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March 26, 2026, 01:33 PM - 3 min read
While the BJP candidate refrained from commenting directly on her opponents, she asserted, “They will fight in their own way; I will fight in mine.”
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March 23, 2026, 05:56 PM - 3 min read
Opposition leaders criticised the AIMIM-Humayun Kabir alliance for West Bengal polls, warning it could split votes and weaken “secular parties”.
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March 23, 2026, 05:02 PM - 5 min read
The candidate list unveiled by Mamata Banerjee and Abhishek Banerjee is not merely an electoral exercise; it is a carefully calibrated disruption. The imprint of Abhishek Banerjee on this list is unmistakable. This is not just candidate selection; it is doctrine in motion. Performance, not patronage, appears to have been the guiding metric.
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March 20, 2026, 05:50 PM - 6 min read
This time she appears to be facing a very serious challenge from the BJP, which she seems to be finding very tough to battle. That is why she has been consistently complaining against the ECI.
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March 20, 2026, 03:00 PM - 2 min read
According to police sources, the Bidhannagar Detective Department, along with Eco Park Police Station, had been conducting surveillance based on a tip-off from confidential sources.
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March 20, 2026, 12:55 PM - 2 min read
In a post on X, Omar wrote, “No amount of effort by the Election Commission to gerrymander will change the results. Come counting day, Mamata Didi will win a thumping majority.”
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March 19, 2026, 02:09 PM - 2 min read
Police sources said the body bore multiple injury marks, indicating a violent assault. Preliminary findings suggest that he may have been attacked with a heavy object. Authorities have, however, refrained from confirming the exact cause of death pending the post-mortem report.
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March 19, 2026, 01:15 PM - 3 min read
Murshidabad is not new ground for Kabir—it is, in many ways, his old command post. He spent five years here, first as SDPO of Kandi and later as Superintendent of Police, at a time when the district functioned as a single administrative unit.
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March 18, 2026, 08:48 PM - 2 min read
The move comes shortly after the ECI transferred several top officials, including the Chief Secretary, Director General of Police (DGP), and multiple Police Commissioners, following the announcement of the poll schedule.
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March 18, 2026, 04:02 PM - 3 min read
The party has accused the CPI(M) of unilaterally announcing a candidate for the Jalpaiguri Sadar Assembly constituency — considered a traditional stronghold of the Forward Bloc — without prior consultation.
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March 17, 2026, 07:08 PM - 3 min read
At the same time, the party has prioritised younger candidates, with over 61 per cent of nominees falling within the 30–50 age group. The list also reflects social representation, with 78 candidates from Scheduled Castes, 17 from Scheduled Tribes, and 47 from minority communities.
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March 17, 2026, 05:32 PM - 6 min read
For Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in particular, these elections are more important, as his party will need to win at least one state to ensure his credibility.
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