ECI imposes 48-hour dry day restrictions in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal ahead of pollingIn preparation for the 2026 Assembly elections, the Election Commission of India has announced a ban on alcohol sales in Tamil Nadu and Wes...
20 Apr, 2026, 02.57 PM IST
Voter roll deletions shift West Bengal polls from governance to identity battleWest Bengal's election focus has dramatically shifted. Massive deletions from electoral rolls have transformed the campaign. Issues of corr...
19 Apr, 2026, 12.06 PM IST
BJP announces Rs 5,000 monthly allowance to journalists if it comes to power in BengalThe BJP has pledged a monthly allowance of Rs 5,000 for accredited journalists in West Bengal. This financial support aims to provide secur...
18 Apr, 2026, 09.41 PM IST
'Devious intentions': Derek O'Brien attacks govt ahead of Parliament sitting on women's quota, delimitationDerek O'Brien of Trinamool Congress accuses Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah of mocking Parliament. He states...
12 Apr, 2026, 11.45 AM IST
No repoll recorded in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls: Election CommissionThe Election Commission reported no repolls in the recently concluded three-phased Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls, despite an increase in...
01 Oct, 2024, 09.09 PM IST
Media associations ask EC to hold press meets on polling daysMedia associations Press Club of India, Indian Women Press Corps, Press Association, Foreign Correspondents Club and Delhi Union of Journal...
11 May, 2024, 06.59 PM IST
Clubbing of West Bengal poll phases not feasible: ECThe Trinamool Congress had sought clubbing of phases 6,7 and 8 on account of the pandemic. The party had argued that it can be done as 52 d...
22 Apr, 2021, 08.17 AM IST
TMC urges Bengal CEO to club last three phases of polls amid COVID-19 crisisAt a public rally in Murshidabad on Tuesday, Banerjee said, “When the CEC is Covid positive, how will he conduct polls in Bengal, while wor...
20 Apr, 2021, 08.39 PM IST
Urge EC with folded hands to curtail poll schedule amid COVID-19 surge: Mamata BanerjeeIndicating that the EC may have decided against clubbing the remaining phases at the behest of the BJP, Banerjee, while addressing her rall...
19 Apr, 2021, 03.49 PM IST
TMC seeks clubbing of last three phases of polls at all party meetAfter Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had on the previous day mooted the idea of conducting polls for the remaining phases at one go, TMC Se...
16 Apr, 2021, 06.16 PM IST
At all-party meet, BJP says it is against clubbing of poll datesBJP leader Swapan Dasgupta said that virtual election meetings for the remaining phases are not possible as half of the eight phases have a...
16 Apr, 2021, 05.40 PM IST
Ending speculation, EC says no plan to club last 3 phases of Bengal pollsSince this morning, there has been speculation in the media that the last three phases of the assembly elections on April 22, 26 and 29 cou...
15 Apr, 2021, 08.55 PM IST
Assembly polls: Tarun Gogoi’s absence Assam Congress' biggest handicapThe absence of its tallest leader, the late Tarun Gogoi, is the biggest challenge that Congress is facing in Assam, which goes to the polls...
27 Feb, 2021, 10.26 AM IST
Phase 2 of DDC elections in J&K: All Kashmir booths sensitive as 43 seats go to polls todayThe administration has put in place multi-tier security around each polling booth to ensure that the voters are able to come out without an...
01 Dec, 2020, 11.21 AM IST
Election Commission to announce assembly elections in Haryana, Maharashtra next weekThe ministry has agreed to concede EC's demand for around 60,000 Central para-military troops to stand guard over polls across the four sta...
26 Aug, 2014, 11.01 AM IST
- Staggered poll due to Naxalite threat
The heightened threat from Naxalites, who recently beheaded an intelligence official of the Jharkhand police after abducting him, coupled w...
24 Oct, 2009, 02.53 AM IST
- 2009 polls to be on lines of 2004
Upcoming general election is likely to see deployment of nearly 750 companies of central para-military forces.
07 Feb, 2009, 02.35 AM IST