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SIR fair, just and reasonable: ECI to SC

New Delhi, Jan. 22 -- The Election Commission on Thursday, January 22, termed the decision to undertake Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls "fair, just and reasonable", and urged the S... Read More


Bengal's pre-poll interim Budget may hike allocations for key social schemes

Kolkata, Jan. 22 -- Ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections, the interim Budget for 2026-27, which the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government will present in the Assembly on February 2, may be a key pol... Read More


Fish, meat removal from Bengal-Assam VB menu shows BJP's 'monolithic mindset': TMC

Kolkata, Jan. 22 -- Linking PM Modi's alleged "Mughals" remark on fish-eating Bengalis to the alleged exclusion of fish and meat from the Vande Bharat sleeper train menu, Trinamool Congress (TMC) on T... Read More


Election Commission orders FIR against Farakka MLA Monirul Islam

Kolkata, Jan. 22 -- The Election Commission of India has directed the District Electoral Officer (DEO) of Murshidabad to initiate an FIR against Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA from Farakka, Monirul Isla... Read More


Entally: 3-yr-old dies after falling into lift duct

Kolkata, Jan. 22 -- A three-year-old child died after falling into the lift duct of an under-construction building in Entally on Wednesday afternoon, triggering concerns over alleged lapses in constru... Read More


Bengal migrant labourer 'killed in Andhra'

Kolkata, Jan. 22 -- A 29-year-old migrant labourer from Bengal was allegedly murdered in the Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday after his wife received a random call on Tuesday, demandin... Read More


HIL Qualifier 1 Preview: Spot in final on the Line as Vedanta Kalinga Lancers face Ranchi Royals

Bhubaneswar, Jan. 22 -- : The stage is set for a thrilling encounter in the Men's Hero Hockey India League (HIL) 2025-26 as Vedanta Kalinga Lancers will take on the Ranchi Royals in Qualifier 1 at the... Read More


State govt clears hurdles for URS redevelopment of unsafe Navi Mumbai buildings

India, Jan. 22 -- The Maharashtra government has taken a key policy decision to speed up the redevelopment of old, dilapidated and unsafe residential buildings in Navi Mumbai under the Urban Renewal S... Read More


State Transport Secy receives SIR summon

Kolkata, Jan. 22 -- State Transport Secretary Saumitra Mohan has received summons for hearing from the Election Commission in connection with the Special Intensive Revision (SSR) of electoral rolls in... Read More


Fresh death linked to SIR reported from Murshidabad

Kolkata, Jan. 22 -- "What was billed as voter verification has turned into a weapon of mass panic," the Trinamool Congress (TMC) alleged on Tuesday, as reports emerged of the death of a BLO-2 (Booth L... Read More