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NEW DELHI: The second phase of high-stakes assembly elections in West Bengal kicked off with incidents of violence and allegations of voter intimidation and technical glitches.Incidents of violence and vandalism were reported from several parts of West Bengal during the early hours of voting, including Chapra, Shantipur, Nimtala and Bhangar, West Bengal Police said.‘Observers acting…

Sonam Raghuvanshi and Raja Raghuvanshi Shillong: A Shillong court has granted bail to Sonam Raghuvanshi, the prime accused in the murder of her husband Raja Raghuvanshi during their honeymoon trip to Cherrapunjee’s Sohra on May 23, 2025, citing police’s failure to communicate to her the grounds of her arrest.Additional DC (Judicial) Dashalene R Kharbteng granted…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged voters to turn out in record numbers as Phase-2 polling of the West Bengal assembly elections 2026 got underway.In a post through X, he made a special appeal to women and young voters to exercise their franchise in large numbers, highlighting their crucial role in strengthening the electoral…

New Delhi: External affairs minister S Jaishankar held talks with visiting United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) president Annalena Baerbock on a range of issues, including AI’s implications and the West Asia conflict, on Tuesday.Jaishankar said in a post on X that he underscored during the discussion the need for reformed multilateralism that is reflective of…

New Delhi: In fresh action against Anil Ambani and his Reliance group entities, ED on Tuesday said it has attached his family properties worth another Rs 3,035 crore, including a flat in Usha Kiran building in Mumbai and a farmhouse in Khandala (Pune), taking attachments to nearly Rs 20,000 crore in the ongoing money laundering…

Less than a week after Kedarnath shrine opened for Char Dham yatra, police de- ployed for crowd management are grappling with a different set of challenges — visitors lighting crackers for birthday events in the temple zone, devotees waving political party flags in front of the shrine, and vloggers enter- ing risky glacier stretches for…

Birbhum: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee speaks during the inauguration of various development projects, in Birbhum. (PTI Photo) The second phase of vote to elect who will govern Bengal for the next five years has now got one extra unlikely parameter after the first phase’s stupendous voting percentage of more than 93%: how many…

Court-mandated appellate tribunals cleared 55 nuns of Missionaries of Charity for inclusion in Bengal’s electoral rolls, reversing earlier deletions after appeals to EC. “They will vote Wednesday. We had help from RS MP Derek O’Brien… We are also grateful to EC,” a sister at Mother House said Tuesday.More than 120 sisters, all voters in Chowringhee,…

An S-400 air defence system New Delhi: Russia has shipped the fourth batch of S-400 Triumf defence system that “will reach India by mid-May” soon after the May 7 anniversary of Operation Sindoor, a defence source told TOI. The fifth S-400 system is expected to arrive in India in November. The Russian S-400 system proved…

People’s Democratic Party leader Iltija Mufti leads a protest over the protection of the Urdu language outside the PDP headquarters, in Srinagar on Tuesday. (ANI Photo) Srinagar: PDP leader Iltija Mufti Tuesday took to the streets to protest govt’s proposed move to remove knowledge of Urdu as an eligibility criterion under Jammu and Kashmir Revenue…