VK News Today https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Kavita Paudwal: ‘Anuradha Paudwal raised me as a single parent; for her to send me abroad alone at 17 was incredibly courageous’ | Exclusive Oil prices today: Crude climbs as US-Iran talks uncertainty keeps markets on edge; Brent tops $106 Amit Shah shares sunset video, says “sun of TMC’s corruption, hooliganism has set” as Bengal Phase I polling ends NEW DELHI: Amid contrasting interpretations by rival camps of the highest-ever turnout in the first phase of Bengal assembly polls on Thursday, a post on X by Union minister Amit Shah conveyed the upbeat mood within the BJP over its prospects.Shah, who is in West Bengal and will remain there till April 27 to oversee his party’s campaign, posted a video of the setting sun as polling ended and said, “The sun of TMC’s corruption and hooliganism has set.”BJP has framed the election as a vote against “corruption and lawlessness” on CM Mamata Banerjee’s watch.TMC, on the other hand, interpreted the turnout as an expression of people’s anger against BJP over SIR and the unprecedented deployment of central forces, issues it has framed to the electorate as the blatant undermining of Bengal’s identity by “outsiders”.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideos‘Uninformed, Inappropriate’: India Responds To Trump’s ‘Hell-hole’ Comment‘In Touch With Iran’: MEA Confirms Indian Crew Safe After Hormuz FiringViolent Clashes Mar Bengal Phase 1 Voting As Tamil Stars Contribute To 82% TurnoutFrance Waives Airport Transit Visa For Indian Nationals, Boosts Travel EaseTop Military Leadership Of India And US Engage To Discuss Common Concerns In The Indo-pacificEx-Domestic Worker Arrested in Delhi IIT Graduate Murder; Linked to Alwar CaseTrump Sparks Outrage After Reposting ‘Hellholes’ Remark on India, China Amid Citizenship DebateUS Congressman Urges Pakistan To Act Against LeT, JeM; Renews Focus On Cross-Border TerrorWest Bengal Poll Violence: Blast In Murshidabad Injures Multiple During VotingVijay Writes To EC Seeking Poll Extension Amid 17.69% Early Turnout In Tamil Nadu123Photostories10 beautiful baby girl names that mean grace and eleganceTop 5 footballers influencing men’s fashion right now7 air-purifying plants for terrace gardensAre you using the right spoon? Here’s what each type of spoon is actually designed forGarad to Tangail: 5 underrated textiles from West Bengal you need to knowRoyal birthdays in May 2026: List of upcoming birthdays of Royals across the worldExclusive – Parth Samthaan on Mahid’s popularity, Sehar Hone Ko Hai and work-life balance: ‘We never tried to create controversy or show religion as propaganda’7 ways to make your first home feel right—cozy, functional, and personalMeghan Markle to Katy Perry: Ultimate celebrity backyards that serve as private hideawaysTop 5 elite residential neighbourhoods in Lucknow for end-users and investors123Hot PicksBengal Election 2026UP Board Class 10 result 2026Bengal election dos and don’tsTamil Nadu pollsSIR ProtestTN election dos and don’tsBank Holidays AprilTop TrendingWest Bengal electionTamil Nadu electionDianna RussiniNFL TradeTaylor SwiftMike VrabelUPMSP 12th ResultAnna KournikovasDNA TestIPL Orange Cap India, Qatar discuss ways to strengthen trade, supply chains Ram Charan love story: ‘Peddi’ actor once revealed that his wife Upasana Konidela initially felt uneasy with on-screen intimacy | Telugu Movie News Lamborghini Urus SE “Tettonero” Capsule revealed with 800hp hybrid power Meta tells staff it will layoff 8,000 employees on May 20, but the reason the company is telling them now is … Trump reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug ANI file photo NEW DELHI: The record-breaking polling in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, at 92.9% and 85.1% respectively, is yet another vindication of the special intensive revision (SIR) exercise, notwithstanding the constant doubts raised by some political parties, as well as of the people’s unshakeable faith in the electoral processes, according to EC officials.The overall turnout surpassed the 84.7% and 78.3% recorded by West Bengal and Tamil Nadu respectively in the 2011 assembly polls. The only other state to record an overall turnout higher than West Bengal’s 92.9% — not final, since another phase of polling is due on April 29 — in the history of Independent India is Tripura. The northeastern state had clocked 93.6% polling in the 2013 assembly polls. However, the Tripura turnout is based on an aggregate of EVM votes and postal ballots, while West Bengal percentage is calculated only on EVM votes.Female participation was higher than that of male voters and also the highest ever in both the states. In West Bengal 92.7% women voted as compared to 90.9% males, and in Tamil Nadu, 85.7% female turnout beat the 83.6% male turnout. The 2011 election had recorded the last highest female turnout in Bengal at 84.4% and in Tamil Nadu at 78.5%.Chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, recording his appreciation on Thursday of the highest ever polling percentage in the two states, said: “EC salutes each voter of West Bengal and Tamil Nadu”.Another EC functionary called the highest ever turnout “a watershed moment” for West Bengal. There were only a few minor incidents on Thursday, as compared to the large-scale political violence associated with past elections in the state.