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West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026: Cash, care and constant connect: How the ‘Didi model’ is shaping Bengal’s ballot | India News

Cash, care and constant connect: How the ‘Didi model’ is shaping Bengal’s ballot The welfare architecture of Mamata Banerjee’s government in West Bengal has emerged as a defining feature of its governance, combining large-scale social support programmes with significant political implications as the state heads toward the 2026 Assembly elections.As the state prepares for the…

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Ranveer Singh’s ‘Sher-e-Baloch’ song from ‘Dhurandhar The Revenge is Khaled’s iconic ‘Didi’ track that replaces ‘FA9LA’ |

Akshaye Khanna’s FA9LA Sher‑e‑Baloch moment in Dhurandhar set the bar high, and now Ranveer Singh answers with Khaled’s 1992 classic Didi as his new anthem in Dhurandhar: The Revenge, a track that ruled global charts, inspired countless remixes, and twice found new life in Bollywood before powering Ranveer’s rise in the Baloch saga. Akshaye Khanna…

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West Bengal: Didi begins sit-in, alleges EC ‘plot’ to delete voters’ names | India News

Mamata with nephew Abhishek at the protest site in Kolkata on Friday KOLKATA: Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee began her sit-in Friday, alleging a “BJP-EC conspiracy to disenfranchise Bengali voters” through SIR of the electoral roll, and said the upcoming assembly polls would be a farce if genuine voters are not allowed to vote.To back her…

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‘Didi defeated ED, now she will defeat BJP’: Akhilesh Yadav meets Mamata Banerjee; extends support ahead of West Bengal polls | India News

NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav met West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday and lauded the Trinamool Congress chief countering the Bharatiya Janata Party’s “onslaught” in the country. He added that he would extend his support to Mamata in her “fight to save democracy”. Speaking on the Enforcement Directorate raids on…

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ED ‘stole’ party data: Didi; CM part of ‘robbery’, says agency | India News

CM Mamata Banerjee outside the I-PAC director’s residence last Thursday NEW DELHI: The hearing on Mamata Banerjee vs Enforcement Directorate in Supreme Court witnessed sharp exchange of words with the former blaming the agency for trying to “steal” data and information of its party ahead of assembly election and the central agency accusing the CM…

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Seed money, big dreams: Eye on Assam elections, CM rolls out MMUA funds; ‘Lakhpati Didi’ vision gains ground | India News

NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma distributed seed funds of Rs 10,000 each to over 53,000 women under the Mukhyamantri Mahila Udyamita Abhiyan (MMUA) during an event in Barak Valley on Sunday. Calling it a Sankranti-eve gesture, Sarma said the initiative aims to bolster women’s entrepreneurship and pave the way for an “atmanirbhar…

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