West Bengal

The Bangladeshi infiltrators included four women and four children, all residents of Fakirbari in Bagerhat district, Bangladesh.

A Bench comprising Surya Kant, Joymalya Bagchi and Vipin Pancholi strongly criticised the Mamata government of West Bengal, saying there was a clear “abdication of duty” on its part.

Even after efforts were made to safely escort the judicial officers out past midnight, the situation did not fully calm down.

 A three-judge Bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant stated on Wednesday, “We have received a letter from the Calcutta High Court Chief Justice on Tuesday. We are happy about the facts and figures given…. Out of 60 lakh, 47 lakh objections have been decided till last evening. By April 7, all objections will be decided.”

The High Court said that the petitioners could not establish that the ECI's orders were used in an arbitrary manner and resulted in an injury to a public interest.

An Indian Express ground investigation revealed that most of these varsities depend on guest faculty working at the UGC-mandated rate of Rs 500 per class.

Earlier, the Election Commission removed 7 Central Armed Police Forces personnel from the election duty in West Bengal after they attended an Iftar Party in the Samserganj area of Murshidabad district.

Two judicial officers in Cooch Behar, including a woman judge, have received threatening letters sent on the official letterhead of the Trinamool Congress (TMC)...

The TMC MP, who often finds herself in controversy because of her political statements, claimed that people from the Gujarati community did not contribute to the freedom struggle at all.