“Just like poll violence in Bihar is now a thing of the past, 2026 polls will usher in a change in Bengal too,” said the functinary.SIR — an EC initiative piloted by CEC Kumar to purify the electoral rolls, starting with Bihar last year — tends to automatically push up the voting percentages in view of the shrunk total electorate. “After the dead, permanently shifted and doubly enrolled electors are struck off the rolls, even if the same number of people vote, the polling percentage is higher. Also, these electors, having gone through the process of verifying their vote during SIR, realise the importance of their vote and are consciously exercising it,” an EC officer told TOI.EC is keeping a tight check on common electoral malpractices in Bengal like chaapa, source jamming and booth jamming, through a three-point verification of all persons accessing the polling station. Section 163 of the BNSS (which corresponds with Section 144 of erstwhile IPC) was imposed on Thursday within a 200 metre area of the polling stations. Identity papers of each person entering this area were checked and only genuine electors, election officials etc allowed entry. A second check at the polling booth saw BLOs, NCC volunteers etc confirming the identity of not only ‘pardanasheen’ women electors but everyone before they queued up for voting. Finally, the polling officer verified the identity of the elector a third time, before he cast his vote.“Nobody is being stopped from voting as was done earlier by anti-social elements backed by certain parties,” an EC officer told TOI.About the AuthorBharti JainBharti Jain is senior editor with The Times of India, New Delhi. She has been writing on security matters since 1996. Having covered the Union home ministry, security agencies, Election Commission and the ‘prime’ political beat, the Congress, for The Economic Times all these years, she moved to TOI in August 2012. Her repertoire of news stories delves into the whole gamut of issues related to terrorism and internal strife, besides probing strategic affairs in India’s neighbourhood.Read MoreEnd of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideos‘Uninformed, Inappropriate’: India Responds To Trump’s ‘Hell-hole’ Comment‘In Touch With Iran’: MEA Confirms Indian Crew Safe After Hormuz FiringViolent Clashes Mar Bengal Phase 1 Voting As Tamil Stars Contribute To 82% TurnoutFrance Waives Airport Transit Visa For Indian Nationals, Boosts Travel EaseTop Military Leadership Of India And US Engage To Discuss Common Concerns In The Indo-pacificEx-Domestic Worker Arrested in Delhi IIT Graduate Murder; Linked to Alwar CaseTrump Sparks Outrage After Reposting ‘Hellholes’ Remark on India, China Amid Citizenship DebateUS Congressman Urges Pakistan To Act Against LeT, JeM; Renews Focus On Cross-Border TerrorWest Bengal Poll Violence: Blast In Murshidabad Injures Multiple During VotingVijay Writes To EC Seeking Poll Extension Amid 17.69% Early Turnout In Tamil Nadu123PhotostoriesCan air conditioning make us sick? 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Foreign coach loses cool, starts swearing in Pakistan – Watch RBI flags risks to growth, says inflation could take toll Harry Styles and Zoe Kravitz ENGAGED after eight-month romance: Reports Numerology Predictions Today, April 24, 2026: Read your personalised forecast for numbers 1 to 9 US soldier used secret Maduro raid intel to win $400k betting jackpot, Trump reacts One killed, five injured in shooting at Mall of Louisiana food court – BENGALURU: A Japanese construction technology firm and an Indian Institute of Science-backed data platform have joined forces in a bid to unlock one of urban planning’s most persistent blind spots: the vast troves of construction data that go dark the moment a building project closes.ONESTRUCTION Inc., a Tottori-based specialist in open-standard built environment data, and DataKaveri Systems, the commercial arm of IISc Bengaluru’s Centre of Data for Public Good (CDPG) signed an MoU to integrate construction data into AI-ready urban data exchanges across Indian and Japanese cities.The