Polling began across 152 constituencies in West Bengal’s first phase with heavy security deployment. Over 3.6 crore voters are eligible as districts across the state witness a high-stakes contest between the BJP and the TMC

The Padma Shri awardee doctor breathed his last at 10:15 pm on Sunday at his home in Ballygunge Place, after his condition deteriorated rapidly due to a head injury he suffered fifteen days ago