No Supreme Court order on TMC plea as Election Commission assures counting rules complianceThe Supreme Court has closed a case regarding vote counting supervisors for West Bengal elections. The Election Commission assured the cour...
02 May, 2026, 11.10 PM IST
Bengal polls: Kapil Sibal says state govt employee at each counting table necessary for level playing fieldKapil Sibal stressed the need for state government employees at every vote counting table for the West Bengal Assembly polls. This ensures ...
02 May, 2026, 04.31 PM IST
SC ruling on counting staff for Bengal polls crumbled TMC's bid to seize power unfairly: BJPThe Supreme Court has upheld a Calcutta High Court decision regarding the deployment of Central government employees for vote counting in W...
02 May, 2026, 03.19 PM IST
No order from SC on TMC plea against central staff deployment in West Bengal poll countingThe Supreme Court has not issued any orders regarding the Trinamool Congress's challenge to the Election Commission's directive on vote cou...
02 May, 2026, 11.03 AM IST
Calcutta High Court quashes appointment of assistant professors as poll presiding officers in BengalThe Calcutta High Court has cancelled the appointment of assistant professors as presiding officers for the West Bengal assembly elections....
18 Apr, 2026, 10.49 AM IST
J&K: Parts of Srinagar get heavy rain, IMD predicts thunderstorm, gusty windsHeavy rainfall impacted Srinagar, with more predicted by IMD. Schools in Jammu were closed due to forecasts, while earlier rains damaged Ra...
06 Oct, 2025, 11.12 AM IST
Bengal govt to disburse early salaries ahead of Durga pujaAhead of Durga Puja, the West Bengal government will disburse September salaries to its employees on September 24 and 25, encompassing sala...
17 Sep, 2025, 12.22 PM IST
Bengal: Varsity officials not to take orders from government without consulting VC, says Raj Bhavan"According to the West Bengal State Universities Acts, the Vice Chancellor shall be the principal executive officer of the university and a...
03 Sep, 2023, 06.44 PM IST
UP's Ramayan paath order on Ramnavmi kicks up rowPrincipal secretary of the tourism department, Mukesh Meshram, told ET: “Such events are organised in multiple states — be it Ganeshotsav i...
15 Mar, 2023, 03.00 PM IST
KCR family members attended meetings on Delhi excise policy formulation: BJP MP Parvesh VermaParvesh Verma dragged Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao in the ongoing row over the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy, claiming h...
21 Aug, 2022, 04.26 PM IST
BJP slams WB govt circular on dining rooms in Muslim-dominated schoolsThe circular was issued by the Cooch Behar district magistrate office (minority section) on Tuesday.
28 Jun, 2019, 02.17 PM IST
HRD Ministry raises concerns over Bengal's `confrontational attitude'Mamata govt told schools on Friday to celebrate Independence Day the way they always have, instead of preparing for the occasion as per the...
15 Aug, 2017, 11.04 AM IST
West Bengal government, opposition lock horns over strikeThe state government has made it mandatory for employees to be present in office on Sept 2 when a strike has been called by central trade u...
01 Sep, 2015, 09.03 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi’s plan to address children kicks up a political stormMaharashtra, too, appeared to be rethinking its stand on the issue, although no one was willing to discuss it on record.
02 Sep, 2014, 05.15 AM IST
- Bharat bandh: Supporters block roads, squat on railway tracks in West Bengal
The supporters of the 12-hour bandh called by the NDA to protest the petrol price hike today blocked some roads in some districts of WB.
31 May, 2012, 11.00 AM IST
- Congress to oppose February 28 general strike called by Left trade unions
Taking a cue from TMC, West Bengal Cong announced to opposed the Feb 28 general strike called by the Left trade unions in protest UPA polic...
24 Feb, 2012, 05.26 PM IST
- DG Shipping bans old foreign ships from India waters
Maritime regulator the Directorate General of Shipping has banned foreign cargo vessels over 25 years and gas carriers over 30 years from s...
18 May, 2008, 01.13 PM IST