Voter turnout in phase 1 of assembly polls Bengal's highest-ever since Independence: Gyanesh Kumar

PTI, April 24, 2026, Kolkata:  Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Thursday said the voter turnout of 91.78 per cent so far in the ...

EC issues fresh post-poll guidelines for Bengal assembly elections

PTI, April 24, 2026, Kolkata: The Election Commission of India issued a fresh set of post-poll guidelines for the West Bengal assembly ele...

Man kills wife, mother; ends life with two children in Tirupati

PTI, April 24, 2026, Tirupati (AP): A man allegedly killed his wife, mother and later ended his life along with his two children under a mov...

TCS case: Male employee 'forced to wear skullcap, perform Namaz', says fresh remand plea

PTI, April 24, 2026, Nashik (Maharashtra): Four accused arrested in the sexual harassment and forcible conversion case at the Tata Consultan...

Apex court grants last opportunity to Centre for apprising its stand on deportation to Bangladesh

PTI, April 24, 2026, New Delhi:  The Supreme Court of India on Friday granted the last opportunity to the Centre to apprise about its stand...

SC asks Bengal tribunals to accord urgent hearing on pleas against deletion from voter list

PTI, April 24, 2026, New Delhi:  The Supreme Court of India on Friday asked the appellate tribunals to give out-of-turn hearing to those wh...

'Anga, Banga, Kalinga' will have BJP governments next month: Amit Shah

PTI, April 24, 2026, Kolkata/New Delhi :  Asserting that people voted with enthusiasm for a change in the first phase of the West Bengal ass...

Phase-1 polling signals beginning of end for TMC, says Narendra Modi; Mamata Banerjee takes a dig at him over boat ride:

PTI, April 24, 2026, Kolkata : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday mounted an aggressive twin-pronged attack on the ruling TMC, declaring...

3 killed in twin firing incidents in Manipur's Ukhrul district

PTI, Apr 24, 2026, Imphal: Three persons were killed in two separate incidents of firing between armed groups of rival tribal communities in...

PM's visit Tourists scheduled to leave Gangtok on April 28 asked to do so by 6 AM

PTI, Apr 24, 2026, Gangtok: The Sikkim government has issued an advisory, asking tourists scheduled to leave Gangtok on April 28 to do so by...

UK adds names of 33 000 Indian soldiers missing from First World War memoria

PTI, Apr 24, 2026, London: The names of 33,000 Indian Army soldiers who died in the First World War but were missing from a memorial in Iraq...

10 Indians died while fighting alongside Russian forces in war against Ukraine Centre to SCP

PTI, Apr 24, 2026, New Delhi: Ten Indians have died while fighting alongside Russian forces in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, the Centre to...

Gyanesh Kumar’s continuation as CEC an assault on Constitution: Congress

MPs from Congress, TMC, SP, DMK, Left parties, Shiv Sena (UBT), NCP (SP), RJD and IUML are signatories to the notice against CE PTI, Apr 24,...

After AAP MPs switch sides, NDA now 18 members short of two-thirds majority in Rajya Sabha NDA has the support of 145 MPs in the Upper House

PTI, Apr 24, 2026, New Delhi: The NDA on Friday got a boost after seven AAP MPs switched sides, but the ruling alliance is still 18 members ...

SIR: SC asks Bengal tribunals to accord urgent hearing on pleas against deletion from voter list

PTI, Apr 24, 2026, New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday asked the appellate tribunals to give out-of-turn hearing to those who make out a ...

Complaint filed against woman who confronted BJP minister over traffic jam during Mumbai rally

The incident occurred in the upscale Worli area on Tuesday during a rally organised by the BJP to target opposition parties over the defeat ...

Will not allow construction of Babri Masjid in Bengal as long as one BJP worker is alive Amit Shah

Political remarks during West Bengal election campaign PTI, Apr 24, 2026, Kolkata: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday accused the Trin...

250 Indian Jews from NE region reach Israel 1 200 more to reach by 2026 end

PTI, Apr 24, 2026, Jerusalem: Some 250 Jews from north-east India have landed in Israel as part of an initiative announced by the government...

Polling peaceful in Hills, outstation residents return to cast votes.

MP, 24 April 2026, Darjeeling: Polling was largely peaceful in Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts, with no reports of untoward incidents. Ti...