TRINAMUL, DMK RECALIBRATE POLL CAMPAIGN AS I-PAC COMES UNDER SCANNER
NEW DELHI ,21 April 2026 : Amid the political heat surrounding I-PAC, both the TMC and the DMK are moving to insulate their campaigns from any disruption. The consultancy, once central to high-stakes electoral strategy, is now under scrutiny, prompting a cautious but decisive shift towards in-house systems. The emphasis across both parties is on […]
I-PAC EMAILS STAFF TO PAUSE BENGAL OPERATIONS
NEW DELHI ,21 April 2026 : Political consultancy firm Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) has come under intense focus in West Bengal after an internal email confirmed that the agency has paused its ground operations for 20 days. I-PAC has been involved in managing the Trinamool Congress’s campaign. The move comes at a crucial phase […]
MILITARY-STYLE TAKEOVER OF BENGAL, SAYS TMC
NEW DELHI ,21 April 2026 : An ‘unprecedented’ meeting of all units of CAPFs in Kolkata has sharpened the standoff between the Centre and Bengal, with the ruling Trinamool Congress alleging that it resembled plans for a ‘military-style takeover.’ Last week, Kolkata was witness to an “unprecedented” meeting of all units of central armed police […]
SC ASKS APPELLATE TRIBUNAL TO GIVE OUT-OF-TURN HEARING TO A WOMAN HAVING AADHAAR & PASSPORT
NEW DELHI ,21 April 2026 : The Supreme Court on Tuesday requested an Appellate Tribunal constituted in West Bengal to give out-of-turn hearing to a woman excluded from electoral roll after the Special Intensive Revision exercise. A bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi passed the order, after hearing Senior Advocate Shadan Farasat […]
TRUMPS WARNS OF BOMBS IF NO DEAL
NEW DELHI ,21 April 2026 : The future of the second round of peace talks between Iran and the United States, planned to take place this week in Pakistan, remains uncertain after officials in Tehran threatened not to attend after the US seized an Iranian-flagged vessel near the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend. The […]
LIQUOR BAN FOR 96 HOURS IN BENGAL AHEAD OF PHASE 1 POLLS
NEW DELHI ,21 April 2026 : A ban on the sale of liquor, which begins two days before the election, has been brought forward for West Bengal. With the election due on April 23, the ban has already been put in place. The sale of liquor has stopped in the areas where polling will be […]
RAHUL’S CHENNAI SPEECH MISTRANSLATED IN TAMIL
NEW DELHI ,20 April 2026 : If election campaigns are theatre, then Rahul Gandhi’s rally in Tamil Nadu – ahead of Thursday’s polling – may go down as an unintended comedy classic, thanks to real-time translation that seemed at odds, even contradictory, with the message he was trying to deliver. For those who understood English, […]
SC REJECTS ADDITION OF 7 LAKH NEW VOTERS IN BENGAL
NEW DELHI ,20 April 2026 : The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain an oral plea made against the addition of nearly 7 lakh new voters in West Bengal using Form 6 after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR). Making an oral mention before a bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice […]
FIRE AT RAJASTHAN REFINERY DAY BEFORE ITS INAUGURATION BY PM MODI
NEW DELHI ,20 April 2026 : Twenty four hours before Prime Minister Narendra Modi was scheduled to inaugurate a refinery in Rajasthan, a massive fire broke out at the facility, sending huge black clouds of smoke in the air. The refinery, India’s first greenfield integrated Refinery-cum-Petrochemical Complex at Pachpadra in Balotra district, is a joint […]
SEVENTH SESSION OF LOK SABHA CONCLUDES
NEW DELHI,18 April 2026 : Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Saturday concluded the seventh session of the 18th Lok Sabha, noting that the productivity was around 93 per cent. He said there were 31 sittings lasting for 151 hours and 42 minutes. The general discussion on the Union Budget lasted around 13 hours, in […]
