the state’s electorate removed ahead of polling under the...
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Mamata tells agents to ignore exit polls, stay till end
Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee and national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday held a virtual meeting with counting agents from 291 of 294 Assembly constituencies, with the party chairperson urging them to stay put till...
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Mamata says TMC will cross 226 seats; stages sit-in at strongroom past midnight
Terming the exit polls as a “BJP conspiracy”, Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Thursday asserted that her party would “definitely cross 226” seats, claiming the projections favouring the saffron party were a deliberate attempt to influence...
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Record 92.84% voter turnout marks end of Bengal polls; 77 EVM complaints reported
The West Bengal Assembly polls concluded on Wednesday with what the Election Commission described as the state’s highest-ever voter turnout, touching 92.84 per cent till 7 pm. East Burdwan led the charts with 93.37 per cent, followed by Hooghly at...
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Preventing Iranian nuclear weapon remains core issue: Secretary Rubio
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio was asked in a Fox News interview about Iran’s latest proposal, which would postpone discussions on its nuclear programme but end its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz if the US lifts its blockade and ends the...
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Mamata leads 14-km roadshow as high-stakes campaign ends
Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Monday led a high-voltage 14-km padayatra in Kolkata on the final day of campaigning, sweeping through four key constituencies in South Kolkata, including the fiercely contested Bhowanipore seat where...
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Cash for votes: Mamata accuses BJP of ‘bringing Rs 300 cr through Odisha border’
KOLKATA: Alleging a “cashfor-votes” operation by the BJP, Trinamool Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee on Sunday claimed that “Rs 300 crore” had been brought into Bhowanipore from Odisha in a black Scorpio and was being distributed in slum...
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Mamata warns legal action against Shah over ‘hang upside down’ remark
KOLKATA: Amid a highoctane political campaign, Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Saturday threatened to file a legal suit against Union Home minister Amir Shah for his “hang upside down” warning directed at Banerjee’s party workers...
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Mamata: BJP heading for embarrassing defeat, PM’s ‘theatrics won’t work’
At an election rally in Howrah on Friday, Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee launched a sharp attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP, dismissing their “jhalmuri” campaign as stagemanaged optics and political theatrics. She...
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Record 92.35% turnout in Bengal polls Phase 1; TMC, BJP trade victory claims
The first phase of the Assembly elections in Bengal witnessed an unprecedented voter response on Thursday, recording a staggering 92.35 per cent turnout across 152 constituencies, adding a dramatic edge to the opening round of polling. The voting...
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Israel urges Lebanon to join forces against Hezbollah
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar called on Lebanon to work with Israel to disarm the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah ahead of negotiations in Washington on Thursday. The meeting follows a similar gathering last week in Washington, and is...
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BJP and election body bringing ‘2 lakh outsiders to rig Bengal polls’: Mamata
Mamata Banerjee, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo and Bengal Chief Minister, on the campaign trail, accused the BJP and the apex poll body of facilitating poll rigging by bringing in nearly 2 lakh outsiders into Bengal. She also sparked a fresh...
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‘Plot before polls’: Mamata alleges targeted arrests of TMC workers
Trinamool Congress (TMC) chairperson Mamata Banerjee on Monday voiced apprehension over arrests targeting party workers, just days ahead of the highstakes two-phase Assembly elections in Bengal. Warning of a “disturbing pattern,” Banerjee alleged that...
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PM misusing govt machinery for political campaigns: Mamata
Responding sharply to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s criticism of Opposition parties, including the Trinamool Congress, over the women’s reservation issue, Chief Minister and TMC chairperson Mamata Banerjee on Sunday accused him of misusing government...
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BJP running minority govt at Centre, its downfall has begun, says Mamata
Mamata Banerjee, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) chairperson, on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the BJP, declaring that the “downfall of the BJP has begun” after the saffron party-led Centre failed to push through the Constitution Amendment Bill in...
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Mamata dubs IT raids ‘revenge politics’
Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee, addressing an election rally on Friday, lashed out over the IT raids at the office and residence of her party’s Rashbehari candidate Debasish Kumar, terming it “shameless revenge politics” by the...