signing took place on the sidelines of the inaugural Japan-India AI Strategic Dialogue — a bilateral initiative to advance cooperation in AI and data infrastructure.Under the agreement, the two organisations will work to connect ONESTRUCTION’s openBIM platform — built around IFC, the internationally recognised open data standard for construction information — with DataKaveri’s Intelligent Universal Data Exchange (IUDX), a platform already live across 55 smart cities in India covering urban mobility, utilities, environment and public services.The ambition is to make construction data such as floor plans, utility layouts, and asset histories, flow securely into city-scale AI applications and digital twins, rather than being lost or locked within individual project silos once construction ends.Lucas Haywood, VP of Global Strategy at ONESTRUCTION, said the collaboration pointed toward a future where standardised building data could be useful “in the context of everything else that describes a city.” Ashok Krishnan, VP of Commercial Business and Revenue at CDPG and DataKaveri, described the construction industry as sitting on “a goldmine of data” that rarely travels beyond the boundaries of individual projects.The two firms said they would jointly explore AI use-cases drawing on combined construction and urban datasets, and pursue bilateral funding opportunities. Both said they hoped the model could be replicated internationally.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideos‘Uninformed, Inappropriate’: India Responds To Trump’s ‘Hell-hole’ Comment‘In Touch With Iran’: MEA Confirms Indian Crew Safe After Hormuz FiringViolent Clashes Mar Bengal Phase 1 Voting As Tamil Stars Contribute To 82% TurnoutFrance Waives Airport Transit Visa For Indian Nationals, Boosts Travel EaseTop Military Leadership Of India And US Engage To Discuss Common Concerns In The Indo-pacificEx-Domestic Worker Arrested in Delhi IIT Graduate Murder; Linked to Alwar CaseTrump Sparks Outrage After Reposting ‘Hellholes’ Remark on India, China Amid Citizenship DebateUS Congressman Urges Pakistan To Act Against LeT, JeM; Renews Focus On Cross-Border TerrorWest Bengal Poll Violence: Blast In Murshidabad Injures Multiple During VotingVijay Writes To EC Seeking Poll Extension Amid 17.69% Early Turnout In Tamil Nadu123PhotostoriesCan air conditioning make us sick? 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On Thursday, however, it was a colour that stood out.As polling got underway, men and women across Tamil Nadu turned up at booths in white shirts paired with beige pants. What has been the signature style of TVK founder Vijay ever since he stepped into the political arena became the unsaid ‘dress code’ among his supporters on voting day.“I wore beige and white so everyone knows who I am backing,” said Rupa Lakshmi, a first-time voter in Chennai. Uncomfortable wearing a shirt, Sunitha M showed up in a white kurta paired with beige pants and a dupatta. “I didn’t want to be left out.”The look has been trending for days, with content creators promoting the look as ‘outfit inspo for poll day’.Colour-coded political expression has been part of the culture in the state for decades.DMK loyalists are often associated with black and red, while VCK supporters usually go for blue. Now, TVK’s beige has added a whole new shade to the political spectrum.Which begs the question — why were DMK’s MK Stalin, and BJP’s K Annamalai also seen in white and beige?About the AuthorTarika BalakannanTarika Balakannan is a reporter working in Madurai. She writes on education, health and corporation. Though born in the hills, she loves Madras, the city where she has spent most of her life. When she’s not writing stories she’s busy telling them through photographs and films.Read MoreEnd of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideos‘Uninformed, Inappropriate’: India Responds To Trump’s ‘Hell-hole’ Comment‘In Touch With Iran’: MEA Confirms Indian Crew Safe After Hormuz FiringViolent Clashes Mar Bengal Phase 1 Voting As Tamil Stars Contribute To 82% TurnoutFrance Waives Airport Transit Visa For Indian Nationals, Boosts Travel EaseTop Military Leadership Of India And US Engage To Discuss Common Concerns In The Indo-pacificEx-Domestic Worker Arrested in Delhi IIT Graduate Murder; Linked to Alwar CaseTrump Sparks Outrage After Reposting ‘Hellholes’ Remark on India, China Amid Citizenship DebateUS Congressman Urges Pakistan To Act Against LeT, JeM; Renews Focus On Cross-Border TerrorWest Bengal Poll Violence: Blast In Murshidabad Injures Multiple During VotingVijay Writes To EC Seeking Poll Extension Amid 17.69% Early Turnout In Tamil Nadu123Photostories10 beautiful baby girl names that mean grace and eleganceTop 5 footballers influencing