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Rahul Gandhi Cancels Poll Rallies in Bengal, Urges All Parties to Follow Suit in Wake of Covid-19 Surge
In the wake of the rapud spread of the Covid-19 infection in the second wave of the pandemic, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday cancelled all his public rallies in poll-bound West Bengal. He also advised all other politicians to think about the consequences of holding large public rallies....
ECI Removes Officer Posted in Mamata Banerjee’s Security Over ‘Lapses’ During Nandigram Incident
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addresses a public meeting, in Purba Medinipur, Saturday (PTI) Mamata Banerjee suffered a leg injury after a fall while campaigning in Nandigram on March 10. News18.com Kolkata Last Updated:April 09, 2021, 22:23 IST FOLLOW US ON: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on...
M-Cap of 7 of Top-10 Valued Firms Tumble Over Rs 1.41 Lakh Crore
Seven of the 10 most valued firms witnessed a combined erosion of Rs 1,41,628.37 crore in market valuation last week, with IT companies taking the biggest hit. The market valuation of Tata Consultancy Services tumbled Rs 47,680.78 crore to reach Rs 11,81,218.07 crore. The market capitalisation of Infosys declined...
Mamata Banerjee Alleges Amit Shah Trying to Incite Violence in West Bengal
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday alleged Home Minister Amit Shah was trying to incite violence in the state and egging the police to engage in unethical acts. The TMC supremo advised Prime Minister Narendra Modi to control Shah, as he may incite riots in the state....
In Tagore Land Bolpur, Culture vs Anarchy Narrative Highlight of BJP-TMC Election Battle
Bolpur, the land associated with Rabindranath Tagore and his Shantiniketan, is at political crossroads. It is home to Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, has sent former Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee to Parliament, and is linked to several Bengali intellectuals including painters and sculptors of international repute such as Somnath...
RBI Keeps Repo Rate Unchanged at 4%, Projects Real GDP Growth for 2021-22 at 10.5%
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday kept repo rates unchanged and maintained an accommodative stance to sustain growth. The policy repo rate or the short-term lending rate was kept at 4 per cent, and the reverse repo rate is 3.35 per cent. RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das headed...
Shares of Restaurant Chain Barbeque-Nation Falls 2 Percent in Debut Trade
Shares of Barbeque-Nation Hospitality fell 2% in their market debut on Wednesday, after the casual dining restaurant chain raised about 4.53 billion rupees ($61.62 million) through an initial public offering (IPO). The trading debut comes as a resurgence in coronavirus infections in India threatens to derail a nascent recovery...
In Behala Purba, It’s An All-Women Fight Between BJP, TMC & CPI(M)
West Bengal Election 2021: At 11 am, 36 Maharani Indira Debi Road is bustling with people – while someone is managing phone calls from party workers, others are busy preparing for the day’s campaign and making sure the vehicles are fit for arduous canvassing. Once, the city was virtually...
Influential Families in These Villages Have Retained Seats Since Independence
As UP goes to polls for gram panchayats elections, members of some families have remained in the post of Gram Pradhans for long, some as early as the 1950s. In the gram panchayats seats including- Mukundpur of Prayagraj, Duhwa of Basti and Sumerpur of Unnao; members of the same...
First-time Voter Shot Dead; 15.85 Percent Polling Till 9 am
A first-time voter was allegedly shot dead on Saturday in Cooch Behar district of West Bengal, where 15.85 per cent polling was recorded till 9 am in the fourth phase of assembly elections amid sporadic incidents of violence, officials said. Voting is underway with strict adherence to COVID-19 protocols...
Sensex Rallies 460 Points, Nifty Reclaims 14,800 As RBI Keeps Repo Rates Unchanged
Equity benchmark Sensex rallied 460 points on Wednesday after the RBI expectedly left interest rates unchanged and maintained an accommodative stance as the economy faces a renewed threat to growth due to the resurgence of coronavirus cases. The 30-share BSE index jumped 460.37 points or 0.94 per cent to...
Sonia Gandhi Reviews Efforts to Tackle Covid-19 in Congress-ruled States
File photo of Congress chief Sonia Gandhi. (PTI) Gandhi also reviewed the efforts to fight COVID-19, including the availability of vaccines. PTI New Delhi Last Updated:April 10, 2021, 12:49 IST FOLLOW US ON: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday reviewed the efforts by the states ruled by her party...
Top Quotes That Malviya Picked from Kishor’s Clubhouse Clip
On a day when polling is underway in 44 seats in West Bengal, BJP information and technology cell head Amit Malviya tweeted four separate audio clips of a clubhouse conversation, where he claimed that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s election strategist Prashant Kishor has “admitted” the Trinamool Congress’ defeat in...
To Boost Domestic Production, Govt OKs Rs 6,238 Crore PLI Scheme for Air-conditioners, LED Lights
The government on Wednesday approved a production linked incentive (PLI) scheme for white goods – Air Conditioners and LED Lights – with a budgetary outlay of Rs 6,238 crore. The proposal was approved in a Union Cabinet meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush...
Sympathy Points Earned or Personal Charisma Lost? A Month On, Decoding Mamata’s Wheelchair Campaign
A month-long wheelchair campaign of chief minister Mamata Banerjee has been marked by a volley of direct attacks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and name-calling, much unlike the strategy Arvind Kejriwal adopted to win Delhi last year. It was on March 10 that Banerjee suffered her foot injury in...
Woman’s Nomination Rejected for Village Head as Papers Show Her First Husband’s Name
A woman’s nomination papers for contesting as a village head in the upcoming panchayat polls in Uttar Pradesh were rejected in Purkazi block here on Saturday after she filled in the form with her first husband’s name, officials said. According to returning officer R K Shrivastava, all the documents...
After ‘Dalit Diwali’, SP Chief Akhilesh Yadav Announces ‘Baba Saheb Vahini’ on Ambedkar Jayanti
The Samajwadi Party chief and former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Akhilesh Yadav has announced setting up of ‘Baba Saheb Vahini’ across the state to push the ideology of Dalit ideologue BR Ambedkar. In a tweet on Saturday morning, Yadav said, “To activate the thoughts of the architect of...
Centre Has Mismanaged Covid Situation, Allowed Vaccine Shortage: Sonia Gandhi
Congress president Sonia Gandhi accused the Centre on Saturday of ”mismanaging” the COVID situation and creating a vaccine shortage in the country by exporting it, as she called for cancelling all public gatherings and poll rallies in view of the rising number of coronavirus cases. Addressing a virtual meeting...
