Author: Md Nasimuddin
Five months after constituting 19 appellate tribunals to hear appeals arising from the special intensive revision (SIR) in West Bengal, the Supreme Court on Tuesday (August 25, 2026) found that public information regarding these proceedings remains sparse or speculative, even as upcoming municipal elections draw near in the State.
In connection with Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee’s petition in the Supreme Court against rebel (now NCPI) MPs seeking their disqualifications, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has issued notices to the 20 MPs, seeking their response within seven days.
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday (August 24, 2026) said that 23,000 certificates under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019 have been distributed out of the 2.30 lakh applications that have been made.
The West Bengal government invoked a special portion of the West Bengal Public Safety and Control of Anti-Social Activities Act, 2026, also known as the ‘anti-goonda law’, in the state with effect from Monday.
West Bengal Minister Agnimitra Paul on Sunday faced strong backlash for admonishing a homeless woman for boiling milk for her child on a pavement in Kolkata.
A new Radial Forging Plant at Yantra India Ltd’s Metal and Steel Factory (MSF) in Ishapore will expand Bengal’s defence manufacturing capacity, including production of hollow tubes for aerial bombs, as Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday laid the foundation stones for five expansion projects worth around Rs 3,500 crore.
A 10-member team comprising leaders of different communities and organisations in Manipur left for New Delhi on Thursday (August 20, 2026) amid the unrest in the State’s Imphal Valley to press for an updated National Register of Citizens (NRC) before the Census exercise is conducted in the State
Lawmakers in Bangladesh elected ruling party veteran Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir as the country’s president on Thursday, a largely ceremonial post left vacant after the early resignation of his predecessor.
The exceptionally gifted Manav Suthar gave India temporary deliverance from their red-ball turmoil, leading the 165-run dismantling of Sri Lanka in the first Test with a match haul of 10-wicket on the fifth and final day here on Wednesday.
Top Congress leaders met here on Wednesday to discuss the political situation in the country, including the roadmap to step up pressure on the government on issues of students and the alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ram temple.