men’s fashion right now7 air-purifying plants for terrace gardensAre you using the right spoon? Here’s what each type of spoon is actually designed forGarad to Tangail: 5 underrated textiles from West Bengal you need to knowRoyal birthdays in May 2026: List of upcoming birthdays of Royals across the worldExclusive – Parth Samthaan on Mahid’s popularity, Sehar Hone Ko Hai and work-life balance: ‘We never tried to create controversy or show religion as propaganda’7 ways to make your first home feel right—cozy, functional, and personalMeghan Markle to Katy Perry: Ultimate celebrity backyards that serve as private hideawaysTop 5 elite residential neighbourhoods in Lucknow for end-users and investors123Hot PicksBengal Election 2026UP Board Class 10 result 2026Bengal election dos and don’tsTamil Nadu pollsSIR ProtestTN election dos and don’tsBank Holidays AprilTop TrendingWest Bengal electionTamil Nadu electionDianna RussiniNFL TradeTaylor SwiftMike VrabelUPMSP 12th ResultAnna KournikovasDNA TestIPL Orange Cap EXPLAINED: Why concussion sub for a shoulder injury? Mahela Jayawardene clarifies ‘Toxic A Fairy Tale for Grownups’: Hollywood action director J.J. Perry praises Yash; Director Geethu Mohandas RESPONDS ‘Spent salary on prostitutes’: Accused in Delhi IRS officer’s daughter rape-murder is a pervert, had ill intentions towards victim; chilling new details Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei awaiting prosthetic leg after strike, suffered severe facial burns: Report . NEW DELHI: As elections in West Bengal enter the final lap, Congress neta Rahul Gandhi attacked his INDIA bloc partner, CM and Trinamool supremo Mamata Banerjee, alleging that polarisation and corruption have created a way for BJP to enter the state.“If Mamata ji had run a clean govt, and had she not polarised West Bengal, there would have been no way for BJP to make inroads into Bengal,” Rahul said on X, appealing to people to vote for Congress. “In this battle of ideologies, only Congress can defeat BJP,” he said.“BJP steals elections. SIR is their way to steal elections. There is a direct fight between Congress and BJP’s ideologies,” the leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha said in a video message.“BJP works against West Bengal’s culture, history, and Bengali language. BJP netas say ‘one nation, one language, one religion’. In this country there are many languages, religions, and ideologies. While we are trying to protect the Constitution, BJP is trying to destroy it,” he said.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideos‘Uninformed, Inappropriate’: India Responds To Trump’s ‘Hell-hole’ Comment‘In Touch With Iran’: MEA Confirms Indian Crew Safe After Hormuz FiringViolent Clashes Mar Bengal Phase 1 Voting As Tamil Stars Contribute To 82% TurnoutFrance Waives Airport Transit Visa For Indian Nationals, Boosts Travel EaseTop Military Leadership Of India And US Engage To Discuss Common Concerns In The Indo-pacificEx-Domestic Worker Arrested in Delhi IIT Graduate Murder; Linked to Alwar CaseTrump Sparks Outrage After Reposting ‘Hellholes’ Remark on India, China Amid Citizenship DebateUS Congressman Urges Pakistan To Act Against LeT, JeM; Renews Focus On Cross-Border TerrorWest Bengal Poll Violence: Blast In Murshidabad Injures Multiple During VotingVijay Writes To EC Seeking Poll Extension Amid 17.69% Early Turnout In Tamil Nadu123Photostories10 beautiful baby girl names that mean grace and eleganceTop 5 footballers influencing men’s fashion right now7 air-purifying plants for terrace gardensAre you using the right spoon? Here’s what each type of spoon is actually designed forGarad to Tangail: 5 underrated textiles from West Bengal you need to knowRoyal birthdays in May 2026: List of upcoming birthdays of Royals across the worldExclusive – Parth Samthaan on Mahid’s popularity, Sehar Hone Ko Hai and work-life balance: ‘We never tried to create controversy or show religion as propaganda’7 ways to make your first home feel right—cozy, functional, and personalMeghan Markle to Katy Perry: Ultimate celebrity backyards that serve as private hideawaysTop 5 elite residential neighbourhoods in Lucknow for end-users and investors123Hot PicksBengal Election 2026UP Board Class 10 result 2026Bengal election dos and don’tsTamil Nadu pollsSIR ProtestTN election dos and don’tsBank Holidays AprilTop TrendingWest Bengal electionTamil Nadu electionDianna RussiniNFL TradeTaylor SwiftMike VrabelUPMSP 12th ResultAnna KournikovasDNA TestIPL Orange Cap ‘Dhurandhar’ brought people closer to cinemas,’ says Imtiaz Ali as he applauds Ranveer Singh’s action thriller 10 beautiful baby girl names that mean grace and elegance Mike Vrabel allegedly mocks his wife in an interview with Dianna Russini as his