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Kolkata: Senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee Wednesday alleged that an elderly voter died after being assaulted by central forces in Howrah district during polling for the second phase of West Bengal assembly elections. In a strongly-worded post on X, Banerjee accused the central forces deployed...

Kolkata: Over 61 per cent of the 3.21 crore electors exercised their franchise till 1 pm of the second and final phase of polling in West Bengal amid attacks on a few candidates, while tension gripped the Bhabanipur seat briefly as Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee...

Kolkata: Nearly 40 per cent of the 3.21 crore electors voted till 11 am of the second phase of polling in West Bengal amid sporadic violence, while tension gripped the Bhabanipur seat briefly as Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Suvendu Adhikari took swipes at one...

Kolkata: Incidents of violence and vandalism were reported from parts of West Bengal during the early hours of voting in the second phase of the Assembly elections Wednesday, police said. The incidents were reported from multiple locations, including Chapra, Shantipur, Nimtala and Bhangar, they said....

Washington: President Donald Trump Tuesday, claimed that Iran "has just" informed the US that it is in a "state of collapse". "They want us to "Open the Hormuz Strait," as soon as possible, as they try to figure out their leadership situation," Trump posted on...

Tehran: The Trump administration seemed unlikely Tuesday to accept Iran's offer to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz if the US lifts its blockade on the country. The proposal would postpone discussions on the Islamic Republic's nuclear program, something that US Secretary...

Jakarta: The death toll from a collision between two trains in Bekasi, West Java, Indonesia, has risen to 14, with 84 people injured, local officials said Tuesday. Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto visited the victims at a hospital in Bekasi Tuesday morning, saying that he extended...

Cairo: Iran has offered to end its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for the US lifting its blockade on the country and an end to the war, while proposing that discussions on the larger question of its nuclear program would come in...

New Delhi: India and New Zealand Monday inked a free trade agreement, aimed at boosting two-way commerce and investments. The pact was signed by Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and visiting New Zealand's Trade and Investment Minister Todd McClay. The FTA provides duty-free access...

New Delhi: Rajya Sabha member Raghav Chadha Monday took to social media to explain the reasons behind his exit from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), alleging that the party had turned "toxic", while asserting that his decision to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would...