TRINAMUL VS HUMAYUN KABIR ON VOTER INTIMIDATION

NEW DELHI ,23 April 2026 : A clash between Trinamool workers and its former party leader, allegations of voter intimidation in Murshidabad district and Election Commission stepping in – all of this happened within the first few hours as voting opened for Round 1 of Bengal polls on Thursday. Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AUJP) founder […]

BENGAL POLLS 89.93% TILL 5 PM, TAMIL NADU 82%

NEW DELHI ,23 April 2026 : West Bengal and Tamil Nadu stand on the brink of transformative Assembly elections, with West Bengal’s Phase 1 covering 152 constituencies on April 23 and Tamil Nadu conducting its single-phase poll across all 234 seats on Thursday. Over 12 crore voters combined- 6.82 crore in Bengal and 5.73 crore […]

MAMATA FLAGS SC HEARING MISUSE IN POLLS, ED RESPONDS

NEW DELHI ,23 April 2026 : During the Supreme Court hearing on the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) plea concerning alleged interference in the I-PAC raids, counsel for West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee argued that court proceedings were being weaponised for political campaigning. The lawyer submitted that “court proceedings are being used as a social media […]

GADKARI’S VISION OF 100% ETHANOL BLENDING

NEW DELHI ,22 April 2026: Nitin Gadkari, the Minister of Road Transport and Highways in India, has urged for a strong initiative towards achieving 100 per cent ethanol fuel usage in the country in the near future. His statement was made during the Indian Federation of Green Energy’s Green Transport Conclave. This call for increased […]

IRS OFFICER’S DAUGHTER FOUND KILLED IN DELHI HOME

NEW DELHI ,22 April 2026 : A daughter of a senior bureaucrat, was found murdered at her home in southeast Delhi’s Amar Colony area, police said on Wednesday. Police suspect the involvement of a 19-year-old domestic help who used to work at the house before being fired over a month ago. He is on the […]

PHASE 1 VOTING IN BENGAL ON THURSDAY

NEW DELHI ,22 April 2026: West Bengal is set to vote in the first phase of the assembly elections on Thursday, with polling scheduled in 152 constituencies across north Bengal and several districts in the southern part of the state. Here’s a look at the main political parties contesting this time: TRINAMOOL CONGRESS (TMC)The Trinamool […]

TRUMP EXTENDS CEASEFIRE INDEFINITELY, CITING REQUEST FROM PAK

NEW DELHI,22 April 2026 : Just hours before the US-Iran ceasefire was set to expire, American President Donald Trump extended it “indefinitely”, citing a request from Pakistan. In his statement, Trump said he wanted to give time to the “seriously fractured” Iranian regime to come up with a “unified proposal” for a permanent peace deal. […]

BJP SEEKS CAMPAIGN BAN ON KHARGE OVER REMARKS AGAINST PM MODI

NEW DELHI ,22 April 2026 : A delegation comprising Union Ministers – Nirmala Sitharaman, Kiren Rijiju, Arjun Ram Meghwal – and other BJP leaders met the full bench of the Election Commission on Wednesday and complained about Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge’s “terrorist” comment against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In his clarification, the Congress chief said […]

BAN ON OUTSIDERS IN BENGAL HOTELS

NEW DELHI,22 April 2026 : Ahead of the first phase of assembly elections in West Bengal, the Election Commission has directed hotels in the state to not accommodate individuals who are not residents of the local constituency during the pre-poll period. The restriction has come into force from 6 pm on Tuesday and will remain […]

CONG CANCELS RAHUL’S KOLKATA POLL TRIP, BLAMES TRINAMUL

NEW DELHI ,22 April 2026: The Congress has claimed Bengal’s ruling Trinamool refused permission for Rahul Gandhi’s rally in Kolkata ahead of voting Thursday for the first phase of the Bengal Assembly election. The Lok Sabha MP was to arrive in the city to lead the party’s campaign. The Congress claimed it waited till 6 […]