Mamata Banerjee reaches Bhabanipur EVM strong room, alleges tampering of vote machines
West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee on Thursday rushed to Sakhawat Memorial School in south Kolkata, the counting centre for the Bhabanipur assembly constituency, where EVMs from the April 29 polls are stored in strong rooms, amid suspicions of malpractice and tampering of the voting machines.
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Bengal elections: BJP, TMC leaders face off as clash erupts outside EVM strong room in Kolkata
Tensions flared in Kolkata’s Chowringhee area after leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Trinamool Congress (TMC) clashed outside an EVM strong room. The situation escalated when BJP leader Tapas Roy arrived at the spot, triggering heated exchanges between supporters of both parties. The confrontation drew significant attention as security personnel moved in to prevent the situation from spiralling further. The situation occurred after TMC chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee urged her leaders and workers to maintain round-the-clock vigilance over EVM strongrooms.
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Mojtaba targets Trump, says new management of Hormuz will bring calm, eliminate enemy’s abuses
In a significant development, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, on Thursday targeted US President Donald Trump and said the new management of Strait of Hormuz will bring calm, eliminate enemy’s abuses. In a statement, he said that the Islamic Republic will protect its “nuclear and missile capabilities” as a national asset, even as US President Donald Trump tries to get a deal on those issues.
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Mamata Banerjee claims TMC will win over 226 seats in Assembly polls: ‘We will form govt again in Bengal’
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee released a video message on Thursday, asserting that the Trinamool Congress (TMC) party is on track for a decisive win. She said the people of West Bengal are ready to bring back a government rooted in what she called the spirit of “maa (mother), maati (land) and maanush (people).”
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Election Commission approves ‘Telangana Rakshana Sena’ as official name for K Kavitha’s political party
The Election Commission has approved ‘Telangana Rakshana Sena’ as the official name of the new political party launched by K Kavitha, daughter of former Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, from among five options submitted to the poll body.
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Will Congress support TMC if hung Assembly situation arises in Bengal? Here’s what Mallikarjun Kharge says
Amid intense speculation over the outcome of the West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday adopted a cautious stance on whether the grand old party would support the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in the event of a hung assembly.
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Raja Shivaji advance box office: Riteish Deshmukh’s film sees strong Day 1 pre-sales | Details inside
Bollywood actor Riteish Deshmukh is all set to appear in his period drama film Raja Shivaji on Friday, May 1, 2026, based on the life and legacy of the Maratha warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Apart from Riteish, the film stars Genelia Deshmukh, Sanjay Dutt, Abhishek Bachchan and Vidya Balan in key roles.
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Heinrich Klaasen, Travis Head school Mumbai bowlers as Sunrisers Hyderabad set record chase at Wankhede
Sunrisers Hyderabad stunned Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium. Batting first, Mumbai opener Ryan Rickelton dictated the proceedings, smacking an unbeaten 123 runs off 55 balls. Courtesy of his blistering show, Mumbai posted 243 runs on the board in the first innings. Initially, Will Jacks supported him well, scoring 46 runs off 22 balls, while captain Hardik Pandya provided some late fireworks, hitting 31 off 15.
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12 labourers killed, 20 injured as pick-up van overturns and crashes into SUV in MP’s Dhar
At least 12 labourers, including 10 women and two men, were killed and 20 others injured when the pick-up van carrying them overturned and collided with an SUV in Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday night, an official said.
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Seven people killed as hospital wall collapses in Bengaluru, CM announces Rs 5 lakh compensation
At least seven people, including three children, were killed when the compound wall of a hospital collapsed here on Wednesday, police said. The incident was reported in the Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital in Bengaluru. When the heavy rains, coupled with strong winds, battered the area, the seven victims were taking shelter near the wall, which suddenly came down crashing, police further said. All seven people were killed on the spot, they added.
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