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People’s victory, not mine: Mamata hails SC supplementary list order
“This is a people’s victory; Victory of Ma, Mati, Manush; Victory of democracy, of the Constitution. I thank the judiciary. I am the happiest person today,” stated Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee, reacting to the Supreme Court ruling...
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‘BJP trying to push Delimitation Bill under Women’s Reservation Bill veil’
SILIGURI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) chairperson Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday criticised the BJP-led Union government, alleging that it was attempting to push the Delimitation Bill under the guise of the Women’s Reservation Bill. She asserted that West...
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Ukraine and Germany sign defence & economic pacts
BERLIN: Ukraine and Germany are starting work on plans for the joint production of advanced drones and other battle-tested defence systems, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday, as Kyiv looks to scale up its more than four-year fight...
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Fighting alone against all BJP-ruled states & Centre for people: Mamata
With the 2026 Assembly elections just days away, Trinamool Congress (TMC) chairperson Mamata Banerjee intensified her attack on the BJP, claiming on Monday that the Centre and 19 NDA-ruled states have joined forces against her as she continues to fight...
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BJP attempting to ‘divide Bengal’, betrayed Bihar women: Mamata
Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Sunday accused the BJP of attempting to “divide Bengal again” through delimitation while also alleging that the saffron party had betrayed women beneficiaries in Bihar by taking back pre-poll welfare...
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BJP’s bid to invalidate my Bhowanipore candidature foiled: Mamata
In the high-voltage battle for Bengal, another political storm erupted on Saturday as Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee alleged that the BJP attempted to cancel her candidature from the Bhowanipore Assembly seat in South Kolkata by...
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Like Assam, BJP will bring outsiders during Bengal elections, says Mamata
KOLKATA: As the poll battle intensifies with just days to go for the first phase of voting, Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee launched a sharp political offensive on Friday, using multiple election rallies...
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Despite mass deletions, we’ll emerge victorious for the fourth term: Mamata
Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Thursday held five programmes in support of party candidates across multiple constituencies, intensifying her campaign while launching sharp attacks on the BJP and the Election Commission (EC). She...
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Will move Supreme Court again to oppose removal of electors: Mamata
KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee, on Wednesday, slammed the BJP and the Election Commission of India (ECI) over the deletion of voters’ names and also asserted that her party will move the Supreme Court again to oppose the...
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‘Matuas, Rajbanshis & minorities being targeted under SIR drive’
Do you think that people do not understand this?” Banerjee said in reference to the SIR carried out by the poll body. She also claimed that in districts with significant minority populations, such as Murshidabad, Malda and North Dinajpur, names were...
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Mamata demands PM’s resignation over silence on Pak’s ‘threat’ to Kolkata
KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for remaining silent over Pakistan’s threat to attack Kolkata, questioning why the issue was not raised during his recent poll rallies in the...
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Vote for us or BJP will ‘divide’ Bengal: Mamata
Trinamool Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee on Sunday accused authorities of using the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls to “intimidate” voters by deleting names, and urged minority communities to back the Trinamool Congress,...
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‘EC-BJP collusion’: ‘Names deleted, mockery of democracy’, Mamata’s multi-pronged attack
Trinamool Congress (TMC) chairperson Mamata Banerjee on Saturday alleged that the Election Commission, in collusion with the BJP, is attempting to silence public voices. Reacting to the large number of names deleted from the electoral rolls, she...
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Kaliachak violence: Mamata alleges BJP–AIMIM nexus; lauds CID after arrest of key accused
SILIGURI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) Supremo Mamta Banerjee stated that the arrest of the main accused in the Kaliachak judicial officers hostage incident has proved the involvement of AIMIM along with the BJP. She claimed that the BJP had ‘hired’ him...
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Mamata condemns attack on judicial officers, alleges BJP plot to impose ‘President’s Rule’
Appealing to all to maintain peace and not succumb to provocation, Trinamool Congress (TMC) chairperson Mamata Banerjee on Thursday condemned the attack on judicial officers and alleged that Union Home minister Amit Shah was behind a “larger...
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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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