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Kavitha gets EC nod for T’gana Rakshana Sena

Published on Apr 30, 2026 22:52 IST

Kavitha gets EC nod for T’gana Rakshana Sena

High drama in Kolkata as TMC claims ballot box opening, Mamata arrives

High drama has ensued in Kolkata over allegations of ballot tampering.

Updated on Apr 30, 2026 23:53 IST

Election Commission to retain 700 CAPF companies in West Bengal

Polling for the two-phased assembly elections in West Bengal concluded on Wednesday. The results will be announced on May 4.

Published on Apr 30, 2026 01:43 IST

West Bengal: ECI seeks Falta report as EVM tampering charge mars Phase 2 polls

A polling official marks a voter's finger with indelible ink during the second and final phase of the West Bengal assembly elections on Wednesday. (PTI)

Published on Apr 29, 2026 09:47 IST

Can BJP’s rise breach Bengal electoral wall?

An armoured vehicle and CAPF personnel patrol in the Bhawanipur Assembly constituency on the eve of the second phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections, in Kolkata

Updated on Apr 29, 2026 01:58 IST

NIA teams in 7 Bengal districts voting today to check for explosives

National Investigation Agency (NIA) personnel conduct searches at Jagaddal and Barrackpore police stations in connection with bomb recovery cases ahead of the polls, in Kolkata, (PTI)

Published on Apr 29, 2026 01:39 IST

Calcutta High Court declines to pass order on IPS Sharma till Bengal poll ends

Screengrab of video of Ajay Pal Sharma in Falta

Published on Apr 29, 2026 24:05 IST

When will exit poll projections be released? Date, time and rules explained

Exit polls are like horoscopes, you believe them only when they predict good results for you.

Published on Apr 28, 2026 15:29 IST

NIA to probe recovery of 79 crude bombs in West Bengal ahead of phase-2 polls

A First Information Report (FIR) has been registered. (Representative Photo)

Updated on Apr 27, 2026 11:15 IST

529 candidates who didn’t file accounts barred from voting for 3 years: ECI

Uttar Pradesh (120) leads the list of 529 disqualified individuals nationwide, followed by Karnataka (59) and Madhya Pradesh (39) (ANI)

Updated on Apr 27, 2026 10:13 IST

How institutions build credibility and sustain it

Without credible institutions, rules lose force and contracts lose meaning. If one looks around in India and globally today, there is a growing sense that what we once accepted about institutions has been eroding and not without reason. (Shutterstock)

Published on Apr 25, 2026 17:07 IST

HC strikes down EC curbs on using motorcycles in Bengal

File Photo

Published on Apr 25, 2026 24:28 IST

Mumbai Suburban lags in electoral mapping, Gadchiroli on top in Maharashtra

Thane, India - December -02, 2025: KulgaonÐBadlapur Municipal Council (nager Parishad)General Election 2025: In Badlapur, Thane district, voting for the KulgaonÐBadlapur Municipal Council (nager Parishad) has begun on Tuesday Voters searching name in Voter list at the polling stations at badalapur East ,in Thane ,in Mumbai, India, on, Tuesday, December -02, 2025. ( Praful Gangurde / HT Photo) (Praful Gangurde)

Published on Apr 24, 2026 22:54 IST

Bypolls: 58% turnout in Pawar bastion Baramati

Baramati: Maharashtra deputy chief minister and NCP leader Sunetra Pawar shows her inked finger after casting a vote in the Baramati assembly bypoll, in Pune district

Published on Apr 24, 2026 02:25 IST

Congress slams EC for notice to Kharge, seeks more time

Congress slams EC for notice to Kharge, seeks more time

Published on Apr 24, 2026 01:24 IST

Shadow over Bengal polls

ECI has shepherded India’s electoral system through promise and peril over the past seven decades, nurturing it to become the world’s largest democracy. It is a shame, therefore, that a roll purification exercise has rendered real voters disenfranchised. (PTI)

Published on Apr 23, 2026 19:34 IST

BJP candidate chased, attacked by TMC workers during voting in Bengal: Video

What led to the alleged attack on BJP candidate is not yet clear.

Updated on Apr 23, 2026 10:56 IST

EC issues notice to Kharge over ‘terrorist’ remark on PM Modi

Congress President and Rajya Sabha LoP Mallikarjun Kharge called PM Modi a 'terrorist'.

Published on Apr 23, 2026 02:10 IST

EC notice to Kharge over remark on PM

EC notice to Kharge over remark on PM

Published on Apr 23, 2026 24:34 IST

EC takes ‘serious note’ of Kharge's ‘terrorist’ remark on PM Modi, issues notice

Kharge made the remarks while criticising the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam’s alliance with the BJP.

Updated on Apr 22, 2026 15:16 IST

EC seizures in Tamil Nadu, Bengal cross ₹1,000 crores ahead of polls

This statement from the polling body comes a day ahead of the assembly elections in both West Bengal and Tamil Nadu

Updated on Apr 22, 2026 12:04 IST

'Special trains organised': TMC accuses BJP of influencing Bengal polls outcome

New Delhi, Apr 16 (ANI): TMC MP Derek O'Brien at the Parliament premises during the special Budget Session (2026-27) of Parliament, in New Delhi on Thursday. (ANI Photo/Jitender Gupta)

Updated on Apr 22, 2026 08:22 IST

ECI releases lists of voters included, deleted post-appellate process in Bengal

On Thursday, 152 of West Bengal’s 294 assembly constituencies will go to the polls in the first phase of polling. (PTI/Representative)

Published on Apr 22, 2026 03:53 IST

ECI bans motorcycles in West Bengal between 6pm and 6am ahead of assembly polls

A complete ban has also been announced on using two-wheelers for election rallies.

Updated on Apr 22, 2026 04:44 IST

Covering buttons with glue, perfume to fall under EVM tampering: ECI sources

Birbhum: Officials stack Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines.

Updated on Apr 22, 2026 02:58 IST

In Bengal, ECI’s absurd theatre over motorbikes

The bizarre order apparently emanates from Bengal’s culture of bike rallies that are often used as tools to project political dominance before voting day. (ANI)

Published on Apr 21, 2026 15:15 IST

ECI can appoint Bengal college professors as presiding officers of polling booths: Calcutta HC

A view of Calcutta High Court (Samir Jana/HT Photo)

Published on Apr 21, 2026 14:03 IST

In Bengal, ECI orders tourists to leave Digha, Mandarmani coastal resorts

The tourist eviction order is first of its kind issued by the ECI during an assembly election cycle.

Updated on Apr 21, 2026 15:33 IST

Did PM Modi's national address violate MCC? Why 700 citizens have moved EC

PM Modi, in his address, spoke about the failure of the 131st Constitutional amendment in the Lok Sabha, calling it a setback for women.

Updated on Apr 21, 2026 05:50 IST

EC action on repeat offenders ahead of Bengal polls; 106 taken into ‘preventive’ detention

EC action on repeat offenders ahead of Bengal polls; 106 taken into ‘preventive’ detention

Published on Apr 21, 2026 24:02 IST

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