Nearly 500 CAPF companies to stay in Bengal after counting day

MP, Kolkata, April 4, 2026 – In a departure from past practice, the Election Commission has decided that around 500 companies of Central Arm...

Roll revision crunch: Millions race against time before first phase of West Bengal polls

MP, April 4, 2026, Kolkata : With the first phase of polling just days away (April 23), a pressing concern has emerged—whether voters whose ...

General Elections and Bye-Elections 2026: Paid Holiday on Polling Day

KalimNews, Calcutta, April 4, 2026 : The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced the schedule for the General Elections to the Le...

Primary teacher interviews postponed in West Bengal amid election schedule

PTI, April 3, 2026, Kolkata: The authorities have postponed the interview process for candidates who qualified in the 2022 Primary Teacher E...

Sikkim plans temporary closure of primary schools amid declining enrolment

PTI, April 3, 2026, Gangtok : The Sikkim government is planning to temporarily close 17 more primary schools this year due to declining enro...

India commissions indigenous nuclear-powered submarine, strengthening strategic deterrence

PTI, April 4, 2026, New Delhi :  India on Friday commissioned its third indigenously-built nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, INS ...

Myanmar's parliament elects ruling general as president, keeping army in charge

PTI, April 3, 2026, Bangkok:  Myanmar's parliament on Friday elected Min Aung Hlaing, a general who ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's civili...

Mamata Banerjee levels allegations over Malda incident, blames political rivals

PTI, April 3, 2026, Harirampur :  Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday blamed the AIMIM and ISF for the gherao of judicial officers in M...

Russia signals readiness to boost energy supplies to India amid global market volatility

PTI, April 3, 2026, New Delhi: With the West Asia crisis continuing to drive volatility in the global energy market, Russia has offered to i...

EC decides to retain central forces in West Bengal after polls for security

PTI, April 3, 2026, New Delhi: Amid law and order concerns in poll-going West Bengal, the Election Commission on Friday decided to continue ...

Congress criticises timing of special session, raises concerns over electoral impact

PTI, April 3, 2026, New Delhi :  The Congress on Friday alleged that the Union government has called a "special session" for passi...

MP: Three members of 'honey trap' gang held for cheating former soldier

PTI, Apr 03, 2026, Indore : Three members of a 'honey trap' gang, including two women, were arrested in Indore in Madhya Pradesh for...

RSP lawmaker Aryal likely to become Nepal's Parliament Speaker

PTI, Apr 03, 2026, Kathmandu : Nepal's ruling Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) lawmaker D P Aryal is likely to be elected as the Speaker o...

West Bengal EC orders suspension of joint BDO ahead of polls

PTI, Apr 03, 2026, Kolkata : The Election Commission on Friday ordered the immediate suspension of a joint block development officer (BDO) i...

BJP candidate Nishith Pramanik has 16 criminal cases against him; party claims political vendetta

PTI, Apr 03, 2026, Kolkata : The BJP candidate from Mathabhanga constituency in West Bengal's Cooch Behar district, Nishith Pramanik, ha...

US Job Market Rebounds with 178,000 Jobs Added in March

PTI, Apr 03, 2026, Washington : American employers added a surprisingly strong 178,000 new jobs last month, rebounding from a dismal Februar...

War delays efforts to bring back bodies of 38 Nepalese from Gulf: Official

PTI, Apr 03, 2026, Kathmandu : The bodies of 38 Nepalese who died due to various reasons in the Gulf countries could not be brought to Nepal...

Shocking incident: Man arrested for allegedly dragging ex-wife with motorcycle in UP’s Bahraich

Incident leaves both woman and accused injured; attempt to murder case registered PTI, Apr 03, 2026, Bahraich :  A man was arrested for all...

'Mastermind' of judicial officers' gherao in West Bengal's Malda arrested from Bagdogra airport

The accused, identified as advocate Mofakkarul Islam, was arrested while he was trying to board a flight. PTI, Apr 03, 2026, Kolkata :  The ...

'Obscene lyrics': Delhi HC pulls down Honey Singh, Badshah's song ‘Volume 1’

Court holds that the song's lyrics are “grossly vulgar, obscene and derogatory towards women”, and cannot be permitted to remain in circ...