Bengal SIR: Hearing notices to Amartya Sen, Mohammed Shami part of routine verification, says poll panel

Bengal Sir: The office of the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer has clarified that SIR hearing summons to Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, cricketer Mohammed Shami and Bengali actor-turned-MP Dev were part of a routine electoral verification process, and not targeted actions. Notices issued to these well-known personalities had sparked a controversy in the poll-bound state….

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TMC’s FY-25 donations surge to ₹184 crore as Mamata Banerjee gears up for West Bengal Assembly polls

West Bengal’s ruling party, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) received 184.96 crore from 448 donors as political donations in 2024-25, according to the party’s contribution reports shared with the Election Commission of India. This amount is about three-fold more than 64.24 crore that Mamata Banerjee-led party had received as funds in 2023-24. Also Read , Mamata…

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