MAMATA FIGHTS HER OWN SIR CASE IN SUPREME COURT
NEW DELHI,4 Feb 2026 : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday fought her own case in the Supreme Court as she argued in favour of her plea against the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state. A trained advocate, Mamata became the first sitting CM to present arguments in […]
RAHUL CALLS MINISTER RAVNEET BITTU AS “TRAITOR FRIEND”
NEW DELHI,4 Jan 2026 : A verbal spat erupted between Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu at the Parliament this morning. During a demonstration before the day’s proceedings, Gandhi referred to the former Congress leader as a “traitor friend.” In his response, Bittu called Gandhi a “desh ke dushman (enemy […]
INSIDE DETAILS OF BJP’S LATE NIGHT MEETING ON BENGAL POLLS
NEW DELHI, 4 Feb 2026 : A crucial late-night meeting on West Bengal politics was held on Tuesday at the house of Union Minister and BJP MP Sukanta Majumdar in Delhi, ahead of the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections. BJP National President Nitin Nabin was present at the meeting. BJP’s Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha […]
TRINAMUL CONSULTS PARTIES ON IMPEACHING POLL BODY CHIEF
NEW DELHI, 4 Feb 2026 : The Trinamool Congress will speak to other parties to discuss the possibility of making a move to impeach Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar amid the bitter battle over the special intensive revision (SIR) exercise in West Bengal, where the assembly elections will be held soon, party sources said on […]
BIG BUDGET BOOST OF 25% TO ELECTION COMMISSION
NEW DELHI,3 Feb 2026: Funding for the Election Commission increased by 25.33 per cent in the 2026 union budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Sunday morning. Budget allocation was increased from Rs 304.98 crore in 2025/26 to Rs 382.22 crore for 2026/27. Of the total allocated to the poll panel for FY27, Rs 367.69 […]
ADVANTAGE TO INDIA IN TRADE DEAL WITH THE U.S.
NEW DELHI,3 Feb 2026 : India and the United States have agreed to a trade deal under which Washington will slash its tariff on Indian goods to 18 per cent from the current 50 per cent in exchange for New Delhi halting Russian oil purchases and lowering trade barriers, US President Donald Trump said. The […]
PM BRIEFS NDA MPs ON INDIA-US TRADE DEAL
NEW DELHI,3 Feb 2026 : In a closed-door meeting of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) parliamentary party, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke about the implications of the newly announced India-US trade deal, sources said. The session, held amid ongoing parliamentary proceedings, saw PM Modi urge MPs to engage actively in legislative debates and to communicate […]
“AMERICAN COLONY?”: OPPOSITION SLAMS MODI GOVT ON US-INDIA TRADE DEAL
NEW DELHI,3 Feb 2026 : The Congress on Tuesday criticised the Narendra Modi-led BJP government for the trade deal struck with the United States on Monday, calling on the government to take the country into confidence about the deal’s details. United States President Donald Trump announced a “trade deal” with India on Monday after speaking […]
MAMATA TO APPEAR BEFORE SUPREME COURT ON FEB 4 IF SIR CASE IS LISTED
NEW DELHI,3 Feb 2026 : West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee is expected to appear before the Supreme Court on February 4 for the hearing of her petition challenging the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state, sources said. According to sources, Banerjee is expected to attend the […]
SC WARNS WHATSAPP, META OVER VIOLATION OF CITIZENS’ PRIVACY RIGHTS
NEW DELHI,3 Feb 2026 : The Supreme Court on Tuesday pulled up WhatsApp and its parent company Meta over concerns of user data sharing, asserting that citizens’ right to privacy cannot be compromised in the name of technology or business practices. “You can’t play with the right to privacy of citizens of this country in […]
