Elections

Assembly elections: Bengal voter turnout crosses 62%, TN nears 57% by 1 pm

April 23, 2026 revoi editor

New Delhi: West Bengal and Tamil Nadu recorded strong voter turnout in Assembly elections on Thursday, with participation reaching 62.18 per cent and 56.81 per cent respectively by 1 pm, according to the Election Commission of India. In West Bengal, Paschim Medinipur recorded the highest turnout at 65.77 per cent, followed by Jhargram at 65.31 […]

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‘Systematic, well managed’: Global delegates hail Bengal polling

April 23, 2026 revoi editor

Kolkata: International delegates visiting polling stations in West Bengal on Thursday praised the arrangements as part of the International Election Visitors’ Programme (IEVP) 2026. A delegate who visited a polling booth in the Kurseong Assembly constituency appreciated facilities such as crèche services, drinking water, and health check-up camps. “Wonderful… systematic, very well managed,” a delegate […]

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Assembly elections: Bengal leads with 41% voter turnout; Tamil Nadu records 37% by 11 am

April 23, 2026 revoi editor

New Delhi: Tamil Nadu and West Bengal recorded strong voter turnout in the early hours of polling on Thursday, with participation crossing 35 per cent in both states by 11 am. According to data released by the Election Commission of India, voter turnout in the first phase of polling in West Bengal stood at 41.11 […]

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Polling begins for bypolls in Maharashtra, Gujarat alongside Tamil Nadu, Bengal assembly elections

April 23, 2026 revoi editor

New Delhi: Polling began Thursday for by-elections in two Assembly constituencies in Maharashtra and one in Gujarat, taking place alongside full Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu and the first phase of voting in West Bengal, all under heavy security. The by-elections were necessitated by the deaths of sitting legislators. In Gujarat, voting is underway in […]

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PM Modi extends Poila Boishakh greetings, celebrates Bengal’s cultural legacy

April 15, 2026 revoi editor

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday extended warm greetings to the nation on the occasion of Poila Boishakh, highlighting the festival as a celebration of West Bengal’s rich cultural heritage and its contribution to India’s civilisational ethos. In a post on X, PM Modi said, “Shubho Noboborsho! Best wishes on Poila Boishakh.” “I […]

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President Murmu on a two-day trip in West Bengal

March 28, 2023 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi, March 27: The President of India, Dropadi Murmu, arrived in Kolkata on Monday for a two-day trip to West Bengal. For the welcome of the President Murmu, the Bengal State governor CV Anand Bose and the State municipal Affairs and urban development minister, Firhad Hakim, the State minister in charge of fire fighting, […]

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West Bengal: ED Summons TMC Leader Abhishek Banerjee in Coal Scam Case

August 30, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: TMC national general secretary and Mamata Banerjee’s nephew Abhishek Banerjee has been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the coal case. TMC leader has been asked to appear before the ED office in Kolkata on Friday (September 2). The Supreme Court on May 12 told the ED that they can go […]

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West Bengal: Fire breaks out at Kolkata’s Jorabagan slum area

February 19, 2022 Vinayak Barot

Kolkata: A major fire broke out at a slum cluster at Baisnabseth Lane in Jorabagan in north Kolkata on Friday night. Six fire tenders rushed to the spot with the fire brigade stating that four more tenders are being readied. However, no casualties or injuries to anyone have been reported so far in the incident. Around […]

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Mamata’s third front without congress is not good: Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut

December 4, 2021 Vinayak Barot

Mumbai: Shivsena leader Sanjay Raut today criticized the thinking of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee – in which she said that “UPA is no more”.  Shivsena leader Sanjay Raut cleared his views over Mamata Banerjee’s plan and said that “Mamata’s Third front without congress is not good,” Sanjay Raut further added that “nobody raised […]

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Mamata Banerjee eyes to build third-front in Maharashtra, NCP says “No Oppn front without Congress”

December 1, 2021 Vinayak Barot

Mumbai: Nationalist Congress Party leader Nawab Malik on the Mamata Banerjee’s meeting with Sharad Pawar said that “Opposition front not without Congress.” It is very clear that Mamata Banerjee’s eyes to build third-front in Maharashtra which could be a new challenge for not only BJP but other parties also. Mamta Banerjee is planning to expand […]

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