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"Closely Monitoring Situation": Himanta Sarma On Assam's Karbi Anglong Violence
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday stated that he is "closely monitoring" the situation in West Karbi Anglong after two people lost their lives during the violent protests in the region.
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UP's Samajwadi Party's Biggest Donation Came From 1,000 km Away In Bengal
Recent contribution data filed by the Samajwadi Party (SP) with the Election Commission of India (ECI) shows that a significant share of its funding is coming from West Bengal, nearly 1,000 kilometres away.
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Indian Man Arrested In UK For Advertising People Smuggling Services
The unnamed man is suspected of working on behalf of an organised crime network moving illegal migrants in trucks. He was arrested on suspicion of "facilitating illegal immigration" following a joint NCA and West Midlands Police investigation.
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58 Lakh Names Deleted In Bengal Draft SIR: 24 Lakh Dead, 12 Lakh Missing
In a development likely to raise a political storm in poll-bound West Bengal, a total of 58 lakh names have been deleted from the state's draft voter list after the Special Intensive Revision to weed out duplication and errors
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Poll Body To Publish Bengal Draft Electoral Rolls Today
The Election Commission is set to publish the draft electoral rolls for West Bengal on Tuesday, following the completion of the statewide Special Intensive Revision (SIR) ahead of the 2026 assembly polls.
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3 Kashmir Residents With Alleged Pak Link Arrested In Arunachal
A 26-year-old man from Jammu and Kashmir has been arrested from Arunachal Pradesh's West Siang district for allegedly spying for Pakistan, sources said. This was the third arrest in a matter of a few weeks in the same case, they said.
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PM Modi To Address Rally In West Bengal On December 20 Amid SIR Row
With the 2026 Assembly elections approaching, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit West Bengal On December 20. During his visit to Bengal, PM Modi will be addressing a rally in Taherpur, Nadia.
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Asaduddin Owaisi's Party Open To Tie-Up With Humayun Kabir. What His Bengal Unit Said
The West Bengal unit of Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM party is optimistic for an alliance with Humayun Kabir, the Trinamool rebel MLA who has emerged as a key minority voice in the run-up to next year's state elections.
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Bengal's 'Babri Mosque' Gears Up For Inaugural Friday Namaz, Thousands To Attend
The site for the proposed 'Babri' mosque in West Bengal's Murshidabad will host its inaugural Friday prayers today, in what is being seen as a new dawn in minority politics ahead of next year's state elections.
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'Why No Proposal For New Booths In High-Rises?' Poll Body Asks Bengal Unit
The Chief Electoral Officer of West Bengal is under fire after failure to submit a proposal for new polling booths in high-rise buildings ahead of the Assembly elections in the state scheduled for next year.
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Poll Body To Extend SIR Deadline For UP, Bengal And Other States: Sources
The Election Commission (EC) is likely to extend the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) deadline for Uttar Pradesh and several other states, top EC sources told NDTV.
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Trinamool Plans Daily Protests In Parliament Over Bengal Dues
The Trinamool Congress is set to mount a series of daily, issue-specific protests in Parliament during the Winter Session, with the party focusing squarely on what it describes as long-pending central government dues to West Bengal, sources said.
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Opinion | There Is An Unexpected 'Mentor' Guiding Rahul Gandhi These Days
Dipankar Bhattacharya, general secretary of the Communist Party of India [Marxist-Leninist] seems to be the newest friend, philosopher, guide of Rahul Gandhi, filling the void left behind by the late Sitaram Yechury.
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Opinion | SIR Is Not The Problem. The Way It's Being Implemented Is - By Derek O'Brien
No one is against SIR as a concept. No one is against having clean electoral rolls. It is the methodology and the haphazard implementation that is being questioned.
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Amit Shah Rebuts Priyanka Gandhi On Vande Mataram, Slams Nehru, Indira Gandhi
Countering Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's charge that the NDA government proposed a parliamentary discussion on Vande Mataram with an eye on West Bengal polls, Union Home Minister Amit Shah today said the song is not restricted to Bengal
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"Closely Monitoring Situation": Himanta Sarma On Assam's Karbi Anglong Violence
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday stated that he is "closely monitoring" the situation in West Karbi Anglong after two people lost their lives during the violent protests in the region.