controversial remark sparks concern about his marriage Amitabh Bachchan emphasizes fitness at 83, saying, ‘Work on the body is prime at this age’ IPL 2026 | From mother’s last rites to CSK’s thumping win: Mukesh Choudhary bowls through pain ‘Can’t see the fielder’: Tilak Varma, Jamie Overton clash as Suryakumar Yadav joins in – Watch Rihanna RETURNS to India; blows kisses to Mumbai paparazzi shouting “RiRi… RiRi” – WATCH Have you been boiling eggs wrong this whole time? | Pisces Horoscope Today, April 24, 2026: Businessmen may go on a long journey to expand business Dhurandhar 2 Full Movie Collection: ‘Dhurandhar 2’ box office collection Day 36: Ranveer Singh starrer falls short of Rs 20 crore mark at end of week 5; total collections hit Rs 1,766 crore | ‘LIK’ box office collections day 14: Pradeep Ranganathan’s film crosses 57 cr worldwide That invisible layer on your phone screen is more important than you think | Aquarius Horoscope Today, April 24, 2026: If you’re single, you may meet someone HC slams EC for ‘abusing power’ to put curbs on bikes PM Modi and US President Donald Trump (File photo) TOI Correspondent from Washington: US President Donald Trump on Thursday befouled Washington’s already dodgy ties with the two largest countries in the world, reposting a four-page racist screed by a supporter that called India and China “hellholes” and accused them of exploiting America’s birthright citizenship privileges.The MAGA supremo, seen as unhinged and erratic by a growing number of Americans and known for posting unfiltered garbage, chose to repost an anti-immigrant tirade by conservative radio host Michael Savage, who espouses nativist nationalism, emphasising borders, language and culture. In his screed, Savage claims that under birthright citizenship, “a baby here becomes an instant citizen, and then they bring the entire family from China or India or some other hellhole on the planet.”In language that echoed crude nativist tropes, he alleged that immigrants from these countries exploit the system through so-called “birth tourism,” and described them as “gangsters with laptops,” accusing them of undermining American workers and institutions.The post, shared on Trump’s Truth Social platform, was not a passing endorsement or a casual “like.” It was a wholesale amplification of Savage’s commentary, effectively elevating the rhetoric into the mainstream political discourse of a sitting president. By choosing to repost the entire commentary without caveat or distancing language, Trump was seen as endorsing not just the policy critique, but the rhetoric itself.The repost comes even as the US Supreme Court weighs the legality of Trump’s executive order seeking to curtail birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment. It also coincides with slipping approval ratings and a contentious midterm election cycle, suggesting that immigration—and the cultural anxieties surrounding it—remain central to Trump’s political playbook.US officials, some of whom are clearly frustrated by Trump’s unfiltered posts and statements, were left to clean up the mess by regurgitating some complementary things he has said about India in the past. The MAGA boss has often spoken of his personal rapport with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, invoking personal camaraderie and great friendship, while rarely articulating a substantive policy vision for US-India relations.Despite the gloss American diplomats attempted to put on the fiasco, with the US embassy in New Delhi reaching out to the media to soften the latest slur, former officials are acknowledging that US-India ties are currently at an all-time low. Rahm Emanuel, a former Obama White House chief of staff, said at a Harvard event recently that the Trump administration had basically spat on India’s face, even as many regional experts continue to be mystified by the US president’s embrace of Pakistan, a country he described as a terrorist haven during his first term. India’s external affairs ministry said it had seen Trump’s post without elaborating.Trump’s record is littered with controversial—and often explicitly racist—remarks stretching back years. During his first presidency, he reportedly referred to African nations, along with Haiti, as “shithole countries” in a White House meeting, while expressing a preference for immigrants from Nordic countries.Earlier, in one of the most notorious cases, Trump took out full-page newspaper ads in 1989 calling for the death penalty for the Central Park Five case—five Black and Latino teenagers later exonerated after spending years in prison. Even after their innocence was established, Trump continued to question their exoneration, a stance widely criticised as racially charged and emblematic