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Mamata scores brownie points before polls by taking on EC over SIR in apex court

Mamata scores brownie points before polls by taking on EC over SIR in apex court

4 Feb 2026 6:11 PM IST

India steps up rare earth push to cut China reliance, hurdles loom

India’s rare earth push targets China reliance, but scale, capacity pose challenges

4 Feb 2026 2:33 PM IST

Manipur chief minister Y Khemchand Singh

Who is Y Khemchand Singh, set to be Manipur CM? He has a taekwondo feat too!

3 Feb 2026 8:33 PM IST

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee in New Delhi

In Delhi SIR protest, Mamata calls CEC ‘great liar’, says ‘fate will be like Dhankhar’s’

2 Feb 2026 7:15 PM IST

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee

Repackaged Budget sops for Bengal irk state players: 'Humpty Dumpty Budget'

1 Feb 2026 2:53 PM IST

Mamata looks to up SIR ante for bigger national footprint

Mamata looks to up SIR ante for bigger national footprint

29 Jan 2026 6:30 AM IST

BJP, Delhi assembly polls, rebellion

Is BJP eyeing power in Mizoram through poaching politics? 'Will soon become Ram-Ram'

28 Jan 2026 4:00 PM IST

Muslim voters in flux ahead of 2026 Bengal polls as SIR fuels fear

Muslim voters in flux ahead of 2026 Bengal polls as SIR fuels fear

27 Jan 2026 10:44 AM IST

SIR and Election Commission

Bengal SIR on the boil as EC seeks criminal case against TMC MLA over vandalism

22 Jan 2026 8:15 PM IST

Vehicles

The Federal Focus

Centre consults states on stricter Motor Vehicles Act rules to avoid pushback

22 Jan 2026 10:05 AM IST

Bengal DGP Rajeev Kumar

Bengal DGP appointment row: CAT steps in, sets deadlines for govt, UPSC

21 Jan 2026 6:21 PM IST

TMC, Mamata Banerjee, EC, NCP, CPI, national party status

BJP aims to rekindle Mamata's 'Nano' ghost with Modi’s symbolic Singur rally

16 Jan 2026 7:57 PM IST

Beldanga in Murshidabad district of West Bengal

Massive protests in Bengal's Murshidabad after local migrant found dead in Jharkhand

16 Jan 2026 4:18 PM IST

West Bengal SIR

Bengal SIR crisis deepens as BLOs quit, voters resort to violence

15 Jan 2026 3:26 PM IST

Kuki Students Organisation, Manipur

Kuki-Zo groups set conditions to join govt formation in Manipur

14 Jan 2026 7:26 AM IST

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee

ED moves SC seeking FIR against Mamata Banerjee, flags obstruction in I-PAC probe

12 Jan 2026 5:44 PM IST

Special Intensive Revision (SIR)

EC steps up internal monitoring amid backlash over SIR in West Bengal

12 Jan 2026 4:48 PM IST

How Mamata turned ED raids to her advantage and neutralised BJPs Bengal plan

How Mamata turned ED raids to her advantage and neutralised BJP's Bengal plan

11 Jan 2026 6:32 PM IST

After I-PAC raids, Mamata accuses Amit Shah of taking coal-scam money

After I-PAC raids, Mamata accuses Amit Shah of taking coal-scam money

9 Jan 2026 6:58 PM IST

ED raids, I-PAC

I-PAC raids: ED moves Calcutta HC, seeks CBI probe against CM Mamata

9 Jan 2026 4:24 PM IST

I-PAC chief Pratik Jain with Mamata Banerjee and Abhishek Banerjee

'I-PAC disruption could affect TMC's election campaign'

8 Jan 2026 7:14 PM IST

Rajasthan: Huge cache of explosives seized, man arrested; probe by Central agencies likely

UPSC stalls Bengal DGP selection, state set to continue with acting police chief

7 Jan 2026 3:14 PM IST

Bengal, with its twin water threats, heightens watch after Indore crisis

Bengal, with its twin water threats, heightens watch after Indore crisis

6 Jan 2026 3:00 PM IST

Antibiotic resistance

West Bengal inches closer to new policy to fight antibiotic resistance

4 Jan 2026 6:32 PM IST

SIR hearings underway in West Bengal

TMC-EC standoff set to intensify over barring BLAs in Bengal SIR hearings

1 Jan 2026 5:18 PM IST

SIR hearings add to voter anxiety in North Bengal

SIR hearings trigger Rajbongshi voter anxiety, put BJP on the spot

31 Dec 2025 5:26 PM IST

Rs 500 notes

India worried as fake currency routes reopen after Bangladesh regime change

30 Dec 2025 6:30 AM IST

raw jute - bangladesh-india trade dispute hits Bengal jute mills

India-Bangladesh trade row hits Bengal jute mills, mill workers hard

24 Dec 2025 6:30 AM IST

West Bengal MLA Humayun Kabir

More Humayun Kabirs, more votes? The curious case of rebel Bengal MLA

22 Dec 2025 6:12 PM IST

Mamata Banerjee

Bengal SIR: Mamata alleges political bias, lack of clarity, administrative chaos

22 Dec 2025 2:58 PM IST