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At least nine people have died, and four others have been injured in a fire that broke out in a four-storey residential building in Delhi's Vivek Vihar in the early hours of Sunday. Prima facie, the blaze is believed to have been caused by…
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Mamata Banerjee has exuded confidence ahead of the May 4 counting for the West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026, asserting that the All India Trinamool Congress is poised to secure more than 200 seats. Addressing party counting agents,…
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The Supreme Court of India on Saturday backed the Election Commission of India’s decision to deploy central government employees as counting supervisors for the West Bengal Assembly Election 2026, telling the All India Trinamool Congress…
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If your phone suddenly emitted a loud warning tone on Saturday morning followed by an “Extremely severe alert” message, there’s no cause for panic. The alert was part of the Government of India’s nationwide trial of its new…
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Repolling began at 7 am on Saturday at 15 polling stations across two assembly constituencies in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district, following allegations of Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) tampering during the second phase of polling…
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Survivors of the deadly Bargi Dam boat capsize have alleged that the vessel was allowed to sail despite an official storm warning and that passengers were not provided life jackets before departure, raising serious questions over safety…
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Tensions continued to grip West Bengal on Friday as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) intensified their war of words ahead of the May 4 vote counting. Fresh allegations over irregularities at EVM…
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With counting day on May 4 fast approaching, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her party, the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC), are grappling with a series of political, legal and administrative challenges—capped by a night…
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Mohammad Salim Dola, a 59-year-old alleged mastermind of a transnational narcotics network, used the alias “Hamza” while living in Turkey, masking his identity with a Bulgarian passport, according to a report by Press Trust of India.…
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The Supreme Court of India on Friday granted anticipatory bail to Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera in a case filed by the Assam Police over allegations that he claimed Riniki Bhuyan Sharma—wife of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa…
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