West Bengal: CEC orders patrolling across state, action amidst threats of violenceWest Bengal news: Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar has instructed security forces in West Bengal to conduct continuous patrolling ...
06 May, 2026, 07.53 AM IST
Mamata Banerjee refuses to resign, calls Bengal verdict ‘conspiracy’; BJP hits backWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee stated she will not resign following the election results. She alleged a conspiracy and blamed t...
06 May, 2026, 12.38 AM IST
Opposition files fresh Rajya Sabha notice to remove CECSeventy-three opposition members have submitted a new notice to remove Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. This is their second atte...
25 Apr, 2026, 12.22 AM IST
'Giving up all my positions in AAP': Rajya Sabha MP Sandeep Pathak announces decision to join BJPIn a significant political development, Rajya Sabha MP Sandeep Pathak announced his departure from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) after a decade...
24 Apr, 2026, 07.30 PM IST
Chip, chip, chipping away: Are GoI & Election Commission rewriting poll rules unilaterally and putting democracy in peril?A proposed change to Lok Sabha seats and issues with voter roll revisions raise concerns. Independent institutions, like the Election Commi...
23 Apr, 2026, 11.50 PM IST
Kapil Sibal slams Centre, EC over Bengal polls, alleges ‘gross abuse’ of state machineryKapil Sibal criticizes the massive deployment of security personnel for the West Bengal assembly polls. He alleges a gross abuse of state m...
22 Apr, 2026, 03.40 PM IST
'PM Modi made no appeal for votes in address to nation': BJP's N Ramchander Rao on Code of Conduct violation allegationsTelangana BJP chief N Ramchander Rao defended Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent address. He stated the speech did not violate the Model...
21 Apr, 2026, 10.33 AM IST
“No state will lose Lok Sabha share”: Narendra Modi defends delimitation, women’s reservation pushPrime Minister Narendra Modi assures states their Lok Sabha seat share will not decrease with new delimitation and women's reservation laws...
17 Apr, 2026, 05.30 AM IST
West Bengal assembly elections 2026: SC dismisses plea against EC move to transfer chief secretary, DGP, othersThe Supreme Court has dismissed a plea challenging the Election Commission of India's orders to transfer senior police officers and bureauc...
16 Apr, 2026, 11.54 PM IST
Central forces tried to check my car, says MamataMamata Banerjee alleged that central forces attempted to search her car near Kolkata airport and accused Union leaders of misusing security...
15 Apr, 2026, 11.31 PM IST
Bengal polls: After ED arrest of I-PAC co-founder, Abhishek Banerjee flags ‘level playing field’ concernFollowing the Enforcement Directorate arrest of I-PAC co-founder Vinesh Chandel just days before the Bengal Assembly elections, Abhishek Ba...
14 Apr, 2026, 12.22 AM IST
Election Commission trims electoral rolls by 10.2% across 12 states, UTsThe Election Commission has significantly cleaned up voter lists. Over 60 lakh deceased voters were removed from nine states and three Unio...
11 Apr, 2026, 07.28 PM IST
CEC Gyanesh Kumar congratulates electors of Assam, Puducherry, Keralam; calls Assembly elections "testimony" for democratic worldVoters in Assam, Kerala, and Puducherry participated in Assembly elections. Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar congratulated the ele...
09 Apr, 2026, 10.22 PM IST
Election Commission of India meet turns tense; observer removed after clash with CEC Gyanesh KumarA senior election observer was removed from his post after a heated exchange with the Chief Election Commissioner. The incident occurred du...
09 Apr, 2026, 05.40 PM IST
Now out in open: Arvind Kejriwal slams ECI's 'straight-talk' to TMC, repeats claim of poll body 'working under BJP'These remarks come in the backdrop of ECI's recent 'X' post, following a meeting with the TMC's delegation, which stated that they have bee...
08 Apr, 2026, 02.12 PM IST
Malda gherao case handed to NIA; CEC pulls up Bengal police over delayThe Chief Election Commissioner has handed the Malda case to the NIA. An NIA team will arrive in West Bengal soon. The CEC stressed that vi...
03 Apr, 2026, 12.10 AM IST
CEC Gyanesh Kumar acting under 'executive's thumb', says Opposition's notice seeking election chief's removalOpposition MPs have submitted notices in Parliament seeking the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Charges include actin...
22 Mar, 2026, 02.02 PM IST