EC full bench likely to visit Bengal on March 8 to discuss poll preparedness

PTI, Kolkata, Mar 5, 2026 :  The full bench of the Election Commission, led by CEC Gyanesh Kumar, is likely to arrive in West Bengal on Marc...

Voting concludes peacefully in Nepal

PTI, March 05, 2026, Kathmandu :  Tens of thousands of Nepalese voted on Thursday in the crucial parliamentary elections to elect a new prim...

Female egg donation racket: IVF centre in Nashik sealed probe committee formed

PTI, March 05, 2026, Nashik : Authorities in Maharashtra's Nashik have sealed an in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) centre here in connection ...

Bengal CEO flags ‘deliberate laxity’ in voter list revision, sends report to EC

Agencies, 04 Mar 202 : The office of the chief electoral officer (CEO) of West Bengal has submitted a detailed and strongly worded report to...

Portfolios Allocated to Manipur Deputy Chief Ministers and Ministers

PTI, March 4, 2026, Imphal : A month after their swearing-in ceremony, two Manipur deputy chief ministers and two ministers were allotted po...

Israel Says Strikes Aimed at Preventing Iran’s Nuclear Programme from Becoming ‘Immune’

PTI, March 4, 2026, Jerusalem : Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday said that Israel and the US struck Iran because Tehran had res...

Nepal to Hold General Election After Youth-Led Political Upheaval

PTI, March 4, 2026, Kathmandu : Voting will be held on Thursday for the general elections, the first one to be held after a Gen Z youth-led ...

MEA Sets Up Control Room to Assist Indians Amid West Asia Crisis

PTI, March 4, 2026, New Delhi : The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has set up a control room to assist those affected by the escalating ...

Leadership Transition in Iran Amid Escalating Conflict : Son of Iran's late supreme leader possiblecandidate t

PTI, March 4, 2026, Dubai  : Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has long been considered a co...

West Bengal Parties Raise Concerns Over Voter List Revision Ahead of Assembly Polls

PTI, March 4, 2026, KOLKATA : In the run-up to the West Bengal Assembly elections, an unlikely political convergence is taking shape in the ...

Political row in Bengal after 104-year-old man put under 'adjudication category' in electoral rolls

PTI, March 04, 2026,  Kolkata : A 104-year-old man has complained of being listed in the "under adjudication" category in the fina...

Divorce can't be granted citing cruelty based on WhatsApp chat without rebuttal chance to spouse HC

PTI, March 04, 2026, Mumbai : Divorce cannot be granted on grounds of alleged cruelty merely based on WhatsApp chats without giving the spou...

Bengal: 2 die due to ‘mental stress’ after publication of post-SIR voter rolls

PTI, March 04, 2026,  Kolkata : Two persons died allegedly by suicide in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri and South 24 Parganas districts, due to “m...

Ex-Sikkim CM Pawan Kumar Chamling calls for rebuilding SDF

PTI, March 04, 2026,  Gangtok : Former Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling on Wednesday exhorted party workers to join him in rebuild...

President Droupadi Murmu to Arrive in Darjeeling on March 6 for Two-Day Visit

Sanchita Aich Bag | MP   3 Mar 2026 |  Siliguri: Droupadi Murmu is scheduled to visit North Bengal on March 6 and 7, during which she will...

Statehood Demand and Voters’ List Issue Influence Pre-Poll Climate in Darjeeling

Political activity intensifies in the Hills amid deployment of central forces MP, Mar 2026,   Darjeeling: Though the polls are yet to be de...

WBCS Officers’ Association Responds to CEO Statement on ‘Under Adjudication’ Voter Names

Association says EROs and AEROs acted diligently; CEO clarifies position MP, Mar 2026,  Kolkata: The WBCS Executive Officers’ Association on...

Mamata Banerjee Alleges Large-Scale Voter Deletions in Bhowanipore Ahead of Elections

Chief Minister questions voter roll revisions during Holi programme in Kolkata MP, Mar 2026,  Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Ba...

Bengal Chief Secretary’s Name Appears in ‘Under Adjudication’ List of Final Electoral Roll

State CEO says matter sent for adjudication in compliance with Supreme Court order MP, Mar 2026,  Kolkata: The name of Bengal Chief Secreta...

Satellite images show damage to Iran's Natanz nuclear facility

AP, PTI, March 04, 2026, Dubai : Satellite images of Iran's Natanz nuclear facility have shown several damaged buildings, compared with ...