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A bomb was hurled near a public meeting venue of CPI(M) state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan at Kannur in Kerala on Thursday, leaving a DYFI activist injured.

CPI (M) releases 3rd list of candidates for LS polls

The party has fielded candidates for three Lok Sabha seats in Rajasthan, two in West Bengal and a seat in Bihar.

28 March 2019 3:58 AM

The BJP which is in alliance with JD(U) and LJP in the state is contesting on 17 seats, its ally JD(U) also has equal number of seats, while the remaining are with the LJP. (PTI | Representational Image)

2019 LS polls: BJP releases list of 11 candidates for 4 states

Out of 11 seats, six are from Telangana, three are from Uttar Pradesh and one each from Kerala and West Bengal.

23 March 2019 12:45 PM

The Election Commission (EC) is set to announce on Sunday schedule for the high-voltage Lok Sabha elections, which is likely to be spread over seven to eight phases in April-May. (Photo: Twitter/ ANI)

Senior EC officials to visit West Bengal, Assam, Tripura and Manipur...

The decision to send Deputy Election Commissioner comes a day after BJP urged the poll watchdog to declare WB a 'super...

14 March 2019 1:04 PM

Accused doused daughter in kerosene and put her on fire

WB man burnt to death after woman he raped, set ablaze grabs him while...

The woman is now under treatment at the Malda Medical College and Hospital with burn injuries in her face and hands,...

6 March 2019 4:44 AM

A man throwing a crude bomb in Murshidabad, West Bengal during LS polls. (Photo: ANI)

West Bengal violence claims life of man waiting to vote

Violence between the workers of the Congress and ruling TMC sparked on allegations of proxy voting at the booth.

23 April 2019 11:17 AM

Mr Sibal, supplemented by saying this (triple talaq) is something which is not permanent or immutable. (Representational image)

Triple Talaq would not yield votes: BJP candidates in WB

BJP's Muslim candidates say their outreach was not based on the triple talaq but on issues such as domestic violence and...

23 April 2019 11:50 AM

Nimse was found hanging with a nylon rope.

Reserve polling agent found dead in West Bengal

In another incident in Odisha, a polling official at booth number 41 in Kantapal, Dhenkanal district, passed away after...

23 April 2019 11:03 AM

Three Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers were injured after a crude bomb was hurled at them. (Photo: ANI).

Bomb hurled at three TMC workers in West Bengal's Murshidabad

'Among the injured, one person is a husband of Domkal's councillor. The injured have been admitted to hospital,'...

23 April 2019 7:13 AM

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee addresses a rally Maidan in Cooch Behar on Monday. (Photo: Asian Age)

People of Bengal will pay back 'notebandi' with 'votebandi': Mamata...

Taking potshots at Modi, Banerjee claimed that the people did not want BJP to return power at the Centre.

21 April 2019 11:30 AM

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying he needs to be thrown out of both the chair but politics for the betterment of the country. (Photo: Twitter/ ANI)

Communal politics takes centrestage in WB as TMC, BJP fight for...

Both the TMC and the BJP are working hard to woo the Matuas, a Scheduled Caste community, mostly comprising backward...

20 April 2019 7:49 AM

Addressing an election rally in South Dinajpur district, Modi accused the chief minister of fooling people in the name of ma, mati and manush (mother, land and people). (Photo: ANI)

Speedbreaker didi lost sleep after 2 phases of LS polls: Modi

PM criticised Banerjee for seeking proof of the Balakot air strikes, and asked her to collect evidence against those...

20 April 2019 6:42 AM

The chief minister reiterated that she will not allow National Register of Citizens in West Bengal. (Photo: File)

Mamata Banerjee criticises Ram Navami rallies, says BJP disturbing...

She slammed the BJP for trying to gain political advantage by using religion as a tool to mislead people.

13 April 2019 1:37 PM