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Kerala assembly polls: Scrutiny of nomination papers begin

The last date for withdrawal of nominations is May 2

Bengal assembly polls: Fifth phase of polling begins amid tight security

CM Mamata Banerjee and Chandra Kumar Bose, grand nephew of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose are in fray during this phase

Severe heatwave condition in West Bengal at 45 degree Celsius

After recording below 40 degrees Celsius for a couple of days, temperature bounced back to 40 plus mercury mark

West Bengal assembly polls: Transwoman to manage transgender poll booth

District election officer lamented more third gender members could not be deployed

West Bengal assembly polls: Political heavyweights in 5th phase tomorrow

The centre of attraction in this phase is Bhawanipur constituency in south Kolkata where Trinamool Congress chairperson and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is pitted against former union minister Deepa

Which way will Singur sway?

It might be hard to predict who will win but the nation awaits the verdict from Singur nonetheless as a commentary on current West Bengal politics

West Bengal assembly polls: 10 crude bombs seized by police; none held

Kolkata police today seized ten crude bombs kept inside a bag lying in the backyard of a club

Heavy security deployment for 5th phase of Bengal polls

Around 680 companies of central police forces have been deployed in over 53 constituencies and over 20,000 state police personnel

High-decibel campaign for crucial penultimate phase ends

Amit Shah during his campaign said that 'voting for one seat in Bengal can change the whole state,' referring to Bhowanipore constituency

Tata's Nano remains central issue in Singur even after 8 years

Singur was on the boil between 2006 and 2008 after the then Left Front government acquired 997.11 acres of land for setting up the small car factory

BJP using VVIP chopper deal to divert attention from own failures: Sachin Pilot

Pilot further said that then Congress govt at the Centre had cancelled the AgustaWestland chopper deal and ordered a probe by the CBI

Buddhadeb-Rahul rally, a 'historic' moment for Bengal

Crowd cheers call to 'oust TMC, save Bengal', as Buddhadeb accuses Trinamool of creating environment of fear in the state

Tamil Nadu assembly polls: DMK's Stalin, DMDK's Vijayakanth file nominations

State assembly polls are scheduled to be held on May 16

Air India to fly 3,000 troopers from Kolkata to Kerala

Kannur in north Kerala will see the maximum deployment of para-military forces

Kerala assembly polls: Actor takes on late Congress leader's son in Kollam

Malayalam film actor Mukesh of CPI(M)-led LDF is taking on Congress- headed UDF's Sooraj Ravi for the May 16 Assembly polls

Tamil Nadu assembly polls: Salem PMK candidate R Arul attacked

Police suspect the involvement of a rival group of PMK in the attack

Aggressive TMC versus a timid Opposition

Nanoor, one of 11 Assembly constituencies in West Bengal's Birbhum district, has seen a series of violent clashes in recent years

Mamata confident of victory

Out of a total of 294 seats, so far the electorate in West Bengal has voted for 216 seats

Jayalalithaa's wealth see slight decline from June 2015 to now

Karunanidhi's wealth grows in five years, according to data from affidavit

West Bengal polls: Over 67% voter turnout till 3 PM

More than 230 people were arrested in various poll-related incidents