Politics

Kolkata: Around 76.70 per cent electorate exercised their franchise till the end of the polling at 1830 hours on Thursday in the final phase West Bengal Assembly election to 35 seats to decide the fate of 283 candidates under...

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday demanded free vaccination for all the citizens of the country and used the meaning of word 'free' to drive home his point.'free /friː/adjective, adverb costing nothing, or not needing to be...

Kolkata: Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee shredded the Centre Sunday over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, especially in terms of oxygen shortage and vaccine prices.Prime Minister Narendra Modi, she said, only gives "bhashan" (speeches). On her part, she...

Kolkata: Barring splinter injuries to at least six persons, including a child, at Titagarh in North 24 Pargana district, nearly a casualty free election was witnessed on Thursday in West Bengal's 43 assembly seats for the sixth phase in...

New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the new COVID-19 vaccine policy, terming it as arbitrary and discriminatory and urged him to intervene immediately to reverse it, the PTI reported.In a...

Kolkata: Barring the death of a polling agent inside a booth following cardiac arrest, nearly a casualty free election was witnessed on Saturday in West Bengal's 45 assembly seats for the 5th phase in six districts with turn out...

Asansol: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said Mamata Banerjee will get the certificate of 'ex-chief minister' on May 2.Addressing a public meeting here, Modi alleged, Mamata Banerjee is against development of Bengal.The Prime Minister alleged Mamata Banerjee has...

Kolkata: Amid massive security blanket, voting for the fifth phase of crucial West Bengal Assembly elections will be held on Saturday in 45 of the state’s 294 constituencies to decide the fate of 319 candidates.The ruling Trinamool Congress’s performance...

Jalpaiguri: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will not be able to win even 70 seats in the ongoing state assembly elections.Addressing a public meeting here,...

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday sat on a dharna in the heart of the city to protest against the Election Commission's "unconstitutional" decision to ban her from campaigning for 24 hours, the...