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New Delhi: Congress leader Pawan Khera raised a series of questions directed at the Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma And his wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sharma, has sought clarity on the disclosures made in the official affidavit.Khera also said that he would present more evidence in the coming days as the debate intensified ahead of…

KOLKATA: The involvement of 500-odd judicial officers – lower court judges from across Bengal in ruling on dubious cases flagged in the voter list published in February has slowed the disposal of cases in state courts.The overall “clearance rate” of lower court cases in Bengal stood at 62% in 2025. This March the monthly rate…

GUWAHATI: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma on Sunday raised the issue of beef consumption in his election campaign, Assam National Parishad (AJP) candidate Kunki Chowdhury (27), the main Congress ally from the Guwahati Central seat, accused his parents of eating beef and uploaded a photo of it on social media.“Kunki’s mother, Sujata Gurung Chowdhury,…

KOLKATA: The mother of a trainee doctor who was raped and murdered at Kolkata’s RG Kar Hospital in 2024 has sparked a fierce political debate as a BJP candidate after the release of an alleged campaign video in which she is heard threatening to throw down the Bengal chief minister. Mamata Banerjee “Into the gutter…

NEW DELHI: Nearly eight lakh new piped gas customers joined a drive by the government and gas companies to boost its use and reduce dependence on cooking gas cylinders last month, a top official said on Sunday.“We have managed quite well, consistently supplying around 50 lakh cylinders, fully meeting domestic demand and up to 80%…