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CBI Arrests Bengal Man Accused Of Rape During Violence After 2021 Assembly Polls
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday said it has arrested a person, who had been absconding and was accused in a rape case related to violence after the West Bengal assembly polls in 2021.
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"How Can You Say...": Top Court Scolds CBI Over Bengal Post-Poll Violence Plea
The Supreme Court on Friday rebuked the Central Bureau of Investigation over the wording of a plea asking that cases related to violence after the 2021 Bengal election be heard outside the state.
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Pak Court Restores Imran Khan's Bail In 7 Cases Related To May 9 Violence
A Pakistani court on Tuesday restored the bail of former prime minister Imran Khan in seven cases against him in connection with the May 9 violence on military installations.
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Jailed Activist Akhil Gogoi Seeks United Opposition Candidate In Assam
Jailed Assam activist Akhil Gogoi, who has been in prison for over a year after his arrest in a case related to the violence during the anti-citizenship law protests in the state, has written a letter urging opposition leaders to project a united chief ministerial candidate to defeat the ruling BJP-led alliance in the upcoming Assam assembly electi...
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Facebook Said to Hold Emergency Meeting to Regulate US Elections Content
Facebook may deploy previously tested tools to regulate viral content related to US presidential elections if it leads to unrest or violence in the US, a report by Washington Post has said citing sources.
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Amid Fear Of Violence, Counting Of Votes For Bengal Panchayat Polls Today
On Monday, elections were held in over 45,000 booths in West Bengal and at least 20 people died in panchayat poll related violence. On Wednesday, repolls were held in only 572 booths. One person is reported dead in North Dinajpur district in a political clash but not linked to repolls. But the numerous incidents of violence, terror tactics and manh...
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On PM Modi's "Murder Of Democracy In Bengal" Remark, Trinamool's Comeback
A day after 20 people were killed in poll related violence, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today expressed deep concern about what he called "the murder of democracy in West Bengal".
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2 Killed In Poll-Related Violence, Bengal Panchayat Elections Turn Into Murky Battle
Uncertainty is hanging heavy over the West Bengal panchayat polls. This afternoon, the Supreme Court put the ball in the Calcutta High Court to sort out the controversy over the deadline for filing of nominations for the panchayat polls in Bengal. By the evening, two men were dead near Kolkata in poll related violence.
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Mayor Candidate Shot Dead In Philippine Election Violence
A candidate for mayor in the southern Philippines was shot dead today, police said, bringing to at least 15 the number of people killed in violence related to national elections.
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Violence during fourth phase of Bengal panchayat polls, 7 killed
Panchayat polls are usually associated with dance of democracy. But in West Bengal, they have turned into the dance of violence. During the voting for fourth phase of panchayat elections on Monday, seven people were killed - three in Murshidabad, two in Birbhum and one each in Malda and Nadia. Five years ago, 13 people had died in the state in poll...
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CBI Arrests Bengal Man Accused Of Rape During Violence After 2021 Assembly Polls
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday said it has arrested a person, who had been absconding and was accused in a rape case related to violence after the West Bengal assembly polls in 2021.
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"How Can You Say...": Top Court Scolds CBI Over Bengal Post-Poll Violence Plea
The Supreme Court on Friday rebuked the Central Bureau of Investigation over the wording of a plea asking that cases related to violence after the 2021 Bengal election be heard outside the state.
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Pak Court Restores Imran Khan's Bail In 7 Cases Related To May 9 Violence
A Pakistani court on Tuesday restored the bail of former prime minister Imran Khan in seven cases against him in connection with the May 9 violence on military installations.
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Jailed Activist Akhil Gogoi Seeks United Opposition Candidate In Assam
Jailed Assam activist Akhil Gogoi, who has been in prison for over a year after his arrest in a case related to the violence during the anti-citizenship law protests in the state, has written a letter urging opposition leaders to project a united chief ministerial candidate to defeat the ruling BJP-led alliance in the upcoming Assam assembly electi...
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Facebook Said to Hold Emergency Meeting to Regulate US Elections Content
Facebook may deploy previously tested tools to regulate viral content related to US presidential elections if it leads to unrest or violence in the US, a report by Washington Post has said citing sources.
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Amid Fear Of Violence, Counting Of Votes For Bengal Panchayat Polls Today
On Monday, elections were held in over 45,000 booths in West Bengal and at least 20 people died in panchayat poll related violence. On Wednesday, repolls were held in only 572 booths. One person is reported dead in North Dinajpur district in a political clash but not linked to repolls. But the numerous incidents of violence, terror tactics and manh...
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On PM Modi's "Murder Of Democracy In Bengal" Remark, Trinamool's Comeback
A day after 20 people were killed in poll related violence, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today expressed deep concern about what he called "the murder of democracy in West Bengal".
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2 Killed In Poll-Related Violence, Bengal Panchayat Elections Turn Into Murky Battle
Uncertainty is hanging heavy over the West Bengal panchayat polls. This afternoon, the Supreme Court put the ball in the Calcutta High Court to sort out the controversy over the deadline for filing of nominations for the panchayat polls in Bengal. By the evening, two men were dead near Kolkata in poll related violence.
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Mayor Candidate Shot Dead In Philippine Election Violence
A candidate for mayor in the southern Philippines was shot dead today, police said, bringing to at least 15 the number of people killed in violence related to national elections.
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Violence during fourth phase of Bengal panchayat polls, 7 killed
Panchayat polls are usually associated with dance of democracy. But in West Bengal, they have turned into the dance of violence. During the voting for fourth phase of panchayat elections on Monday, seven people were killed - three in Murshidabad, two in Birbhum and one each in Malda and Nadia. Five years ago, 13 people had died in the state in poll...
