NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Monday asked Election Commission to respond within a week to TMC MP Dola Sen’s plea accusing the poll panel of arbitrarily deleting more than 58 lakh names from West Bengal’s draft voters’ list by refusing to accept valid and permissible documents from people during the SIR exercise. Appearing for Sen, senior
KOLKATA: Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee Monday wrote to CEC Gyanesh Kumar for the second time in 48 hours, alleging that EC was not issuing proper acknowledgments of documents submitted during SIR hearings and was instead marking them “not found” to disenfranchise genuine voters, reports Debashis Konar. She said, “The non-issuance of documentary acknowledgment deprives electors
The device does not look like much. Slim and cylindrical, it is small enough to sit in the palm of a hand. There are no filters to replace, no chemicals to add and no moving parts to watch. Water enters at one end. Cleaner water exits at the other. That simplicity is intentional. Victoria Ou
A controversy has arisen over the hosting of the East India Bodybuilding Championship at the Bhajan Mandap near the Lingaraj Temple in Bhubaneswar. As per reports, the Purana Bhubaneswar Nagarik Mancha (Old Bhubaneswar Citizens’ Forum) has objected to the use of the spiritually significant venue for a bodybuilding competition with participation of women. Members of
Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi inaugurated and laid foundations for 71 projects worth over Rs 1,900 crore in Keonjhar, boosting infrastructure, education, healthcare, sports and regional development. Rs 1,900 Crore for Keonjhar: Odisha CM lays foundation, inaugurates 71 projects Photograph: (OTV) Keonjhar received a major development push on Tuesday as Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan
Sachin Tendulkar and Amitabh Bachchan shared a light-hearted game of hand cricket, proving that sometimes the simplest moments leave the biggest impression. Sachin and Amitabh Bachchan Photograph: (X) Two of India’s most revered icons, one from the cricket field and the other from the silver screen, came together in a moment of pure nostalgia that
Karan Aujla faces fresh cheating allegations as more women speak out online, while wife Palak Aujla responds with silence amid growing social media debate. Karan Aujla Photograph: (Instagram) Punjabi singer Karan Aujla remains at the centre of growing online scrutiny as multiple allegations continue to surface, intensifying an already heated controversy. What began as a
Odisha plans to demolish unsafe government buildings, including Na Tala and Rajiv Bhawan in Bhubaneswar, as part of a phased redevelopment, while preserving the old Assembly as a heritage museum. ‘Na Tala’ and ‘Rajiv Bhawan’ in Bhubaneswar to be demolished: Odisha Minister Photograph: (OTV) The Odisha government has plans to demolish several key government buildings
KOLKATA: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee said on Tuesday that the Election Commission of India (ECI) was snatching the voting rights of millions of people in the election-bound state. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee addresses a press conference on the Special Intensive Revision of the state’s electoral roll on Tuesday (PTI) “This is
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has received more than 3.5 lakh claims from voters for the inclusion and deletion of names after the draft electoral roll in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal was published on December 16, 2025, officials have said. People wait at a centre during hearings under the