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12 March 2026

Chief Justice of Kolkata High Court Justice Sujoy Paul administers the oath to R.N. Ravi as the Governor of West Bengal at Lok Bhavan in Kolkata, West Bengal, on March 12, 2026. R.N. Ravi is sworn in as the 22nd Governor of West Bengal in the presence of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Assembly Speaker Biman Banerjee, senior minister and Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim, and Left Front chairman Biman Bose are also present at the ceremony.

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12 March 2026

Mamata Banerjee, Chief Minister of West Bengal, and Left Front chairman Biman Bose attend the swearing-in ceremony of R N Ravi as the 22nd Governor of West Bengal in Kolkata, India, on March 12, 2026. R N Ravi is sworn in as the 22nd Governor of West Bengal.

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12 March 2026

Mamata Banerjee, Chief Minister of West Bengal, and Left Front chairman Biman Bose attend the swearing-in ceremony of R N Ravi as the 22nd Governor of West Bengal in West Bengal, India, on March 12, 2026. R N Ravi is sworn in as the 22nd Governor of West Bengal.

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12 March 2026

Honourable R.N. Ravi serves as the Governor of West Bengal with his wife Lakshmi Ravi at Lok Bhavan in Kolkata, West Bengal, on March 12, 2026. R.N. Ravi is sworn in as the 22nd Governor of West Bengal in the presence of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Assembly Speaker Biman Banerjee, senior minister and Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim, and Left Front chairman Biman Bose are also present at the ceremony.

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12 March 2026

Honorable R.N. Ravi serves as the Governor of West Bengal at Lok Bhavan in Kolkata, West Bengal, on March 12, 2026. R.N. Ravi is sworn in as the 22nd Governor of West Bengal in the presence of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Assembly Speaker Biman Banerjee, senior minister and Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim, and Left Front chairman Biman Bose are also present at the ceremony.

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12 March 2026

Honorable R.N. Ravi serves as the Governor of West Bengal with his wife Lakshmi Ravi at Lok Bhavan in Kolkata, West Bengal, on March 12, 2026. R.N. Ravi is sworn in as the 22nd Governor of West Bengal in the presence of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Assembly Speaker Biman Banerjee, senior minister and Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim, and Left Front chairman Biman Bose are also present at the ceremony.

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11 March 2026

Nicolas Maes, ORANO Chief Executive Officer, arrives for a dinner held at the conclusion of the Civil Nuclear Energy Summit at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, on March 10, 2026.

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10 March 2026

Members of minority communities stage a protest demanding the immediate removal of Chief Election Commissioner Ganesh Kumar and opposing the SIR, outside the State Election Commission office in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, on March 10, 2026.

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10 March 2026

Members of minority communities stage a protest demanding the immediate removal of Chief Election Commissioner Ganesh Kumar and opposing the SIR, outside the State Election Commission office in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, on March 10, 2026.

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10 March 2026

Members of minority communities stage a protest demanding the immediate removal of Chief Election Commissioner Ganesh Kumar and opposing the SIR, outside the State Election Commission office in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, on March 10, 2026.

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10 March 2026

Members of minority communities stage a protest demanding the immediate removal of Chief Election Commissioner Ganesh Kumar and opposing the SIR, outside the State Election Commission office in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, on March 10, 2026.

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10 March 2026

Members of minority communities stage a protest demanding the immediate removal of Chief Election Commissioner Ganesh Kumar and opposing the SIR, outside the State Election Commission office in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, on March 10, 2026.

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8 March 2026

A monument in memory of William Stevens stands in Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu, India, on August 26, 2017. The monument is sacred to the memory of William Stevens Esq, a major in the East India Company Service and Chief Engineer at the Siege of Pondicherry, who was killed by a cannonball on October 16, 1718. Pondicherry, or Puducherry, is a Union Territory in South India, known as a former French colony offering a unique blend of French colonial architecture, spirituality, and coastal charm. Located on the Bay of Bengal, it is famous for its 'White Town' area, Sri Aurobindo Ashram, calm beaches, and a distinct French-Tamil culture.

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8 March 2026

A monument in memory of William Stevens stands in Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu, India, on August 26, 2017. The monument is sacred to the memory of William Stevens Esq, a major in the East India Company Service and Chief Engineer at the Siege of Pondicherry, who was killed by a cannonball on October 16, 1718. Pondicherry, or Puducherry, is a Union Territory in South India, known as a former French colony offering a unique blend of French colonial architecture, spirituality, and coastal charm. Located on the Bay of Bengal, it is famous for its 'White Town' area, Sri Aurobindo Ashram, calm beaches, and a distinct French-Tamil culture.

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8 March 2026

A monument in memory of William Stevens stands in Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu, India, on August 26, 2017. The monument is sacred to the memory of William Stevens Esq, a major in the East India Company Service and Chief Engineer at the Siege of Pondicherry, who was killed by a cannonball on October 16, 1718. Pondicherry, or Puducherry, is a Union Territory in South India, known as a former French colony offering a unique blend of French colonial architecture, spirituality, and coastal charm. Located on the Bay of Bengal, it is famous for its 'White Town' area, Sri Aurobindo Ashram, calm beaches, and a distinct French-Tamil culture.

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8 March 2026

Gauri Bahadur Karki, former Chief Justice and Chair of the high-level inquiry committee formed to investigate the atrocities committed during the Gen-Z protest of September 2025, arrives at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers to submit the final report in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 8, 2026. The inquiry commission led by former judge Gauri Bahadur Karki submits its report to Prime Minister Sushila Karki, investigating the casualties and destruction during the Gen-Z movement on September 8 and 9, 2025. A team including commission coordinator Karki, former DIG Bigyanraj Sharma, and legal expert Bishweshwor Bhandari hands over the report at the Office of the Council of Ministers in Singha Durbar. The Gen-Z protest of September last year calls for transparency and accountability, as well as an end to the social media ban, and turns violent near the federal parliament. In response, police forces use water cannons, tear gas, and live ammunition, even firing from within the parliament building after protestors breach the gates and set the entrance ablaze. At least 77 people are confirmed dead in the protest to date, while nearly two dozen protestors are shot by the security forces on a single day. The next day, after rising violence and protest, then Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who is adamant about leaving power, resigns and is succeeded by former Chief Justice Sushila Karki as interim Prime Minister. Oli publicly denies accusations of ordering a crackdown on protestors, but his administration is heavily criticized for its handling of the unrest.

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