West Bengal Polls

Hundred years of Satyajit Ray, and his brand of visceral cinema that mirrored the politics of Bengal across decades

As his birth centenary coincides with the counting day of West Bengal polls, Satyajit Ray would surely like to know whether the people of his home state have voted or not for the lofty ideals for which he had lived and toiled all his life.

West Bengal Election 2021: Voting for Phase 8 slated to be held today; steps to locate polling station

A polling station is a designated place where electors go to cast their vote. A polling booth, on the other hand, is set up by parties and candidates beyond a distance of 200 meters from the polling stations

West Bengal polls 2021: EC bans roadshows, rallies ahead of phase 7 and 8; only 500 allowed in public meetings

The EC order came on a day West Bengal reported its highest single-day spike of 11,948 COVID-19 cases and 56 fresh deaths

West Bengal polls: Will limit attendees to 500 at election rallies says BJP amid surge in COVID-19 cases

The BJP's announcement comes on the heels of criticism from Opposition parties like the TMC and Congress, who pointed to the rising COVID-19 cases in the state

Bengal polls: BJP releases audio clip, accuses Mamata Banerjee of trying to 'instigate riots' in Sitalkuchi

In the purported audio clip, Banerjee is heard telling the Sitalkuchi TMC candidate 'to hold rallies with the bodies of the people killed in CISF firing' on 10 April

West Bengal polls: EC curtails campaigning hours, extends silence period to 72 hours due to COVID-19 surge

As Bengal recorded its highest single-day spike of over 6,900 cases, the poll panel barred candidates from campaigning after 7 pm and before 8 am

West Bengal polls: Mamata visits kin of those killed in Cooch Behar CISF firing, promises to punish culprits

The West Bengal CM also said that she will also ensure justice for the family of Ananda Burman, an 18-year-old first-time voter who was shot dead outside a polling booth in Sitalkuchi

Assembly Election 2021 Updates: Calcutta HC orders strict compliance with COVID protocol during campaigning

Assembly Election 2021 LIVE Updates: Hearing two PILs in this regard, a division bench presided by Chief Justice TBN Radhakrishnan ordered that all district magistrates will ensure that the guidelines laid down by the EC are strictly implemented

Bengal polls: EC bars Mamata Banerjee from campaigning for 24 hrs; will sit on dharna today, vows CM

On 8 April, the poll panel had issued a notice over Banerjee's 3 April speech at Hooghly, when she had allegedly 'appealed to minorities not to split their votes among different political parties'

Cooch Behar firing: Central forces could have shot dead more than 4 people, says BJP’s Rahul Sinha

Sinha's remarks come a day after Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh said more Cooch Behar-like killings may happen in the next phase if "naughty boys like the ones who died in Sitalkuchi" try to take the law into their hands