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Wednesday, July 23, 2025
TopicWest Bengal assembly elections

Topic: West Bengal assembly elections

In last leg of Bengal polls, Mamata on offensive as PM cancels rallies, Congress hit by Covid

CM Mamata Banerjee is focusing her attention on Murshidabad that holds 22 seats, apart from Malda, Kolkata, Birbhum. West Burdwan and South Dinajpur will also vote in these phases.

West Bengal sees 57.03% voter turnout, sporadic violence in sixth phase of polls

Long queues were seen outside most polling booths with security personnel asking everyone to adhere to Covid-19 safety protocols amid the surge in cases, an EC official said.

One look at Kumbh, elections during Covid and you’ll know Alexander’s chroniclers were right

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Drugs & hilsa in Bengal, liquor in Assam, cash in TN — What parties used to influence voters

According to an EC report, drugs worth Rs 118.83 cr was seized in Bengal, illegal cash totalling Rs 236 cr was seized in Tamil Nadu & liquor worth Rs 41.97 cr was intercepted in Assam.

EC cuts down campaign timings, extends silence period to 72 hours in West Bengal polls

The Election Commission also took a serious view against repeated violations by candidates and flouting of social distancing and wearing of masks.

Will ask EC to stop inflow of outsiders from Gujarat behind Covid surge in Bengal: Mamata

Banerjee, during a public meeting, said the BJP brought people from 'worst-hit' states like Gujarat for erecting marquees for PM Modi's poll rallies.

BJP has married Mandal with Kamandal in Bengal, posing a dilemma for scholars

In caste politics, both the unit of mobilisation and opposition are caste categories, like Jatavs versus Yadavs. In Bengal, the target is a religious category – Muslims.

EC imposes 24-hour campaign ban on BJP’s Dilip Ghosh over Cooch Behar remarks

The Commission's order said Ghosh made highly 'provocative and inciteful' remarks which could adversely impact law and order and adversely affecting the election process.

Covid-positive Congress candidate Rezaul Haque dies in Kolkata days before Murshidabad poll

Haque, the party's nominee from Samsherganj constituency in Murshidabad district, was initially admitted to a private hospital in Jangipur and later transferred.

BJP won’t be able to win even 70 seats in ongoing state polls, says Mamata Banerjee

Speaking at a rally in Jalpaiguri district, the TMC chief ridiculed PM Modi’s recent claim that BJP had already won a 100 seats in the four phases of the election to the 294-seat assembly.

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Defence, tech, education—Modi’s visit will boost India-UK ties

Given the immediate challenges on India’s borders, cooperation in the defence sector with partners such as the UK has achieved greater importance.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Indian firm sets up titanium, superalloy plants to meet global need. Safran, Dassault, BAE line up

PTC Industries is investing Rs 1,000 cr in 4 manufacturing plants in UP, has already started supplying titanium parts to BAE Systems for its M-777 howitzers that India also uses.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.