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Bengal Assembly Election, Babul Supriyo: Voted For Cruel Lady
Babul Supriyo is the BJP’s Lok Sabha MP from Asansol (File) Kolkata: BJP MP Babul Supriyo broke with tradition on Sunday evening as he refused to congratulate the ruling Trinamool Congress on an emphatic win in the 2021 Bengal Assembly election. In a short but angry Facebook post Mr...
Kerala No Place For BJP, State Won’t Accept Communalism: Pinarayi Vijayan
Pinarayi Vijayan said the BJP failed because it tried to stir up religious strife. Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, rejuvenated by a fresh and decisive mandate today, chose to focus considerably on attacking the BJP-led opposition alliance even though his government’s main rival remains the Congress-led United Democratic...
So, No, Mr Modi Does Not Know How To Sweep Elections
They counted the votes before they counted the bodies. After huge super-spreader assembly election campaigns in several states, the results finally came in as India was gripped by an even deadlier wave of Covid. Cremation grounds overflowed and patients struggled breathlessly for scarce oxygen while the Election Commission –...
Bengal Won, Prashant Kishor Says Quitting This Space
Prashant Kishor had posted a big “save-this-tweet” dare to the BJP on December 21. Highlights “I do not want to continue what I am doing,” Prashant Kishor said On whether he would rejoin politics, he said: “I am a failed politician” Commenting on the Trinamool show, he...
Coronavirus, Delhi Oxygen Crisis: Ensure Delhi Gets Oxygen Supply By Monday Midnight: Top Court To Centre
Delhi’s oxygen crisis has seen hospitals make desperate appeals on Twitter (File) New Delhi: Deficit supply of oxygen to Delhi – where 12 people died Saturday and 25 last week, because of a shortfall triggered by the second wave of coronavirus cases – must be rectified on or before...
PBKS vs DC, Indian Premier League 2021: Mayank Agarwal’s 99* In Vain As Delhi Capitals Thrash Punjab Kings To Go Top Of The Table
Shikhar Dhawan’s delightful 69 dwarfed Mayank Agarwal’s unbeaten 99 as Delhi Capitals defeated Punjab Kings by seven wickets in the IPL, on Sunday to go atop the points table. Agarwal, leading the side in the absence of regular skipper K L Rahul, used the straight bat effectively...
IPL 2021 Highlights, PBKS vs DC: Shikhar Dhawan Anchors Delhi Capitals To 7-Wicket Win vs Punjab Kings
PBKS vs DC Highlights: Shikhar Dhawan hits a shot during Match 29 of IPL 2021.© BCCI/IPL Delhi Capitals (DC) defeated Punjab Kings (PBKS) by seven wickets in Match 29 of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021, at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday. Chasing...
Election Commission Rejects Trinamool Congress’s Request For Recount In Nandigram
“But I will go to the court because I have heard there were some malpractices,” Mamata Banerjee New Delhi: The Election Commission has rejected the Trinamool Congress’s appeal for a recount of votes at Nandigram, where Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had faced her aide-turned arch rival Suvendu Adhikari. After...
Over 400 Deaths For A Second Day In Delhi Today, 20,394 New Covid Cases
New Delhi: For the second straight day, Delhi reported over 400 Covid deaths in a day while the positivity rate dropped below 30 per cent, according to the state health bulletin. 407 died today, just a tad behind the 412 deaths on Saturday. The positivity rate stood at 28.33...
Centre Will Continue To Support Bengal
“From a negligible presence earlier, BJP’s presence has significantly increased,” PM Modi tweeted. New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee this evening and assured that the Centre will “continue to extend all possible support to the West Bengal Government to fulfil people’s aspirations and...
IPL 2021 Highlights, RR vs SRH: Jos Buttler Smashes Maiden Century As Rajasthan Royals Thrash SunRisers Hyderabad By 55 Runs
RR vs SRH Highlights: Jos Buttler scored his maiden IPL century against SRH.© BCCI/IPL Jos Buttler scored his maiden IPL century as Rajasthan Royals thrahsed SunRisers Hyderabad by 55 runs in Delhi on Sunday. Buttler lost his opening partner Yashasvi Jaiswal early, but went on to score...
Mamata Banerjee Says Accept Verdict Of Nandigram People, We’ve Won Bengal
“Bengal has saved India. This is a victory of democracy,” Mamata Banerjee said. New Delhi: Mamata Banerjee today won a landslide victory in Bengal but was defeated in a cliffhanger in Nandigram to the BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari, her former protege, by a narrow margin. “I accept the verdict in...
West Bengal Assembly Election Results: Prashant Kishor On Mamata Banerjee’s Samosa And Cutlet Love: Snacks Important To Her
“Snacks are important to Mamata Banerjee,” Prashant Kishor grinned. (FILE) New Delhi: Mamata Banerjee’s love for a good samosa or cutlet often trumped any serious meeting agenda, poll strategist Prashant Kishor said today, speaking to NDTV on the Trinamool Congress’s spectacular victory in Bengal. Recalling what he called a...
Mamata Banerjee Wins Nandigram, Beats Ex-Aide And BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari
Nandigram is the town that catapulted Mamata Banerjee to power for the first time in 2011 (File) Kolkata: Mamata Banerjee today won a white-knuckled fight in Bengal’s Nandigram, beating the BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari, her former right hand man. The Bengal Chief Minister trailed Suvendu Adhikari in the early rounds...
Haryana Under Lockdown From Tomorrow For A Week: Minister Anil Vij
Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij tweeted announcing the lockdown. Chandigarh: The Haryana government has placed the state under a week-long complete lockdown starting tomorrow to curb the deadly second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic sweeping the country. The announcement came from the state Home and Health Minister, Anil Vij....
BJP’s Dilip Ghosh On Bengal Election Results
Bengal Election Results 2021: Dilip Ghosh spoke to NDTV on vote counting and Covid during election. New Delhi: State BJP chief Dilip Ghosh has played down the Trinamool’s super showing in counting for the 2021 Bengal Assembly election – trends show the ruling party will win 200+ seats to...
Bengal Sends PM Modi A Huge Wake Up Call
West Bengal’s was a national election. For the past one year, Team Modi-Shah threw all their weight into winning the state. Some say that if Bengal hadn’t voted this year, we might have seen more governmental attention to the COVID crisis. Having used up all its political oxygen on...
Government To Embassies Amid Row Over SOS: Don’t Hoard Oxygen
Oxygen shortages in the country have resulted in hundreds of deaths in the past month. New Delhi: Foreign missions should not hoard oxygen and other essential supplies, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Sunday, as many of them turned to the opposition Congress for help amid the unprecedented...
