Trinamool minister 'raised voice' at meeting with EC bench, alleges was 'insulted' (Lead)

IANS | March 9, 2026 3:38 PM

Kolkata, March 9 (IANS) Controversy erupted at a meeting of a delegation of West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress with the full bench of the Election Commission, headed by the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, here on Monday, with a minister, who was part of the team, "raising her voice" during the interaction, a poll panel source said.

No major impact on India due to rise in global oil price: FM Sitharaman

IANS | March 9, 2026 3:25 PM

New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) The impact of the rise in global crude oil prices on the rate of inflation in India is not estimated to be substantial at this point, as the country’s inflation is near the "lower bound", Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in Parliament on Monday.

CBI summons TVK leader Vijay again in Karur stampede probe

IANS | March 9, 2026 3:19 PM

Chennai, March 9 (IANS) Actor-turned-politician and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay has been summoned once again by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to appear before investigators in New Delhi on Tuesday in connection with the probe into the Karur stampede case.

CPI(M) urges ECI to conduct Bengal polls in one phase this time

IANS | March 9, 2026 1:13 PM

Kolkata, March 9 (IANS) A delegation of the West Bengal unit of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), on Monday, appealed to the full Bench of the Election Commission of India (ECI) to conduct the forthcoming Assembly elections in the state scheduled later this year in a single-phase.