NEW DELHI: Chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar asserted that the poll panel will “leave no stone unturned” to ensure free and fair elections in West Bengal, outlining a framework aimed at curbing malpractices and boosting voter confidence.In a message to officials overseeing the elections on Monday, Kumar said the Election Commission of India is committed…
Kolkata: “Bulldozer”, “bullets” and “dead miscreants” analogies figured in the speeches of BJP’s central netas who campaigned in poll-bound Bengal on Sunday and Monday.Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma’s “bullets for a bullet” rhetoric was matched by Union defence minister Rajnath Singh, who referred to perpetrators of violence landing up in jail or dead after BJP…
MUMBAI: The latest round of budget allocations for corporators has revealed stark disparities in ward committee fund distribution within the ruling BJP, even as opposition members have received a marginal share. While ruling parties have traditionally secured a larger portion of funds during annual budget amendments, this year’s figures point to major internal variation within…
NEW DELHI: Chandigarh Police on Tuesday arrived at the Sarita Vihar office of academician Madhu Kishwar in Delhi to serve a notice in connection with an FIR registered against her.Kishwar has been booked following a complaint by a Chandigarh resident alleging the circulation of forged and misleading content on social media.Sarita Roy, SHO Sector 19…
Tucked away in the northern end of Chennai, Kolathur is neither the largest nor the most affluent assembly constituency. But over the past 15 years, it has emerged as something more than that—one of the most watched constituencies in the state. When voters of Kolathur walk into the polling booths on April 23, they will…
Biharsharif: K Nandini Singla, director general (DG) of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), delivered a lecture on “cultural relations” at Nalanda University.The event was attended by ICCR deputy director general Ashish Ranjan and Swadha Rizvi, head of the ICCR Patna regional office, according to a press release issued by the university on Monday.In…
NEW DELHI: Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta on Monday hit out at “TMC’s goons” in West Bengal, accusing them of switching off streetlights during her roadshow in Kolkata and alleging an attempt to disrupt the event and create a security risk.Speaking to reporters, the Delhi CM said the fear once experienced by the public under…
Kolkata: The NIA on Monday moved Calcutta HC challenging the bail granted by a lower court to 15 accused in the Beldanga violence case. The bail was issued after NIA failed to file a charge sheet within 90 days. The lower court had rejected NIA’s plea to extend the deadline by another 90 days.Clashes in…
MUMBAI: Several parts of Maharashtra are set to experience a change in weather on Tuesday, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting light rain and thunderstorms across several districts.Mumbai to see light Rain, thunderstormsMumbai is expected to experience light rain and thundershowers on Tuesday, with conditions marked as “very likely.” The city, which remained largely…
NEW DELHI: A row over parking a Fortuner killed a man a little after 2am on Monday in East Delhi’s Preet Vihar.Pankaj Nayyar (34) was shot dead outside his family’s home in a five-storey building allegedly by neighbour Gaurav Sharma, who had moved in six months earlier as a tenant. Pankaj was killed in front…