of a broader pattern of prejudice that goes back to his father, Fred Trump, seen as an exploitative land shark.Trump’s political career itself began with the so-called “birther” conspiracy targeting Barack Obama, falsely claiming the first Black US president was not born in the US Throughout his campaigns, Trump also called for a “total and complete shutdown” of Muslim immigration, described Mexican immigrants as “rapists,” and repeatedly warned of an “invasion” from the southern border. In that context, the Savage repost appears less an aberration than a continuation.About the AuthorChidanand RajghattaRajghatta is author of Kamala Harris: Phenomenal WomanEnd of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideos‘Uninformed, Inappropriate’: India Responds To Trump’s ‘Hell-hole’ Comment‘In Touch With Iran’: MEA Confirms Indian Crew Safe After Hormuz FiringViolent Clashes Mar Bengal Phase 1 Voting As Tamil Stars Contribute To 82% TurnoutFrance Waives Airport Transit Visa For Indian Nationals, Boosts Travel EaseTop Military Leadership Of India And US Engage To Discuss Common Concerns In The Indo-pacificEx-Domestic Worker Arrested in Delhi IIT Graduate Murder; Linked to Alwar CaseTrump Sparks Outrage After Reposting ‘Hellholes’ Remark on India, China Amid Citizenship DebateUS Congressman Urges Pakistan To Act Against LeT, JeM; Renews Focus On Cross-Border TerrorWest Bengal Poll Violence: Blast In Murshidabad Injures Multiple During VotingVijay Writes To EC Seeking Poll Extension Amid 17.69% Early Turnout In Tamil Nadu123PhotostoriesTop 5 footballers influencing men’s fashion right now7 air-purifying plants for terrace gardensAre you using the right spoon? 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KOLKATA: With last-minute relief following the publication of the appellate tribunal’s supplementary list on Wednesday, a few of the 139 lucky voters, who had lost hope, finally got their index fingers inked.Ainul Miah (30) from Cooch Behar was able to cast his vote at a booth under the Sitalkuchi assembly constituency. “My sister and I had both submitted all our documents, including our house deed, but our names were struck off. I am happy that I could finally vote,” he said.But the relatives of many of the lucky ones did not get to exercise their franchise. Ainul’s sister’s case is yet to be resolved. “My other siblings and my father voted as their names are in the final roll, but I am still concerned for my sister,” he said. Ainul added, “This is my fundamental right, which I lost under the category of logical discrepancy, where I had no role.Twin brothers Sk Kismat and Sk Kurban also got their names on the rolls after the appellate tribunal’s supplementary list was published.In their family of seven, the names of all five brothers had been deleted. Three were later restored on the rolls. Relief for Kismat and Kurban came 24 hours before the first phase of polling.Kismat said, “We went together to celebrate this hard-earned victory. We had submitted valid proof at the time of the hearing, but all our names were deleted. We did not think we would be able to vote this time. We are very relieved that we could participate in the polling process.”Dhananjay Sardar (30), who lives in a small village in Murshidabad, had his name included on the electoral rolls on Wednesday. Expressing relief after casting his vote, he said, “I was worried even after my name appeared, but everything went smoothly.”Biplab Majumder, a teacher from Malda, was not as lucky. Even after his name appeared on the list, he could not cast his vote as he was assigned poll duty at Karandighi in Uttar Dinajpur.Majumder also missed the postal ballot voting on April 14, as his voting right was still in question at the time.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideos‘Uninformed, Inappropriate’: India Responds To Trump’s ‘Hell-hole’ Comment‘In Touch With Iran’: MEA Confirms Indian Crew Safe After Hormuz FiringViolent Clashes Mar Bengal Phase 1 Voting As Tamil Stars Contribute To 82% TurnoutFrance Waives Airport Transit Visa For Indian Nationals, Boosts Travel EaseTop Military Leadership Of India And US Engage To Discuss Common Concerns In The Indo-pacificEx-Domestic Worker Arrested in Delhi IIT Graduate Murder; Linked to Alwar CaseTrump Sparks Outrage After Reposting ‘Hellholes’ Remark on India, China Amid Citizenship DebateUS Congressman Urges Pakistan To Act Against LeT, JeM; Renews Focus On Cross-Border TerrorWest Bengal Poll Violence: Blast In Murshidabad Injures Multiple During VotingVijay Writes To EC Seeking Poll Extension Amid 17.69% Early Turnout In Tamil Nadu123Photostories7 air-purifying plants for terrace gardensAre you using the right spoon? 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