Pakistan's poverty rate rises to 25.3% in 2024-25: World Bank

Sep 23, 2025

A recent World Bank (WB) report has raised alarms over the increasing poverty rate in Pakistan, emphasising the urgency for long-term, inclusive reforms to...

Calcutta HC order to deploy Central Forces in Bengal panchayat polls over-step of judicial powers: State EC to SC

Jun 19, 2023

"A direction was passed on the Petitioner (WB State Election Commission) for deployment of Central Forces without providing adequate opportunity to the Petitioner by...

MHA seeks report from WB govt on post-poll violence

May 05, 2021

New Delhi [India], May 5 : Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla on Wednesday has written to the West Bengal Chief Secretary seeking a report...

WB polls: Bomb hurled in north Kolkata, EC seeks report

Apr 29, 2021

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 29 : With polling for the eighth phase in the West Bengal Assembly underway on Thursday, a bomb was...

SC refuses to interfere with HC order on deployment of central forces in Bengal for panchayat polls

Jun 20, 2023

A vacation bench comprising Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice Manoj Misra rejected the plea filed by the West Bengal State Election Commission and WB...

ED raids properties of man who cheated waqf board in Pune

Nov 12, 2021

Pune (Maharashtra) [India], November 12 : Enforcement Directorate conducted a raid on the properties of the man who cheated the Waqf Board (WB) department...