The Election Commission of India’s recent announcement of by-elections to three Rajya Sabha seats from West Bengal, which fell vacant following the resignations of Sukhendu Sekhar Ray, Sushmita Dev and Prakash Chik Baraik — the three Trinamool Congress MPs who stepped down after the party’s debacle in the recent West Bengal Assembly elections — has brought the focus back on the former MPs and the BJP’s plans for them.
In West Bengal, the BJP is set to secure victory in all three Rajya Sabha seats as Trinamool Congress may not be in the race due to internal rebellion
Modi said that institutions established during Syama Prasad Mookerjee’s period laid the foundation for the country’s economic and industrial growth.
The SIT investigating the death of a 12-year-old girl in Baruipur has arrested a second accused after overnight raids and detained three others as police await the autopsy report.
From Kangsabati to the Ganga-Brahmaputra basin, experts warn of ecological imbalance, sediment crisis and rising climate vulnerability
Hailing the support provided to his country by the people of West Bengal, Tripura and other parts of the North-East during the "Blood War of Liberation’’ in 1971, Bangladesh High Commissioner Riaz Hamidullah has expressed Dhaka’s firm desire to advance ties with India.
At a time when the educational institutes are grappling with the prospect of hosting Central Forces personnel for a longer duration for the Assembly polls in West Bengal, the Calcutta University is grappling with logistical challenges due to ongoing examinations and election-related arrangements.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had a tense mid-air experience on Thursday evening after her aircraft was unable to land at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport due to inclement weather, forcing it to circle in the sky for nearly one and a half hours.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) held a crucial strategy meeting with 56 candidates from the Rarh Bangla region of south Bengal in Durgapur on Monday, attended by senior party leadership.
In a major push to strengthen electoral preparedness ahead of upcoming state assembly elections, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has conducted extensive training and review exercises for election officials in West Bengal and Assam, underscoring its focus on ensuring violence-free, transparent and technology-enabled polling processes, the poll panel said in a press note on Wednesday.
