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    An elderly couple after voting at a polling booth in Howrah, West Bengal. (Photo: PTI)India
    78 per cent turnout in phase 4 of West Bengal polls

    The fourth phase of the six-phase Assembly election in 49 constituencies across the districts of North 24 Parganas and...

    26 April 2016 1:07 AM IST

    BJP demands arrest of Trinamul Congress leadersIndia
    BJP demands arrest of Trinamul Congress leaders

    The BJP and CPI(M) on Sunday lodged separate complaints against the Trinamul Congress at the cyber crime department of...

    25 April 2016 1:56 AM IST

    ‘CPM won’t succumb to politics of terror’Metros
    ‘CPM won’t succumb to politics of terror’

    CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Saturday asserted that his party would not “succumb to the politics of...

    24 April 2016 5:38 AM IST

    Policemen detain a man from a polling booth in West Bengal’s Burdwan district on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)Metros
    Despite Bengal violence, 79.22 per cent turn out to vote

    Violence marred the third phase of Assembly elections in Bengal, which was held in 62 constituencies in four districts...

    22 April 2016 2:26 AM IST

    Notice to Abdur Rezzak Mollah for Rupa Ganguly remarkIndia
    Notice to Abdur Rezzak Mollah for Rupa Ganguly remark

    The Election Commission has issued a showcause notice to Trinamul Congress candidate Abdur Rezzak Mollah for making...

    21 April 2016 1:24 AM IST

    Election officials gather in an indoor stadium in Kolkata on Wednesday as they inspect electronic voting machines. -APIndia
    West Bengal Assembly election: 62 seats at stake in Phase 3 today

    The third phase of the six-phase Assembly election in Bengal will be held in 62 constituencies, including seven seats in...

    21 April 2016 1:20 AM IST

    Rajnath Singh takes PM cue, slams Mamata BanerjeeIndia
    Rajnath Singh takes PM cue, slams Mamata Banerjee

    In an attacking approach, Union home minister Rajnath Singh on Monday made it clear that the Central government would...

    19 April 2016 1:33 AM IST

    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, speaks at an election rally of the ruling BJP in Kolkata. (Photo: PTI)India
    PM says Mamata Banerjee fighting EC, not elections

    Claiming that West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has conceded defeat in the ongoing Assembly election in the...

    18 April 2016 2:16 AM IST

    West Bengal: Civil society members seek removal of CEOMetros
    West Bengal: Civil society members seek removal of CEO

    Representative of political parties as well as members of the civil society on Thursday met Chief Election Commissioner...

    15 April 2016 12:28 AM IST

    Pranshant KishorMetros
    West Bengal: Violence mars second round

    Isolated incidents of violence marred the second round of the first phase 1 polling, which was held across 31...

    12 April 2016 1:25 AM IST

    West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee at an election rally at Safanagar in south Dinajpur district of West Bengal. (Photo; PTI)Metros
    West Bengal: Polls today in 31 seats in second part of phase 1

    The second round of the first phase 1(b) of the six-phase Assembly polls will be held on Monday. Thirty one Assembly...

    11 April 2016 9:31 AM IST

    ‘Congress happy playing second fiddle to survive battle’India
    ‘Congress happy playing second fiddle to survive battle’

    Union finance minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday said the Congress was fighting a “battle for survival” by...

    11 April 2016 9:07 AM IST

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