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UP's Samajwadi Party's Biggest Donation Came From 1,000 km Away In Bengal
Recent contribution data filed by the Samajwadi Party (SP) with the Election Commission of India (ECI) shows that a significant share of its funding is coming from West Bengal, nearly 1,000 kilometres away.
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Indian Man Arrested In UK For Advertising People Smuggling Services
The unnamed man is suspected of working on behalf of an organised crime network moving illegal migrants in trucks. He was arrested on suspicion of "facilitating illegal immigration" following a joint NCA and West Midlands Police investigation.
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58 Lakh Names Deleted In Bengal Draft SIR: 24 Lakh Dead, 12 Lakh Missing
In a development likely to raise a political storm in poll-bound West Bengal, a total of 58 lakh names have been deleted from the state's draft voter list after the Special Intensive Revision to weed out duplication and errors
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Poll Body To Publish Bengal Draft Electoral Rolls Today
The Election Commission is set to publish the draft electoral rolls for West Bengal on Tuesday, following the completion of the statewide Special Intensive Revision (SIR) ahead of the 2026 assembly polls.
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3 Kashmir Residents With Alleged Pak Link Arrested In Arunachal
A 26-year-old man from Jammu and Kashmir has been arrested from Arunachal Pradesh's West Siang district for allegedly spying for Pakistan, sources said. This was the third arrest in a matter of a few weeks in the same case, they said.
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PM Modi To Address Rally In West Bengal On December 20 Amid SIR Row
With the 2026 Assembly elections approaching, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit West Bengal On December 20. During his visit to Bengal, PM Modi will be addressing a rally in Taherpur, Nadia.
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Asaduddin Owaisi's Party Open To Tie-Up With Humayun Kabir. What His Bengal Unit Said
The West Bengal unit of Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM party is optimistic for an alliance with Humayun Kabir, the Trinamool rebel MLA who has emerged as a key minority voice in the run-up to next year's state elections.
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Bengal's 'Babri Mosque' Gears Up For Inaugural Friday Namaz, Thousands To Attend
The site for the proposed 'Babri' mosque in West Bengal's Murshidabad will host its inaugural Friday prayers today, in what is being seen as a new dawn in minority politics ahead of next year's state elections.
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'Why No Proposal For New Booths In High-Rises?' Poll Body Asks Bengal Unit
The Chief Electoral Officer of West Bengal is under fire after failure to submit a proposal for new polling booths in high-rise buildings ahead of the Assembly elections in the state scheduled for next year.
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Poll Body To Extend SIR Deadline For UP, Bengal And Other States: Sources
The Election Commission (EC) is likely to extend the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) deadline for Uttar Pradesh and several other states, top EC sources told NDTV.
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Trinamool Plans Daily Protests In Parliament Over Bengal Dues
The Trinamool Congress is set to mount a series of daily, issue-specific protests in Parliament during the Winter Session, with the party focusing squarely on what it describes as long-pending central government dues to West Bengal, sources said.
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Opinion | There Is An Unexpected 'Mentor' Guiding Rahul Gandhi These Days
Dipankar Bhattacharya, general secretary of the Communist Party of India [Marxist-Leninist] seems to be the newest friend, philosopher, guide of Rahul Gandhi, filling the void left behind by the late Sitaram Yechury.
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Opinion | SIR Is Not The Problem. The Way It's Being Implemented Is - By Derek O'Brien
No one is against SIR as a concept. No one is against having clean electoral rolls. It is the methodology and the haphazard implementation that is being questioned.
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Amit Shah Rebuts Priyanka Gandhi On Vande Mataram, Slams Nehru, Indira Gandhi
Countering Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's charge that the NDA government proposed a parliamentary discussion on Vande Mataram with an eye on West Bengal polls, Union Home Minister Amit Shah today said the song is not restricted to Bengal
