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Polling for the sixth, seventh and the eighth phase will be held on April 22, April 26 and April 29, respectively. (Representational Photo: ANI)

EC rules out clubbing poll phases

Mamata Banerjee on Thursday evening also appealed to the EC to club the remaining phases of the polls into one

16 April 2021 1:22 AM IST

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee waves at supporters at a rally, ahead of the State Assembly polls, at Kalaikunda in West West Medinipur, Thursday, March 18, 2021. (PTI)

Back saffron to defeat Didi: CPM's 'soft Hindutva' rises in Bengal

Sounding exactly like the BJP, CPM politburo member Md Salim accused Banerjee of 'instigating unsuspecting supporters'...

15 April 2021 8:56 AM IST

Mamata wraps up dharna after EC acts against 3 BJP leaders

Mamata wraps up dharna after EC acts against 3 BJP leaders

The EC ordered campaign ban against 3 BJP leaders -- Rahul Sinha, Midnapore MP Dilip Ghosh Nandigram candidate Suvendu...

14 April 2021 12:56 AM IST

Mamata Banerjee (PTI file image)

Election Commission slaps 24-hr campaign ban on Mamata Banerjee

An angry Trinamul Congress supremo has threatened to sit on a dharna in protest in Kolkata from 12 noon on Tuesday

13 April 2021 6:59 AM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah during a roadshow in support of BJP candidates ahead of the 5th phase of West Bengal Assembly polls at Santipur in Nadia, Sunday, April 11,2021. (PTI)

Mamata provoked TMC violence on CISF: Shah

Shah also questioned her silence on the killing of a first-time voter, Ananda Burman of the Rajbanshi community

12 April 2021 1:30 AM IST

Paramilitary jawans guard as people wait in a queue to cast their votes at a polling station during the first phase of West Bengal Assembly elections, at Chandrapur in Lalgarh, Saturday, March 27, 2021. (PTI)

West Bengal polls: Paramilitary forces gun down 4 TMC workers during...

According to the CISF, the mob of around 150 first manhandled the polling staff at the booth

11 April 2021 3:27 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses an election campaign rally in support of his party candidates, during the ongoing West Bengal assembly polls, at Joynagar in South 24 Parganas district. (Photo: PTI)

Mamata accuses Shah of being 'conspirator' behind shooting of 4 TMC...

Seeing herself losing the chair, Didi has stooped to such a low level, says Modi

11 April 2021 1:57 AM IST

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee talks to media representatives in front of her temporary residence, in Nandigram, on March 31, 2021. (PTI/Ashok Bhaumik)

Election Commission reprimands Mamata for tirade against paramilitary...

Shah urged the TMC chief to apply her 'common sense', reminding her of the 'control' of the EC on the Central forces...

10 April 2021 10:11 AM IST

Asserting that adopting modern practices in the agriculture sector is imperative, Modi said in every aspect of life, newness and modernisation are essential. (Photo: PTI)

India sidesteps queries on secret talks with Pakistan

If the CBMs ties improve further, Prime Minister Narendra Modi may pay a visit to Islamabad for the Saarc summit there...

9 April 2021 12:41 AM IST

Taking on Union Home Minister Amit Shah over his promise to implement the seventh pay commission for West Bengal government employees, Banerjee questioned the rise in petrol, diesel and cooking gas prices. (Photo: PTI)

CRPF harassed voters at behest of BJP: Mamata Banerjee

The TMC chief also alleged 10 murders in this election and urged the Election Commission to ensure that there is no...

8 April 2021 8:48 AM IST

Security forces during a search operation after a militant attack at Srinagar-Jammu National highway, at Pampore in Pulwama District of South Kashmir. PTI photo

Encounters: Jammu and Kashmir police ban live coverage

If this is a part of the official policy of the police, it appears to be a tactic to coerce journalists into not...

8 April 2021 8:44 AM IST

Paramilitary soldiers manage a queue at a polling booth during third phase of West Bengal state elections. (AP)

Bengal polls: Clash erupts between TMC, BJP in Arambagh

TMC candidate from Arambagh constituency Sujata Mondal Khan has accused BJP workers of threatening and misbehaving with...

6 April 2021 2:43 PM IST