Politics
JMM First Party to Declare Electoral Bonds Details, Says Received Rs 1 Cr from Hindalco
The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) is the first party that has declared the name of the entity which made donations to it through electoral bonds, poll rights group Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) said. The declaration of Rs 1 crore donation was made in the party’s 2019-20 contribution report,...
In a First, Samajwadi Party Founder Mulayam Singh Could Not Cast His Vote in UP Panchayat Polls Amid Covid Scare
Samajwadi Party patriarch and founder Mulayam Singh Yadav could not cast his vote for panchayat elections in his native Saifai village on Monday following request from family members in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to family sources, the 81-year-old so far has never missed voting in any...
Urge EC with Folded Hands to Curtail Poll Schedule Amid Covid Surge, Says Mamata
TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee speaks at rally in Bengal. Mamata Banerjee said that she and other leaders of her party would not hold any rally in congested areas. PTI Last Updated:April 19, 2021, 15:15 IST FOLLOW US ON: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday urged the Election...
UP BJP to Celebrate Ambedkar Jayanti as ‘Samrasta Diwas’
After the Samajwadi Party announced that it would celebrate ‘Dalit Diwali’ on Ambedkar Jayanti, the Uttar Pradesh Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) has declared that it would celebrate the occasion as the ‘Samrasta Diwas’ ( Social Harmony Day) at the booth level. State BJP chief Swatantra Dev Singh said the...
Didi-O-Didi Remark Unacceptable to Women, They Will Vote for TMC: Mamata’s ‘Best Comrade’
A famous boxer in his younger days, 77-year-old Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay is the quintessential bhadralok of Kolkata and a veteran of his party, the Trinamool Congress (TMC). Chattopadhyay, who is fighting the elections from south Kolkata’s Bhabanipur in place of incumbent legislator Mamata Banerjee — she has shifted to Nandigram...
Allahabad HC Refuses to Put off Panchayat Polls Amid Covid Surge
The BJP says it will return to power in Assam with a majority. (Representative image) According to the petition, the elections would be causing enormous injury to the health of the public at large. UP Panchayat Election is scheduled from April 15. IANS Prayagraj Last Updated:April 09, 2021, 14:34...
SC Refuses to Entertain Plea for Probe into Alleged Attack on Mamata Banerjee in Nandigram
File photo of the Supreme Court. The plea had also sought a direction for enhanced punishment for poll violence PTI Last Updated:April 09, 2021, 14:51 IST FOLLOW US ON: The Supreme Court Friday refused to entertain a plea seeking direction for investigation by an independent probe agency like the...
Mamata Banerjee’s Fulminations Against Central Forces Betrays Frustration: Amit Shah
Coming down hard on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Home Minister Amit Shah said on Friday her fulminations against central forces betrayed frustration over ”impending defeat” in the Assembly elections. He exuded confidence that the BJP will win anywhere between 63 and 68 seats where polling has been...
Candidate’s Husband Booked for Distributing Buckets to Attract Voters
A man was booked for distributing buckets in Purbaliyan village here to garner support for his wife, who is contesting in the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Panchayat elections, police said on Friday. A case was registered against Shokat Ali for violating the Model Code of Conduct, they said. In a...
Will Continue Speaking About CPRF Interference Till it Stops Working for BJP: Mamata
File photo of Mamata Banerjee at a rally. (PTI) Iterating that the ECI was working at the behest of the BJP, Banerjee said, the prime minister campaigns on polling days, yet there is no ruling that he has violated the Model Code of Conduct (MCC). PTI Last Updated:April 09,...
